Women with Power (WWP) organization was one of the many that benefited from the recently concluded Feminition exhibition.
Lauding the initiative was Ediclia Bastardo de Persaud, Principal of the Venezuela Institute of Culture and Cooperation (IVCC) at 106 New Garden Street, Georgetown, where the organization is based. She said in an interview with the Guyana Chronicle yesterday, “I loved Feminition. I am very satisfied; it was a good step for women’s development. I am excited about Feminition”.
Her husband, Kawal Persaud, an administrator at the IVCC, also expressed satisfaction as he noted that the exhibition provided exposure for the women’s produce. He posits that the next time around, the event be hosted in different regions, so as to better accommodate women from around the country.
The booths occupied by the Venezuelans and the WWP displayed a wide variety of tempting Guyanese and Venezuelan dishes and craft, such as sewing, tibisiri work and dolls produced at the institute.
Women with Power was the brainchild of the couple who were involved in community work in Venezuela, and they began to reach out to women through their students.
The compassionate pair encouraged students to invite their female relatives to come together at the institute.
One woman had special skills in tie-dying. The woman, Asha James-Forde, began to teach the institute’s first tie-dying class. Other women began to come forward and share their skills, and the batch of graduates, numbering 18, came together to form Women with Power (Mujeres con Poder) and share their skills throughout the country.
The first of its kind in Guyana, Feminition showcased the work of skillful women who work in the commercial, industrial and domestic fraternities, and provided a wide array of services, including arts and craft, health consultations, seminars and training in various areas, entrepreneurship and business advice, local fashion and beauty care.
Source: https://guyanachronicle.com/2011/06/03/women-with-power-lauds-feminition-expo