Afro-Guyanese women are smart, courageous, and dedicated to the country.
The First Lady also advised the delegates to stay true to themselves by holding firm to their values, educating themselves and by cultivating self-confidence so that they can fight against the negative stereotypes of women that are often publicized.
“So, we have to start somewhere…I would like to see that when our young girls grow up, they don’t think of being somebody’s assistant or secretary, they look to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Presidents and the Ministers in charge,” she said. Well said and they can run more than cakeshops.
Meanwhile, Producer of the pageant, Dr. Sulan Fung, said the organizers took the decision to arrange a meeting with the First Lady and the delegates because they view her as a role model for women.
“We see her as the epitome of what a Guyanese woman should be and we wanted our mothers, our women, our children to have her as an example,” she said.