Ladies Club Association
"Building and supporting confident women to deliver on our mandate."
Our Vision
Our vision is to build and support confident women to deliver on the mandate of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute and influence society at large.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a sustainable structure that supports professional, social and personal wellbeing of female staff of CSIR-Crops Research Institute.
Core Values
We value honesty, integrity and recognise our unique contribution in delivering the mandate of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute.
We value and recognise the social and personal responsibilities of women in society.
We value accountability and encourage personal reflection and improvement.
We promote equality and gender responsiveness in agricultural research and development.
We recognise our worth as women and seek to serve as role models for young girls in our society.
Aims & Objectives
Our roadmap for empowering women and contributing to the institute's success through three strategic pillars.
Aim 1: To provide a responsive and supportive service to the CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Deliver well on our responsibilities as female staff of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Provide a gender lens and bring our expertise to bear in promoting gender responsive agricultural research
Improve the visibility of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute through strategic promotion of the activities of the institute, networking and collaboration
Seek opportunities to develop and maintain inter gender interactions at the institute
Aim 2: To be a catalyst for the promotion and development of female staff at the CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Recognise, value and promote the expertise of female staff of the institute
Build the resilience of women in the agricultural research environment
Identify and share opportunities for continuous professional and personal development of female staff
Encourage and empower women by promoting their involvement at all levels of institutional management and decision making
Organise role modelling activities to encourage and empower young girls in our society
Aim 3: To support the social and personal wellbeing of female staff of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Organize entertaining and educational activities for the wellbeing of female staff of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Support female staff in cases of social and personal events such as funerals, childbirth, marriage, etc
Act as mediator and support system in cases of conflict intra and inter gender conflicts at the institute
Assist in building a safe, secure and fit for purpose working environment for female staff of the CSIR-Crops Research Institute