The event was organised by Maryse Coutu (as part of her farewell to her Nigerian experience) and her friends Johanne, Patience and Milad, in partnership with the Abuja International Women's Club.
The night started off with talks by three speakers followed by dinner and dancing till midnight! The guest speakers were:
a) Gillian Parker who talked about a new reading and writing NGO aiming to support literacy development and creative writing programmes in Nigeria. She talked about RAW's aims, future projects and how they plan to achieve their goals, explaining how you can get involved in RAW's programmes.
b) Doctor Ilana Lapidos-Salaiz, US Department of Defense HIV Program (Nigeria) Manager of PEPFAR (Presidents Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief). She talked about how she balances caring for her family, nurturing her career and trailing her spouse through 5 countries over the past ten years.
c) The third speaker was Hauwa Shekarau, National Vice President of Nigerian Women Lawyers, who drew on her personal experience to highlight some of the social difficulties for women in accessing high levels of education.
The emcee was Patience Bentu, Public Relations and Communication Specialist. Photos by Araceli Aipoh and Thalie Jibrin.
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