Tag: #WIMA

  • Meet our new WIMA World officers

    I’m honoured to be able to introduce our new WIMA World officers:

    International President Zara Strange:

    Zara has served the past 3 years as International Vice-President and during this time she took sole responsibility for organising the agenda and minutes of the ICNP meetings. In addition, she organised all our old agenda records, minutes and other archived documents that my predecessor, Claudia Fehrer, handed over. It is all nice and tidy on WIMA’s cloud space, available to all National Presidents. Her contributions to our meetings and discussions, and her advice, have been invaluable.  Those who know Zara will know that she has a warm heart, a clear head, and is dedicated to WIMA and women’s motorcycling – it’s no surprise that she was recognised with the Ellen Pfeiffer Award a couple of years back. I know that she will lead us well and I’m excited about WIMA’s future! 

    International Vice-President Mihaela Hodivoianu:

    Mihaela is the founder of WIMA Romania, one of our younger divisions at only 3 years old, but already thriving, well-established and extremely active with get-togethers and projects running throughout the year. Mihaela has also dedicated a great length of time to the difficult task of updating our constitution. We are delighted to have such an energetic and skilled woman as IVP. 

    PR Officer Liv Seuring:

    Liv is known from her role as an admin in the WRWR, an achievement for which we awarded her honorary lifetime membership in WIMA. Among other things, she was working with PR and she has lots of ideas to take with her to her new role in WIMA. We are thrilled to have someone with her experience and skillset in our team! 

    PR Officer Léa Schaetzlé:

    Léa is one of our newer members and fully passionate about WIMA. She works with PR professionally and she is multi lingual – we look forward to seeing her working with Liv in what is a fast-moving and challenging area.

    Onwards and upwards,

    Åsa, former IP, now “just” a member 🙂

  • WIMA GB and the Cream Tea Tour

    WIMA GB and the Cream Tea Tour

    In the UK, WIMA GB recently had its first event in many months, a socially distanced ride down the length of Cornwall. We called it the Cream Tea Tour as we finished at the aptly named Lands End. The sun was setting in the west over the Atlantic Ocean, giving us great views as we enjoyed a cream tea picnic. 15 riders took part, many travelled hundreds of miles to join in the fun.

    Photo and words by Tiffany Coates

  • Greetings from Wilnsdorf

    Greetings from Wilnsdorf

    Greetings from Wilnsdorf 🙋🏻‍♀️🌻☀️😎🏍

    In the most beautiful weather and with a little bit of sadness in the heart, some WIMA women arrived in Wilnsdorf. It’s just nice to see that at least a few girls managed to meet up. With distance and mask but with a lot of love ❤ Great that members could meet up for a day tour at least. 👍 The WIMA community is just great, also in difficult times 🥰😍

    Ganz herzliche Grüße aus Wilnsdorf 🙋🏻‍♀️🌻☀️😎🏍

    Bei schönstem Wetter und mit ein wenig Wehmut im Herzen sind einige Wimafrauen in Eigenregie nach Wilnsdorf angereist. Es ist einfach nur schön wenigstens ein paar Mädels zu sehen. Mit Abstand und Maske aber mit viel Herz ❤ Toll, dass auch Frauen nur für eine Tagestour vorbeikommen.👍Die Wima Community ist einfach spitze, auch in schwierigen Zeiten 🥰😍

     Thanks Andy, WIMA Germany for the photos and text!

  • Welcome Caroline Lunnon, acting president of WIMA GB

    Welcome Caroline Lunnon, acting president of WIMA GB

    After serving as national president for 10 years, Val Newman is stepping down. During her time of service WIMA GB has hosted two great international rallies, Lancaster in 2011 and Castleton in 2019, attracting members from all over the globe. While handing over the lead of the division to Caroline Lunnon, Val will remain as membership secretary.

    We welcome Caroline Lunnon, who will take the lead for WIMA GB during the coming year serving as the acting president. Many of you know her from her round the world travels and participation in the Women Riders World Relay.

    On a personal note, thank you Val, I will always remember what an amazing ride we had, leading the parade together to Chatsworth House.

    Welcome Caroline, now it is over to you!

    Åsa, international president of WIMA

  • Season opening WIMA Korea

    Here is the video from WIMA Korea’s official seasons opening – come on , join the ride!

  • Traditional ski weekend with WIMA Switzerland

    WIMA members connect through other interestes than motorbikes as well, skiing for example! Just before the lockdown was put in place, WIMA Switzerland held their annual ski weekend for national and international members. Elsbeth, member of WIMA Switzerland, has organised this yearly gathering for 15 years now and for many members this is a highlight of the winterseason. The video is made by Chris-Maria, member of WIMA Austria.

     

  • Happy International Women’s Day!

    Happy International Women’s Day!

    The theme that UN Women has chosen for this year’s International Women’s Day is “I am Generation Equality” and although it is more an aspiration than a realisation, for sure we are working towards it. In many countries, being a woman riding a motorbike is no longer anything that turns heads. However, in some countries women are still battling with legal restrictions and stereotypes – and are pushing to break these gender boundaries. Bangladesh is such a country and we are proud of our sisters in Bangladeshi Women’s Riders Club/WIMA Bangladesh who, on a regular basis, are arranging events in order to, bit by bit, tear down the boundaries that limit their lives.

    This year they are celebrating International Women’s Day by putting on an event with the slogan “Stop Women and Child Rape and Murder Now!” In the following video clip, you can hear Rozen Mahmood, Vice President of WIMA Bangladesh and a long-time motorcycle rider, one of the pioneers in Bangladesh, talk about the event. In Bengali with English subtitles.

    In Bangladesh, and many similar countries, riding a motorcycle is not just something you do for leisure, it is also a way to keep you safe. If you have your own transport you are independent, moreover – you do not need to travel on packed busses where men take advantage and grope you or put yourself at risk taking vespa taxis driven by unknown men. This is something Trui Hanoulle, president of WIMA Belgium and Dimple Chaudhary, member of WIMA India, have written and published an in-depth article about.

    In WIMA we love to connect people, here are WIMA members, Nirmali Nath and Dimple (India) who, together with Trui (Belgium), took the WRWR baton to the border of India-Bangladesh to meet up with Israt Kahn Mojlis, president of WIMA Bangladesh and WRWR Ambassador. This is women power – to get things done!

    All photos © Trui Hanoulle

     

  • Welcome Susi, new national president of WIMA Germany

    Welcome Susi, new national president of WIMA Germany

    Verena Reindl has served as national president of WIMA Germany for 18 years, which is no small feat – Germany being one of our largest divisions. During the international rally in Castleton we had the pleasure to thank her for her service and welcome her successor to the post, Susi Metzner.

    Again I was very happy to have Jane Spiegel (to the left) on stage for the German translation. Verena did her welcome speech bilingually of course.

    On a personal note, Verena is the person who I have known the longest in WIMA World. We met way back at the European rally in Sweden 2005, which was my first. There we and a couple of other members spent a day riding, exploring the area and eating our fill of cake from a cake buffet for lunch. Verena, I wish you the very best and hope that you will continue to enjoy WIMAs rallies near and far!

    Welcome Susi, I look forward to working with you! We will meet again soon, when you host the international WIMA rally in Germany next summer.

    /Åsa, international president of WIMA

  • Welcome to the team Nicole!

    Welcome to the team Nicole!

    Nicole Peters, member of WIMA Germany, was elected WIMA’s new and first ever Social Media Manager at the international rally in Castleton, England.

    She has been working with the social media accounts for her home division for some time and you might remember that she was the very talented creator of WIMA Germany’s winning contribution to the 3rd international WIMA Day video competition. We are very pleased to welcome her to our group of WIMA international officers!

    This is Nicole, to the left, receiving the exclusive 3rd WIMA Day T-shirt. Jane Spiegel, president of WIMA Austria, in the middle, kindly provided German translations to my double announcement.

    Rally T-shirts from left to right: Finland 2018, Sweden 2005, Hungary 2016, Great Britain 2011

    For more info about our previous rallies visit: International Rallies.

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