Walala Washala women empowered

FORMER ambassador to Italy Lucy Mungoma has commended women of Lusaka’s Minestone township for forming a Walala Washala Club that is aimed at empowering women acquire basic skills that will help in poverty eradication.

The club comprises 55 women and will empower members in basic entrepreneurship, business management, savings and banking, tailoring, agriculture, carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing and small-scale farming.

Ms Mungoma noted that the club is breaking barriers by encouraging women to engage in the man-titled jobs.

She was speaking at the launch of the club in Lusaka recently.

“This is so encouraging and this group is working towards being influential in poverty alleviation. This group is starting with families, the local communities and later the whole nation,” Ms Mungoma said.
She added that once poverty is addressed starting with the voiceless in the community, “we are assured of healthy people and step towards social development”.

And Walala Washala Club chairperson Christine Katungulu said Government alone cannot provide employment for everyone, and that the club will endeavour to create jobs for women.

Ms Katungulu said the objective of the club is to empower women and youths through special skills that will sustain them.

She said the motto for our club is “to empower a woman, you empower a nation”. Actually, the idea to form a club was based on the appointment of the first female Vice-President, Inonge Wina.”

Ms Katungulu said President Lungu has given women in the country the impetus to believe in themselves.