ACTIVITIES OF WOMESA KENYA CHAPTER PRESENTATION BY: MRS. EVELYNE MWAMURE CHAIRPERSON –WOMESA KENYA

PHOTOS OF MEMBERS

PRESENTATION OUTLINE  About Kenya Chapter  Activities from 6 th Conference to date  Enablers / Strengths  Opportunities  Weaknesses /Challenges  Critical success factors  Upcoming events

ABOUT KENYA CHAPTER  Launched 26 th March  Current Membership; over 125 registered members  Hosts WOMESA secretariat at KMA offices,  Has a designated Programs Officer for Chapter Affairs  The affairs are run by an EXCOM comprising 8 members

ABOUT WOMESA KENYA  Operate through subcommittees; Mentorship and life skills, Resource Mobilization, Training and capacity building, Research and Development E-letter and Advertising.  EXCOM meetings held at least once monthly

OBJECTIVES OF WOMESA  To enhance capacity building in order to facilitate realization of the WOMESA vision.  To develop mentorship programs.  To mobilize adequate resources nationally, regionally and internationally to enhance operations of WOMESA.  To establish and nurture smart partnerships with stakeholders  To undertake a rigorous membership recruitment  To undertake research for advancement of women and development of the maritime sector

WOMESA – ACTIVITIES 2015/6 PROMOTIONS / APPOINTMENTS  Mrs. Catherine Mturi - Wairi appointed Ag. MD KPA (First woman)  Mrs. Nancy Karigithu appointed Principal Secretary, Maritime Commerce, Ministry of Transport

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015 MENTORSHIP  Industry awareness, Academic Excellence and community service  Partnering with like minded associations e.g. Undugu and Red- cross  Schools

Mentorship at Mtomondoni Primary School - Mtwapa

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015  SPONSORSHIP; o Ms. Peninah Mwasaru through diploma since 2013 o Two children from Mothers Vision Children Rescue Centre, through education fees

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015 COMMUNITY SERVICE  Mothers Vision Children Rescue Centre – visitation and donations of mattresses

Community Service at Mother’s Vision Children Rescue Centre

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015 RESOURCE MOBILISATION; o Members subscriptions o Gala Dinner fundraisers o Strategic partnerships; TMEA and KPA

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015/2016 TRAINING/CAPACITY BUILDING  Participation in the first National Maritime Conference by KMA held in February 2015 which was opened by HE president and attended by IMO Secretary General.

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015/2016 TRAINING/CAPACITY BUILDING  Advocating / lobbying through viable scholarship and fellowship opportunities to have members advance their careers through capacity building.  2 members benefited from IMO’s “Women in Port Management Seminar” conducted in Le Havre in Jan 2016

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015/2016 TRAINING/CAPACITY BUILDING  A leadership training has been scheduled for April  Training program for fisherwomen around Lake Victoria region is under development to improve their skills and livelihood

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015/2016 PARTICIPATION  World Maritime Day – we exhibited WOMESA stand, November 2015  International Women’s Day, March 2015  WOMESA AGMs

PHOTOS OF WORLD MARITIME DAY

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015/2016 MEMBERS ENGAGEMENTS  Regular EXCOM meetings  Members assemblies – sharing strategic plan & drawing individual subcommittee action plans  Mentorship sessions – in groups 

WOMESA ACTIVIES 2015/2016 AMBASSADORSHIP  Ms. Elizabeth Marami (Marine Officer) has been across Kenya, with the President, in print Media being interviewed met the SG PMAESA. Also been to Ethiopia, Giving WOMESA Kenya a lot of visibility

WOMESA - STRENGTH/ENABLERS  Members with high government and corporate profiles  Developed strategic and action Plans up to 2018  Executive committee

WOMESA - STRENGTH/ENABLERS  Established programs  Subcommittees that are cascaded and aligned  Adequate base of committed members – 22  Programs Officer

WOMESA – OPPORTUNITIES  Visibility  Government Support  Strategic Partnerships with like minded organizations  Incorporation of key parastatals as corporate members of WOMESA.

WOMESA WEAKNESS AND THREATS  Availability of members.  Funding  Opportunities for capacity building

Critical Success Factors  Definite programs, fixed with timelines – to commit members  Repositioning or repackaging the association with strategic partners  Setting targets for each events year  Resource Mobilization

UPCOMMING ACTIVITIES  AGM and elections, April 2016  Fundraising Gala Dinner  Mentorship  Membership recruitment and revival drives  Leadership training  Fisherwomen tailored course

Thank you