Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:59:28 +0000 By Mailesi Banda THERE is a better chance of reducing poverty in rural areas by empowering women with business capital as there are many women-led families that are striving to succeed, says Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya The minister, who is Mansa Central Member of Parliament, said it was unfortunate to note that some families were surviving on businesses that had a capital as low as K50. Speaking when he toured the Mansa main market and empowered the business women with capital, he said it was Government’s priority to support women as part of sustainable development. “It is sad to note that most of the women in this market have a business capital of less that K100 and it is the source of the livelihoods of many people in these homes, hence if you give a woman a K200 or more they will capitalize on it and improve […]
