Women Aviators in Africa first conference
Hello everyone!
Women Aviators in Africa is a registered Non-profit organisation whose goals of availing information and provide mentorship, guidance, and motivation to girls and women working towards, or aspiring for a career in the aviation sector. Indeed, every day young people throughout Africa watch their dreams go to the drain due to lack of information and resources. In a similar vein, many social norms, and resulting beliefs and attitudes, springing from traditional African culture continue to catalyze the discrimination of women, and to undermine their abilities. This has in turn reinforced a glass ceiling in the professional world that limits girls and women, preventing them from attaining positions of leadership and excellence in all areas of society, more so in technical areas such as aviation. In the airline transport sector, women pilots account for a mere 5% worldwide.
This figure is reflective of the limited access that women have in the aviation sector due to various challenges, including lack of information, mentorship, and discriminatory attitudes and beliefs that undermine female participation in technical sectors. We are held our first introductory dinner at the Lenana Mount Hotel in Nairobi on the 19th of December 2008. The turn out was impressive for our first dinner. We had 28 attendees.
This year's conference, which shall be our first conference, shall also be held in Nairobi on the 8th of August 2009. The theme of the conference this year is: If you can dream it; You can do it!! Please visit our website Welcome to Women Aviators in Africa for more information and updates of the conference.
I hope I'll be seeing you in Nairobi in August.
Best Regards,
Nashipai
Last edited by nashipai; 10th May 2009 at 19:54.