Global Conference to harness women power

Bangalore, June 6 (UNI) Women visionaries from around the world will come together to harness the women power to create a better world at the three-day International Women Conference hosted by the Art of Living Foundation here from June 8.

In the three-day event that will be held at the ALF International Centre in the outskirts of the City would resolve to educate 500 girl children in India and empower 1,000 women prisoners across the globe.

The three-day event would be inaugurated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of Art of Living and would have an all-inclusive approach to engage all stakeholders in addressing issues concerning women in particular and humanity in general.

Conference Chairperson Bhanumati Narsimhan, in a release, said that "the whole idea is just to learn from each other and to create a feeling of oneness among people of diverse backgrounds and to spread more smiles by creating an atmosphere of celebration and service to humanity." Bridging the urban-rural divide in the development process, over 550 women delegates from rural and urban backgrounds would rub shoulders and deliberate ways to empower women in all spheres of society. On the second day 800 college girls from the city would join the Conference. Fiftyfour speakers would present their formulae for a just and peaceful world.

The conference would begin with the inauguration of the 'Tejaswini' exhibition by Ms Shiranthi Rajapakse, First Lady of Sri Lanka, Lady Sarojni Jugnauth, First Lady of the Republic of Mauritius and Ms Megawati Suekarnoputrii, Former President of Indonesia.

Top cop Kiran Bedi, Biocon Industries CEO Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, entrepreneurs, policy-makers, parliamentarians and government representatives from South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Jordan, Afghanistan, Mongolia and other eminent women from the UK, USA, Italy, Germany and Australia are expected to participate in the Conference. Lata Usendi, Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Chattisgarh, besides 250 rural women from India also would be participating in this event.

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