About – WILAN

Women In Leadership Advancement Network

ABOUT US

Women in Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN) Global is a Nigerian based global
organisation focused on advancing women’s leadership across all levels of political, economic, and public life.
WILAN is made up of two arms: a registered non-profit organisation and a consulting company.

About WILAN, the non-profit

WILAN was founded in 2018 as a non-profit dedicated to advancing Women’s leadership across all levels. Over the years, WILAN has worked to improve the experience of women leaders in Nigeria with programmes that have been targeted at providing women with information and a community that is a safe space where women can grow, learn, be engaged, and receive support. WILAN has built a strong online community that also participate in offline community activities with the aim to foster collective action towards advancing women’s leadership. As part of its new strategy, starting in 2022, WILAN will equip one hundred thousand young women aged 14-24 years old over the next decade with the leadership skills they need to excel and thrive in Nigeria.

About WILAN Global Consulting Limited

WILAN Global Consulting is Nigeria’s premier gender consulting company that aims to strengthen gender diversity and advance Women’s leadership inclusion across all levels in Nigeria. WILAN Global Consulting offers a range of services to individuals and organisations across sectors seeking to improve their commitment to gender equity and women’s inclusion. The firm has a pool of consultants who are subject matter experts with a cumulative 50 years’ experience working as development professionals with gender as a recurring focus area.

Our Values – We are UnICORNS

Unconventional

We are non-conformists and seek to change the status quo

Innovative

We leverage technology and new media any chance we get

Collaborative

We partner vertically and horizontally to inspire and scale impact

Organized

We are structured and efficient professionals.

Represent

We stand for Women and commit to prioritizing them in every way.

Novel

We deliver a new, authentic and original approach to women’s leadership

Savvy

We display knowledge, understanding and good judgment on the subject of women’s leadership.

Our Goals and Objectives

To build a network that connects women leaders across all levels of political, economic and public life regardless of their sector, generation or geography.
To facilitate support for Women to grow, become effective as leaders and thrive.
To generate the largest database of women leaders across all levels of political, economic and public life.
To raise the largest pipeline of Young Women Leaders.
To catalyse gender mainstreaming across all levels of political, economic and public life as a way to advance women’s leadership.

Journey so Far: Key Milestones

WILAN Relaunched

2022

Transitioned from ElectHER Partnership

2021

Partnered with TSCN Africa to start ElectHER

2019

WILAN registered as a non-profit

2018

Started as an online Community

2017

A catalyst for advancing women’s leadership across all levels of political, economic, and public life in Nigeria.

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