By Katherine Zavala | Coordinator of Programs
In the local market of Ndwendwe District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, members of Hlomelikusasa recently met with several small business leaders from throughout the region who are interested in buying products sold by women who have been trained by Hlomelikusasa. As a result of this meeting, these women now sell vegetables from local community gardens, chickens they learned to raise after training workshops and supplies (including 300 baby chickens) provided by Hlomelikusasa, as well as beadwork that will be sold in the tourist markets in Durban.
One of these business leaders received a contract from the local government to cater events for local government meetings and made an agreement with Hlomelikusasa to buy all the necessary vegetables and poultry from the local market run by members from Hlomelikusasa.
Meanwhile, Hlomelikusasa is assisting a group of 10 women to build connections with vendors in Durban who sell traditional Zulu beadwork to tourists. These women do not have the resources to sell the products directly because of prohibitive transportation costs.
These are examples of how Hlomelikusasa helps facilitate local market opportunities to rural women who don’t have this access. They play a crucial role in connecting local women to opportunities they would otherwise not know about.
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