SWAG 2018 first roundtable for women entrepreneurs
KUCHING: Women and Family Department of Sarawak together with Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus successfully organised # SWAG 2018: Building Connections for Enterprising Women’s First Roundtable Southern Zone on Jan 25 at Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching.
In its press statement yesterday, the department said the focus of Sarawak Women Aspiration Group ( SWAG) is to recognise the contributions of women’s businesses not only to empower women buts also for the overall wellbeing of households and communities in Sarawak.
The statement further elaborated SWAG’s approach is encouraging and enhancing the coordination of community and institutional support for enterprising women to accelerate and sustain entrepreneurial start- ups and scale-ups in Sarawak.
About 108 women from various NGOs such as Dewanita DUBS Sarawak, DUBS Wanita Kuching Association, Kaum Wanita Batu Kawa Association, Lun Bawang Sarawak Association, Persiap Sarawak, Kuching- Samarahan Chinese Women Association, Perkim Sarawak, Entrepreneurs of Kek Lapis Sarawak Association, and participants of WIDE WWTC attended the roundtable.
The workshop covered the issues faced by women enterprises and the impact on their business. Participants were also encouraged to come up with proposed strategies and solutions for the issues.
The roundtable for Central Zone ( Sibu) and Northern Zone ( Miri) will be held on Jan 30 and Feb 6 respectively.