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EXSA NEWS
Celebrating EXSA’s EXSA-ptional women
On 7 August, EXSA held three Women’s Day events concurrently in Cape Town, KwaZuluNatal and Johannesburg, to celebrate the amazing woman that we have in our industry.
By Lee-Ann Alder, EXSA’s association manager
We decided to do something different, considering how busy everyone is. The whole idea was to relax, and be creative for a short while, and stop thinking of the hundreds of things to do in the office. We gave each lady a creative craft to complete, while chatting and catching up. For some, this was completely out of their comfort zone, while others got fully creative and made sure their creations were masterpieces.
In Cape Town, we were hosted by CTICC. A huge thanks to Sihle Ngubeni for taking such good care of our ladies, and our Western Cape chair, Liam Beattie, who welcomed all the ladies and thanked them for all that they do.
Ashona Maharaj, KwaZulu-Natal chair, hosted the team at Durban ICC, and they had great spirit and took their creative crafts seriously. This was a time for them to connect and inspire their fellow female colleagues.
In Johannesburg, we sat under the trees at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The weather was perfect and the women did a lot of talking, not finishing most of their crafts. We thank Kimendrie Pillay from JEC for being such a gracious host.
Mental health is so important and, at this time of year, it is easy to get caught up in all the work, and not focus on our wellbeing. Those two hours of doing something other than multitasking are vital
for these women, to take care of themselves by relaxing and unwinding, were decompressing.
We value our women and we hope that they had an amazing time with us. Thank you again to everyone who assisted and hosted us.
“A girl should be two things — who and what she wants.” — Coco Chanel.
