2021 WISCAR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING CONFERENCE – EVENT COMMUNIQUE
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The 2021 Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) Annual Leadership and Mentoring Conference was successfully held from the 23rd through to the 27th of November 2021. The theme for the conference “PLAYING BIG; TIME TO TAKE OUR PLACE’’ was explored virtually and physically and showcased 3 events over 4 days with over 1600 (One Thousand Six Hundred) delegates in attendance at the various events from across Nigeria, the Continent, and the diaspora. It was truly a global event
WISCAR turns 13!
Dear WISCAR Community, WISCAR turns 13! It is hard to believe that we are in our 13th year already. We spent some time in the new year as is customary at WISCAR reflecting on our growth and impact in 2020 and as an organization we couldn’t help but feel proud of all we were able to accomplish in such an unprecedented year. For many 2020 was perhaps the most paradoxical year in living memory challenging yet full of opportunity to do more by way of
2020 ALMC Communique
2020 WISCAR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING CONFERENCE EVENT COMMUNIQUE Introduction and Overview The 2020 Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) Virtual Annual Leadership and Mentoring Conference was successfully held on Saturday 28th November 2020 from 2.15pm to 6.45pm. The theme of the conference was “THE FUTURE WE WANT’’. With over 800 (Eight Hundred) delegates in attendance from across Nigeria, the Continent, Europe and the US, it was a truly a global event. Conference delegates were drawn from the Corporate World,
COVID 19 Fundraising Drive / Outreach
Within weeks of the government-imposed lock-down, WISCAR rallied members of its community to support our COVID-19 Relief efforts. We implemented various feeding and food provision programmes across three states in Nigeria; Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja partnering with various organizations to ensure all of our interventions reach the targeted beneficiaries, the most vulnerable members of our society. Together we provided food relief to over 4000 people and also distributed essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for community health workers at two
International Women’s Day Celebration
The 2020 International Women’s Day themed EachforEqual #GenerationEquality was marked by WISCAR with the screening of a documentary titled Money Marriage produced by Shucks Media in collaboration with Africa Business Radio, Impact Hub Lagos and Global Child Health. This celebration which takes place every year on the 8th of March kicked off with an opening remark by the Founder/Chairperson of WISCAR, Mrs. Amina Oyagbola. The 18minutes documentary explored the harmful practice called “Money Marriage” taking place in some parts
Social Media Week
WISCAR, an organization focused on empowering and developing women to contribute to development and growth in Nigeria and Africa was delighted to host a panel discussion on the topic “Forces for Change”; Technology as a Tool for Accelerating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion” at the 2020 Social Media Week Lagos themed “HUMAN.X”. The SMW Lagos is a week-long event that provides the ideas, trends, insights and inspiration to enable people and businesses understand how to achieve more in a