A short film and poem I wrote to highlight the struggles that many black women face when it comes to embracing our natural hair texture and the repercussions of living in a society that often places nappy and unattractive in the same category.
The African International Achievers Awards will be held in Nairobi, Kenya this year – nomination call is now open!
Being rich, powerful, or beautiful can be good. It certainly sounds fun. But whether you are at home in the halls of power, used to the media spotlight, or more comfortable promoting gender equality, equity and empowerment of women / men / children somewhere in Africa, it’s better when you try to Make a Difference. Who’s your unsung hero or heroine? Who do you think is so inspiring they deserve to be recognized with an African International Achievers [AfIA] award?
Nomination Call for African International Achievers Awards to be held on 1st September 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The entries are open to Individuals and Organisations from all African Countries.
Victorious Youth Group
Victorious Youth Group was started in 2006 and registered under the ministry of youth and gender for the purpose to create jobs, especially for young unemployed youths in the Kibera slums. For a period of 5 years, Victorious has worked hard to create a space for other youths who live and come out of Kibera. The group members of Victorious today volunteer to train youths. They also offer them advice, such as making sure they keep themselves away from idleness and instead work hard to join hands against poverty in Kenya.
This is a follow up on one of our previous postings on the African Movie Academy Awards 2012, where we cross-posted the results of the winning films. We are here highlighting the winning Diaspora Documentary by Branwen Okpako: “The Education of Auma Obama”.
Auma Obama has always been an activist for social justice and especially towards a balanced depiction of Africa in the northern hemisphere.
