a. Facilitate financial and non-financial support for women farmers. b. Facilitate the establishment and capacitating of cooperatives. c. Facilitate the participation of rural women in ICT. d. Facilitate and monitor the involvement of rural women in renewable energy programmes. The Committee observed that there were no activities by the Department in relation to the aforementioned activities in the provinces visited. It was of major concern that given that the visits took place in the poorest districts in the country, there was an absence of programmes, visibility and awareness of the Department by not only the community members but also government officials.