Minister of Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, MP delivers the keynote address at the G20 Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment Conference 2025 at the Sun City Resort, in North West Province.
The Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment Conference is hosted by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD).
The event takes place from 6 to 9 May 2025 and brings together the 2nd Empowerment of Women Working Group (EWWG) and the Financial Inclusion Conference under South Africa’s G20 Presidency.
Building on the outcomes of Brazil’s 2024 Financial Inclusion and Women’s Empowerment Conference, this year’s gathering aims to influence future G20 policy through the introduction of a Guidelines Framework for Mainstreaming Women’s Priorities, ensuring women’s financial empowerment remains central to global institutional and economic reforms.
The initiative aligns with South Africa’s G20 Presidency priorities, including the EWWG Priority 2: Promoting the Financial Inclusion of and for Women.
It also supports global and continental development agendas, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the African Union Agenda 2063, and South Africa’s own National Development Plan (NDP) 2030.
The event will bring together a dynamic mix of global thought leaders, including international policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and youth delegates.
As the Chair of the Empowerment of Women Working Group, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, has partnered with Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), to advance and strengthen financial inclusion and women’s empowerment agenda, under South Africa’s G20 Presidency.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
