Jakarta (VNA) – The Women’s International Club (WIC) Jakarta hosted the 50th WIC bazaar in Indonesia’s capital on November 15 and 16, aiming to raise fundsfor charitable activities.
Themed “Unity inDiversity”, this year’s event saw nearly 60 booths from embassies in Indonesiaand over 200 of local enterprises.
The VietnameseEmbassy’s booth introduced traditional goods such as lacquer products, potterystatues, jewellery and coffee.
The organisingboard said that 40 percent of the profits will go to 15 humanitarian projects,including presenting learning tools for schools dedicated to poor and homelesschildren and orphans, upgrading infrastructure in care centres for the elderlyand people with mental disorders.
Established in1950 by women of four different nationalities – India, Indonesia, the UK andthe US – the club has become a gathering place for women from foreign embassiesin Indonesia.
It regularly holds humanitarian activities to assist people with disabilities,the elderly, street children, orphans and disadvantaged students inIndonesia.-VNA