(The awardees
& the Womandla! team)
artSMart editor/owner Caroline Smart was
awarded with a Womandla! Award for her contribution to the arts on September
15, 2019, at the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban.
With a vibrant vision to celebrate and empower
women, Womandla! combined the launch of the highly anticipated women's writing
collection titled Womandla! with an
awards event honouring some of South Africa’s most iconic women.
The event showcased the writing
achievements of selected poets and writers and featured five women speakers
(Shabnam Palesa Mohamed, Puleng Nomvula Ndlovukazi, Maya Jagjivan Kalicharan,
Chantal Snyman, Sheena St Clair Jonker) and honoured iconic women in law, the
arts, human rights, and academics. These exemplary women achievers include
Judge Navi Pillay, Dr Gcina Mhlophe, Dr Betty Govinden, Dr Ela Gandhi, Yaa
Ashentewaa Ngidi-Archer, Shehnilla Mohamed, Nise Malange, Cookie Edwards,
Caroline Smart and Dr Mariam Seedat.
(Caroline
Smart & Shabnam Palesa Mohamed)
The organisation paid gratitude to radio
presenter and actor Jayshree Parasuramen, comedian and businesswoman Anasia
Govender, musician and spa therapist Lucille Cornelius, as well as the generous
sponsors including CFAD, Chilli Kadhai Foods, Country Bake, Innovative Jedi,
Jayshree Parasuramen, Lucille Cornelius, R Photography, Tabloid Newspapers and
The Lemon Tree.
With social upliftment always in their
hearts, Womandla commits a portion of proceeds from sales of the book Womandla! to veteran NGO Advice Desk for
the Abused.
For more information contact
WomandlaSA@gmail.com
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