Beginnings of the Provincial Women's Organisation

Part of the government's money was used for awareness programmes. Women in the villages were not sure where to get assistance, either from the non-government organisations or government organisations, so the Association organised women at village level and introduced awareness courses.

This programme took up to three years, funded by the Provincial Government. The Executive of the Women's Association decided a year's programme and women's activity officers within the Government Department helped implement them. Therefore, public servants paid for by the Government carried out the Women's Association's programmes.

By 1984–85, the whole province had been covered by the awareness programmes. A programme called the Subsistence Agriculture Improvement Programme was then started.