EPWP creates work opportunities

Overstrand Municipality has appointed new co-ordinators to champion the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

Chantelle Hill and her assistant, Nontsikelelo Tshandu, who both work for the Economic and Social Development & Tourism Department of the Overstrand Municipality, will run the programme.

With this appointment, the municipality reaffirmed its commitment to creating work opportunities for unskilled and unemployed residents. Last year, the EPWP created 1 060 work opportunities in the Overstrand.

The EPWP is intended to alleviate poverty by providing temporary workers with a step up through access to opportunities to earn money. Beneficiaries also receive skills training and on-the-job experience to put them in a better position to gain full-time employment.

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