WIM Maldives Chapter recognises 29 women at 2nd Professional and Career Women Awards 2019

WIM Maldives which is a Chapter of WIM Sri Lanka celebrated its second annual WIM Awards, Maldives on 13 July in Male.At this event, 29 women received the Professional and Career Women Awards 2019. The awards were given out during a ceremony held at the auditorium of the Faculty of Health Science. 

The event was graced by Minister of Gender, Family and Social Service Sidhatha Shareef, Minister of Communication, Science and Technology Maleeh Jamal, and Minister of Housing and Urban Development Aminath Athifa, who were amongst the Guests of Honour, with State and Deputy Ministers and Corporate Heads in attendance. 

WIM Maldivian Chapter President Minha Faiz Rashaad said, “Equal opportunity is denied to women in the Maldives despite its Constitutional authority and polices adopted.”

The keynote speaker Roshanie Jayasundera Moraes said, “Fearless women do things which the world labels as crazy, and those women have brought change in the world and I say be crazy so that you can be the change.”

Mariyam Waheeda was awarded Woman of Year at the awards. Waheeda has served in numerous State and Government positions for 42 years. At the age of 67, the mother of five continues to take part in national marathons, including a national record on 19 April with a full marathon.

Women in Management Founder and Chairperson Dr. Sulochana Segera said, “WIM Maldives membership is very young. Many of the members and its winners are well educated and hold many professional positions. But it’s time that WIM Maldives start spreading their wings to other Islands and launch women empowerment and addressing Island centric issues, such as youth and family issues. Award recipients can be the mentors for these projects.”

Following were the award winners at the Professional and Career Women Awards of the Women in Management Maldives Chapter: 

Human Resource – Gold, Aminath Shaly, Cluster Director of Human Resources, S Hotels and Resorts Maldives Ltd., Banking and Finance – Gold, Fathimath Shafeega, Chairperson, Dhivehi Insurance, Member of the Board of Directors, Maldives Islamic Bank, Marketing and Sales – Gold, Hawwa Shiuna, Managing Director, IMTM Ltd., Tourism and Hospitality – Gold, Mariyam Noordeen, President, Chefs Guild of Maldives, Legal – Gold, Mariyam Shunana, Partner at Litica Law Associates and the President of the Public Interest Law Center, State and Government – Gold, Mariyam Visam, Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Economic Development, Doctor – Gold, Dr. Neeza Haleem, Senior Consultant in General Surgery, Mental Health – Gold, Dr. Aishath Ali Naaz, Founder and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Maldives Institute for Psychological Services, Training and Research, Nurse – Gold Nazeera Najeeb, Assistant Director of Nursing, Tree Top Hospital, Education – Gold Nazleen Wafir, Principal, Aminiya School, Sports – Gold Zoona Naseem, Owner and Founder, Moodhu Bulhaa Dive Centre, Environmentalist – Gold Shaheena Ali, Executive Director, Parley Maldives, Technology – Gold Hafsath Aleem, President, Women in Tech Maldives, Arts – Gold Fathimath Nahula, Director, The Crystal Co. Ltd., Construction and Engineering – Gold Aishath Bariyya, Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd., Outstanding Women Entrepreneur – Large, Aminath Solah, Chief Executive Officer, Voyages Maldives, Outstanding Women Entrepreneur – Medium, Aminath Nasheedha, Owner Nashee Cakes, Outstanding Women Entrepreneur – Small, Ameena Alikileygefaanu, Managing Director, Gorgeous Tailor.

Panel of Judges for WIM Maldives 2019 comprised of Dr. Rohantha Athukorala, Chairman of the Judging Panel, Roshanie Jayasundera Moraes, DIG Ajith Rohana, Dr. Maryam Shakeela and Ahmed Afaal.

The Sri Lankan sponsors of the WIM Maldives Awards were John Keells Properties, Hemas FMCG and Bank of Ceylon Maldives.