By Affa Adi
Edited by Harith Syafiee
Photography session with all the guests and students | Credit: Fuziah Salleh / Facebook
GOMBAK, 11th March 2024: In conjunction with International Women’s Day, GLOW Inspiration Night 2024 was held on 8th March 2024 at IIUM Cultural Centre (ICC) where esteemed YB Senator Puan Hajah Fuziah binti Salleh shared her wisdom on women’s potential.
GLOW Network, short for Global Leaders of Women Network, was an event organised by Malaysia Development & Sustainability Professionals Association (MDSPRo), Philandure Impact Lab, IIUM Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, and The Good Society Malaysia. The event was held from 9 am until 10 pm and was filled with inspiring stories from women across various fields.
The full schedule of GLOW Event 2024 | Credit: minds_2024 / Instagram
A captivating opening performance by CITRA IIUM | Credit: Afifah Adi
GLOW Inspiration Night 2024 marked the end of the all-day event. The program began with an opening performance by CITRA IIUM that captivated the audience. Following the performance, YB Senator Puan Hajah Fuziah was welcomed onto the stage to give a speech. She first started by sharing her amazing journey of eventually becoming a politician and currently a Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living.
YB Senator Puan Hajah Fuziah binti Salleh giving an inspiring speech | Credit: Fuziah Salleh / Facebook
In expressing her hope for women to show their abilities, she mentioned, “Because I believe that all of us have a lot to offer. I believe that there is so much potential in women anywhere they are, everywhere. And I believe all it takes is just a little bit of guidance, a little bit of leadership to provide [a] platform for women to come together and they will realise their potential.”
Following her speech, an award-giving ceremony was commenced to recognize and celebrate the contributions made by several aspiring women within GLOW Malaysia. To show appreciation for the significant impact that they have made, they were awarded with the GLOW ICON titles. Some of the titles were the GLOW Humanitarian Icon received by Dr Fauziah Hasan and the GLOW Entrepreneurship Icon received by Che Siti Noraini Bt Norawi.
Photos of GLOW ICON Award recipients | Credit: Afifah Adi
The Wardah-sponsored event was further made memorable with a closing performance by CITRA IIUM. The audience were blessed with the melodious voices of the talented singers as the lyrics resonated with the theme of hope and the remembrance of the upcoming month of Ramadhan.
CITRA IIUM sang two songs titled Hasrat and Pesona Ramadhan | Credit: Afifah Adi
The end of CITRA's closing performance marked the end of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration. Although it was only a brief talk, the speech made by YB Senator Puan Hajah Fuziah was hoped to inspire more women to strive and drive forward to achieve their dreams.
A quote by YB Senator Puan Hajah Fuziah is, “So this is what Glow is all about. Glow is to inspire other women, to realise the potential in themselves. To be… to be the change that you want to see. This is my motto. Be the change you want to see, because if you want to see change then you be that change.”
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