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The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women
NANBPW 1976-7 HIGHLIGHTS

* NANBPW VISITS 7 AFRICAN NATIONS

During April and May, NANBPW Officers and members of the International Affairs Department traveled to 7 African countries. The trip sponsered by the U.S. Department of State was the first such state visit ever made by the delegation of American Black women. The purpose of the tour was the preliminary stage of NANBPW's on-going program to investigate, encourage and assist the development of contemporary entrepreneurial skills among African women, who in many cases, have long been the merchants in their societies.

In the months ahead, NANBPW will be actively involved in seeking ways to aid African women in broadening their roles in national affairs and, most important, improving business practices to increase domestic and international trade.

* NANBPW NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE FORMED

Chaired by Ms. Willa Benge, NANBPW National Public Relations Director, this new national committee of leading women from major businesses and industries has been formed to support the promise and programs of NANBPW. The National Public Relations Committee has instituted a HUMANITARIAN AWARD, which will be given annually to the outstanding women from business and industry whose professional performance and personal committments [sic] have served to enrich the quality of life for others.

* HOME EYE TEST SPONSORED BY NANBPW ACROSS THE NATION

During the 1976-77, The Home Eye Test for Pre-School Children is an important, far-reaching NANBPW program. The Test, which is helping to locate the one child in every 20 who has a vision defect, was developed by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. It is available free. With so many "reading" problems among inner city youngsters, the NANBPW program helps to make sure that vision problems do not go undetected before it is too late to correct them.