Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa has announced
the ambassadors for the 10th anniversary – a stellar cast of past
winners of the awards across business, development, governance and the
creative industries.
The 10 selected ambassadors are international recording artiste
Bukonla ‘Asa’ Elemide (Nigeria), music producer Michel ‘Don Jazzy’ Ajere
(Nigeria), beauty entrepreneur Tara Fela Durotoye (Nigeria), founder of
LEAP Africa Ndidi Nwuneli (Nigeria), agriculture entrepreneur Nnaemeka
Ikeguonu (Nigeria), activist Sangu Delle (Ghana), power entrepreneur
Patrick Ngowi (Tanzania), singer Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania),
change-maker Fogblanbenchi Lily Harity (Cameroon), and lawmaker Oramait
Alengoil (Uganda).
The ambassadors will drive the 10th year anniversary campaign for the
awards across TV, radio, online and through targeted events targeted at
galvanizing the global TFAA brain trust to solve problems across
Africa.
As part of the 10th anniversary #AfricaNeedsYou campaign, TFAA
launched a 100-city tour to build 100 hubs across the continent over the
next one year. The hubs will partner with local non-governmental
organisations to solve problems community by community. It will be
launched officially at the awards this year on 6, December 2015.
The Future Awards Africa 2015 is powered by RED and held in
partnership with the Ford Foundation, Microsoft, the US Consulate, the
Canadian High Commission Nigeria and The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Tony Elumelu Foundation.
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