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WHO WE ARE
Women in Aerospace (WIA) was founded over 25 years ago in the USA and since then has grown from strength to strength.
Interim sister organisations have been founded in Canada, Europe and now Africa.
WIA is dedicated to expanding women’s opportunities for leadership and increasing their visibility in the aerospace community.
Our membership, women and men shares an interest in a broad spectrum of aerospace issues, including human space flight, aviation, remote sensing, satellite communications, robotic space exploration, and the policy issues surrounding these fields.
Women in Aerospace Africa_Nigeria have the official support of the Nigerian Space and Research Development Agency.
What We do
Our Vision
To be a perfect description of good leadership and professionalism.
Our Mission
Expanding the opportunities of women in aerospace in Africa
Our objectives include:
- Increase undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities for African women in aerospace and engineering (Potentially a funding programme)
- Implement graduate internship programme
- Work with industry and Government to increase employment opportunities for women in aerospace and engineering
- Implement school level awareness programme for young women (With a view to expand to a mentorship programme)
Meet Our Extraordinary Board Members
Ros Johnson
CEO
Diana Brown
Chief Designer
Bobby Richards
Lead Developer