Rayhan Yaqub Foundation Organises Workshop for Muslim Women
The Rayhan Yaqub Foundation (RYF), a feminine youth group based in Accra, has organised a week-long workshop for young Muslim women on how to live impactful lives in their communities and country as well as how to strategise in life so as to develop into responsible and purpose-driven women.
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The workshop dubbed ‘Light Upon Light Ladies Workshop' was held at the Zenith University College in Accra and was attended by Muslimahs (Muslim ladies) from all over the country.
Speakers discussed topics such as how to develop entrepreneurial skills as well as how to compose oneself as a Muslimah in the turbulent Ghanaian job market.
Speaking on the etiquettes to maintain on the job market, Hajia Hurairah Abdul Razak, a counsellor, spoke on the expectations of the Ghanaian employer on writing Curriculum Vitae (CVs) as well as how to maintain a professional personality on the job.
She advised the young ladies to maintain a dignified image and not to tolerate any unprofessional gesture from anybody.
Another speaker, a member of the Counsel of State, Dr Rabiatu Armah, noted that in Ghana,it was the women who mainly projected the image of Islam due to their distinct method of dressing and they must, therefore, always maintain a graceful and dignified personality everywhere they went.
The programme also took participants through important life skills including how to maintain a healthy personality through exercising and aerobics, how to discover and use one's talents and how to make basic pastries and fruit drinks.
Other speakers at the event included Hajia Zubaida Issah (a counsellor), Sheikh Abdul Rahman Botchway (a member of Al-Firdaus Foundation) and Sheikh Nasirudeen (a pharmacist and CEO of Paragon Foundation).
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The event ended with some performances from the participants including drama and poetry. There were also a number of presentations by some of the participants who talked about their experiences at the workshop and how they thought they had benefited and/or will benefit from the training they had received.