WCCIM (SPWCCI) updates, by Fariha Munir Shah

SPWCCI members together with guests from Peshawar    Women Business Development Center Peshawar (WBDCP), as part of its business development initiatives, organizes exposure visits to larger markets. The main purpose of these visits is to establish linkages of women entrepreneurs with stake holders from other markets including; local business people, skilled craftsmen, raw material suppliers, whole sellers and retailers. Women Business Development Center Peshawar in collaboration with Pakistan Transition Initiative  organized a two week Business Exposure Visit for twenty Women Entrepreneurs to four cities of Punjab including Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan & Bahawalpur for linkage meetings, capacity building and market exposure. For the purpose, South Punjab Women Chamber of Commerce & Industries ( SPWCCI) was requested a meeting at chamber on 13th March 2014 with their members.  Along with instructions to arrange, a training session by the title 'traditi

Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar chairing the meeting. On 8th March 2014, inorder to mark, ''international women's day'', a special meeting was called by the patron in chief of SPWCCI, Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar, at her residence.  Convener media committee  Fariha Munir Shah , President SPWCCI Fatima Leghari, senior vice president  Ambreen Abbass Khan , alongwith those members, who are going to participate in upcoming exhibition 'Wexnet' attended this meeting. Including  F ilza Akbar , Shazia, Samina Waqar, Humera Batool, Seerat. All the members seemed enthusiastic and determined about the upcoming events. One great news was about the launch of a separate blog, dedicated completely to the activities of SPWCCI , created by Fariha Munir Shah, whose efforts and dedication greatly admired by the patron in chief, Mrs. Farrukh Mukhtar and all the members. President SPWCCI, Fatima Leghari Khokar, provided an insight about the merger of APWA with SPWCCI. And how is she going i

Group photo of the attendants of the meeting with the president. A meeting of the General Body  of SPWCCI was held on 20 th    February in APWA Multan. The main agenda was to discuss the affiliation of SPWCCI with APWA. Sharing information about WEXNET exhibition and planning, how to go about it.  Mrs Fatima Leghari presided over the meeting, alongwith Mrs. Tahira Zaffar Sheikh, chairperson of APWA. Fariha Munir Shah , Ambreen Khan , Humaira Batool also attended the event. The process started with the recitation of holy Quran.  Important points of the meeting:     The participation in WEXNET exhibition was discussed.  Its timings, other important information regarding the event was conveyed to the participants.   Fatima Leghari shared the information that a Saudi Princess is coming for  inauguration  of WEXNET.   A common resolution was passed  that members should not give discounts on their products at the exhibition. Their prices should remain fixed during the entir

The meeting in progress, at Kingsbury hotel, Colombo, Sri-Lanka. CIPE  ,  (Center for International Private Enterprise) , is a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy.  CIPE   provides management assistance, practical experience, and financial support to local organizations to strengthen their capacity to implement democratic and economic reforms. Recently,  CIPE  invited a select group of ladies from South Asian women chambers  to attend, a regional networking workshop, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This network included pa rticipants from major and emerging chambers of commerce and business associations in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. It was an ongoing training program, with two meetings already held in Dhaka and Khatmandu. When  Spwcci Multan  was honored to be a part of it.  Masooma Sibtain  and  Fariha Munir Shah  of  SPWCCI  were invited in the third meeting, he

Madam Fatima Leghari Khokar. SPWCCI   is a completely democratic institution, with a fool proof electoral system. Every year, a fresh team of members is elected to run and look after the smooth functioning of the chamber.  As a result of the elections of September 2013, Mrs. Fatima Leghari Khokar was elected as the new president. The lady has an extremely impressive profile. She owns a 'Blue pottery' business, under the name of '' Çraft Galleria' '.   Her interest in Arts and Crafts is evident through her business, with special focus on heritage and culture. Fatima was also honored to remain appointed as advisor, Multan College of Arts, BZU. She is also among directors of  'Khokar Textile Mills'.  She is very fond of reading, traveling and theater, operas, etc. Which reflects her spirit of adventure and great taste in Fine Arts. She is also blessed with a great sense of humor and an ability to motivate others. She is a capable

Masooma Sibtain conducting the workshop. SPWCCI is an organization which strives hard to educate its members on constant basis.Therefore, different kinds of workshops are arranged regularly, to keep all the precious members, well informed, updated and enlightened about the challenges of entrepreneurship, as well as the important task of running the chamber successfully.   It is good fortune of  SPWCCI   that it is supported by an extremely ditinguished organization, called CIPE, Center for International Private Enterprise , a name held in great reverence by all the chambers around the world. Members of different committees and also the secretariat staff of   SPWCCI   are often invited to attend educational sessions by CIPE . Mrs. Masooma Sibtain and Mrs. Fariha Munir Shah  are few of the first members of SPWCCI   who completed the Çapacity Bulding Training' by CIPE   recently. And they are extremely enthusiastic about sharing the knowledge with other members, which they ha