{"id":17542,"date":"2024-03-30T14:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17542"},"modified":"2024-03-30T14:48:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:48:47","slug":"wccigs-guyana-women-and-girls-summit-empowering-through-inclusion-and-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wccigs-guyana-women-and-girls-summit-empowering-through-inclusion-and-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"WCCIG&#8217;s Guyana Women and Girls Summit: Empowering Through Inclusion and Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) recently convened its fourth annual Guyana Women and Girls Summit at the Marriott Hotel, coinciding with International Women&#8217;s Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit served as a crucial platform for women from diverse backgrounds to gather in a nurturing environment, sharing experiences and fostering empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Themed &#8220;Inspire, Invest, Include,&#8221; the summit aimed to empower and include women and girls across the nation, targeting individuals aged 14 to 17 and 18 and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fabiana-WCCIG-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Rowena Elliot, President of WCCIG, stressed the significance of inclusion, emphasizing the need to create spaces where everyone, regardless of gender, can fully engage in all aspects of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fabiana-WCCIG-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliot highlighted the importance of breaking down barriers hindering women from realizing their full potential and advocated for empowering women to assume leading roles in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event featured panel discussions with esteemed guests, networking sessions, and an exhibition, providing attendees with valuable opportunities for learning, networking, and personal growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With approximately 100 women in attendance, the summit received sponsorship from companies like SBM Offshore, Digicel Business, GBTI, and MASSY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Women and Girls Summit epitomized empowerment and inspiration, underscoring WCCIG&#8217;s commitment to supporting and uplifting women in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through meaningful dialogue and engagement, the summit aimed to cultivate a more inclusive and supportive environment, enabling women to thrive across all spheres of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon The Women&#8217;s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) recently convened its fourth annual Guyana Women and Girls Summit at the Marriott Hotel, coinciding with International Women&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17546,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17542\/revisions\/17546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}