The Ninety-Nines Inc established in 1929 to promote and advance aviation amongst women, is the longest running organization for thousands of women pilots around the world. The Ninety-Nines present another inspiring list of award winners in 2021 for their outstanding contributions to aviation.
Awarded to IVANA ALVARES-MARSHALL
Awarded by the International Board of Directors for their inspiring efforts towards the Ninety-Nines and aviation.
Ivana joined the 99s in 2015 and attending the Arabian Section’s meeting in Jordan, she was inspired to organize an African Section – which received its Charter in 2018. With Ivana in the lead, the section has grown to 26 members, from 13 countries.
In October 2019, Ivana hosted the first African Section meeting, which was a very successful week-long event, attended by 99s from around the world. Under Ivana’s leadership, the African Section is working to establish a STEM program, titled ‘Girls Wings for Africa’, in schools. This initiative led to partnering with Airbus Foundation
on The Airbus Little Engineer Project in Africa, an initiative to promote aviation to youngsters in Malawi.
In June 2020, during COVID-19, Ivana established a Mindfulness in Aviation through social media platforms to help pilots navigate the crisis that the pandemic brought to their lives. She was also instrumental in establishing an on-going relationship with the Safety in Africa Aviation Conference and was invited to be a speaker at the Aviation Africa 2020 Summit in Ethiopia.
Ivana’s message is “never lose sight of your dreams; your faith, perseverance, and determination will help you achieve anything your heart desires.”
