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C/The Humanitarian Centre
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Cambridge CB12ES
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Sacha DeVelle
Founder: Cambridge to Africa
Christa Wüthrich
Guestspeaker:
Switzerland
Leandro Charanga
Charismatic Cuban performer
Key Note Speaker:
Julie Solberg
Founder: Child Africa International -Uganda
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Celebrating Diversity: Voices from Africa
Are you interested in how grassroots NGO’s tackle social inclusion issues in sub-Saharan Africa? Then this event is for you!
Queens Building Theatre, Emmanuel College
University of Cambridge, UK
Saturday 29 January 2011
5.00 - 8.30 pm
Entry £10.00/£6.00 concession
Proceeds go towards our social inclusion projects in East Africa
This event is supported by a Global Community Link Grant funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development (DFID)
5.00:
Sacha DeVelle Founder and Managing Director of Cambridge to Africa
Introduction: Celebrating Diversity: Voices from Africa
An introduction to the work Cambridge to Africa carries out in the UK, Uganda and Ethiopia, with a focus on our global community link with Child Africa International.
5.15:
Christa Wüthrich Freelance Journalist Switzerland
Title: Rwanda after the Genocide: The Exemplar State?
In 1994 an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Today, 16 years later, Rwanda tries to represent the image of a modern country. This presentation examines the facade behind the state; where social inclusion, reconciliation and liberty are still not guaranteed.
5.45:
Snapshots from African focused organisations (4 minutes each)
Snap shot presentations on a range of social inclusion themes relevant to Africa.
- Promoting a 2-way Dialogue: Schools2Schools working in Botswana and Swaziland
- Cards from Africa working in Rwanda
6.00:
Question time
6.15: Afro Cuban dance gala with Leandro Charanga
Salsa, rumba and reggaeton performances with one of the most charismatic Cuban performers in the UK.
6.45: Drinks reception Harrods Room off auditorium
7.15
Key Note Speaker:
Julie Solberg Founder Child Africa International Uganda
Title: Child Africa International: Facts from the field
This presentation focuses on the work of Child Africa International (CA), a Ugandan NGO tackling the everyday issues of poverty and disease faced by orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa. It will set out why CA was founded, key case studies from our work in the field, and lessons learnt from 18 years operating at the grassroots level.
8pm Closing remarks
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