APWEN Recognises Female Engineers

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), a non-profit and non-governmental organisation, has recognised female engineers who have distinguished themselves in the profession as well as other illustrious women in sundry professions, who have impacted on the advancement of women as a society. The award took place on March 8, 2018 at the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Alausa, IKeja to mark the International Women’s Day. A statement signed by the President of APWEN, which is also a division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mrs. Felicia Agubata, said the organisation is an umbrella body for female engineers covering all engineering disciplines. “Our mission is to stimulate women engineers to achieve professional growth and to provide a mentorship-platform for women engineers as well as to be a potent voice for the advocacy to get the GirlChild to take up the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics (STEM) tailored towards the Engineering profession. We have mapped series of programs to achieve our goal including the “Invent it , Build it “scheme”, she said. “We celebrate Nigerian women who are pressing for the progress of the emergent Nigerian Woman. We recognised female engineers who have distinguished themselves in the profession as well as other illustrious females in sundry professions, who have impacted our advancement as a society and have thus, become worthy examples of inspirational figures for the Girl-Child. “As we (APWEN) celebrate these eminent women, we are full of hope that more women would follow in their footsteps by exploring and exploiting local and global opportunities to attain new heights and raise the bar in their chosen fields. Competence, collaboration, performance and moral courage, are the watchwords”, she added.