Maldives celebrates International Women’s Day
As the government marked the day with special activities at offices and the handing out of annual awards for women, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party pledged financial support to 44 female candidates contesting in the upcoming local council elections.
09 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
The Maldives marked International Women’s Day with special activities at government, private and state-owned company offices and the handing out of the third annual Rehendhi awards at a ceremony on Wednesday morning.
The winners of this year’s Rehendhi awards, which recognises women’s contributions in various fields, were Nazeera Ibrahim Manik, president of the Maldives Development Alliance’s women’s wing, Aishath Majeedha, a Kulhudhufushi island council member and cake maker, Ifham Hussain, managing director of the Autism Centre, and Samiya Zakariyya, a lecturer at the Islamic University of Maldives.
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim pinned brooches on the winners and President Abdulla Yameen handed out the awards.
In his speech, Yameen said more work needs to be done to increase women’s participation in various sectors and suggested that the Maldives should aspire to become an example to the world in gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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