Woman empowering woman

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Published on Monday, February 23, 2015

By Dianne Kowalchuk

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Rivers Women’s Institute (WI) members welcomed Sue Klassen as guest speaker at the group’s February meeting. Through Sue’s photos, the ladies were transported to Uganda, and through her enthusiastic commentary, the ladies learned about the valuable work done by the co-operative movement in developing countries.

Sue spent two weeks on the ground in Kampala, Uganda in 2014. Although she did similar work in Mongolia in 2012, her presentation to the WI group focused on the Ugandan trip and her work there as technical support for credit unions. Sue was able to see first-hand how a bit of money and a co-operative outlook can change the lives of women in developing countries. WI members very much appreciated Sue’s talk, especially because it mirrors in many ways the international work done by WI. And everyone then enjoyed a great lunch and visit!

The meeting, which was held at Westwood Lodge, touched briefly on a number of topics: the participation of Rivers WI at the Wellness Day on April 11, the possibility of donating seeds for planting day at Rivers Elementary School, and sponsoring prizes for 4-H classes at Rivers fair. 

The next meeting will be held at Westwood Lodge on Friday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. Warren Smallwood will speak about the local justice committee; guests are always welcome.