Agrifemina celebrates Groenland ladies – Elgin Grabouw Country Club
Agrifemina celebrates Groenland ladies
Posted on October 20, 2017 October 23, 2017 Posted author David
Woman celebrated at function (in English)
As a part of Women’s Month 2017, The Western Cape Government – Department of Agriculture chose Elgin Grabouw Country Club as the ideal conference facility to host their annual Agrifemina 2017 function. The event was attended by 120 women employed locally on farms here in the Elgin Valley, Grabouw and Villiersdorp.
The Department holds the Agrifemina event in a different region of the Western Cape on an annual basis to give praise to those women in that area for their wonderful efforts made towards food production and food security. The event is the ideal opportunity to celebrate the achievements and progress of women and the important role women have played and continue to play in South Africa’s society.
The ladies were addressed on a variety of educational topics such as early childhood development and breast cancer.
Joyene Isaacs, Head of Department Agriculture opened the event with a warm welcome to all the ladies. This was followed by an informative discussion surrounding “Financial Fitness”, presented by Melanie Hess – a key Nedbank financial advisor who stressed the importance of “saving money today for a brighter future”.
The Department of Social Development outlined the importance of “early childhood development” and that this “window period” of learning will pave the way for a bright future of a child.
Representatives of Stay Safe (a self-defense training workshop programme for women) demonstrated self-defense techniques which the ladies could apply should they ever find themselves in a dangerous situation. The ladies were left feeling aware and far more confident about their own personal safety.
Also present at the function was FARR (Foundation for Alcohol Related Research) who highlighted the negative impact which alcohol abuse has during pregnancy.
Musical entertainment was provided by none other than local band, The Elginairs Dance Band after which a delicious lunch was served.
Vroue vereer by funksie (in Afrikaans)
Landelike en plaaswerkervroue van Elgin, Grabouw en Villiersdorp is vereer by die jaarlikse Agrifemina funksie, aangebied by die Elgin Grabouw Country Club in September 2017.
Die Wes-Kaap Departement Landbou bied elke jaar die geleentheid in ‘n ander streek aan om plaaswerkervroue spesiaal te laat voel en hulle te vereer vir die belangrike bydrae wat hulle tot voedselproduksie lewer. Landelike vroue van die omgewing, wat betrokke is by landbou byvoorbeeld deur middel van ‘n voedseltuin, word ook genooi om hulle te bedank vir die belangrike rol wat hulle in hulle onderskeie gemeenskappe en voedselsekerheid speel. Hierdie jaar se Agrifemina is bygewoon deur 120 vroue.
Joyene Isaacs, Hoof van die Departement, het die dames verwelkom. Daarna was ‘n verteenwoordiger van Nedbank aan die woord met ‘n praatjie oor finansiële fiksheid. Sy het die dames gemaan om versigtig te werk met hul geld en te spaar vir die dag van môre. Die Departement van Sosiale Ontwikkeling het met die dames gesels oor vroeë kinderontwikkeling sodat hulle van kleins af hul kinders kan help bou aan ‘n suksesvolle toekoms.
Twee verteenwoordigers van die Stay Safe selfverdedigingsprogram het met ‘n praktiese demonstrasie aan die vroue gewys hoe om enige aanvallers te laat les opsê deur te mik vir die sensitiefste plekke op manlike aanvallers se liggame – tot groot vermaak van die vroue. Die laaste praatjie van dag is aangebied deur FARR (Foundation for Alcohol Related Research). Hulle het die vroue bewus gemaak van die tragiese gevolge van alkoholgebruik tydens swangerskap.
Die dames is tussendeur vermaak deur ‘n plaaslike orkes, die Elginairs en groot opgewondenheid het geheers tydens die gelukkige trekkings. Tussendeur het die vroue gesmul aan ‘n heerlike vingerete, voorberei deur die Country Club.