Bebe Akinboade
You Are Here

WORKING MOMS AFRICA MAGAZINE SET TO HONOUR NIGERIAN MOTHERS

Spread the love

The efforts and
successes of the Nigerian women in the home front, business, career and their
community is to be rewarded by Working Moms Africa. The award, which is known
as the Moms Awards will be held in an evening of Ball at the prestigious Eko
Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on December 6th, 2014.
In a press
statement, founder of Moms Africa Initiative Mrs Mary Ikoku said that the
Working Moms Award, after the successful 1st MOMS BALL last year, has again put
everything in place for this season. This year’s award will hold a pre-award
moms conference themed Succeed & Achieve in the morning. The Award
recognises and honours mothers from different walks of life who have achieved a
commendable feat with pursuing a chosen career or business while raising the
family.

Commenting on the
event, Project Director, and Founder, Moms Africa, Mrs. Mary Ikoku said, “A
good majority of mothers all across the country work in various capacities as
career climbing executives, entrepreneurs and home makers. Moms play major
roles in the society. Through their work at home, in businesses, at the office
and in our communities, they provide support within their families, works, and
businesses. Through volunteers they run or actively participate in the many
support organisations within the community”.
According to her,
the awards will provide mothers from across the different spectrum and across
Nigeria with an opportunity to be recognised and nominated for their
contributions in the world of work, business, home, ministry and their
communities.
She noted that
Nigerian women make up much of the population and deserve to be honoured for
the roles they are playing in the home, office and the community saying that
the reward covers moms of all age brackets in the country.
She disclosed that
the award is in ten categories namely: Working Mom of the Year, Mom In Media,
New To Motherhood, Working Mom In Banking/Finance, Science & Tech Mom,
Trailblazer Mom, Bum Up Mom (life Transformer), Super Mom Category, Momprenuer
Best Organisation For Working Mom, Mom In Art/Fashion/Style, Stay At
Home/Community Award. There are 3 Special Categories namely, Mom to Greatness,
Power Mom and Voice/Mother Theresa Award
Ikoku explained
that the ‘Working Mom of the year’ category will be presented to a Nigerian
working mom who has risen to the peak of her career, contributing effectively
to her communities and at the same time raising her young children well while
the Momprenuer category will reward a mum whose family and company is
successful, reflects her value and supports local community just as the ‘New to
Motherhood’  is for an exceptional young
mother who is making an impact within the family, work, business, and wider
community.
She added that the
Working mom In Media is for those moms who have positive influence and are
strong role models who we turn to for breaking news and to illuminate the
issues that matter to us and to our families while The Trailblazer Mom is a mom
who discovers something new and makes it acceptable or popular, through
teaching, mentoring, research and services. She has had a profound influence in
the society in the lives of thousands of new and intending mothers, has a large
fan base and redefining what it means to be famous today. This mom must also be
seen as great at home raising trailblazer kids.
She also said that
while the Mom in Banking Award honors the mothers in the banking sector,
nominations are called for major power players, handling billions of Naira in
assets and staffs of thousands or are in a role of decisions making process
that shape the bank policies, the Mom In Art/Fashion/Design will be for moms
making inroads through their talent as fashion designers and stylists in spite
of all these are raising great family while the Bump Up Award will be presented
to a Mum who has, against the odds, totally turned their life or the life of
their family around as a result of their faith and have used an ugly
circumstance to impact lives. Super Mom Category focuses more on Moms in the lower
strata of the society. They thrive in their semi-skilled and most times
unskilled labour to raise and mold lives up to an enviable level. They are the
unsung Heroines of our time.
Grand Mother of
mature years (60+) who has raised men and women of influence and character and
is actively involved in the lives of her children though now grown. she
provides good counsel and is active in her community through good works will be
rewarded in the Mom To Greatness Award category.
Nomination for the
award, according to her has closed. She is calling on Nigerians to log onto
http://www.momsafrica.com/event and register to attend adding that judges for
the award are Mrs Ini Onuk, Mrs. Chinyere Isibor, Prof. Chinwe Obaji, Mrs Ngozi
Ekeoma and Chichi Ochei.
bebeakinboade
Latest posts by bebeakinboade (see all)

Related Posts