Her Majesty Graces ACWW Welcoming Banquet

Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Sunday night consented to attend a welcoming dinner ceremony in conjunction with the 7th Area Conference Associated Country Women of the World, ACWW, for Southeast Asia and the Far East.  Upon arrival at the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong, Her Majesty was welcomed by the executive committee and members of Brunei Women’s Institute, WI, as well as the committee of the 7th ACWW for Southeast Asia and the Far East. 

Also present were Kebawah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Puan Pahang Tengku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj; Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah; Her Royal

Highness Princess Hajah Masna and Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Amal Umi Kalthum Al-Islam. 

The 7th ACWW for Southeast Asia and the Far East is being held in the country until the 17th of this month.  ACWW is the largest international organization for rural women and homemakers, with a membership of over nine million members in seventy countries worldwide, the majority of whom depend on agriculture for a living.  The ACWW is active in conducting sustainable development projects, in agriculture training and development, micro credit/income generation, nutrition and health issues literacy, environmental issues and access to clean water and sanitation.  Brunei Darussalam first hosted a similar conference in 1991.