Wema Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and inclusion by announcing plans to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) in 2025.
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria, Wema Bank will organize the IWD 2025 Event as part of its events.
The theme-based event “Harnessing innovation & technology to accelerate financial inclusion for women,” will convene prominent women from a range of sectors to talk about the significance of using innovation and technology to advance women’s financial inclusion.
The Wema Women Network’s Big Sister Project, which honors recipients of the bank’s mentorship program for women, will also be featured at the event. Male staff members who have significantly aided in the empowerment of women in the workplace will also receive the HeForShe Awards.
Wema Bank has planned a number of events to honor and celebrate women in Nigeria during the month of March. These include the Wema Women Network (WWN) outreach program for young female students and the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Season 4 women’s month draw, where 131 women would win N11,000,000 in cash prizes.
MD/CEO Moruf Oseni (FCIB) made the following statement regarding the bank’s dedication to women’s empowerment:“In a world that is increasingly becoming digital, no conversation on sustainable development can be productive without giving consideration to how solutions in such regard will thrive and remain relevant as the world continues to evolve, As Nigeria’s oldest indigenous and leading innovative Bank, we are both deeply rooted in the advocacy for empowerment and remarkably forward thinking, so our mission of empowering lives is one that goes far beyond lip service”.
“We recognise the gap that exists in gender equality and as a pro-women bank, we have continued to develop new and more efficient ways to accelerate action for women empowerment. This is why we launched our women-focused proposition, SARA by Wema and this is why we are so intentional about making room for women in the spaces that matter and developing solutions that empower women to thrive in their personal and professional lives.
“So, for IWD 2025, we are thinking beyond the now, as always, and looking far into the future to accelerate action for sustainable women empowerment by maximising technology and innovation to amplify impact. With this futuristic mindset, we successfully provided over N50 billion in finance, disbursed $2.4 million in collaboration with the Islamic Development Finance under the BRAVE Women project, and reached over 2million women through various skills development, business support, and market access programme—and these are just some of our numbers between 2019 and 2023.
“Imagine how much progress can be made in the global quest for women empowerment if more individuals and institutions begin to replicate the Wema approach. This is the vision that has kept us driven for 8 decades and these are some of the important discussions we will address at the Wema Bank International Women’s Day 2025 Event”.
The bank’s IWD 2025 initiatives will further solidify its standing as a pioneer in advancing gender equality and inclusion as it nears its 80th anniversary.
