The first UMA! Women's Empowerment & Awareness Week is a fact. Various activities are planned between 2 and 8 March 2015 to strengthen Surinamese women. All this in the context of International Women's Day (8 March). You are cordially invited to the activities below.
For convenience, we highlight the following:
Launch of the UMA! International Network
Date: Monday, March 2, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Location: CCS (Henck Arronstraat)
The Women's Empowerment & Awareness Week will then be formally launched with the festive opening of the Exhibition BAD HAIR UPROAD (see the invitation attached separately).
We also cordially invite you to cover the 1st UMA! Women's Empowerment Conference.
Date: Sunday March 8, 2015
Time: 09.00 – 17.30 hrs
Location: Ballroom Lalla Rookhgebouw
Highlighting the above activities does not mean that the rest on the calendar are not relevant. We ask you to keep an eye on those as well.
For the rest we wish you a pleasant weekend and a good start into the new week. We look forward to seeing you at our events.
| DATE | ACTIVITY | TIME | LOCATION | ORGANIZATIONS |
| March 2nd | ">Opening of the exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 19.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement |
| Screening of documentary Going Natural Diaries and dialogue about her | 19.45 – 20.30 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement | |
| Start Women's Political Café | 19.00 – 21.00 | Tori Oso – Fred Derby Street | Zami Paramaribo io | |
| March 3 | ">Exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 10.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement |
| Workshop Treatment & Care of Frizzy Hair | 19.00 – 21.00 | CCS – Hall Outsider | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement | |
| ">Women Exposure 'Raise the Glass: Celebrating the Tenacity of the Surinamese Woman'. An appreciation evening for daredevils and doers! | 19.00 – 23.00 | TBD | UMA! | |
| March 4th | Workshop Treatment & Care of Frizzy Hair | 08.00 – 10.00 | Training room Suriname Hospitality & Tourism Training Center (SHTTC)- Gravenberchstraat # 54 | UMA! |
| Workshop with starting entrepreneurs (women) | 08.00 – 14.00 | Care hotel Suriname | UMA! | Pan American Development Fund | |
| Filming Goning Natural Documentary Suriname | TBD | Paramaribo city center | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement | |
| Training for female entrepreneurs and employees: Internet, Websites & Social Media | 10:00 – 12:00 | Training room Suriname Hospitality & Tourism Training Center (SHTTC) – Gravenberchstraat # 54 | To Be Followed Web Consultancy | UMA! | |
| ">Exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 10.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement | |
| Lecture Dr. Barryl Biekman – Beijing 20: The meaning of sustainable development goals for the situation of the women's community in Suriname | 19.00 – 21.00 | Tori Oso | UMA! | Zami Paramaribo io | CCS | |
| Vulnerable girls: How do I find myself again? | 18:00 – 22:00 | Conference room Lalla Rookh building | Platform for Active Women in Politics | |
| March 5 | ">Exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 10.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement |
| Braidloc Workshop for Hair Salons | 10.00 – 12:00 | CCS | Kroeshaar.com | UMA! | |
| Discussion morning with sociology students and students from the AHKCO. Theme 'The importance of identity formation in the development of communities/individuals' | 11.00 – 12.30 | CCS – US Corner | Anton de Kom University of Suriname | UMA! | Academy for Higher Arts and Cultural Education | |
| Presentation of research report Lesbian and Bisexual women | 19:00 – 21:00 | CCS – Hall Outsider | ">Women's Way Foundation | |
| Public debate on television about identity and self-development | 21.15 – 22.15 | STVS | ">STVS 8er 't Nieuws | UMA! | |
| March 6 | ">Exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 10.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement |
| Motivational day Maroon women: Marron uma Gi Ahala dei Theme: “Fiengi joenkoe jakie gaandie” Sub-activities: presentation of djadja Surinamese women with their “struggle” success stories, play, cultural performances and fair | 16.00 – 24.00 | SMS Pier | Maroon Women Collective Suriname | |
| March 7th | ">Exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 10.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement |
| Awareness about and for women with hearing impairment: 'Identity and challenges of the woman with hearing impairment' | 13.00 – 17.00 | Kennedy Foundation Training Room | ||
| Curly Hair Heritage Show | 19.00 – 22.00 | Open Air Museum Suriname Commewijne | Suriname Heritage Festival | UMA! | |
| March 8 | UMA! Conference: “Identity and Self-Development; Ingredients for Social Success” | 09.00 – 17.30 | Ballroom Lalla Rookhgebouw, Paramaribo | UMA! |
| ">Closing: Exhibition 'Bad Hair Uprooted' | 10.00 – 21.00 | CCS | UMA! | Nola Hatterman | Fashion Paradise | Bnatural Movement | |
| Commemoration and Celebration of International Women's Day | 17.00 – 22.00 | PWO Center Limesgracht # 80, Paramaribo | National Repair Commission Suriname |