EN#2 Global Issues from Sub-Saharan Africa
EN#2 Global Issues from Sub-Saharan Africa
By UNESCO DCMET
Date and time
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 · 8 - 9am PDT
Location
Online
EN#2 Global Issues from Sub-Saharan Africa
Online
What’s Goin’ On?: Voices from the African Diaspora: Global Issues from Sub-Saharan Africa
(Session one of a two part series, participants can attend one session or both)
African leaders and activists from the Mandela Washington Fellowship https://yali.state.gov/mwf/ discuss various social justice issues and actions as related to their particular country on the continent of Africa.
Topics include the following:
Zimbabwe: Anti-trafficking
Nigeria: Girls and Inclusive-Education, dis “Ability” and Inclusion
Uganda: The Environment
Nigeria: Youth, Social Media, Voting, and Democracy
Co-Chairs: Amina Humphrey, M.A., Ph.D. and Andrea Gambino, M.Ed., NBCT, Ph.D.
Presenter: Nkechinyere Melva Uguru will address Girls/Education/Inclusion in Nigeria and Dis-ability and Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa/Nigeria.
Presenter: Ojooluwa Ibiloye will discuss Youth, Social Media, Voting, and Democracy in Nigeria.
Presenter: Owiny Hakim will address The Environment: Perspectives and Actions from Uganda and Globally.
Presenter: Author Tanaka Muparadzi will discuss Anti-Trafficking in Zimbabwe.