Annual General Meeting For The Kenya Association Of Women In Tourism
The Kenya Association Of Women annual general meeting took place on 23rd October 2021 at the Voyager Beach Resort. The event started in the evening where guests were first served with a pre-dinner cocktail. After everybody had sat down the resort manager made a welcoming speech.
While marking its 10th anniversary celebrations in Mombasa , the women’s lobby group revealed that despite women making up 60 percent of the tourism sector workforce, they remain under-represented in key leadership positions.
According to the organization the situation was similar across the globe where most female employees in the sector are in junior positions.
During the event which also coincided with the association’s annual general meeting, veteran hospitality expert and investor, Jane Adams, was re-elected national chairman expressing confidence that the number of new entrants in the association would grow.
On the other hand, Tourism Principal Secretary Safina Kwekwe said the government was keen to ensure it continues to offer support to women in the tourism sector.
“We are in very depressing times, and it is through collective approaches, empowerment and ensuring that women play decisive roles in the sector that we will achieve,” Kwekwe said.
KAWT serves as a professional platform for women empowerment and helps unite and mobilise women in the tourism and hospitality sector to take active roles in promotion of tourism in Kenya and come up with programmes that promote and enhance social harmony.
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TEL: +254 719 516 009
EMAIL: info@kawt.or.ke
WEBSITE: www.kawt.or.ke
About Kenya Association Of Women In Tourism (KAWT)
Non-profit association, whose primary mandate is to provide a platform for women’s empowerment through engagement, employment and participation in the tourism industry. One of our objective is to unite and mobilize women in the tourism and hospitality sector to take an active role in the promotion of tourism in Kenya and come up with programs that promote and enhance social harmony.
