Farida Sultan is the Director of Sultan Gallery, and the founding member of Bayan Bi-Lingual School and Al-Sadu House. She taught English as a Foreign Language at Al-Jazaer School in Shamiya, and was assistant professor in the Department of English Literature at Kuwait University, Shuwaikh and Khaldiya campuses. In 2013 she served on the Advisory Board of the National Council for Arts and letters in its first participation in the Venice Biennale 2013. In 2013 she received the First Kuwait Arab Woman Awards, in the arts category, and in 2014 she received the KDIPA award for the Logo Competition.  

Women in Non-Profit Organisations Women are perceived as more nurturing, so having a woman leading the charge for special needs individuals may not be a surprise.  However, being successful requires stepping into areas that are less ‘female friendly’, like legislative affairs, funding, community building. Do you think your gender made things easier, harder or was it neutral? Community education is a huge part of establishing recognition for special needs individuals.  Did you find audiences more receptive to your message because you were female? Did you experience any difference in how male special needs programmes were received compared to programmes targeting females? Do you have to sacrifice ‘family’ to be successful…

In support of Kuwaiti Women, the superpowers in women have prevalently created stories that exemplify the ultimate power of womanhood while adding charm to their professional career. We cordially invite you to attend a seminar titled “Hiwar: Success is a Woman” presented by Anwar al-Mahmeed. Anwaar Al Mahmeed is the Managing Director of Republic MENA, Board Member at CubeFabs Inc, and a Venture Capitalist. She founded Menaverse Ventures to invest in early stage deep tech, and had previously co-founded the East Chain Co. Focused solely on blockchain infrastructure investments. She was also the lead organizer of The East Chain Open Hub (ECOH) Conference in Kuwait. Prior to that, Anwaar was…