International Women's Day: US Alumni Association honours outstanding female members

United States Government Exchanges Alumni Association(USGEAA) has honoured 12 outstanding female members with recognition awards. The prestigious programme, which is part of the group’s activities to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day(IWD), was tagged ‘Celebrating USGEAA Women Achievers’.

This was contained in a statement signed by Adeze Ojukwu, the media coordinator of the initiative and a Hubert Humphrey fellow.

According to Ojukwu, a journalist and publisher of a development magazine www.devcomradar.org, the distinguished personalities were selected based on merit.

“The theme of this year’s edition was designated as ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’, to reflect the invaluable contributions by women to save lives and curb the pandemic,” Ojukwu added.

In his congratulatory message, USGEAA president, Jude Ememe said “the successful candidates have a proven record of notable programmes, in line with the association’s social transformation agenda”.

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“We are delighted that the nominees have over the years exhibited remarkable passion and commitment towards deploying their profound and diverse knowledge, training, skills and competencies towards diverse programmes, aimed at transforming lives and impacting communities. Cumulatively, these selfless endeavours have indeed bolstered the delivery of essential services and development projects, across the country, particularly in underserved communities. Therefore, we really appreciate and commend the nominees,” Ememe said.

“We also acknowledge and hail all ebullient female members of USGEAA, who are diligently, providing assistance and support, through various initiatives across Nigeria,” he said.

He described the focus of this year’s IWD commemoration as germane because it highlighted the mitigating roles played by women during the pandemic.

According to him, women across most societies were pivotal in driving social and economic transformations in many communities.

“The global anniversary has afforded us a veritable opportunity to celebrate the laudable initiatives championed by distinguished female alumni,” he said.

In Nigeria, the campaign was widely celebrated with seminars, conferences, workshops and media activities by several women activists and organizations.

Hope Moses-Ashike

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.