Epako Women's Center is a Community Empowerment Center constructed by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare of

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

. Epako Women's Centre is an establishment meant to serve as a coordination hub for various activities with the potential to help rural and underserved urban communities advance on the socioeconomic ladder. It consists of offices, a community hall, training workshop rooms, a waiting room, a kitchen and ablutions facilities, which can be rented out at minimal rates. The centre serves as a venue for training community members in skills development, community meetings and information sharing, exhibiting and marketing products made by community members, and awareness-raising events for issues such as Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and child care and protection.MGECW. (2015). Community Empowerment Centres Guideline.

History

Epako Women's Center was constructed in 2011 and became functional in 2012. It was officially inaugurated by former Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, late Honourable

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Omaheke Region Omaheke (the Otjiherero word for sandveld) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, the least populous region. Its capital is Gobabis. It lies in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana and is the western extension of the Kalahari Desert ...

Projects

Skills development trainings include needlework and tailoring, bead work, leather work and basic business management.

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External links

Official website
Women's organisations based in Namibia