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Monday, 10 September 2007
A mobile unit that will give crafters on the West Coast, Central Karoo and Eden access to the skills development opportunities that the Cape Craft and Design Institute offers, will be launched tomorrow (Tuesday, 11 September 2007) in Piketberg by Western Cape Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, Ms Tasneem Essop.
The new Rural Outreach Craft Mobile Unit, commonly referred to as “Roo”, was started as a partnership between the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI). Service providers could not operate effectively in regions outside the metropole. Following extensive research by the Department, and meetings with stakeholders, it was identified that a way had to be found to reach crafters in outlying areas. The project required a vehicle to travel around to the regions to build their capacity. This way the Department could ensure that SMME’s in the regions are able to access CCDI programmes and are in the information and opportunity loop. And so “Roo” was initiated.
The objective of this CCDI project is to develop a sustainable programme that will ensure income and job growth for crafters in rural areas. In practice this means to play a supporting role to develop craft SMME’s in rural areas of the Western Cape, particularly with regard to enterprise and skills development, product development linked to heritage and tourism and access to markets. The idea is to pilot the project on the West Coast, Central Karoo and Eden regions, and to develop a methodology and approach to implement in the remaining regions.
“Roo” is to be launched by Western Cape Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, Ms Tasneem Essop, on Tuesday, 11 September 2007, at the Piketberg Library at 14:30. Local crafters of Darling and Vredendal will be there. Other invited guests are the Mayor of Piketberg, CCDI executive director Ms Erica Elk, government officials and service providers.
The CCDI has a database of 850 craft enterprises, 360 retail outlets and 200 service providers. The institute facilitates an entry for hand crafters into the sector and introduces and trains them to generate business locally and internationally.
The Institute is a joint initiative of the Western Cape Provincial Government and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and is also funded by the City of Cape Town, MAPPP Seta, the national departments of Science and Technology and Trade and Industry and a number of private sector funders for specific projects.
To contact the CCDI, visit www.capecraftanddesign.org.za or tel: (021) 460 4245.
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HR Strategic Communications
On behalf of:
Cape Craft and Design Institute
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Hélène Rossouw
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WES-KAAPSE MINISTER STEL ”ROO” VIR HANDWERK SMME’S IN LANDELIKE GEBIEDE BEKEND
Môre (Dinsdag, 11 September 2007) in Piketberg gaan Me. Tasneem Essop, die Wes-Kaapse Minister van Omgewingsake, Beplanning en Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling, ‘n mobiele eenheid bekend stel wat kunshandwerkers langs die Weskus, Sentraal Karoo en Eden toegang sal gee tot die ontwikkelingsgeleenthede wat die Kaapse Handwerk- en Ontwerp Instituut aanbied.
Die nuwe Mobiele Eenheid vir Kunshandwerk Landelike Uitreikings, waarna kortlike verwys word as “Roo”, is begin as ‘n vennootskap tussen die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en die Kaapse Handwerk en Ontwerp Instituut (CCDI). Diensverskaffers het gevind hulle kon nie effektief in gebiede buite die Kaapse metropool opereer nie. Nadat die Departement uitgebreide navorsing gedoen het, en ná vergaderings met rolspelers, is ooreengekom dat ‘n manier gevind moes word om klein- en medium grootte kunshandwerk ondernemings in landelike gebiede te bereik.
Die projek het ‘n voertuig nodig gehad wat na die verskillende streke sal kan reis om hul kapasiteit uit te bou. Op hierdie manier kan die Departement verseker dat opkomende entrepreneurs in die streke toegang sal hê tot CCDI programme, inligting en geleenthede. So is “Roo” geïnisieer.
Die doel van hierdie CCDI-projek is om volhoubare programme te ontwikkel wat inkomste- en werksgeleenthede vir kunshandwerkers in landelike gebiede sal verseker. In die praktyk beteken dit om ‘n ondersteunende rol te speel om klein kunshandwerk ondernemings in die landelike gebiede van die Wes-Kaap te ontwikkel, veral ten opsigte van vaardigheidsontwikkeling, produk ontwikkeling wat verband hou met erfenis en toerisme en toegang tot markte. Die idee is om die projek te loods langs die Weskus, Sentrale Karoo en Eden streke, en om ‘n werksmetode en benadering te ontwikkel wat dan in die ander streke ook geïmplementeer kan word.
Minister Essop gaan “Roo” môremiddag om 14:30 in Piketberg in die biblioteeksaal bekend stel. Plaaslike kunshandwerkers van Darling en Vredendal gaan daar wees. Ander genooide gaste is die Burgemeester van Piketberg, CCDI uitvoerende direkteur Me Erica Elk, regeringsamptenare en diensverskaffers.
Die CCDI het ‘n databasis van 850 handwerk ondernemings, 360 kleinhandel afsetpunte en 200 diensverskaffers. Die instituut fasiliteer die toetrede van handwerkers tot die bedryf en stel hul bekend en lei hulle op om plaaslik en internasionaal besigheid te genereer.
Die Instituut is ‘n gesamentlike inisiatief van die Wes-Kaapse Provinsiale Regering en die Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit van Tegnologie, en word ook finansieel ondersteun deur die Stad Kaapstad, MAPPP Seta, die nasionale departmente van Wetenskap en Tegnologie en Handel en Nywerheid en ‘n aantal private sektor befondsers vir spesifieke projekte.
Om die CCDI te kontak, besoek www.capecraftanddesign.org.za of (021) 460 3982.
Uitgereik deur:
HR Strategiese Kommunikasie
Namens:
Kaapse Handwerk en Ontwerp Instituut
Media navrae:
Hélène Rossouw
082 771 8834
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