WOMEN IN ACTION

Mrs Marcia Pires talks about the vision and mission of Women in Action.

Mrs Marcia Pires, founder of Women in Action (WiA)—a social out-reach group consisting of pastors wives – conveyed special thanks to Kate Turkington, presenter of the show called “Believe it or not” on Radio 702. Mrs Pires had the opportunity to be a guest on the talk-show, which airs on Sundays from 8pm-11pm.

The purpose was for the listeners to find out about WiA projects and the aim of this group.

Mrs Pires said, “I remember talking about doing something in support of our day care centre and the idea of a flea market grew from there. And right there and then, we understood we could not stop. We are convinced that Women in Action offers results so why should we only do something once while there are opportunities to offer a helping hand to many. This is the background story of our formation… It’s very simple but we have committed ourselves to doing it wholeheartedly.”

WiA has achieved much in the past year, being involved in various awareness campaigns and working with the community. These projects helped women discover that they had hidden talents. The projects also helped many women to believe in themselves.

“We cannot change the world but we can surely give back a little bit to our communities and we count on everyone’s support,” said Mrs Pires. “We are using talents, some of which we did not even know we had. “Support our events, and help us out to carry out our mission,” she said. She urged listeners to remember that:

• You can do things you do not believe you are able to.
• You can make an impact wherever you live or work.
• You should take action on whatever plan, dream or situation you face.
• When women take action, results are certain.