WiLAT to expand to China
More professional women at work will help economies flourish:
Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Sri Lanka Chairperson Gayani
de Alwis, was the keynote speaker at the fourth WiLAT Nigeria day at the
Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos recently.
The theme of the conference was 'Mentoring'. The Global WiLAT
convener Hajia Aisha Ali-Ibrahim in her welcome address spoke of WiLAT's
activities, which she said is not limited to material support for women
entrepreneurs, encouraging women worldwide to always work their way up
to the top positions of their organizations and the continuing expansion
of WiLAT into several countries.
She said that China is to launch WiLAT this year which means WiLAT
will be in 19 countries soon.
De Alwis's keynote speech titled 'Mentoring - an irreplaceable ladder
for sustainable development' was based on WiLAT Sri Lanka's pioneering
case study on the 'Ignite' mentoring program.
"If a woman is empowered, she will feed the family and the benefits
will extend to society at large,'' de Alwis said.
She said that by having more professional women at work will help
economies flourish. De Alwis said that women should endeavour to mentor
their young ones to climb the career ladder.
The chief guest, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),
Hadiza Usman urged women in the maritime industry to engage in mentoring
other women in logistics to complement men's efforts in creating value
to the industry.
The conference was followed by an awards dinner where WiLAT Sri Lanka
Chairperson was awarded the 'Distinguished Mentor and Role Model' award
for her leadership in rolling out mentoring globally. |