EVENT GREENING FORUM
By Lynn McLeod, secretariat of EGF.
Nomaswazi Tinus, African Mamas Crafts.
Chantal Croaster, Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Where there is a woman, there is magic – Ntozake Shange Most people who know the Event Greening Forum (EGF) know the members of the management committee very well — our chair, Greg McManus; vice chair, Morwesi Ramonyai and treasurer, Justin Hawes.
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t our recent Annual General Meeting we elected some new faces to the management committee. As they are women, it seems only appropriate to introduce them following Women’s Month in August. We have also added several sub-committees to ensure that the work of the EGF carries on unabated into the future. The first person we wish to introduce is Lethabo Kgotse, our first intern. Lethabo is a tourism management graduate of the University of Johannesburg and was one of the students attending the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum Africa at Meetings Africa 2019. In addition to her top academic marks, Lethabo makes time to
By Lynn McLeod, secretariat of EGF.
volunteer for two NGOs. While she’s with us, Ms Kgotse is primarily focusing on improving our Green Database, so you have probably heard from her. She is also handling all the EGF’s social media and participates in the implementation of our marketing initiatives. Nomaswazi Tinus has been appointed chair of the membership/subsidised members sub-committee. In fact, Ms Tinus has been in this position for most of 2020, but there was very little she could achieve in the circumstances prevailing over the past year. Ms Tinus is the founder and director of African Mamas Crafts — a social enterprise based in Johannesburg but
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operating across three different provinces in South Africa to create urban-rural linkages and support rural livelihoods. Her background and experience are in the fields of cartography (mapping), geographic information systems (GIS) and geography — with almost 20 years’ experience in the property and telecommunications sectors. She is passionate about sustainable and inclusive community development. African Mamas Crafts celebrates the beauty and creativity of African women who use their gifts and skill of their hands – passed down from generation to generation – to provide for their families by crafting beautiful handmade products. www.businesseventsafrica.com
