The United States Consulate is hosting the nominees of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2013 to an exclusive reception in Lagos, Nigeria.
The invitation-only dinner holds on Thursday, 11 July at the Ikoyi, Lagos residence of the Consul-General, Jeffery Hawkins.
“We are excited to have the United
States officials recognize the exceptional quality of the nominees and
the awards and to host this exclusive event,” said Ohimai Atafo who is head of the Central Working Committee for the awards. “We look forward to a beautiful evening, and a purposive interaction.”
The reception is another highlight in
the schedule of exclusive events to celebrate and deepen the work of the
awards nominees – drawn from across the country and outside.
Earlier this week, the CWC had also announced a groundbreaking partnership with the British Council to present The International Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year’2013.
“We are certainly looking forward to hosting and celebrating the nominees of The Future Awards Africa,” said Mr. Hawkins. He will be speaking with the nominees on “Young People & Taking The Lead on Africa’s Future“.
“Every year, we are over-whelmed by the sheer intensity of achievement and inspiration that we find from our nominees,” said Chude Jideonwo, who is executive director of The Future Project. “This
year, we excited to continue and heighten that tradition, especially
since the awards are now continent. We look forward to joining the US
Consulate in celebrating the exceptional leaders, innovators,
change-makers and entrepreneurs that are nominees for The Future Awards
2013, and to present them as role models to Africa’s teeming youth
population.”
Echoing this, Nigeria’s Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson has paid tribute to the Class of 2013, nominees for The Future Awards announced yesterday.
“I think this is a very inspiring
initiative, I have known about The Future Awards for many years now. Its
inspiring even for those of us who have crossed the youth age, you
inspire not only the older Nigerians but others coming behind you. ” She
said. “i will encourage everyone of us to go to
www.thefutureafrica.com/awards to read about the very inspiring stories
of this young Nigerians who have done so much to make our country proud
and done so much to ensure that we continue to have confidence in our
youth”
The 2013 edition of The Future Awards
Africa is held in partnership with the Youth Office of the African Union
Commission. Nominees for the biggest prize, the African Young Person of
the Year 2013 will also be announced on Thursday, after the 1st
ordinary session of the meeting of the commission’s Bureau of COMY IV in
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. The Brazzaville meeting is a follow
up of the 4th Conference of Ministers of the African Union, in charge
of youth development.
The awards event holds in August 2013. There will be no public voting for this edition of The Future Awards Africa.
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