After a meeting this week, Minister for Women, Children & Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya says they are looking into forming a partnership with Pacific Polytech.
Tabuya says the objective of the meeting was to lay the foundation for a partnership between Pacific Polytech and the Ministry with specific focus on four key areas.
These areas are creating employment opportunities for social welfare recipients with the aim of graduating individuals from welfare to workfare.
She says they spoke about the placement of students in State owned Golden Age Homes to support the care and support provided for its elderly residents.
The Minister says they also talked about the possibility of the Ministry and Polytech Pacific working together at the Nadogo Technical College which is currently under construction.
She says they wanted to encourage gender mainstreaming in technical trades.
Pacific Poly Tech Chairperson Dr. Ganesh Chand says the four key areas were geared towards creating employment and breaking barriers by supporting women in securing work in male dominated fields.
Dr. Chand further went on to thank the Minister for taking the stand in graduating people from welfare to sustainable livelihood and also advocating for equal employment opportunity for all women.
The Minister thanked the team from Pacific Polytech for reaching out and creating discussions on possible areas which the ministry can work with Pacific Polytech to better the lives of the Ministry’s beneficiaries.
Tabuya says the visit was timely, as she is working towards creating pathways for welfare recipients to graduate off the welfare support system.
She adds that welfare assistance is meant to support families for a certain period, and it is very important that they take steps to change the mindset of people and help them break away from the vicious cycle of poverty.
