The City of Cape Town, in conjunction with the Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO), will launch its nine-day Mobile Entrepreneurship Programme this week to educate residents in specific areas on entrepreneurship.
The City’s Economic Development Department has funded the tour to share relevant information, teach entrepreneurial skills to unemployed individuals, and offer support to existing entrepreneurs, as part of its commitment to creating an Opportunity City.
The project is being run in conjunction with MEDO and the following areas will be visited: Langa, Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Valhalla Park, Mitchells Plain, Delft South, Hanover Park and Kraaifontein.
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic, Environmental and Spatial Planning, Councillor Garreth Bloor, will launch the programme on Thursday, 15 August 2013 at 09:30 at Ikhaya Le Langa, Ndabeni Avenue, Langa.
“We are taking the tour to areas that need the entrepreneurial support – areas where we could make the greatest impact on the communities we visit. Heading to nine locations across the city from Ocean View to Kraaifontein, we as a City will expose entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs to the possibilities of starting their own business by helping them to identify opportunities, equipping them with the necessary skills, and leaving them with information about support offered by various Enterprise Development Organisations,” says Councillor Bloor.
“We changed the initial tour itinerary in order to include Hanover Park as part of the City’s integrated approach to dealing with the social challenges of poverty and crime in the area.
“We are promoting multi-faceted solutions of upliftment in Hanover Park by empowering the community with the skills to start their own businesses. This will help deal with poverty in the area and act as a deterrent to exploring a path of crime,” says Councillor Bloor.
As part of the Mobile Entrepreneurship Programme, the City will be working with MEDO, an established organisation that has already conducted similar tours in areas such as Soweto and Meadowlands. MEDO focuses on empowering communities with skills and linking smaller existing entrepreneurs with bigger businesses to facilitate supplier relationships.
