SHARJAH, The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) has issued the third edition of the Women Entrepreneurs Booklet in the Emirate of Sharjah.

This role comes as a translation of the directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to support, rehabilitate and empower women and provide them with the opportunity to contribute to the comprehensive and sustainable economic development process.

The booklet includes 4 main topics containing the department’s efforts, in cooperation with its strategic partners, to enhance the contribution of Emirati women to the process of sustainable economic development and support their entry into the labour market as an important and indispensable human resource.

In this context, the department affirmed its keenness to support the role of women and empower women entrepreneurs, as part of its strategic plan in activating and supporting the role of women.

Since its establishment, it has been an incubator for them and their creativity to diversify and lead the local economy, improve the quality of life and develop society through small and medium enterprises of various kinds.

Source: Emirates News Agency