The African Woman and Invention

Speaking at the Pan-African Women Invent and Innovative (PAWII) Exhibition Hajia Alima Mahama stated that "...Several trends in global restructuring present challenge for African women in particular, challenges of competitive pressures of globalisation, rapid changes in technology and emerging dominant pressures of IT...it is most appropriate as it (GWIIN) provides a platform to showcase and market ideas, innovations and inventions initiated and implemented by women in Africa who contribute immensely to the socio economic development of their countries...This potential is largely constrained and their ingenuity mostly go unnoticed and un-rewarded..."