About WEnEX

Guyana’s Women’s Enterprise Exposition – Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women, by Stimulating Female Independence, Safety and Success in Guyana

With the premiere of Guyana’s Women’s Enterprise Exposition, this exhibit for women’s empowerment and equality aims to stimulate female independence, safety and success in Guyana.  This one day event will present the opportunity for a lifetime impact for organizations and businesses all over Guyana.  WEnEx will allow for women-focused businesses and organizations to come together, under one roof, to network, as well as showcase and promote their products and services, completely free of cost.

Millennium Development Goal # 3

In order to accelerate Millennium Development Goal # 3, “Promoting gender equality and empowering women”, WEnEx is collaborating with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Women’s Entrepreneurship Network (WENET).

On November 26^th, 2012, Hotel Tower Poolside will provide a venue, as well as booth space for more than 30 registered businesses and organizations, including, but not limited to GBCHA, WENET, ChildLinK Inc., The Margaret Clemon’s Foundation, and the Guyana Arts and Crafts Producer’s Association in order to showcase their products, services, and systems of support.  Through this, developmental growth of women-run business, recognition of women run support groups, and youth development opportunity for volunteerism and employment will be achieved.

Strengthening the Collectivity of Guyana’s Outreach

The importance of tying these three essential components together by means of WEnEx will enable various leadership processes of women and youth development in order to promote business awareness, economic growth and stimulation, and equality.

Join us in the fight to promote advocacy for women’s support groups, gender equality and women’s empowerment of all generations in Guyana, by attending WEnEx 2012!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
HOTEL TOWER POOLSIDE

The event will kick off with opening remarks from our WEnEx Directors, the President of GCCI, and the US Embassy.  During the course of WEnEx’s allotted time to network and market, a video short featuring a handful of Expo participants will be debuted on the large screen at Hotel Tower Poolside.  Additionally, Keynote speaker, Minister Jennifer Webster, of Human Services and Social Security will address the audience. A panel discussion will also take place at the Expo.  Panelists include Simona Broomes – President of the Women’s Miners Association, Dr Paloma Mohamed – UG Dean of Faculty of the Department of Social Sciences, Valarie Lowe – Member of Parliament and Alliance for Change, and Vanda Radzik – Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Moray House Trust, and founding member of Red Thread whom are to conduct a Discussion on the Challenges and Successes that Accompany Gender Equality, and answer questions submitted by the audience. This is an event not to be missed!

With the hosting of an exposition, showcasing products and services and systems of support offered to women and by women of both the private and public sectors of Guyana, female business development, youth empowerment and recognition of women support groups can be achieved. The importance of tying these three essential components together by means of WEnEx will enable various leadership processes of women’s development in order to promote business awareness, economic growth and stimulation, and equality.

Goals of WEnEx

-Promote the importance of gender equality and accountability for female empowerment in Guyana

-Display the challenges and success that come with gender equality

-Encourage development of leadership in women of all generations

-Opportunity for leadership development, mentoring, networking, and resource identification

This event is intended to create the link between women in small business and women’s support groups in Guyana, while simultaneously create youth development opportunity for volunteerism and employment. This day was strategically scheduled for November 26th, 2012 which marks the day subsequent to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Do not let physical violence suppress the intellect and true working capacity of a woman’s mind and spirit. Support this cause and support the women in your life and the women in your world.