Kulabosomabhizimusi abesifazane abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa abasanda kuphutsha izifundo zokuthuthukisa amabhizimusi phansi kohlelo lweAcademy for Women Entrepreneurs olusekelwa yisigodlo seMelika eZimbabwe.
Abathole ulwazi olutshiyeneyo bathakazelela uhlelo lolu.
Uhlelo lweAcademy for Women Entrepreneurs kumbe AWE ngamafitshane, olwasungulwa ngomnyaka ka2019, lujonge ukutholisa abesifazane ulwazi lokuthuthukisa amabhizimusi.
Abanye abakuhlelo lolu, bathole izicoco zokufundela okutshiyeneyo ngeviki ephelileyo. Abangamatshumi amathathu lane – 34 abasebenzela koBulawayo bazathola izicoco zokuphutsha izifundo zabo kunsukwana ezilandelayo.
Bonke bathi uhlelo lolu luzabaphathisa ukuba beziphilise ngamabhizimusi ezandla.
Ujabule okumangalisayo uNkosazana Immaculate Dumo-Kwashira osakhulayo olebhizimusi yokuthunga ophiwe njalo yisigodlo seMelika inkulungwane zamadollar – US$1,000 eyokuthuthukisa ibhizimusi lakhe.
“Ngancedakala kakhulu endabeni yokuqoqa ibhizimusi lami. Ngafunda ukuthi ithalenta lilodwa kalisoze lenza ukuthi ibhizimusi liphumelele, kodwa lifuna ukusekelwa zindlela ezimqotho zokwenza ibhizimusi. Uhlelo lolu lwanginceda ekuthini izimali kumele zihanjiswe kanjani, njalo lokungipha ithuba lokwazana labanye abanganginceda ebhizimusini lami.”
UNkosikazi Belinda Muzenda, omunye wabaphutshe izifundo zeAWE, uthi luhle kakhulu uhlelo lolu ngoba isithuthuka ibhizimusi yakhe yokupheka amakhekhe.
“Safundiswa ukuthi singasebenzisa njani indlela zakulezinsuku ukuthi simemeze kuzulu amabhizimusi ethu. Sithole njalo usizo ukuthini nxa udinga imali yokuhlanyela emsebenzini wakho, ungayidinga ngayiphi indlela. Ngemfundiso engiyitholileyo emnyakeni odluleyo, ngilethemba lokuthi sengisiya esibangeni esiphezulu ngokupheka amakhekhe.”
Ekhuluma leStudio 7 emkhosini wokunika izicoco labo abaphutshe izifundo zamabhizimusi, umabhalane kahulumende kuhlangothi olubona ngezabesifazane, uNkosikazi Mavis Sibanda, uthe luyabukeka uhlelo lweAWE ngoba luthuthukisa omama lamantombazana.
“Kuhle kakhulu esikubona lapha ngoba izinto ezilungiswa ngomama laba ngezobungcitshi obuphezulu. Inhlelo ezifana lalolu zikubeka sobala ukuthi ungafundisa umama, usufundise ilizwe. Uhulumende uzinikele laye ukubanceda abesifazane abalemizamo yabo, ukuze bethole inzuzo. Ngikhuthaza omama ukuthi bengene kunhlelo ezinje.”
Umeli weMelika eZimbabwe, uNkosikazi Pamela Tremont, laye owayekhona embuthanweni wokunika izicoco zabaphutshe izifundo phansi kohlelo lolu, uthi ulwazi abesifazane abaluthaphe kuAWE bazalusebenzisa ekuthuthukiseni amabhizimisi abo kanye lelizwe.
“Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ukuphumelela kwenyu ezifundweni lezi kutsho lakho ukuthi izigaba zenu lelizwe kuzaphumelela. Ulwazi lwenyu malukhanye emphakathini, liphakamise okuzwayo- zonke indawo ezifuna lina. Kunengi okuhlupha ilizwe leZimbabwe elingakulungisa. Ngilifisela inhlanhla enkulu kumabhizimusi enu.”
Umkhokheli wohlelo lweAWE eZimbabwe, yena okunhlanganiso yePurse on Point, uNkosikazi Thubelihle Ndlovu, uthi abesifazane akumelanga besabele khatshana kwezamabhizimusi.
“Minyaka yonke sitholisa ithuba kubomana ukuthi bebuye ukuzofundiswa, kodwa kumele wonke ofuna ukungena kuhlelo lolu, enelise ukubeka sobala, ukuthi ngenxa yani efuna loluncedo. Emyakeni odluleyo, kulabomama abafika phose inkulungwane ababefuna ukungena kuhlelo lweAWE, kodwa abalikhulu nanhlanu yibo bodwa abakhethwayo. Yebo kungaba kulokuncintisana okuphezulu kakhulu, kodwa bengesabeli khatshana omama, kababuye sizoncedisana kwezomabhizimusi.”
Uhlelo lweAWE luqhutshwa minyaka yonke, njalo abesifazane abenelisa ukungena kulo, bafundela ukuqhuba amabhizimusi abo umnyaka wonke umuntu munye ngamunye.
Osomabhizimusi besifazane abafisa ukungena kuhlelo lolu, bakhuthazwa ukuba bexhumane lenhlanganso yePurse on Point ebulenjini beInternet bevule imniningwane ethi: www.awe.org.zw kungakafiki mhlaka10 Zibandlela, lapho okuzavalwa khona ithuba lokufundela ukuqhuba amabhizimusi.
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