| Wani Roslan |
THE Mabohai Shopping Complex in partnership with Astera Consultant and the Women Graduates Association of Brunei Darussalam (PSW) celebrated Women’s Day yesterday with the theme “Celebrating Women” and a series of activities held on its event stage.
The guest of honour was Hajah Noridah binti Haji Abdul Hamid, the Acting Director of Community Development.
The celebration’s main highlight was a forum on ‘Women’s Contribution to Development’ moderated by Pengiran Hajah Zabaidah binti Pengiran Haji Kamaludin, President of PSW, while the other panellists were Datin Paduka Hajah Suraya Noraidah binti Abdullah and Hajah Mordiah binti Haji Jakia.
Aside from sharing about women’s achievements, it also touched on problems that women face in a workplace. There is also currently an online survey on harassment in the workplace (ttp://goo.gl/forms/iVWa25ytbJ) that all women are invited to partake in.
Guest of honour in a group photo with some of the event’s participants yesterday
Hajah Noridah binti Haji Abdul Hamid, the Acting Director of Community Development, presenting prizes to the colouring competition’s winners
Forum on ‘Women’s Contribution to Development’. – PHOTOS: WANI ROSLAN
In an interview, Pengiran Hajah Zabaidah underlined that the forum’s objectives of the forum included raising awareness and providing information to the public how much women in Brunei have contributed to the development.
The event was enlivened with a series of activities, including a workshop by Charis Decoupage, a colouring competition for mom and child, a ‘Henna’ demonstration from Nana Zee, as well as several booths that were set up throughout the celebration.
The guest of honour also presented prizes to the colouring competition’s top three winners, who respectively were Wang Toh Yiong (mother) and Tiong Ing Hoe (child), Ngu Mee Ling and Wong Teck Soon, and Marini Mohd Hassan and Noor Mohd Asa.
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