In honour of Women's Month - the Gauteng Department of e-Government through the GEYODI unit, celebrated sisterhood with the "Sister's Keeper" programme. The event took place on 08 September 2023 at Urban Life Church footgolf course in Midrand. In attendance, was exclusively the SMS and MMS women of e-Gov, as this initiative aimed to showcase the strength of women supporting other women and thus advancing them in various aspects of their life. 
On a broader scale, the Sister's Keeper programme is solely dedicated to equipping and empowering a diverse community of women in their pursuits and goals, acquisition of life skills, and personal and professional development. 
In this context, for e-Gov's women leaders - being your sister's keeper means that each and every one of them have the responsibility of pulling other women into leadership positions. They need to be intentional about mentoring and sponsoring other potential women leaders into top management spaces. As mentorship is such an important part of growth. Every woman should have a mentor or coach as emphasised by DDG Phelokazi Ntanjana when she addressed the ladies. 
It was also briefly highlighted that there is a pervasive narrative that would have us believe that women don't –and can't–get along, and for this same reason that the Sister's Keeper Theme for this year was emphasised. The theme was Sisters Protect Each Other- which as explained by speaker, Ms. Nonhlanhla Bob meant that "as women we cannot afford to be fighting amongst ourselves or avoiding each other because we believe the hype and stereotypes about who we are. We will not make it long in this world–professionally or personally–without a strong network of women in our corner. So we must start seeing women as sisters instead of adversaries and genuinely embrace the idea of sisterhood", she said.
It was befitting to celebrate the notion of sisterhood through Footgolf South Africa because the sport itself is relatively unknown and yet is becoming one of the country's developing sport. As such, this draws attention to the significant issues of gender inequality and the lack of representation of women in leadership positions. In that instance, Footgolf SA president, Mr Norman Mphake, echoed that since women have limitations in the spaces they occupy, the same holds true in Footgolf. 
"Through Footgolf and fulfilling its mandate, we can contribute towards changing mentalities and breaking stereotypes found in our society. It is essential that young girls can identify with female role models who set an example and give a positive image of women and encourage young women to follow their path", he said. 
The ladies then broke away to an exciting and ground-breaking game of a 9 Hole Golf course, which is a perfect combination of what is known as the elite sport of golf and populist football. As they enjoyed the game, they simultaneously got to interact and truly know one another on a personal level. The game proved to unleash and allow the women to realise their potential beyond a working environment. At the end, players were rewarded with cool prize giveaways which left them smiling. To that end, the women went on to relax and indulge over a luncheon.
Overall, the Sister's Keeper programme reminded the women in attendance to never drop the ball in terms of ensuring women representation not only in workspaces but in position of power too. The outcome of the session attested the fact that when women come together as mentors and mentees, they become a force of change.