WGO Donate to Dar Al Atta’s Let’s Read Programme It was our absolute honor to present a cheque for RO1,000 to Jane Bickmore-Jaffer, MBE for the Dar Al Atta’s Let’s Read Programme. Simply, the programme works to promote the love of reading to children in Oman. Please join their Facebook group, Dar Al Atta’s Let’s Read, to find out more. We had the pleasure to have a look round the Let’s Read Bus and library and it is absolutely brilliant! Please, if you get the time, go and see their choice of books to browse or buy. Soft [...]

Charity begins at home... Can you cook - other than for your family -- an iftar meal for mere strangers? For five strangers? Maybe 10? Even that sounds a bit impossible, but here we have a family and their friends in Mabela that cooks iftar for nearly 2000 people every day during this Holy Month! And they have been doing that for the last nine years! Also featured is the remarkable charity group, Al Rahma Charity based in Al Khoud, which has, since 2008, been taking care of the underprivileged, low-income sections of the society, orphans and families alike, and those [...]

‘Making friends and raising funds’ is what the Women’s Guild in Oman (WGO) is about and its Spring Fair recently at the Al Bahja Hall of the Jungle Restaurant. was superb testimony to just that! This was the first Spring Fair organized by the WGO. The WGO’s Fairs have steadily grown in popularity over the years. This time, there was a packed house with over 80 stalls. The fair had an exciting range of items on sale, from handmade goods to clothes, accessories and baked goods. Popularly considered as the much awaited, one stop shop for buying gifts the fair got [...]

Oman Observer Wednesday 22nd, January 2014 The Women’s Guild in Oman (WGO) held its annual croquet morning recently at the British Ambassador’s residence. True to tradition, it proved to be an extremely popular morning with all the members and guests who attended. Four teams participated over the course of the game and Avis Pickering emerged as the grand prize winner. The other highlight of the morning was the ‘Best Hat Competition’, which was judged by Mohammed al Riyami. Some fabulous hats were seen on display and the lucky winner for the best hat was long standing committee member Martina Stevens. Also [...]

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