Presenting

Harnessing the Capacity of Africa Diaspora

Maximizing Partnerships for Common Goals

Saturday March 29, 2014: 4:00pm-9:00pm

Embassy of Nigeria, 3519 International Court, Washington, DC 20008

From left to right: Mel Foote, Founder and President of Constituency for Africa (CFA); the late U.S. Congressman Donald Payne; former Liberia President H,E. Ruth Perry, and author Sharolyn Rosier Hyson on Payne's Legacy.

The late Congressman from New Jersey was a Champion for Africa.

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What is Vision 2063?

In January 2014 at the Annual African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, outlined her vision of what the continent could look like in in a new Confederation of African States.

Hello African Stakeholders and Friends of Africa:

The challenge to build a better Africa is a rousing call to all her Sons and Daughters in every part of the world and to those with Africa at heart.

Uniqueness in Unity is Strength. This unprecedented forum highlights indigenous capacities - what the Continental African community is already contributing toward African development and its potentials. This is part of the sum of the whole, which is the Global African Society: from the Continent, through the Americas to the Caribbean - and even beyond.

"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean."

" - Ryunosuke Satoro

Ms Lena Prince Nchako, Senior Consultant for Constituency for Africa, will present the essence of partnerships because only together can we become the ocean for a striving Africa.

Iconic Nelson Mandela and Mel Foote

Ms Nchako will deliver a message on behalf of Mr. Foote.

Let us rise and seize the moment with our diverse yet complementary resources by learning from each other, sharing best practices, and collaborating for the goal. We look your partnership participation.

For details on the multi-dimensional program, various themes, goals and objectives, and reservation: Click

Live Performance by the Lyta Boys: Click

For the Sneak Preview on how Continental African organizations are powering local economy in Africa through micro-enterprise, the Bali Cultural Association, USA defines excellence: Click

O Yes, on the Billion Dollar Power of African Remittances, come on and count to make a difference: Click

And there are more.....see you on March 29...you may go to the Poem:

I am an African.

I Am An African - Poetry by Wayne Visser

I am an African

Not because I was born there

But because my heart beats with Africa's

I am an African

Not because my skin is black

But because my mind is engaged by Africa

I am an African

Not because I live on its soil

But because my soul is at home in Africa

When Africa weeps for her children

My cheeks are stained with tears

When Africa honours her elders

My head is bowed in respect

When Africa mourns for her victims

My hands are joined in prayer

When Africa celebrates her triumphs

My feet are alive with dancing

I am an African

For her blue skies take my breath away

And my hope for the future is bright

I am an African

For her people greet me as family

And teach me the meaning of community

I am an African

For her wildness quenches my spirit

And brings me closer to the source of life

When the music of Africa beats in the wind

My blood pulses to its rhythm

And I become the essence of sound

When the colours of Africa dazzle in the sun

My senses drink in its rainbow

And I become the palette of nature

When the stories of Africa echo round the fire

My feet walk in its pathways

And I become the footprints of history

I am an African

Because she is the cradle of our birth

And nurtures an ancient wisdom

I am an African

Because she lives in the world's shadow

And bursts with a radiant luminosity

I am an African

Because she is the land of tomorrow

And I recognise her gifts as sacred

I Am An African - Poetry by Wayne Visser