The KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority (KZN TAFA) is set to prioritise numerous initiatives to help women in the province grow in the tourism and film industries.
This will mean focused support for SMEs such as training and education courses, targeted funding and participation in skills development programmes.
The entity's five-year strategic plan particularly targets women's participation in all KZN TAFAs programmes and outcomes. KZN TAFA wants at least 50% to 70% of participants to be women.
There is a renewed enthusiasm to ensure that we meet these targets and improve the lives of women. There have been a lot of achievements in both the tourism and film industries, and more are in the pipeline. While these should be celebrated, a more concerted effort is necessary to ensure that female empowerment extends even further, said KZN TAFA, Interim CEO Sibusiso Gumbi.
He added: We are intentional in our efforts to transform the tourism and film industries and grant access to areas that were previously inaccessible to black individuals, particularly women. We want a tourism and film industry that is transformed, competitive and sustainable and women have an important role to play.
