Moutse

In Moutse, 20 women from Moutse engaged in community development workshops in Johannesburg and Moutse itself, under the leadership of Mike Sarakinsky and Lindi Myeza from the ABET Institute of the University of South Africa. They identified priority needs, established a community development committee, role played negotiating with provincial officials for assistance, and identified areas where they could take independent action. Since these first steps, this initial nucleus of women has broadcast their efforts over the Moutse Community Radio and created a larger and more representative organization called Tiangmaatla Basadi (Northern Sotho for "women gathering strength"). Ongoing development projects will be managed by this organization.