I-Hollywood Foundation izophinde yenze olunye utshalomali olunomthelela emabhizinisini aphethwe ngabesifazane ngokuqhubeka nokusebenzisana neNomzamo Lighthouse Foundation’s Empowering Her Women in Business Seminar & Awards. Manje onyakeni wawo wesine, lo mcimbi ohlonishwayo, ozoba ngoMandulo 14, 2024, e-Inanda Country Club, ugqamisa ukuzibophezela kweHollywood Foundation ekufukuleni osomabhizinisi besifazane eNingizimu Afrika yonkana.
Njengomxhasi oyinhloko wokuthuthukiswa kwe-SMME walo mcimbi kusukela ngo-2021, i-Hollywood Foundation ibilokhu ihlinzeka ngezinsiza zebhizinisi ezibalulekile kwabaphumelele lo mncintiswano, ibasiza ukuthi bakhule futhi bachume ezimbonini zabo. Kulo nyaka, iFoundation ithole izethulo ezingama-260 ngokukhethekile emabhizinisini aphethwe ngabesifazane abamnyama nge-100%, amele imikhakha eyahlukene efana ne-ICT, Izimoto, Ezokwakha, Ezokuvakasha, Izinsizakalo Zezokwelapha, Ezokukhiqiza, EzoLimo, Imicimbi, Izitolo Ezidayisa Izitolo, kanye Nezokudayisa.
Umcimbi wokuklomelisa ngezindondo uzosingathwa ngumlingisi nosomabhizinisi ohlonishwa umhlaba wonke, uNomzamo Mbatha, kanye nozakwethu ababalulekile i-African Bank kanye neHollywood Foundation. Lo mcimbi uthembisa umgubho okhuthazayo wosomabhizinisi besifazane, ohlanganisa uchungechunge lwezikhathi zokuxoxisana, okuhlanganisa izingxoxo zephaneli nabaholi bemboni Kwezezimali, Ukumaketha Nokumaketha, Ukusebenza, kanye Nenkulumo Ebalulekile enamandla kaNomzamo Mbatha ngokwakhe.
Okugqamile kusihlwa kuzoba isimemezelo sabaphumelele abangu-10, abazohlanganyela uxhaso lwemiklomelo engu-R800,000 ngezilokotho zeHollywood Foundation. Lo mnikelo obalulekile ugcizelela umgomo weSisekelo wokweseka kanye nokuthuthukisa osomabhizinisi besifazane, okubenza babe nomthelela omkhulu emiphakathini yabo nangale kwayo.
“Ukunika amandla abesifazane kwezamabhizinisi akukhona nje ukuhlinzeka ngosizo lwezezimali; kumayelana nokudala amathuba, ukukhuthaza ukukhula, nokwakha ikusasa lapho abesifazane bengahola khona ngokuzethemba. Kusukela ngo-2021 besihlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinsiza ezanele zinikezwa ama-SMME ngohlelo Lokunika Amandla HER futhi sinezindaba zempumelelo ezinkulu ezigcwalisekayo njengobufakazi” kusho uNksz Babongile Mkhize, Umphathi Wokuguqulwa Kweqembu eHollywood Foundation. “Siyaziqhenya ngokusebenzisana neNomzamo Lighthouse Foundation ekuboneni nasekuvuzeni impumelelo emangalisayo yalaba besifazane.”
