December 20th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (SYL), a subsidiary of the Rubu Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, concluded the 6th edition of Afaaq Leadership Camp on Thursday, which was organised to empower young women with the 21st Century skills of critical thinking and creativity, innovation and leadership skills, in...
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Gulf Businesses Encourage Inclusion
December 16th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Businesses across the Gulf Region are increasingly striving to empower women in the workforce, but key challenges persist and require immediate addressal to leverage the full power of women, according to newly unveiled survey results by the Pearl Initiative and NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA). The survey, titled Women in...
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Cyber Safety Ambassadors ready to educate their peers
December 16th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Following the conclusion of the training workshops for the Child Safety Department (CSD)s Cyber Safety Ambassadors initiative, which aims to provide children and youth with the skills and training to guide their peers towards best practices in online safety, its 24 participants have been certified as capable of conducting workshops...
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Womens Committee raise awareness, support women in the banking sector
December 16th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): The first-of-its-kind Womens Committee set up by the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, met recently at an event titled, Her challenges Her ideas to discuss its agenda and objectives. Ms. Rafia Al Abbar, Vice President, Head...
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Exceptional UAE female artists awarded
November 21st, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Exceptional UAE female artists awarded during the Noon Arts Award. Seven winners of the third edition of Noon Arts Award, held under the theme After the Rain, were honored by Her Excellency Khawla Al Serkal, Director General of Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC) at a ceremony held at the Kunooz Ballroom...
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Red Hat Presents Women in Tech Tour Promoting Open Source Careers
Dubai, UAE 21 November 2019: Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, has successfully completed Women in Tech tour of universities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Driven by a four-strong team of female Red Hatters, the tour was predominately tailored towards female university students. It presented discussions focused on open...
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Inspiring Sustainable Practices
November 14th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): In keeping with its dedication to inspiring youth and encouraging them to fulfil their ambitions, the Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (SYL), hosted Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Executive Chairman of Sharjahs Department of Government Relations (DGR), yesterday (Wednesday) in a session at Al Qarayen centre, Sharjah. More than 300 young...
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UAE Finllect Selected for Finance First Accelerator
November 14th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): Village Capital and MetLife Foundation selected eleven early-stage ventures operating in MENA including Finllect from UAE for the Finance Forward: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 2019 accelerator program. The program will take place from November 17-20 in Amman and two peer-selected finalists from this cohort will receive grant capital provided...
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Knowledge Beyond Border at SIBF
November 5th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Cultural events like the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) play a tremendous role in inculcating a love of reading in the young generation through the hosting of multiple edutainment activities and interactive reading sessions, remarked Emirati author Sheikha Mariam Saqr Al Qasimi while addressing more than 50 school students at the...
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Gender Strategy Takes Flight at UNIDO
November 5th, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): An ambitious and far-reaching gender equality policy was launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at its General Conference in Abu Dhabi. The Strategy for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (2020-2023) promotes UNIDOs vision that women and men equally lead, participate in, and benefit from...