Africa-Press – Botswana. Christmas came early for Selebi Phikwe women as they were treated to a high tea courtesy of Woman to Woman magazine.
The event was held at Cresta Bosele Hotel on December 15 under the theme: Empower Her, the Power in Me and You.
The magazine, which strives to empower and embrace women who make a difference in people’s lives, grouped women from various disciplines to celebrate Christmas and to inspire and empower other women to take advantage of available business opportunities to improve their livelihoods.
Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Beauty Manake urged the women to make a difference wherever they were and to do the best they could to transform their lives for the better.
Ms Manake told other women that her current position did not come on a silver platter and that she had to sweat.
She urged the women folk to borrow a leaf from her and pursue their dreams, noting that after quitting her job to venture into business, she encountered challenges, but defied all the odds to make her enterprise thrive.
Ms Manake urged the women to take advantage of available opportunities in the SPEDU region and venture into viable businesses, noting that the citrus project had the potential to develop many value chains.
For her part, Prophetess Judith Thomas of Fruit of Life Ministries urged women to group themselves and embark on sustainable business projects that could change their lives for the better.
She also urged women to support each other through information sharing and other means, adding that negative talk, gossip and frustrating others was exacerbating societal problems and impacted negatively on the economy.
She advised women to seek the guidance of God for them to achieve their dreams.
Selebi Phikwe Hospital official, Dr Dayana Palai relayed information on the importance of mental health to overcome challenges. She said women were often plagued by symptoms such as anxiety, depression, insomnia and anger.
She said they should not seek to be perfect as they were only human, but to live one day at a time and to love themselves more.
“If you are not married or do not have children, you are not less of a woman,” she said.
The women were each given goody bags to pamper themselves during the festive season.
For More News And Analysis About Botswana Follow Africa-Press
