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NCW held its 23rd meeting on Monday April 14, 2008 chaired by Mrs.
Suzanne Mubarak, NCW President. The meeting focused on NCW's efforts to
support female candidates during the local councils' elections for 2008.
These efforts started with the end of the previous session of the local
councils in 2005 and included organizing 30 training sessions for 656 women
from all governorates and political parties. The training, which continued
even after the postponement of the local councils elections, focused on
raising the skills of female candidates.
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Activities of the Committee
Organizing a hearing session on the policies
and measures taken to confront the challenges of
illiteracy.
Reporting its views on a study made by NCW to analyze
and check school text books for any negative cultural
stereotypes about women.
Submitting a report on activating the effectiveness of
training as a means to maximize women's opportunities in
the labor market.
Organizing a symposium in collaboration with the
National Committee for Women in Science & Technology
entitled "The Reasons why Girls Refrain from Joining
Scientific Specializations"...More...
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The Women Business Development Center (WBDC)
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The Women Business Development Center “WBDC” is a non
profit self-sustainable Resource Center, established
under the umbrella of the National Council for Women (NCW).
It is one of several NCW development projects designed
to achieve the economic empowerment of women, as set
forth in the NCW mandate. It is a "One-Stop-Shop"
providing women clientele with tools and skills to
establish, run, and sustain small and medium businesses
(SME's), or enter the Egyptian labor force well prepared
via training, in addition to assisting working women
sharpen their skills for improved performance....
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Training the women rural
leaders
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Training was conducted targeting the women rural
leaders in Kafr El Sheikh and El Sharkeya, during the
period 14 to 16 February 2008. 30 rural leaders from
each governorate participated in the training. The
training program included the themes of participatory
development, needs assessment and prioritization,
communications skills with the civil society and the
executive authorities. Issues like the role of natural
leaders in encouraging women to undertake small
projects, health awareness, criteria for selection of
women for small enterprises. The training was conducted
in collaboration with the National Institute for Social
and Criminological research.
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El-Menoufiya Branch
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El-Menofiya Branch pays special attention to the area
of women's political participation. It organized 3
symposia in collaboration with the Information Center of
the Governorate on the constitutional amendments and
women's political participation. These meetings,
attended by 150 ladies, aimed to raise women's awareness
of the importance of their participation in political
life. In addition, the Branch also organized many
training sessions through NCW political Empowerment of
Women Project.
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