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Your name and what do you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Wakesho Marami, Marine Pilot.<\/p>\n

How does it feel to be the first Female Marine Pilot in Kenya?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It comes with a lot of responsibility. So I\u2019ll say pressure. Lol.<\/p>\n

Why Marine Pilot?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always aspired to be different and well here I am today.<\/p>\n

You run a fashion blog as well, how do you manage to balance both?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fashion blog is my hobby, an escape from my day-to-day life. More like therapy. I love fashion and above all I love writing.\u00a0 It\u2019s not easy at all but I love being busy. Like overwhelmingly busy that way I feel like I\u2019m fully utilizing my time on earth. Plus you know what they say; an idle mind is the devil\u2019s workshop<\/p>\n

Do you think Mombasa has embraced blogging?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe so.<\/p>\n

Look at where you are today with life in Mombasa!<\/p>\n

Baby steps<\/p>\n

Are you part of any young women empowerment programs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have worked with different organizations on this but I mainly do it on a personal, where by I just talk to young girls\/women through whatever channel available. I have worked with P&G as their \u2018keeping girls in school\u2019 campaign ambassador, which allowed me to reach more girls to mentor. I also work closely with WOMESA (women in maritime in eastern and southern Africa) whereby I chair the mentorship committee and get to visit secondary schools to empower women and many more.<\/p>\n

What would you tell a young lady who doesn\u2019t know what career path to choose?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It can be very confusing especially when you are young and have no guidance towards career choices, attending mentorship forums is definitely a starting point, However I\u2019d personally advise them to find their passion, what they desire to become, what they dream of doing and work towards achieving that.<\/p>\n

You travel a lot, what 3 developments in other countries that you have seen that can be implemented in Mombasa?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Infrastructure, medical care and shelters for the less fortunate<\/p>\n

What are your future plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To establish a foundation that can mentor young girls and provide scholarships to young girls but more so to ensure gender quality in the seafaring sector is achieved through my \u2018Against the Tide\u2019 Initiative by advocating for change that will hopefully in the long run influence policy change at IMO (UN body that governs maritime affairs) that allows for equal employment opportunities and more favorable conditions for women who choose a career at sea because to be honest it\u2019s really tough out there right now, not just for me but all female seafarers across the globe. We don\u2019t have a voice out there and so I hope \u2018Against the Tide\u2019 will be that voice.<\/p>\n

P.S I hope to have a fashion line too but that\u2019s just on the side.<\/p>\n

Parting shot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dare to dream, nothing is impossible all you have to do is implement the idea in your mind and work towards achieving it. Nothing comes easy, hard work goes hand in hand with achieving dreams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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