The annual celebration of World Rural W omen’s Day is considered a practical way of obtaining recognition and support for the multitude of roles that rural women play, who are mostly farmers and small entrepreneurs.Rural Women represent over a quarter of the world’s population and greatly contribute to the well-being of their family and the […]

International World Rural Woman’s Day is 15th October 2010, NRWPTT will therefore host our annual Tea, Sip and Chat, in Celebration of our Rural Women.This year we plan to honour 5 rural women who over the years contributed to rural development, in the field of:-a) Agricultureb) Culturec)  Small Business Developmentd)  Innovative Product Developmentc)  Community DevelopmentThe […]

Isn’t she cute?  Our “Got Mango” girl is five year old Leah-Garie, the niece of Celina Celestine, one of our members.  Little Leah-Garie so bravely posed for photographs for our mango festival blitz.  She really enjoyed eating that mango and provided us with  many beautiful photos from which to choose for our Mango Festival newspaper […]

Training provided to have a multiplier effect on productivity and sustained economic growth, guided by rural women micro-entrepreneurs across the Caribbean.Thirty rural women micro-entrepreneurs from 12 countries across the Caribbean region have benefited from an important training exercise that will allow them to attain greater gender equality and further exploit business opportunities in an effort […]