Feminition was excellent

May 31, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand for successfully hosting ‘Feminition 2011’.
My friends and I had a wonderful time at the exposition over the weekend and it gave us an opportunity to learn some things and see some of what women can do to earn a living.
This provided a good opportunity for us to check out the booth that the Ministry of Health set up and we got a lot of helpful information, were able to test our blood pressure and get our BMI checked out. The ladies in the booths were so helpful and gave us so much information. Of course we all left there with a lot of leaflets and brochures which were all so helpful and will continue to be helpful in coming days.
I just feel that this was such a wonderful opportunity for women to be highlighted and shown that there are better things in store out there and that we can do so much better if we know how to go about it.
The booth set up by the Bank also provided information on loans and services and although I did not have to utilize the services of the Ministry of Housing’s booth, I was happy to see them helping persons to apply for house lots.
The fashion show and concert were well attended and I feel that it gave designers the opportunity to show off their creations to regular everyday people, instead of just those attending fashion shows.
The regular housewife might not have had an interest in attending such shows in the past, but the exposition provided the opportunity for everyone to see what our local designers have to offer.
I think the exposition catered for a lot of tastes and showed a variety of services in several areas including fitness and nutrition, fashion, arts and craft, horticulture, banking and finance, and home and beauty.
I do hope that Government might consider making this an annual exposition because I am sure that after seeing what this exposition had to offer, more persons would be interested in participating next time.
Attiya Baksh