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SAWIICT – Promoting the integration and participation of women within the ICT industry to produce entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators.
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“It’s in your hands now” was a term used by the late President Nelson Mandela in 2007 when he was encouraging the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the battle against HIV and AIDS. Most recently, South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa concluded his speech in response to the fight against COVID-19 with the same words: “It’s in your hands now.”
I’ve been reflecting on this term and how it presents itself still true 13 years after it was first uttered by uTata Madiba. If anything, this pandemic has given Africa an opportunity to do just that.
The informal economy makes up an estimated 34% of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) according to the IMF. In South Africa and Mauritius it contributes a staggering 25% – 65% of GDP every year. Of this, 89% is women-owned businesses. We will never achieve gender parity if we only address the integration of women in the formal economy only.
Imagine if we empowered these women-owned businesses in the informal economy to digitize – street vendors, petty goods and services traders, subsistence farmers, and industrial services amongst others.
