{"id":3339,"date":"2023-11-22T16:18:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/withproject.eu\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:23:29","slug":"with-project-partners-engage-in-stakeholder-identification-and-consultations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/withproject.eu\/zu\/with-project-partners-engage-in-stakeholder-identification-and-consultations\/","title":{"rendered":"NABASebenzi Bephrojekthi Bahlanganyela Ekukhombeni Ababambiqhaza Nokubonisana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3339\" class=\"elementor elementor-3339\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b2487be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b2487be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-element-6111e3b\" data-id=\"6111e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc91d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc91d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WITH: Boosting Women Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism and Hospitality in Sub-Saharan Africa, co-funded by the European Union, is a project implemented by a consortium of European and African organisations: Seville Chamber of Commerce  (Spain); INCOMA (Spain); CESIE (Italy); AWIEF (Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum) (South Africa);  Gift Women Link Foundation (Uganda) and Equip Consulting Group (Malawi).<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f17161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f17161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WITH is a two-year initiative that aims to skill and empower a new generation of climate and sustainability conscious women intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs and business owners to succeed in the tourism and hospitality industry in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During August and September 2023, the three African partner organisations conducted stakeholder identification and engagement aimed at gathering insight and input from key stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality sector in their respective Sub-Saharan African countries (South Africa, Malawi, Uganda).<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This task involved carrying out consultations to a wide group of valuable project stakeholders in the afore-mentioned three countries, including 13 public and private institutions active in vocational education and training (VET) and in the labour market, 19 women entrepreneurs\/ business owners, 5 associations\/ industry players, and policymakers in the field of tourism and hospitality. The aim of the consultations was to find needs of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes applied to the context of tourism and hospitality, to empower young women in Sub-Saharan African countries to succeed as intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs and business owners in these sectors.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The stakeholders\u2019 consultations were carried out through comprehensive surveys, and via in-person visits to the selected VET institutions and businesses. The process was divided in three steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c122e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c122e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Selection of the most relevant soft skills needed for young women to succeed as entrepreneurs in tourism and hospitality.<\/li><li>Identification of learning outcomes for the chosen soft skills.<\/li><li>A small set of open questions related to the needs of skills and values to empower aspiring women entrepreneurs in tourism and hospitality.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8be66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8be66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A total of 37 interviews were conducted in the three countries, and the results achieved were more than the expected and required. The following main conclusions and needs were identified:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3794d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3794d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Training in business and technical skills<\/li><li>Financial literacy (fintech, loan and grant management)<\/li><li>Netiquette and digital skills (marketing online, online presence and social media)<\/li><li>Crucial need for practical activities than theoretical training<\/li><li>Access to finance and relevant markets<\/li><li>Work-life balance importance for young women<\/li><li>Mentoring and coaching<\/li><li>VET trainers in need for greater exposure to the industry<\/li><li>Sustainability concept applied to tourism and hospitality<\/li><li>Risk and conflict management (team building)<\/li><li>Access to the relevant information in each country to run a sustainable business<\/li><li>Upgraded knowledge for the trainers and trainees.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6325488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6325488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We anticipate that our findings will be instrumental as we proceed to develop the WITH Competence Framework and the Training Pathway Structure that will contribute towards empowering and equipping young women with soft and entrepreneurial skills for success in tourism and hospitality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WITH Project Partners 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