First Lady takes entrepreneur workshop to Region Three
On Monday, First Lady Sandra Granger took her Self-Reliance and Success in Business Workshop for women to Region 3.
According to a press release from the Ministry of the Presidency, the women will be trained in the principles of successful business start-ups and the development of business plans. On completion of the training programme, they will be presented with certificates, recognised by the Small Business Bureau.
Speaking at the opening ceremony held at the Regional Office Boardroom in Vreed-en-Hoop, Mrs Granger said that women often put themselves down by internalising the belief that they have no knowledge of business or that they are not gainfully employed, when in fact their daily routines are comparative to the skills required to run a business, the release said.
“Start to look at yourselves as queens, because you are managing… your homes and businesses…devoting your time, and energies and at the same time, love yourself,” the release quoted her as telling the participants.
According to the release, Regional Executive Officer, Denis Jaikaran urged the participants to look at themselves from another angle and not to label themselves as just ‘housewives’.
“In Region Three, I want as of today that our women should not be referred to as housewives but household executives… I say this to indicate to you that your role would have been changed, your role would continue to change, your place in society must be taken forcefully so that the leadership that would come from you will enhance families, societies, regions and this country as a whole,” the release quoted him as saying.
Meanwhile, facilitator at Interweave Solutions Incorporated, Yohann Sanjay Pooran, according to the release, noted that this batch of participants will bring the number of women who have been trained as entrepreneurs since the commencement of the partnership between the agency and the Office of the First Lady to 400. The opening ceremony was also attended by several representatives from Region Three, which included Member of Parliament, John Adams.