In July of 2018, two of our participants under the English Access Micro scholarship program secured themselves a spot in the Girls Fly Programme Africa, made possible by Women in Aviation Botswana.
Boipelo and Michelle had to submit an essay on aviation related topics, as well as possess clean and appealing academic records to be considered for the programme. They were then selected alongside 19 other local girls to participate in the week long program at Paramount Leadership & Adventure Camp in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The GFPA Foundation aims to empower the next generation of aviation and space leaders in Africa by shaping and developing future leaders in the STEM sphere. During the camp the girls were exposed to different aspects of the aviation industry with the goal to broaden the girls’ minds on careers they could pursue.
The camp was filled with networking and advancement opportunities which saw one of our participants gain a South African female pilot as a mentor.