The President of the National Council for Women receives the wife of the President of the Republic of Colombia
Counselor Amal Ammar, President of the National Council for Women, received today Mrs. Veronica Alcocer Garcia, wife of the President of the Republic of Colombia, at the Council’s headquarters, in the presence of Mary Louis, a member of the Council.
The meeting aimed to exchange experiences and discuss ways to Cooperation between the two sides in the field of women and their empowerment in all fields.
At the beginning, Counselor Amal Ammar welcomed Veronica Alcoser Garcia and her accompanying delegation, expressing her She was pleased to receive her at the Council’s headquarters, as the first official visit she had witnessed since assuming the position of presidency of the Council.
Counselor Amal Ammar spoke about the achievements and gains that have been made in the file of empowering Egyptian women, stressing that the progress achieved in this important file is due to The Egyptian political will of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, who believes that empowering women is a basic human right, and reviewed Egypt’s efforts in the issue of empowering Egyptian women in various Fields.
Ammar explained that the Council is the national mechanism concerned with empowering Egyptian women, and reviewed the formation of the Council and its competencies, and the most important programs and projects that it presents to empower and protect women in all fields, including workshops and production units, The National Framework for Investment in Girls, which is generously sponsored by Mrs. Intisar El-Sisi, the Financial Inclusion and Tahwisha Programme, financial education and entrepreneurship programmes, roundabout sessions, and family guidance. And balanced upbringing, within the framework of the national project for the development of the Egyptian family and the presidential initiative, is a new beginning for building humanity.
She also referred to the awareness campaigns launched by the Council, most notably door-knocking campaigns, and the use of art to change misconceptions, through the production of series that discuss… Women’s issues.
As Counsel Amal Ammar explained, the important role played by the Women’s Complaints Office in providing legal and psychological support For women, and protecting them from violence and harassment.
Mrs. Veronica Alcoser Garcia also inspected the exhibition of Egyptian women’s products from various governorates, which included products such as bags made of beads, mirrors, pencil cases, bags made of recycled fabric, medals, and some El-Talli handicrafts, which are part of the national project for Egyptian family development and the project to address the economic drivers of illegal immigration.
Veronica Alcoser Garcia praised the quality of Egyptian products. Made by the hands of Egyptian women.
