Saudi women meet to discuss empowerment by Fouzia Khan

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“Saudi Women of Tomorrow,” Forum held under the patronage and sponsorship of Princess Seeta Bint Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, with the participation of thousands of Saudi women. The forum held at Dar Al-Hekma started with a meeting “Change Up Your Life,” which shared the vision and experience of nine Saudi experts and successful women who discussed the empowerment of women and their role in the Kingdom’s development. They encouraged women to participate in the national development plan and raised awareness of women in the Kingdom who are cultural and intellectual leaders. Lama Al- Ghalayini, the president of the forum said the event is an initiative in national development. “The aim is to promote an achievement attitude among the Saudi female youth and energize their willpower to facilitate women’s participation in the nation’s development; promote and disseminate a culture of achievement among Saudi women…Developing skills, dialogues, education and training are the keys to opening women’s role in the building of our nation. Today’s forum will push us to seek the skills required to enhance our future role and expand participation in the national development plan.”

Source: Saudi Gazette