Never before have we as a society been more compelled to come up with the solutions for our most troubled times of high levels of inequality, violence against women and growing poverty. This coupled with poor governance of our natural resources is demanding much more from all of us as leaders. As a peer network group for women in leadership and business, I-WIL-B has long to acted with a high sense of purpose to steer our communities towards sustainable living. It is founded on women empowerment principles that seek to convene women who mean business, and create a platform of information sharing as well as networking opportunities that will propel our business status through valued growth. The peer network group was founded by BWA Social entrepreneur Award winner, Publicist and Philanthropist Ms Lerato Mosimane who cofounded I-WIL-B in 2010 with her business partner and Vice President of North West Business Forum Ms Sylvia Leabile.
Every year I-WIL-B dedicates its resources towards projects and activities that will speak directly to women related issues, such as sustainable income, renewable resources, access to technology, media, wellness and financial capacity amongst others. This allows women to be at the forefront of driving their social and economic welfare or needs instead of being at the bottom of the value chain.
Women control household purchasing decisions and are responsible for billions generated by consumer goods. This means control of buying power and ounce this buying power is guided by choices that serve our sustenance, then the better positioned we are to make meaningful choices for our children and society.
Advocating for a new outlook on our actions as leaders or women in business, means aligning with companies and organizations that give back to our wellbeing, is top priority. This is only just a sneak peek into the discussions and activities undertaken by I-WIL-B. On the 26th August 2016 I-WIL-B is hosting a Talk Event in Rustenburg at Keda Lodge to mark the commemoration of Women’s Month and World Entrepreneurship Day.
The Talk event is the first of our documentary sessions where we depict
stories of women in business as part of the international online platform called ‘the Story exchange’ -where women mean business and over 1000 women stories are shared from all over the world.
The Talk event also relates discussions on projects through cooperatives by I-WIL-B women interested in the energy sector and investment opportunities as a growing network capable of generating economies of scale as a holdings group. I-WIL-B members are located predominantly in the North West Province Rustenburg and Mahikeng as well as Gauteng Johannesburg and Tshwane and poised to grow the network nationally. In 2015 a memorandum of understanding was signed between I-WIL-B and the Women in Business Association (WIBA) Botswana that links the network to over 1000 women businesses in Botswana as an export market. These partnerships and associations form the backbone of our network group and will forever be the strategic objective of our growth plan going forward. I-WIL-B is extending an invitation to all women in business and leadership to join our movement and creating the most powerful network group of women. Let’s give women in business and leadership a voice and a memorable face….join us on the 21st August 2016 and start talking. Entry fee is R650. For more information email us I-wil-b@groupmail.com
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