Nigeria Hosts The 2011 Nobel Prize Winner, Leymah Gbowee

[Asala EwaJesu]

Nigeria Hosts The 2011 Nobel Prize Winner, Leymah Gbowee

 

Are you young, driven and passionate about making a difference in your world?

 

Do you believe in The  Nigerian Dream?

 

Do you believe that whatever change you want to see in Nigeria starts with you and I?

 

 

              

 

Join Nigeria and the rest of the world as we host the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Award, Leymah Gbowee, live in Lagos.

Event 1: Mrs. Gbowee would be speaking to a select crop of youth leaders across Nigeria at a public lecture themed: “Making a Difference in Crisis: An inspiration for Young Africans”.

 

Date: Friday 2nd December, 2011

Venue: The Incubator, by City of David, Victoria Island Lagos

Time: 10am – 2pm

 

 

Event 2: “An Evening with the 2011 Nobel Prize Winner: Leymah Gbowee”

Theme: “The Journey to Nobel” (Q&A, Award Winning Documentary, Book Signing)

 

Date:     Friday 2nd December, 2011

Venue: The Wheatbaker Hotel, 4 Onitolo Street, Ikoyi, Lagos

Time: 6 pm

 

*Strictly By Invitation ONLY

Expected Guests: Government Officials, Private Sector, Diplomats, Leaders in Civil Society and the Media.

   

REGISTRATION
Admission for the public lecture is FREE but registration is COMPULSORY! To register, send your details comprising of: Name, Email, Profession and Phone number to salami....@awyo.org or via telephone on 08035796509.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Application deadline is Monday 28th November 2011. All selected participants will be contacted on or before Tuesday 29th November 2011. 

VOLUNTEERS NETWORK
Lagos based Volunteers are NEEDED! To volunteer, call or text Wale on 08035796509. 

HOSTS:
Her Excellency, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, First Lady of Ekiti State
Her Excellency, Toyin Saraki, Former First Lady of Kwara State
Hon. Senator Daisy Danjuma
Ms Thelma Ekiyor, Executive Director, TY Danjuma Foundation (Co-Founder, WIPSEN Africa)

Special Guest of Honour: 
Her Excellency, Abimbola Fashola, First Lady of Lagos State

POWERED BY 
Main Organizers: WIPSEN Africa, African Women Development Fund (AWDF), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Wellbeing Foundation

 

Supporting Organizers: African Women and Youth Organization (AWYO), GOTNI, Thistle Praxis Consulting, Centre for Women’s Health and Information, TheJobMag.com, Busybee Events and Y-Count Campaign.

PARTNERS
Confirmed partners: Coca-Cola, NEPAD, Nigeria Economic Summit Group, StanbicIBTC, Growing Business Foundation.

Media Partner: The Guardian Newspapers, Genevieve Magazine

For more info, visit http://www.facebook.com/groups/ycount/doc/237318562998389/

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Kind regards,

'Wale Salami

Coordinator
Y-Count Campaign 
(www.facebook.com/groups/ycount)

Program Officer
Africa Women and Youth Organization
Nigerian Office
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Abuja, Nigeria
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