ABOUT US
Offering fellowship, the opportunity to meet each other and enjoy a varied programme of activities.
Our History
The founder and organiser of WGO in 1973 was Hilda Staal, wife of the Minister of the English Speaking Congregation in Muscat, Oman.
Originally the group was known as the Women’s Guild of the Protestant Church in Oman. At the first meeting, thirteen women met at the home of Hilda Staal, including Eloise Bosch who sadly passed away here in Oman in October 2016. Eloise remained a member of the WGO and was an inspiration to many who had the privilege to meet her.
Our Mission
The purpose of the Women’s Guild in Oman is to offer fellowship, the opportunity to meet each other and enjoy a varied programme of activities.
Our Patrons
Yuthar Mahammed Al Rawahi
Hon. Yuthar Mohamed Al Rawahy is a member of the State Council and the founder and former chairperson of The Oman Cancer Association (OCA), the first registered, non-governmental, non-profit organisation at the Omani Ministry of Social Development. She graduated from the American University of Cairo and worked at the college of Medicine in Sultan Qaboos University in the Dean’s Office as the Medical Education Officer from 1961- 2000.
Yuthar is a four times cancer survivor dedicated to advocating for cancer patients and their empowerment. Her organization works to create cancer awareness and acceptance and promotes early intervention though self-examination.
Yuthar Mahammed Al Rawahi
Hon. Yuthar Mohamed Al Rawahy is a member of the State Council and the founder and former chairperson of The Oman Cancer Association (OCA), the first registered, non-governmental, non-profit organisation at the Omani Ministry of Social Development. She graduated from the American University of Cairo and worked at the college of Medicine in Sultan Qaboos University in the Dean’s Office as the Medical Education Officer from 1961- 2000.
Yuthar is a four times cancer survivor dedicated to advocating for cancer patients and their empowerment. Her organization works to create cancer awareness and acceptance and promotes early intervention though self-examination.
Jane Jaffer, MBE
Jane Jaffer, primary school teacher from Blackheath, London, came to live in Oman in 1980. In the 1980’s she ran her own nursery school before setting up the nursery at the British School in 1987.
In the 1990’s Jane set up the first woman’s only health spa and ran her own holistic centre for courses, classes and therapies. In 2003 she trained to become a yoga teacher and in 2005 she became a professional therapeutic counsellor. Jane has written several books including, Women on the Edge, Dana and the Dolphin, Scent of a Rose, Memoirs of an Omani Gentleman from Zanzibar and Love in the Time of Zanzibar. A strong advocate of children’s literacy, Jane set up the Let’s Read Programme, under the auspices of Dar Al Atta’a, in January 2007. The aim of the programme is to promote the love of reading to children in Oman. Let’s Read supports reading initiatives in schools and creates playrooms and libraries in hospitals, schools and other institutions.
Jane Jaffer
Jane Jaffer, primary school teacher from Blackheath, London, came to live in Oman in 1980. In the 1980’s she ran her own nursery school before setting up the nursery at the British School in 1987.
In the 1990’s Jane set up the first woman’s only health spa and ran her own holistic centre for courses, classes and therapies. In 2003 she trained to become a yoga teacher and in 2005 she became a professional therapeutic counsellor. Jane has written several books including, Women on the Edge, Dana and the Dolphin, Scent of a Rose, Memoirs of an Omani Gentleman from Zanzibar and Love in the Time of Zanzibar. A strong advocate of children’s literacy, Jane set up the Let’s Read Programme, under the auspices of Dar Al Atta’a, in January 2007. The aim of the programme is to promote the love of reading to children in Oman. Let’s Read supports reading initiatives in schools and creates playrooms and libraries in hospitals, schools and other institutions.
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