Her Majesty inaugurates building

Kathmandu, Dec. 11 (RSS): Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah inaugurated the newly-constructed polytechnic building of the Federation of Business and Professional Women-Nepal amidst a function at Buddhanagar today.

Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion, also inspected the various chambers of the building.

The federation, which was established as the Nepal branch of the international federation of business and Professional Women, has the objective of helping in the creation of employment opportunities through the provision of skill-oriented training aimed at the progress and welfare of women working in different sectors of the national economy.

The polytechnic building was constructed at the cost of approximately Rs 8.6 million at the initiative and assistance of Mrs. Kristina Herzog, the wife of the late German president Roman Herzog.

On the occasion, Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare Kamala Pant said since all-round development of the country was not possible without the empowerment of women, the federation would make significant contribution to the empowerment and capacity-building of women.

International president of the Federation Pat Harrison hoped that the Federation of Business and Professional Women-Nepal would help a lot in the socio-economic development of Nepalese women.

President of the federation’s Nepal Branch Mrs. Ambika Shrestha said that the federation has started its work in Patan, Thimi, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Birgunj and other places with the objective of extending its services and to uplift the living standards of the Nepalese women in various parts of the country.

Vice-president of the federation Dilli Devi Shakya and general secretary Laxmi Keshari Manandhar shed light on the activities of the federation.

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