{"id":285350,"date":"2020-12-03T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T18:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=285350"},"modified":"2020-12-03T15:04:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T18:04:18","slug":"arab-brazilian-chambers-committee-hosted-womens-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-brazilian-chambers-committee-hosted-womens-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Brazilian Chamber\u2019s committee hosted women\u2019s meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The women\u2019s committee of the <strong>Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC), WAHI \u2013 Women Who Inspire, hosted on Thursday (3) its first meeting open to women interested in joining it. In the virtual meeting, which brought together over 30 people, guidelines for 2021 were presented.<\/p>\n<p>Women from different areas, such as survey, foreign trade, law, communication, tourism, finance, and education, participated in the online meeting and talked about their career stories and their relations with the Arab countries. They were informed about the WAHI\u2019s plans for the next year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_285335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285335\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-285337\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaomulheres-dentro-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaomulheres-dentro-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaomulheres-dentro-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaomulheres-dentro.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women had virtual meeting on Thursday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ABCC Institutional Relations manager Fernanda Baltazar talked about the creation of the businesswomen group of the B20, the business leader&#8217; group of the G20, and said that the document that resulted from its meetings will be worked on by WAHI in 2021. The G20 Summit took place in Saudi Arabia, bringing together the leaders of the world\u2019s largest economies.<\/p>\n<p>According to Baltazar, next year WAHI will keep hosting webinars, establishing partnership with new women\u2019s groups, and creating networks. The committee was launched last July, and since then it has hosted online events by women for women. The group has participated actively in the ABCC\u2019s actions, including social and humanitarian campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><em>Find out more about WAHI:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-chamber-creates-womens-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arab Chamber creates women&#8217;s committee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The women\u2019s committee\u2019s main goal is connecting Brazilian women to Arab women, particularly in business. \u201cWhen we talk about business with the Arab countries, we usually think we\u2019ll face difficulties,\u201d WAHI chairwoman Alessandra Frisso (<em>pictured at the top<\/em>) said. The businesswoman believes there are some preconceptions about the Arabs. \u201cIt\u2019s a very warm people, very similar to Brazilians,\u201d Frisso said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_285341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285341\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-285343\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaoclaudia-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaoclaudia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaoclaudia-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaoclaudia.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haddad talked about the committee\u2019s social actions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A director of the group, civil engineer Claudia Yazigi Haddad talked about the social actions the committee in 2020. Due to the pandemic, the group got involved in the ABCC\u2019s donations to hospitals across Brazil. It also had a strong participation in the campaign made by Brazilian organizations to help Lebanon following the blast in August. \u201cWe at WAHI are always attentive to help those in need,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Historian Silvia Antibas, ABCC cultural director and a director of the women\u2019s committee, talked about how the group will connect Arab and Brazilian women in culture. The ABCC works in culture hosting its own projects and supporting others. WAHI aims at helping to spread the cultural production by women from both regions.<\/p>\n<p>ABCC professionals presented other areas of the ABCC that will play an important role in connecting Brazilian and Arab women. The ABCC International Office in Dubai was presented by analyst Mariana Marques and will bridge the gap with the Arab women. The Brazilian-Arab News Agency will publicize actions by the committee and show the work of businesswomen in both regions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_285344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285344\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-285346\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaosilvia-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaosilvia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/reuniaosilvia.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antibas talked about cultural actions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Frisso, WAHI will form work groups for 2021. The women interested in joining the committee will engage in them according to their professional areas. The first open meeting was joined by CEOs, presidents of ABCC partner associations, executives and businesswomen working in ABCC member companies, lawyers, foreign trade and exporting company professionals, as well as other women interested in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p>The actions carried out by WAHI in 2020 included the partnership with the Women Insite Trade (WIT) group, which is composed by women working in foreign trade and foreign affairs. WAHI and WIT hosted a webinar last September about the challenges and opportunities for women doing business with the Arab countries. WAHI also hosted a women\u2019s debate within the Economic Forum Brazil &amp; Arab Countries hosted by the ABCC last October.<\/p>\n<p><em>Find out more about WAHI:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wit-group-brings-together-women-in-international-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WIT group brings together women in international business<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-285338\">Screenshot<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women\u2019s group WAHI \u2013 Women Who Inspire hosted (3) its first meeting open to those interested in joining the committee on Thursday. 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