Qatari Businesswomen Forum launches Corporate Ambassador Program

Notes and media contacts

About the QBWF:

Qatari Businesswomen Forum was established in year 2000 to enhance women's contribution to the economic activity which constitutes a real gain both to Qatari women and the society at large; and to assist Qatari businesswomen to understand business and economic laws and upgrade their skills and capabilities to help strengthen their role in the process of overall economic development.

Recently, QBWF initiated a new affiliation with Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA), and implemented new strategies aiming to develop and promote the role played by the Qatari businesswomen locally, regionally and internationally.

About the MENA BWN:

The MENA Businesswomen's Network is a partnership between local businesswomen's organizations across the Middle East and North Africa, Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the U.S. Department of State. The goal of the partnership is to build a network of businesswomen in MENA in order to expand the number of women in business, to increase the value of their businesses, to advance the role of women in society, and to promote a regional culture of women's entrepreneurship. The MENA Businesswomen's Network provides a forum for peer learning, information exchange, business development and access to education, resources and tools, all of which are supportive of expanding economic opportunities and building networks for businesswomen in the region. Members of the Network are organizations that are committed to contributing to economic growth and reform, to supporting the needs of women-led businesses and professional women and to having a significant social impact. Network Hubs are in place in ten countries: Bahrain, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, and the West Bank/Palestinian Territories. Additional Hubs will be added in 2008.

About MEPI:

The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the U.S. Department of State provides tangible support to reformers who are working to build a more peaceful and prosperous Middle East in the region so democracy can spread, education can thrive, economies can grow, and women can be empowered. Since 2002, the initiative has invested more than $480m in more than 450 programs in 17 countries.

About Vital Voices Global Partnership:

Vital Voices Global Partnership is the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe, enabling them to create a better world for us all. Our international staff and team of over 1,000 partners, pro bono experts and leaders, including senior government, corporate and NGO executives, have trained and mentored more than 5,000 emerging women leaders from over 150 countries in Asia, Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East since 1997. We have equipped these women with management, business development, marketing, and communications skills to expand their enterprises, help to provide for their families, and create jobs in their communities. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 100,000 additional women and girls in their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our time.

Media contact:

Elise Zwein
Account Director
Action Qatar
Handassa Str., B ring road
Building 142, First Floor
P O Box 2900, Doha, Qatar
T +974 4361499
F +974 4370167