Seventeen women honoured for their contributions to national development ahead of International Women’s Day

Excerpt and Photo from antiguaobserver.com

On March 1st, the Caribbean Union Bank (CUB) and the Directorate of Gender Affairs (DoGA) within the Ministry of Social & Urban Transformation honoured 17 women for their outstanding service to the nation of Antigua and Barbuda at the Women of Wadadli and Wa’Omoni Awards Gala.

This was the second installment of the award ceremony, the first having been held in 2020. The awards aim to specifically highlight women’s contributions to national development and promoting gender equality.

DoGA Executive Director, Jamie Saunders said: “The Directorate of Gender Affairs (DoGA)

sees the Women of Wadadli and Wa’Omoni (WOW) awards as a unique opportunity, to recognize and validate the contributions that women have made and continue to make as it relates to national development, across a variety of fields and sectors. The WOW awards will remain a staple event for the DoGA, and we hope that it will inspire the women and girls of Antigua and Barbuda to continue to break barriers and to aspire to greatness”.

For the second time running, the Caribbean Union Bank sponsored the event. This year, they played an extra special role as title sponsor.