{"id":17673,"date":"2024-04-02T19:14:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17673"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:14:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:14:14","slug":"we-lift-4-expo-set-to-empower-women-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/we-lift-4-expo-set-to-empower-women-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Lift&#8217; 4 Expo Set to Empower Women Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janniere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, has announced the return of the &#8216;Women\u2019s Entrepreneurs: We lead, we innovate, we flourish together&#8217; expo this April, with over 250 women-owned businesses expected to participate. Delicia Janneire brings us the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduled for April 20th to 21st at the National Aquatic Centre, the &#8216;We Lift&#8217; expo symbolizes the ministry&#8217;s dedication to empowering women by providing them with financial knowledge and skills to achieve independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s two-day event aims to showcase a diverse range of businesses, including arts and crafts, food, fashion and jewelry, health and wellness, and various services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Delecia-We-Lift-4-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Persaud emphasized the significance of the expo, highlighting its focus on financial empowerment alongside education and technical and vocational upskilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the expo&#8217;s growth and impact, Minister Persaud noted its progressive nature, featuring both new and established women-owned businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expo also serves as a platform to promote the Ministry&#8217;s upcoming programs designed to assist women entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Delecia-We-Lift-4-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inception, the expo has witnessed remarkable growth, starting with 75 women-owned businesses and growing to over 200 businesses in the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janniere Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, has announced the return of the &#8216;Women\u2019s Entrepreneurs: We lead, we innovate, we flourish together&#8217; expo this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17673","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\/17673","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=17673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17677,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673\/revisions\/17677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}