Frequently Asked Questions

Membership is open to women and men from all segments of the aviation industry, at every stage of a career — students, cabin crew, pilots, engineers, dispatchers, controllers, ground handlers, regulators and enthusiasts. Men are welcome and valued as allies in advancing women in aviation.

Join Women in Aviation International and select the Kenya Chapter. Your WAI membership gives you the global organisation's scholarships, conference, job board and mentoring, plus everything the Chapter runs here in Kenya.

Kenya is covered by WAI's Global Access Program, which automatically adjusts membership dues in selected regions to widen access and participation. The adjusted rate is applied for you at checkout — there is nothing extra to claim.

Auto-Pay renews your membership automatically each year, so your access to scholarships, the conference and member resources is never interrupted by a missed renewal date. You can activate it when you join or renew.

Sign in to your WAI account to update your contact details, check your renewal date and download receipts.

Keynote speakers, professional development seminars, education sessions, an exhibit hall and the scholarship awards — plus the networking that has launched a good number of Kenyan aviation careers.

Yes. WAI publishes recorded education sessions after each conference, so you can work through the programme in your own time from Kenya.

Our calendar is built around Girls in Aviation Day each September, the International Women's Day dinner in March, the annual WAI International Conference in February or March, and outreach visits and workshops through the year.

Not for everything. Outreach events and Girls in Aviation Day are open to the public, and we encourage schools and parents to bring young people along. Some member events and the WAI conference require membership.

WAI awards scholarships every year across flight training, type ratings, maintenance and engineering, dispatch, air traffic control and aviation management. Kenyan members have won Airbus, AOPA, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney and Harvard leadership awards among others.

Yes — WAI scholarships are open to WAI members, so join before applications open. Junior Members aged 5–15 are not eligible to apply for WAI scholarships.

Yes. Chapter members who have won scholarships mentor applicants through the process — what the reviewers look for, how to write the essays and how to prepare for interview. Get in touch well before the deadline.

WAI Together is the global online community where members connect between conferences — discussion groups, virtual meetups and direct access to aviation professionals worldwide.

Mentor Connect matches members with mentors across the industry. Most of our own team found their way into aviation through someone who took the time — and many now mentor in turn.

Chapters are local groups of WAI members who run outreach, mentorship and events in their own country or region. WAI Kenya Chapter was founded in 2012 to bridge the gender gap in Kenyan aviation.

Email us at info@waikenyachapter.com, call the Chapter President, or follow us on social media — we post every event and outreach visit. You are welcome at an event before you commit to joining.

WAI has chapters worldwide. If you are moving or studying abroad, you can connect with the chapter closest to you through WAI International.

A global WAI event held each September. In Kenya we take girls to airports, control towers, hangars and ramps to meet pilots, engineers, dispatchers and controllers — for many of them it is the first time aviation looks like a real option.

Junior Membership is free for children aged 5–15. Birthday and school information are required at registration. Junior Members are not eligible to apply for WAI scholarships, and membership expires 60 days after the member turns 16 — at which point they can upgrade to Student or Individual Membership.

Yes. Our outreach is aimed at closing the gender gap, but boys attend our school visits and events too, and men are welcome as members and as allies.