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The UAE-based organisation for women’s development, NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has been in discussions with leading government departments, academic institutions and busin- esses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to explore possible avenues of collaboration and expertise-shar- ing to benefit young students, female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in both countries.
This was NAMA’s first large-scale networking and exchange mission to Brazil along with its three affiliates, Sharjah Business Women Council; Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi) and its education and capacity-buil-ding arm, the Badiri Education and Development Academy, Badiri.
Through these international missions, NAMA seeks to globalise its successful experiences in women’s advancement and open new doors of cooperation with like-minded organisations worldwide.
The delegation met Ana Paula Fava, Head of the Special Advisory for International Affairs in the State of Sao Paulo, to discuss potential cooperation between the UAE and Brazil to support women in business and trade, study joint plans and mechanisms to serve women’s issues, and examine women’s economic empowerment and and capacity building.