Women Empowerment Bureau

WHO ARE WE?

Women Empowerment Bureau is a bureau under Harmoni IIUM whose work is advocacy-oriented to advance women empowerment on IIUM campus as well as developing the sisters of Harmoni to be empowered individuals.

WHAT DO WE DO?

With the goal of empowering women in mind, the Bureau initiates several projects and initiatives to nurture understanding and discussions, as well as strategising female development to be part of the journey advocating for changes in policy implementations and social stigmas.

PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

#CAFFEINATED DISCUSSION SERIES

#Caffeinated is a discussion series serving as a platform for open discussion pertaining to women and related issues. This is also the place for sisters to build their self-confidence, development and bravery to speak on issues openly.

HEWI'S TRAINING OF TRAINERS

Hewi's Training of Trainers (TOT) is a project in its inception aimed to groom basic understanding on women's issues at personal, national and international level. While #Caffeinated topics are ad-hoc in nature, Hewi's TOT's topics are strategised and segmented to meet a minimum level of understanding on targeted contents.

Hewi's TOT seeks to dissect the topics of gender-budgeting, policies which discriminate women, Malaysia's stance in women's rights at international level and the subtle, systemic discrimination against women.

SISTER SANCTUARY

@SisterSanctuary is an online advocacy project which is based on Instagram, creating content and awareness on women. #ReadtoEmpower is an initiative under the Team to cultivate reading culture among sisters of IIUM. Find @SisterSanctuary on Instagram and follow!

TAFAQQUH LIN NISA'

Tafaqquh Lin Nisa' is a series of halaqah or small gathering among sisters, occasionally converted into an open seminar which focuses on building understanding on women from an Islamic perspective. The themes include content dissection on the basis of the Qur'an, Hadith, Sirah and Fiqh.

#SISWEEK

SisWeek is a mini-carnival organised in conjunction with the International Women's Day on 8 March every year. It is comprised of many interesting events under the carnival, which includes Book Review, Sharing Sessions, Speaker's Corner and Movie Dissect. We are open to any initiative to collaborate or be part of our SisWeek team!

INTERESTED TO CONTRIBUTE?

Currently, the Bureau is looking for the following vacancies to be filled in:

• Assistant Secretary for the Bureau

• #Caffeinated's team

• Hewi's TOT

• SisWeek's team

If you are keen to be part of the team, kindly contact any one of the following:

Sr. Iffah Nabiha: wa.me/60125407071

Sr. Husna: https://wa.me/60177180042