• about WIMA asia

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO), consistent with the United Nation’s call for wider participation of women in various sectors, launched the “Women in Maritime” program.

     

    IMO supported the establishment of the Pacific Women in Maritime Association (PACWIMA) and the IMO Regional Presence for East Asia advocated the establishment of “Women in Maritime” in the Philippines and Asia

  • Mission Statement

    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.

    VISION

    STATEMENT

    Empowerment of Asian women as leaders in the Maritime Industry

    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.

  • WIMA ASIA resolves to pursue the following:

    1. 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;

    2. 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;

    3. 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;

    4. Facilitate 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;

    5. 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;

    6. 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);

    7. Encourage and 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;

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