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| Mike Dada |
All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)has announced on
Wednesday, October 1, that two campaigning organisations, Africa 2.0 and ONE
Org, both working tirelessly to end poverty and corruption in Africa and
develop positive networks of forward-thinking people, have come on board as
partners and will both take part in the Award Ceremony holding in Lagos,
Nigeria on Sunday, November 9.
Speaking about the
partnership, ONE Africa Executive Director Dr. SiphoMoyo says; "Throughout
history, we have seen how powerful of a force music can be in galvanising
people around an issue. ONE worked closely this year with a number of the
AFRIMA nominees to record a song about the importance of agriculture to
Africa’s future. 19 African musicians using their voices to inspire more than
two million Africans to take real action is just one of many reasons we should
be celebrating African music".
In the same vein, Chairman and Founder of Africa 2.0
Foundation, MamadouToure, states that Africa 2.0 is proud to be partner with
AFRIMA which share a common vision.“Africa 2.0 and AFRIMA are emblematic of the
new African Continent, which is to rebrand the face of Africa; Africa is at a
tipping point. The momentum gained, when effectively utilised, will create a
virtuous cycle of growth and enlightenment for all of Africa. This partnership
signifies part of our vision in creating a Global movement that celebrates and
endorses the best Africa has to offer”.
The
President/Executive Producer, AFRIMA, Mike Dada adds that, “this partnership
with ONE and Africa 2.0 is an indication that Africa is on the brink of
greatness and will truly rise again with this kind of collaborations that are
geared towards raising the consciousness of hope, possibilities and
re-positioning of Africa through the instrumentality of advocacy, music and
social responsibility. AFRIMA as a platform for communicating the strength of
Africa for global competitiveness, is glad to have ONE and Africa 2.0 on board”.
Co-founded by musician,
philanthropist and businessman Bono, ONE is an international campaigning and
advocacy organisation of nearly six million people taking action to end extreme
poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa -because the facts show
extreme poverty has already been cut in half and can be virtually eliminated by
2030, but only if African nations act with urgency now.
ONE raises public
awareness and work with political leaders to combat AIDS and preventable
diseases, increase investments in agriculture and nutrition, and demand greater
transparency so governments are accountable to their citizens. ONE does not
raise money itself to build schools, hospitals and the like, but does its work
by advocacy and campaigning so that government funds continue to flow to
programs that make a difference in people’s lives. ONE works closely with
African activists and policymakers as they fight corruption, promote
poverty-fighting priorities, monitor the use of aid, and help build civil
society and economic development. ONE’s work is strictly politically non-partisan.
Visit www.one.orgto
learn more
Africa 2.0 is a Pan-African Civil Society Organisation
that consists of 500 young emerging leaders from across the continent and
diaspora, with 29 chapters, 23 of them being in Africa. Africa 2.0 is more of a
community than a network, of like minded, critical thinkers that share a
collective vision for Africa and a commitment to finding and implementing
sustainable solutions that will in turn leapfrog the development of the
continent. Africa 2.0 provides a platform that enables change makers a common
African promise.
AFRIMA recently unveiled its Nominees List for the 2014
edition and voting commenced on www.afrima.org
on Tuesday, September 30 to end on November 4. All Africa Music Awards, in
partnership with the African Union Commission, AUC, will be rewarding
excellence in the continental music and media industry at the main awards
ceremony slated for Sunday, November 9, 2014 that will be broadcast to 84
countries on 109 television stations.
The event will be preceded by the AFRIMA Music Village
between November 4 and 7, a four-day festival style open concert of non-stop
music, fanfare and exhibition
from countries in Africa and performances by African artistes. There
will also be an African Music Summit, November 6 to 7, themed "Reviving
the Business of Music in Africa". The two-day conference will be a
platform for the music industry stakeholders to engage and deliberate on how
the industry can be nurtured and be a major contributor to national and
continental economies.AFRIMA
is aimed at achieving an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa through the
instrumentality of music.
For
further information please contact Project Director, Adenrele Niyi on Email:
adenrele.niyi@afrima.org
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