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ABOUT WIMA ASIA
Women in Maritime Asia (WIMA Asia) traces its roots to the global movement initiated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to widen the participation of women in the maritime sector. In line with the United Nations’ call for greater gender inclusion across all industries, the IMO launched the Women in Maritime Programme to promote women’s empowerment, leadership, and meaningful participation in maritime affairs.
MISSION
Regional integration ,support, and cooperation of women in national maritime associations for the promotion of greater and active participation on SDGs, including those relating to maritime safety, security, environmental protection, and trading throughout Asia.
Partnership
WIMA ASIA shall establish partnerships with other international organizations (e.g. the United Nations) government agencies, private companies and non-government organizations of each member countries in the implementation of its purpose.
VISION
Empowerment of Asian women as leaders in the Maritime Industry
MISSION
Regional integration ,support, and cooperation of women in national maritime associations for the promotion of greater and active participation on SDGs, including those relating to maritime safety, security, environmental protection, and trading throughout Asia.
Partnership
WIMA ASIA shall establish partnerships with other international organizations (e.g. the United Nations) government agencies, private companies and non-government organizations of each member countries in the implementation of its purpose.
VISION
Empowerment of Asian women as leaders in the Maritime Industry
KEY COMPONENTS OF THE VISION
IMO supports gender equality and the empowerment of women through gender specific fellowships; by facilitating access to high-level technical training for women in the maritime sector in developing countries; by creating environment in which women are identified and selected for career development oportunities in maritime administrations, ports and maritime instituttes; and by facilitating the establishment of professional women in maritime associations, particularly in developing countries.
Align
Their national goals with those of the SDGs, notably SDG 5, and generate a symbiosis with the activities of the ITCP with a view to meeting the challenge of realizing 2030 Agenda;
Work
With national agencies responsible for gender matters so that maritime specific SDG targets are integrated into the national planning, monitoring and resource allocation programmes;
Encourage
Equal access and protection of women at all levels of maritime education, training and research and to strengthen the national mechanisms for the employment of women in the maritime sector;
Facilitates
The development and funding of training modalities for women managers, including on-the-job attachments with national maritime administrations, to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and to enable female officials to gain practical experience in technical and maritime administration processes;
Introduce
Mentorship programmes within the maritime sector, a cost-neutral mechanism for encouraging retention and development of women officials at entry level and middle management;
Nominate
Women professionals in IMO training events, fellowships and entry to the World Maritime University (WMU), the International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), and the International Maritime Safety, Security and Environment Academy (IMSSEA);
Encourage & Support
The establishment of a national “Women in Maritime Association” in their respective jurisdiction with a view to making it a partner in achieving SDG targets;