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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kekeli Kpognon" <Kekeli at amwauk.org>
To: "AMWA" <info at amwauk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:02 PM
Subject: 18th April 2009: Workshop for Young African Women 18-25:
Campaigning for Change! Please Circulate


AKINA MAMA wa AFRIKA &
THE AFRICAN WOMEN WELFARE GROUP

INVITES YOU TO A WORKSHOP:

Young Women Campaigning for Change

Target Group: Young African Women 18-25
Date:             Saturday the 18th of April 2009
Time:             10.30am - 4pm (Lunch and Refreshments will be
served)
Address:        594 High Road Tottenham, London, N17 9TA,
Fee:               This workshop is free!

We believe that in order to get their voice heard, young women of
African origin living in the UK need to engage in campaigning and
advocacy to share their ideas, perspectives and concerns.

The aim of this workshop is to encourage young African women to play
bigger roles in their communities' lives and fulfil their potential as
agent of change by using their energies to raise awareness and tackle
racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice.

Topics to be covered will include:
· What is it to be a young woman from African origin in the UK today?
· Campaigning, policy, advocacy: the meaning beyond the  "big" words
· How change happens and should I be involved?

This workshop will be facilitated by Yeukai Taruvinga. Yeukai came to
the UK in 2002 to seek asylum from the Mugabe regime. When not working
for the Refugee Council Policy Team, she is campaigning on Human
Rights or involved in empowering young people.

Yeukai is the winner of the Campaigns Volunteer of the Year Award
2008.

To register for the event and for further information,

Please contact: Jennifer MADJE, Programme Intern, AMwA.

Tel: 02073598252, Email: info at amwauk.org

Please RSVP as soon as possible as there only 15 spaces available!!

This workshop is organised with the support of

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is an international non-governmental
development organisation, which coordinates networking, information,
advocacy and training forums for African women and seeks to build
their leadership capacities to influence policy and decision-making at
all levels. AMwA was founded in 1985 to create space for African women
to organise autonomously, identify issues of concern to them and speak
for themselves.

Akina Mama wa Afrika:-  Unit 1B Leroy House,436 Essex Road,
N1 3QP. Tel: 0207 359 8252, Fax:0207 354 9015
Registered Charity Number: 1041431; Company Limited by Guarantee
Number: 2

Ms. Kékéli Kpognon
Acting UK/Europe Regional Coordinator
Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)
Unit 1B Leroy House,
436 Essex Road,
London N1 3QP
Email: kekeli at amwauk.org
Tel: 0207 359 8252
Fax: 0207 354 9015
Mobile: 07830 137 127
Charity Registration No: 1041431
Limited Company Registration No: 2958127