Cell C is pleased to announce that Honourable Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, the Deputy Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities will host and serve as keynote speaker at the 11th annual Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day, which kicks off today (30 May).
“Government has been a long-term supporter of the project and we are pleased that the Deputy Minister will this year kick off the initiative by presenting an inspirational talk to the girls that will join us today,” says Boni Dlamini, Cell C Senior Manager: Corporate Sustainability.
Cell C will host 30 girl learners; 20 from Tembisa Secondary School and 10 learners brought in by staff members, all of whom will benefit from the experience the Deputy Minister has to offer.
“The Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day is a great opportunity for girls and young women to know what choices are available to them when they select their careers. It broadens their knowledge and begins to challenge the stereotypes that are inculcated by our educational systems,” says Bogopane-Zulu.
As part of Cell C’s programme, the girls will be given a tour of Cell C’s network operations centre, the call centre and several of Cell C’s base stations and how they work technically. Alumni girls will also be on hand to share how the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative impacted on their lives and hand over the baton to the new girls.
Bringing young women into more technical roles, traditionally held by men, could help alleviate the shortage of skills corporate South Africa has long decried. The Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative aims to provide girls with a view of the corporate opportunities available to them.
“The girls that will join us today will be exposed to the inner workings of the business, but they will also be given the chance to meet with and be mentored by several women that have made a mark in the business world,” says Dlamini.
At Cell C we are proud to have several women working at senior executive level in positions.
Melody Lekota, Cell C’s chief HR officer and long-time supporter of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative; Christine Snyman, Cell C’s CIO; and Leigh-Ann Redelinghuys, Cell C’s chief customer care officer, have all become industry leaders and will share their experiences with the girls.
Over and above the incredible women at senior executive level at Cell C, the girls will also be treated to an inspirational talk by Pamella Radebe, who has championed the project since its early days.
Cell C will also announce the 10 beneficiaries of the Girl Child bursary fund, who come from previously disadvantaged backgrounds across the country.
These second year students are pursuing careers in ICT, Systems Architecture Auditing and other professions addressing the skills shortage in the country and the Cell C Girl Bursary Fund will assist them in attaining under-graduate qualifications subject to performance.
Cell C would like to pay homage to all South Africans who have contributed positively to this collaborative movement. Without their patronage, big or small the project would never have succeeded. By mentoring and touching the life of a single girl learner, users have touched South Africa – hence this year’s theme “Empower a Girl, Empower a Nation”. Thank you South Africa. Siyabonga Mzansi Africa.
“Government has been a long-term supporter of the project and we are pleased that the Deputy Minister will this year kick off the initiative by presenting an inspirational talk to the girls that will join us today,” says Boni Dlamini, Cell C Senior Manager: Corporate Sustainability.
Cell C will host 30 girl learners; 20 from Tembisa Secondary School and 10 learners brought in by staff members, all of whom will benefit from the experience the Deputy Minister has to offer.
“The Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day is a great opportunity for girls and young women to know what choices are available to them when they select their careers. It broadens their knowledge and begins to challenge the stereotypes that are inculcated by our educational systems,” says Bogopane-Zulu.
As part of Cell C’s programme, the girls will be given a tour of Cell C’s network operations centre, the call centre and several of Cell C’s base stations and how they work technically. Alumni girls will also be on hand to share how the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative impacted on their lives and hand over the baton to the new girls.
Bringing young women into more technical roles, traditionally held by men, could help alleviate the shortage of skills corporate South Africa has long decried. The Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative aims to provide girls with a view of the corporate opportunities available to them.
“The girls that will join us today will be exposed to the inner workings of the business, but they will also be given the chance to meet with and be mentored by several women that have made a mark in the business world,” says Dlamini.
At Cell C we are proud to have several women working at senior executive level in positions.
Melody Lekota, Cell C’s chief HR officer and long-time supporter of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative; Christine Snyman, Cell C’s CIO; and Leigh-Ann Redelinghuys, Cell C’s chief customer care officer, have all become industry leaders and will share their experiences with the girls.
Over and above the incredible women at senior executive level at Cell C, the girls will also be treated to an inspirational talk by Pamella Radebe, who has championed the project since its early days.
Cell C will also announce the 10 beneficiaries of the Girl Child bursary fund, who come from previously disadvantaged backgrounds across the country.
These second year students are pursuing careers in ICT, Systems Architecture Auditing and other professions addressing the skills shortage in the country and the Cell C Girl Bursary Fund will assist them in attaining under-graduate qualifications subject to performance.
Cell C would like to pay homage to all South Africans who have contributed positively to this collaborative movement. Without their patronage, big or small the project would never have succeeded. By mentoring and touching the life of a single girl learner, users have touched South Africa – hence this year’s theme “Empower a Girl, Empower a Nation”. Thank you South Africa. Siyabonga Mzansi Africa.
