PPP/C women’s group to convene 16th Triennial congress on November 24

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The Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) will be convening its 16th Triennial Congress under the theme “Strengthen WPO to Further Advance the Development of Guyanese Women” on November 24 and 25.
The congress will bring together women from all the regions in Guyana, who will spend two days of interaction, during which time ,they will  assess and evaluate the journey that was undertaken since the last congress and develop a road map for the next three years.
This will include a strategic vision which will be presented to congress for adoption, and will include the reports of the six working groups, the presentation of the Central Committee Report and the elections of members for the Central Committee.
The issues that will be discussed are: Strengthening the WPO, Women in decision making; women’s participation in income generation; violence against women and girls; how to attract and motive young women into the political environment; and what are some of the challenges facing families and how can the WPO help to overcome them.
This congress is being held six months before the organisation begins its year-long celebration on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
The WPO was formed at a very important juncture of Guyana’s history when the first political party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) was established.
The PPP, recognising the role women had to play in the country’s political and economic development, undertook the task of setting up the WPO as the women’s section of the party.
Today, the membership spans all the 10 regions of Guyana and across the ethnic divide.

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