“Women: the engine of
economic growth” is the theme for the Global Summit of Women this
year, scheduled from May 31 to June 2, and is expected to draw some
1,000 women leaders.
NAWEM-PAN members have the
opportunity to attend this event in Athens, Greece – currently
known more for its financial troubles than anything else. Perhaps
this would be better for sharpening the business sensitivity of
participants.
The summit promises to,
among others, provide a window into the European economies, affording
information on doing business with Greece and the Balkan economies in
particular. You'd get an insight into the women driving business
growth in this region as consumers and business leaders.
The three days will have
numerous sessions to help grow leadership skills, your business and
network. You would learn from featured best practices in partnerships
between business and government to advance women and to promote green
initiatives.
A briefing on the global
summit was already held on March 1 in Kuala Lumpur, organised by SME
Corp. Malaysia.
PAN chairman Ong Swe Ee
views the summit as a great networking opportunity among successful
women and urged members to take up this rare opportunity via NAWEM
secretariat. She added: “To apply for 50% trip subsidy, those
owners of Sdn Bhd company should enrol with MATRADE (Malaysia
External Trade Development Corporation) – the registration is free
and can be done online.”
By the way, NAWEM members
can also keep up-to-date through email with MATRADE Online News,
which provides market alerts from its trade commissioners overseas,
product market studies for exporters as well as its various programme
announcements.
NAWEM 19th
Annual General Meeting
If you are not making it to
Athens, then go for our AGM, scheduled for Saturday, 24th March 2012.
The first 50 to register will receive a token of appreciation from
the Exco. Last year's AGM recorded attendance of 49 members.
The venue this year is again
at the secretariat at Rumah Puspanita in KL. It will start with
catered lunch and followed by the meeting starting 3pm.
NAWEM does provide women
entrepreneurs ample opportunities to network at local, national and
international levels. A recent gathering was the MAFa Country
Conference 2012 on March 14-15 in Shah Alam. The organiser Malaysian
Association of Facilitators (www.myfacilitators.org)
allowed NAWEM members special rate to attend the event.
Earlier on March 4, four PAN
members made it to the “KARISMA NGO with the Prime Minister”
programme at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil. The Ministry of Women,
Family and Community Development organised that gathering of
non-governmental organisations. 
Amidst the KARISMA NGO crowd, NAWEM members are easily recognisable in their pretty blue batik baju kurung.
President Sarojini and other NAWEM exco up on stage.
One for the album... with other participants.
On April 21, the National Council of
Women's Organisations will hold a seminar in KL on crime prevention
for parents - “SEKATA (Keselamatam Keluarga Tanggungjawab Kita),
Edisi Ibu Bapa”. Two seats are reserved for NAWEM.
If you need to re-charge,
consider the Women Leadership & Coaching Retreat in Langkawi on
April 20 to 23. Directly contact Puan Masitah Babjan at
mbmasit@hotmail.com for
details and to register.