Seventy-seven individuals and units have been honoured at the maiden edition of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Women-in Engineering (WinE) Dinner and Awards Night last Friday.
The awardees received plaques and certificates.
In the Prepayment Monitoring Category, 15 persons were honoured, in the Outstanding Regional Representatives, five persons were also honoured and nine others were also honoured under the Best Regional Female Engineering Practitioner Category.
The Girl Child Empowerment Champion Category had one person, Grace Appiah, received an award.
For the Presidential Award Category, 11 persons were honoured alongside 10 other Male Champions led by the acting Managing Director, Julius Kpekpena.
The ECG management and the training school were also honoured.
Other categories
The others are Outstanding Committee Chairs Category, five persons; Outstanding Committee Members, six persons; Most Interactive Member on Social Media Handles, four persons; Most Regular Participants of Virtual Events, three persons; Exceptional Leadership, three persons and Special Awards, three persons.
In an address read on his behalf, Mr Kpekpena expressed his appreciation to the ECG WinE Chapter for its outstanding work and the measurable impact it continued to make within the company and the engineering profession at large.
“As a professional chapter under Women in Engineering, (WinE Ghana) and a proud network of female engineering practitioners within the Ghana Institution of Engineers, ECG WinE has distinguished itself as a strong platform for professional excellence, mentorship and advocacy.
“Your vision to be the leading female engineering association in the power sector, promoting female excellence, and your mission to raise women of power who are versatile, courageous, and influential are evidenced in both strategy and resource,” he said.
Launch
Since its launch in September 2018, Mr Kpekpena said the ECG WinE has remained committed to promoting professional growth among female technical students, has donated sanitary pads and shoes to students and has advocated increased female participation in engineering from primary through tertiary levels.
“Your work in mentoring young girls and students, over 5,000 across the country, has helped demystify engineering and open doors for the next generation of female engineers,” he said.
Courage
The Founding President, ECG WinE and Executive Director of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Dr Enyonam Kpekpena, said the chapter was born out of the courage to organise, mentor, advocate and create a structured platform.
She said the event was a moment of reflection for all members on how far the organisation had come, and a celebration of women who continue to break barriers in substations, control rooms, project sites, boardrooms, and field operations.
The President of ECG-WinE, Alberta Amankwaa, said the event was held to recognise and celebrate excellence by honouring outstanding women, supportive male allies and champions whose dedication, leadership and contributions continue to drive the success of ECG and strengthen the organisation’s vision.
He said the event was to appreciate commitment and service, acknowledging the efforts of individuals and teams who had gone “above and beyond, breaking barriers, mentoring others and contributing meaningfully to professional development and organisational growth”.
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