Govt Avails P67m For Women Empowerment Projects

FRANCISTOWN: The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Edwin Batshu has revealed that over P67million will be used to empower women.

He said to date, over 67,000 citizens were taken through briefing sessions on the revised women empowerment programme across the country and in response over 3,500 applications were received with 393 approved for funding.

Batshu disclosed this at the official opening of this year’s fourth Northern Women’s Business Exposition at Adansonia Hotel recently.

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