The U.S. Embassy welcomed 85 businesswomen, students and journalists for a conference on success in business on March 28. The conference, conducted in Arabic, featured Chadian businesswomen Awatif Baroud and Halima Assadiya Hassan as speakers, along with moderator Alkhanssa Mouhamad Ahmad. Chargé d’Affaires Chahrazed Sioud welcomed the participants, noting the Embassy’s long history of support for women’s empowerment and promoting economic opportunity. Participants asked questions on topics including overcoming societal obstacles to women in business, and about opportunities for training, including the possibility of a business incubator for women.
