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WiLAT: SPREADING OUR WINGS - 10TH ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION

Supporting tomorrow's global thinkers Who's involved with WiLAT, what they do and how they do it.

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2017 - Australia launch<br />

In 2017, Karyn Welsh, CILT Australia initiated the establishment of<br />

<strong>WiLAT</strong> Australia, Peta Irving was appointed by CILT Australia who<br />

formally announced that <strong>WiLAT</strong> Australia being part of the bigger<br />

Global <strong>WiLAT</strong> is committed to pursue our common mission to promote<br />

women in supply chain, logistics and transport.<br />

2020 - Bangladesh, Madagascar, Egypt<br />

and Turkey launches<br />

<strong>WiLAT</strong> is moving into new territories under the leadership of Gayani<br />

de Alwis. Our efforts are recognised with more and more female<br />

leaders expressing support and interest. 2020 saw 4 <strong>WiLAT</strong> launches:<br />

Bangladesh in August, Madagascar in November, Egypt and Turkey<br />

in December.<br />

June 2021 - launch of the <strong>WiLAT</strong> Capacity<br />

Building Centre (WCBC)<br />

A key initiative was the establishment of the <strong>WiLAT</strong> Capacity Building<br />

Centre led by Vicky Koo. This is a long-term commitment to empower<br />

women in supply chain, logistics and transport by providing capacity<br />

building programmes.<br />

26 <strong>WiLAT</strong>: Spreading our Wings

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