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Advertisement Assembled in a makeshift commercial kitchen on a side street in Melbourne’s north, 15 volunteers with the Muslim Women’s Council of Victoria take on their own “mystery box” every Friday. They rustle through donations of food from local charities and businesses: spare vegetables, rice, spice packets, sometimes chicken or beef. Afshan Mantoo (centre) and her group of volunteers preparing food at their kitchen in Coburg. Credit:Penny Stephens Their assignment? Come up with a meal to serve the vulnerable Victorians who visit for Friday lunch in Coburg. Demand has peaked and troughed since mum-of-four Afshan Mantoo, the council’s president, started the initiative at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last March. ....
Equipping female entrepreneurs of Gilgit-Baltistan with digital marketing skills By Picture showing participants of Gilgit-Baltistan s first-ever Digital Marketing Bootcamp for women. Photo: CIRCLE. GULMIT, GILGIT-BALTISTAN: As the world continues to become increasingly digitalised with time, having an online presence has become crucial for businesses. Whether someone owns a big company or a small startup, having a sound digital marketing strategy for online businesses has become more important than ever before to survive the cut-throat market competition. Realising the importance of having a social media page for her small business to attract potential customers, Khalida Rahim – an entrepreneur belonging to the small town of Gulmit in Gilgit-Baltistan – created a Facebook page for her hand-made jewellery business. ....