Kuwait - Forum Seeks Empowerment of Women to Help Develop
Society
Arab Times - 26 March, 2007
The Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS) Women Emp-owering
Centre opened on Sunday the National Forum for Women under “Emp-owering Kuwaiti
Females: A Civilization Demand and Future View” sponsored and attended by
Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, at the
Salwa Hall.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Sheikh Nasser delivered
greetings to the organizers on behalf of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad
Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who entrusted him with sponsoring the event. He also
emphasized support to young girls until they would be able to assume their
social responsibilities saying that the forum had started last year as a “little
bud and would grow to a flowering tree whose shadow provides protection to the
country.”
Sheikh Nasser underscored the principle of transparency for the
sake of securing full equality of duties and rights.KTS Chairman Salah Mohamad
Al-Ghazali, said the arrangements for the gathering were prompted by main aim of
the society, that is dissemination of family values among the populace, urging
reform and combating corruption at all levels.
He added that the
Women-Empowering Centre constituted one of the most important activities of the
society.Al-Ghazali expressed gratitude to Sheikh Nasser for his sponsorship of
the forum.
Head of the National Forum for Women, Dr Salwa Al-Jassar, also
head of the Higher Committee for the National Project for Empowering Kuwaiti
Women, said the basic aim of the forum sought to empower Kuwaiti women to
effectively take part in whatever could enhance their role to develop the
society. “This is done through boosting women’s self-confidence and qualifying
them to be introduced to the various social and institutional fields,” Al-Jassar
said. She underlined the necessity for coordinating official and private efforts
to open the door for preparing young Kuwaiti women to be future
leaders.