Department of Transport

24 - 25 October 2007

Women in Transport Seminar

Consolidated Action Plan Report

Introduction

• The Consolidated Action Plan provides a summary of the three commission’s report backs

• It outlines a programme of action for the SANWIT Executive Committee into 8 focus areas

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Consolidated Action Plan - Priorities……..1

• Establish & Grow SANWIT • Inspire and encourage other women (especially rural

women) to join the transport sector and SANWIT –

work with provincial and local spheres - Outreach

• Organise and coordinate women – to avoid

fragmentation

• Establish provincial Chapters with DoT’s financial

support

• Facilitate win win partnerships with Government and

Private sector to mainstream women in the transport

sector

• Coordinate regional and international cooperation –

to explore opportunities beyond borders3

Consolidated Action Plan - Priorities……..2

• Information sharing • “Good practices” of successful business models

• Facilitate engagements between industry role-

players and SANWIT

• Facilitate sub-sectoral workshops to unpack

available opportunities in cross-cutting areas such

as Transport health, safety and security, ICT in

transport, research, etc

• Resource mobilisation• Invite industry experts/organization to share on:

• Access to funding• Capacity building

• Jointly mobilise start up resources with Government 4

Consolidated Action Plan - Priorities…..3

• Capacity Building and Training• Conduct an Audit of needs

• Facilitate Mentorship and Coaching programmes

• Facilitate Training specifically in:• Drafting of business plans, securing finance, filling in

tender forms, etc

• Carry out awareness campaigns targeting school going

girls to attract them into the transport sector

• Facilitate training opportunities in transport engineering

fields

• Intensify training for women – aligned with TETA/SETA’s

training initiatives

• Partner with Government and multinationals (e,g maritime

sector) to transfer technical skills to women 5

Consolidated Action Plan – Priorities….4• Facilitate access to opportunities

within the Transport sector Flagship programmes/projects

• Engage further with provinces and cities on opportunities within flagship projects

• Facilitate workshops on how to access

empowerment opportunities within

Government’s infrastructure programmes

• Link up with DoT, Tourism and WC 2010 LOC to

further outline opportunities

• Carry out focused engagements on scholar

transport and non-motorised transport

• Create a platform for further & ongoing

discussions with DoT6

Consolidated Action Plan - Priorities…..5

• Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework

• Monitor current priorities as per Action Plan

• Monitor implementation and progress

• Ensure sustainability of opportunities identified

• Promote an enabling environment • Facilitate Funding - dedicated funding mechanisms

• Establish a mechanism for accessing empowerment opportunities e.g. buying shares in established transport entities, etc

• Set up a single point of reference within DoT – to assist – e.g help desk

• Develop a Database• Development of a database of all attendees 7

Consolidated Action Plan SANWIT Structure..…..1

• Adoption of the SANWIT structure as depicted in the business plan.

• SANWIT interim Executive Committee to facilitate the establishment of SANWIT and provincial chapters

• Provincial chapters to reflect the dynamics of each province/municipalities

• Draw lessons from other sectors - e.g. SAWIMEA (DME)

• Proposed Programmes: Resource mobilisation, Capacity Building, Communication and Marketing, ICT and Research

• SANWIT must be financially self sufficient in the long term - explore options where there is no Governmental funding

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End…

Thank You

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