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Women in Nuclear South Africa (WINSA) was officially launched
at a workshop hosted by Susan Shabangu, the former Deputy Minister
of Minerals and Energy, in August 2003.
The workshop brought together more than 140 women from a wide
spectrum of backgrounds to deliberate on the challenges facing
women in nuclear fields, the opportunities available to these
women and the mechanisms for maximising such opportunities.
As an organisation, WINSA aims to gather and disseminate information
at national, regional and global levels. WINSA also targets
organisations and institutions in South Africa that pursue objectives
similar or complementary to those of WINSA. |
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be the leading organisation promoting the participation of women
in South Africa in the various nuclear related fields and supporting
them to realise their full potential in those fields. |
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promote meaningful participation of women in the fields of nuclear
technology, safety and non-proliferation by:
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Creating
a national forum and network for women in these fields
enabling them to meet regularly to exchange ideas and
experience towards advancing the role of women in respective
nuclear-related fields; |
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Promoting
broad-based understanding of the fields of nuclear technology,
safety and non-proliferation through targeted interventions,
including public information programmes; and |
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Interaction
with all relevant stakeholders to foster an environment
conducive to advancing the empowerment of women in the
relevant fields. |
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Africa is known as a country of diversity and culture. The hands
holding the atom symbolise the multiracial society we live in.
To demystify the fears and concerns around nuclear energy, we
have used the image of two hands to symbolise that anything
that can be held can be used peacefully. |
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you like to join WINSA? Download our membership
application form, complete and send it back to us as pewr
details on the form. |
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