Wife of Vice President, Charlotte Scott has challenged women in the country to be innovative by sharpening their entrepreneurial skills if they were to survive the competitive business environment.
ZANIS reports that Mrs. Scott said women need to be supported financially if they were to be competitive like their male counterparts.
Mrs. Scott, who is also Ministers’ Spouses Association chairperson, noted that women were instrumental in contributing to the social and economic development of the country.
She has since advised women not to feel intimidated by their male counterparts but should to continue contributing meaningfully to national development.
Mrs. Scott said time has come for women to partner with government in its efforts of alleviating poverty in the country.
She implored leading financial institutions and other stakeholders to adopt high quality programmes that can encourage the womenfolk to liberate themselves from shackles of poverty.
Mrs. Scott explained that this was so because women were better placed in business activities as evidenced by their numbers in the informal sector.
She said the informal sector’s contribution to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) was yet to be appreciated.
She stressed that women have proved to be effective entrepreneurs but were merely lacking entrepreneurship skills that are required to survive in a competitive business environment that is dominated by the men.
Mrs. Scott has since urged the business community to consider rendering financial assistance to women groups that were engaged in various businesses and other income generating ventures.
She said there was need for stakeholders to supplement government efforts that were aimed at realising women’s full potential.
Mrs. Scott also called on the Zambian public to change their mindset on Zambian produced goods saying buying locally produced products was the only way Zambians will create wealth and job opportunities for young people.
She observed that buying locally produced goods will also make the country to be self-reliant.
She noted that currently, locally produced goods were ignored because Zambians think foreign products were of high quality.
ZANIS
Business and Entrepreneurship EXPERT has spoken! Shame that her husband never follow her advice!
“She stressed that women have proved to be effective entrepreneurs but were merely lacking entrepreneurship skills that are required to survive in a competitive business environment that is dominated by the men.”
Perhaps women globally tire of soothing or stroking egos to survive… no offence boys’ clubs.
What are you doing with Charlotte here by yourself? Nobody is interested in her.
What are you doing with Charlotte here by yourself? Nobody is interested in her.
Kaseba and Charlotte should have been President and Vice President respectively not the two charlatans we have who manage our country by way of fire-fighting management strategy. Kaseba and Charlote Scott are far more reasonable and capable than their spouses. A content analysis of their public statements in regard of soundness and development orientedness far surpasses that of Sata and Guy. Life can be a paradox sometimes!
Go Mrs Veep, tell them, they should appreciae Zambian products, foreign, arent as good as they sound I agree with you
yes entepreneuship such as UHULE is welcome, don’t just give your katundu to husbands and boyfriends , the bible says ask and you shall be given so if any local man ask , please give u will be rewarded and contribute to income at home
Charlotte tell your hubby to leave the sinking boat! The bwato is sinking fast.
buying at home is always the best way to create work for others and promoting our products