{"id":312674,"date":"2019-11-25T06:06:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T20:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=312674"},"modified":"2019-11-25T06:06:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T20:06:20","slug":"raising-women-leaders-with-cwa-fun-raise-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/raising-women-leaders-with-cwa-fun-raise-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising women leaders with CWA Fun-Raise-Her"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Community members support women through the \u201cFun-Raise-Her\u201d Dinner organized by the CNMI Women\u2019s Association, held last Nov. 22, Friday, at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan in Garapan. (Photos by Iva Maurin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over a hundred people gathered at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort & Spa in Garapan last Friday, to celebrate and support women on the island for the very first \u201cFun-Raise-Her\u201d Dinner organized by the CNMI Women\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n

CWA administrator Felicidad Ogumoro said the event helped raise funds so the association could pursue its objectives to provide more education opportunities, as well as training and development, that would empower women in the CNMI to become leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201c[CWA] is empowering our women to be strong leaders in the community, whether they are at home, in school, in the Legislature, [or] holding public positions,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

CWA\u2019s projects are focused on education and training and development for women and their families. The group is also doing job placements for unemployed women. <\/p>\n

The association is currently helping facilitate training for women entrepreneurs, those who are already in business and those who are planning to be in business. <\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our collaboration with the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, we have already covered four areas,\u201d Ogumoro said. \u201cOne, how to start a business; two, how to put together a business plan; three, how to put together the financial plan; and four, the marketing plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The CNMI Women\u2019s Association\u2019s new board of directors, from left, Jovita Paulino, Cecilia Taitano, Cindy I. Deleon Guerrero, Linda Cabrera, Annie Reyes, and Annamae Adaza, during the \u201cFun-Raise-Her\u201d Dinner organized by the CNMI Women\u2019s Association last Nov. 22, Friday, at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan in Garapan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The night\u2019s guest speaker, Rowina O. Torres, who owns and founded Rufina Tropicals in As Lito, shared her life\u2019s journey and its many turns before making it to the road of the ornamental plant export business.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight is about if I can, then you can, too. Find, discover, and explore yourselves,\u201d Torres said. \u201cHaving big dreams and to aspire [for] the impossible is everyone\u2019s birthright. Dreams do come true if you believe in you. Success requires endurance, remain focused. Do not let others pull you down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torres\u2019 journey ties with the event\u2019s theme of building resilience among women so they could grow and bloom into the strong, confident, empowered, and resilient individuals that they are. <\/p>\n

CNMI first lady Diann Torres was at the fundraiser to support CWA for its role in uplifting women in the community. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur women deserve to be supported in every way, whether it be education [or] childcare,\u201d the first lady said. \u201cCWA took the initiative to lead women in the CNMI and has been providing services for women, which is very important. I support every organization that supports the women in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from the training and development workshops, CWA will also soon start planning for the Women\u2019s Summit, as well as the activities for the annual women’s month that will be held in March. <\/p>\n

To join the association or for more information, contact CWA at 233-8978\/9411, email cwa.fogumoro@gmail.com, or visit the CWA Office (Building 1223) on Capital Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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