WCISL awards ceremony on Sunday

The much-awaited women's entrepreneurship awards ceremony conducted by the Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce Sri Lanka (WCICSL), will be held on July 15 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel.

The President of the Chamber, Vindyani Hettigoda, said that one of the prime objectives of the event was to tap rural talent and give them exposure to reach international standards and be a bigger contributor to Sri Lankan exports. She said that though the women population was high in Sri Lanka, the contribution made by them to the national economy, was inadequate.

"Though their potential was high, no organised mechanism was available to harness their abilities and talent until recently," she said.

The Chamber is working nationally and internationally to improve the status of women in Industry, Commerce and Service to enable them to use their expertise to effect positive changes towards sustainable development. She said that the awards ceremony was one such endeavor organised by the Chamber.

She said that the past winners of the event have expressed satisfaction saying that the publicity and recognition they gained helped them to take their business to the next level. SS