The Unicaf Nigeria and the African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO) honoured women on March 8, with a joint online event on women, education and leadership, presented via Zoom.
The AWLO is a non-profit organisation which aims to enhance the leadership potential of women in Africa, in order to benefit the development of the region.
Speaking on behalf of AWLO, its Founder and CEO Dr Elisha Attai said: “Quality Education is important in the wake of a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world…. Currently, women are the most untapped reservoir of human capital, and quality education will shine the light on their talent.”
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) promotes excellence in People Management.
The Registrar of CIPM Ms Busola Alofe spoke about the importance of lifelong learning: “Education is all about learning throughout our lives..…. Without quality education for all women, the huge potential of half the global population to create and grow value will remain untapped.”
Unicaf’s International Marketing Manager Marisol Barajas underlined that “Education is an important tool for achieving gender equality, as it can empower women and give them the confidence to change the world.’ Unicaf, creates equal opportunities for quality higher education for both women and men. Online learning can benefit millions of women in remote areas, working mothers, physically disabled women, or stay at home mums to transform their lives. To this day, Unicaf has awarded 100 million dollars’ worth of scholarships and has helped change more than 30,000 lives.
The International Womens’ Day online event concluded with the award of the prizes to the three winners of the Unicaf essay competition ‘The importance of empowering women leaders in Africa through quality higher education at times of crisis’.
Habibat Oyiza Ibrahim, 25, won the first prize. She holds a Bachelor in Geology and Mining, runs an online store…
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