Women's rights Organization, Empowering Women NFP holds Skills Development Certification Program graduation ceremony
Empowering Women NFP is proud to announce its first graduating class of 2022 in their Skills Development Certification Program. According to their founder and Executive Director, Arshia Hasnain, women's empowerment can only be achieved through skills development which in turn leads to financial stability.
Sunday, June 12th, 2022, the graduation ceremony took place at NSTOP 2 p.m. where 12 graduates were awarded their Skills Development Sewing certificates by the Honorable Aasma Tariq, wife of current Pakistani Consul General in Chicago. She herself is a huge advocate of women's empowerment and women's rights. As the honored guest, Aasma Tariq spoke highly about the program and mentioned how she has been supporting Empowering Women NFP since the skills development program started in January. It took 16 dedicated weeks to graduate the first empowered group of women taught by instructors Everal Stewart and Vashti Watson.
Aaama Tariq also mentioned how it gives her immense pleasure when people from different backgrounds, race, religions, and ethnicities come together to make a positive impact. She is proud of the work Arshia Hasnain, and her team are doing in Chicago to help the underserved communities and provide necessary services to domestic violence survivors.
Sarah Hussain and Farvah Lakhani, Board Members of Empowering Women NFP lead the Skills Development Program. Sarah Hussain addressed the graduates with the empowered skills they have learned and how this will help them gain employment
Susan Aurinko, photographer and owner of Lens Flair Designs was also present at the ceremony. She will hire these women graduates from Empowering Women NFP Skills Development Sewing Program for her design firm and give them opportunity for jobs.
Empowering Women NFP is a non-profit (EIN 85-1246920) based in the city of Chicago providing trauma informed services to domestic violence survivors. Visit their website www.ewnfp.org and get involved. They are always looking for volunteers to assist in their programs in Rogers Park and the South Side of Chicago.