Sharjah: The NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has been in discussion with leading government departments, academic institutions and businesses in São Paulo, Brazil, to explore possible avenues of collaboration and expertise sharing to benefit young students, female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in both countries.
The UAE-based organisation for women’s development took part in its first large-scale networking and exchange mission to Brazil along with its three affiliates, the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi), and its education and capacity building 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.
NAMA’s delegation was represented by Reem Bin Karam, director of NAMA, and Shaikha Hind Bint Majid Al Qasimi, acting chairperson of SBWC, among others.
They met Ana Paula Fava, head of the Special Advisory for International Affairs in the State of São Paulo, to discuss potential cooperation between the UAE and Brazil to support women in business and trade, studying joint plans and mechanisms to serve women’s issues, and examining women’s economic empowerment and capacity building.
Fava leads matchmaking efforts between the state’s 108 councils and potential international partners, with a focus on supporting and furthering the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. “Through our discussions, we have identified similar areas of interest in women’s advancement, child welfare and education, and will be working closely to develop these areas in both countries and further UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals,” she said.
The NAMA delegation also visited Badiri’s partners FazInova, a leading Brazil-based online education portal that supported the development of Badiri E-Academy, to discuss how the two entities can collaborate further to offer aspiring and current entrepreneurs effective tools to support their ideas and run profitable enterprises.
