Ime Akpan
Dana Air has pledged its support for two women initiatives -the Women in Media Development initiative 2019 and Women Entrepreneur Fair –slated for March 29 and 30 respectively at the Justice Idris Kutigi Conference Centre in Minna, Niger State.
Spokesman for Dana Air, Mr. Kinglsey Ezenwa said in a statement on Friday that the airline supported the women groups to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2019.
“Nigerian women are strong, courageous and industrious and any form of bias against them is highly unacceptable to us at Dana Air.
“We believe that giving the women equal support and opportunities is a panacea for a better and balanced society and this also resonates with the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day celebration,” he said.
Founder of Women Entrepreneur Fair, Ms. Hajara Alhassan, explained that the event is the initiative of Airmingle Media Ltd.
She said the event is aimed at training, empowering and showcasing female entrepreneurs, women in business and encouraging them to come together and share their experiences in order to shape the thought of young women in business.
“We have chosen Dana Air to fly our participants and we thank the airline for always showing commitment to the anything and everything that concerns women particularly women entrepreneurs.
“We are grateful to the airline because we initiated this program to enlighten, empower and showcase women entrepreneurs so that they can be funded by individuals, corporate organizations or government,” she said.
Earlier in the year, the airline the Women in Media Development Initiative held as part of its commitment to the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration tagged ‘Balanceforbetter’’
The WIMDI which held in partnership with Women FM, is designed to assist, motivate, promote and reward excellence among members through consistent and effective training locally and internationally.
