USA Africa Dialogue Series - RE: A Yale-based Youth Conference for our young sons and daughters...

An Appeal from Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo (AAA) of University of Ghana at Legon:

 

Colleagues, Please share with your students,

Students please share with your colleagues.

Others please share with your networks,

Thanks,

AAA.

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Hello! 

As we are soon approaching the fourth annual Sankofa54: African Empowerment Conference, we would truly appreciate your help in getting the word out. Would you be able to publicize the information below?

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

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Each year, the Yale Undergraduate Association for African Peace & Development (YAAPD) hosts the SANKOFA54: African Youth Empowerment Conference, a two-day event that aims to provide students with the necessary tools, networks, and mentor relationships needed to effect change. The theme of this year's conference is: The Next Chapter: Africa in the Global Context. This year's conference will be aimed at assessing Africa's social, economic, political, and cultural capital in a global context. We will take a look at Africa's interactions and exchanges across all corners of the globe, what Africans are producing for the rest of the world, and the value of the African voice in international discourse.  This year, we will provide key networking and recruitment opportunities with top companies and NGOs on the continent including groups such as PricewaterhouseCoopers. We are also very excited to announce that the senior adviser to Dalberg and author of Success in Africa: CEO Insights from a Continent on the Rise, Jonathan Berman, will be attending as one of this year's keynote speakers.

Lastly, this year YAAPD and the Yale African Student Association (YASA) will be hosting a Cultural Show, entitled Kuumba--Swahili for creativity--on Friday, April 10th at 8pm in SSS.
Please fill out this form if you are an individual or a student group interested in showcasing your talents to African students from across the diaspora, conference participants and the Yale community at large as part of the show.

REGISTER NOW before tickets run out! Visit our website for more information and don't forget to RSVP on Facebook.

If you are a Yale student interested in connecting with African students from all over the continent, fill out this form to host some conference participants.

We encourage you to forward this information to your peers and anyone who may be interested in attending. We hope to see you there!

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Sincerely,
YAAPD

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"Il n'y a qu'un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé." - George Sand

Yaa Oparebea Ampofo
Yale University, Ezra Stiles College '16

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Akosua Adomako Ampofo (also adomako@ug.edu.gh)
Professor and Director
Institute of African Studies, Anne Jiagge Road
P.O.Box LG 73, University of Ghana, Legon
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Co-Editor, Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa blog,
www.cihablog.com
Vice President, African Studies Association of Africa, http://www.as-aa.org/
 

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