KCCI Women Entrepreneurship

KCCI Women Entrepreneurship Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), being premier and largest Chamber of Pakistan with a

Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisar, Member Managing Committee & Chairperson Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee, KCCI attended Expo k...
12/03/2022

Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisar, Member Managing Committee & Chairperson Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee, KCCI attended Expo ke Naam Exhibition as Guest of Honor. The event is organized by the Gul e Rana Community Center.

10/03/2022

3rd Meeting of women entrepreneurs sub committee of KCCI # pakistan .pk #

09/03/2022

International Women Day celebrated at KCCI.
The Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee of KCCI celebrated ‘International Women's Day at Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s auditorium. All the women entrepreneurs of KCCI actively participated in the colorful event. Ms. Sultana Siddiqui Chairperson of Hum TV Network was the chief guest. The prominent women were recognized for their services by awarding them prizes during the event.

Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisar, Member Managing Committee & Chairperson Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee, KCCI attended ILMA U...
20/01/2022

Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisar, Member Managing Committee & Chairperson Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee, KCCI attended ILMA University’s 3rd International Conference on Quality Assurance in Academia as a Key Note Speaker on 14 January 2022

KCCI Women Entrepreneurs visited the Center of Excellence for the Deaf. The delegation was led by Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisa...
23/11/2021

KCCI Women Entrepreneurs visited the Center of Excellence for the Deaf. The delegation was led by Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisar, Chairperson Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee, KCCI.

President KCCI, Muhammad Idrees attended "Art Scene Gallery" as a Chief Guest at the opening reception of Syed A Irfan P...
21/11/2021

President KCCI, Muhammad Idrees attended "Art Scene Gallery" as a Chief Guest at the opening reception of Syed A Irfan Paintings Exhibition. Ms. Durre Shahwar Nisar has also attended the event.

18/11/2021

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT & BREAST CANCER AWARENESS SESSION

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized an awareness session on “Women Empowerment & Breast Cancer” at KCCI’s Auditorium for awareness amongst the women about this
life-threatening disease. The First Lady Mrs. Samina Arif Alvi was the Chief Guest of the Session

15/11/2021

Early detection, only prevention for breast cancer: Samina Arif Alvi
KARACHI: The First Lady Samina Arif Alvi has stressed that early detection is the only prevention for dealing with the life-threatening disease of breast cancer as 98 percent of the women survive when they are diagnosed with breast cancer earlier but unfortunately, majority of the breast cancer patients in Pakistan are diagnosed belatedly when cancer reaches third stage, resulting in a death rate in between 40 to 45 percent.
Speaking at a seminar organized at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on Women Empowerment & Breast Cancer on Saturday, Samina Arif Alvi added that keeping in view the limited number of mammogram facilities available in the country, it was better for women to carry out self-examination for five minutes and if they feel anything unusual or any symptom or any change, they must immediately seek medical assistance.
Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President KCCI Zubair Motiwala, Vice Chairman BMG Anjum Nisar, General Secretary BMG AQ Khalil, President KCCI Muhammad Idrees, Senior Vice President Abdul Rehman Naqi, Chairperson of KCCI’s Women Entrepreneurs Subcommittee Durre Shahwar Nisar, President Pink Pakistan Trust Dr. Zubaida Qazi, Associate Professor IBA Huma Baqai, KCCI Managing Committee Members and a large number of women entrepreneurs attended the seminar.
First Lady Samina Alvi, while appreciating KCCI’s efforts to raise awareness about breast cancer, stated that it was very important that the business community of Chamber of Commerce, which plays the role of a backbone in the economy, comes forward to raise awareness about this disease being suffered by many women. “We need to sensitize our brothers, husbands and sons about this serious disease so that women should feel strong and boldly come forward for checkups. We have to ensure that women are empowered and encouraged to come out in every field as women are no less than anyone and they are capable of carrying out all types of tasks if they are strong and healthier.”
She also stressed the need for collective efforts by all segments of society, particularly the business community and media which can play an instrumental role in raising awareness about breast cancer and women empowerment. The awareness campaigns should not remain confined to the month of October only but it should be an ongoing exercise and the media must televise awareness program at least once a month, she added.
Chairman BMG Zubair Motiwala, in his remarks, said, “Today is an important day which would open a new chapter in the history of KCCI as for the very first time, KCCI has staged a seminar on breast cancer which was not given importance in the past.”
Referring to Dr. Zubaida Qazi’s remarks, he said that it was really alarming to see that breast cancer cases have gone up to 23.8 percent which were likely to rise further to 60 percent in few years if not promptly addressed. The government must prioritize this serious issue and an effective strategy has to be devised so that the breast cancer cases could be controlled and gradually brought down instead of upsurging.
He was of the view that the government must make screening and check-ups for breast cancer mandatory for every woman who reaches the age of 40 years which would certainly result in early diagnosis of this life-threatening disease and save many precious lives. “The strategy pursued to get the population vaccinated for COVID-19 pandemic proved very fruitful. Hence, a similar strategy must also be adopted for dealing with breast cancer by taking penal actions, imposing travel restrictions and barring women to avail other essential services on their failure to get the screening done for breast cancer”, he suggested, adding that it was also the responsibility of every male individual to ensure that his wife, sister or daughter have been screened.
While commending the efforts being made by First Lady, Zubair Motiwala extended Karachi Chamber’s full support and cooperation to all the initiatives being taken by the government for women empowerment and rights. “Empowerment comes when women get education and skills, hence it has to be ensured that women have access to education otherwise, the problems being suffered by our women would never minimize”, he added.
Vice Chairman BMG Anjum Nisar, while underscoring the need to change perception and mentally about women, said, “Unfortunately, we live in a society where it is widely believed that women will not be able to carry out several types of jobs which is untrue as women can do wonders if they are fully supported and empowered.”
He was of the opinion that rural women must also be given equal attention in all the awareness campaigns about breast cancer while opportunities must be provided to differently abled women in public and private sector organizations.
General Secretary AQ Khalil, while praising the role being played by the first lady for the betterment of women, said that as women represent more than 50 percent of the population, they must be provided equal opportunities and all their problems must also be treated equally. Moreover, the reserved seats at the National and Provincial Assemblies for women must also be raised according to their population.
President KCCI Muhammad Idrees, while warmly welcoming the First Lady, stated that the empowerment and autonomy of women and the improvement of their political, social, economic and health status was a highly important which would help in achieving sustainable development. “Education is also one of the most important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to fully participate in the development process.”
He was of the opinion that entrepreneurship was becoming an increasingly significant source of employment for women across many countries. Nowadays women perform an important role in building the real backbone of a nation’s economy. However, the number of Women entrepreneurs was quite less and they often face gender-based barriers to starting and growing their businesses which needs to be tackled, he said.
“As a nation, I would like everyone to spread the awareness on Breast Cancer so that we could collectively fight for this noble cause”, Muhammad Idrees added while extending full support and cooperation to the government in all its endeavors to create a better society for women.
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KCCI Women Entrepreneurs attended the Milaad Shareef at Arts Council Karachi
27/10/2021

KCCI Women Entrepreneurs attended the Milaad Shareef at Arts Council Karachi

Women Entrepreneurs participated in a Workshop
21/10/2021

Women Entrepreneurs participated in a Workshop

04/06/2021
Pictorial Glimpses of   International Women's Day Celebration at KCCI
07/03/2021

Pictorial Glimpses of International Women's Day Celebration at KCCI

International Women's Day Celebration at KCCI
06/03/2021

International Women's Day Celebration at KCCI

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