Following this objective, the Leading Liyo Development Programme was launched in March, 2021 in collaboration with International Women’s Day. SLIM extended the scope of Leading Liyo through mentoring a batch of corporate females to elevate their managerial skills, leadership development skills and knowledge through a proposed blueprint. Leading Liyo had a positive impact on the women who participated, with many coming forward to express their gratitude and indicating how much the programme had inspired them, as reflected in the following testimonials. It has positively impacted the empowerment of women internally and has encouraged women to come forward to apply for higher positions. Leading Liyo has further created equal respect towards all staff members within the working environment regardless of gender barriers”.

Source: The Nation September 23, 2021 14:48 UTC