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Photo Highlights of the 2011 Teen Conference

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:45:02 +0000

Opening Address by Chizoba Imoka @ UVA 2nd Annual Teen Conference 2011

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:34:36 +0000

Opening Address by Chizoba Imoka @ UVA 2nd Annual Teen Conference October 15, 2011 ST&T Regency School Ikeja, GRA

A Nigeria shaken by Boko Haram, a nation filled with so much violence where innocent people operate with fear and sleep with one eye open.

A nation where people are prisoners in their homes and their lives is at the mercy of ruthless robbers without reprimand.

A nation where a majority of the people spend their life waiting only to [...]

UVA’s Children’s Day Event: The Teen Soiree

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:04:02 +0000

This event will be all about the teenagers taking up their role as future leaders...

UVA Thanks Everyone!

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:45:56 +0000

On October 26, 2010, Unveiling Africa (UVA) Foundation hosted about 50 schools across Lagos and Abuja at the First Ever Nigerian Teenagers Conference themed: Nigeria at 50, The Role of Nigerian Teenagers in Nigeria’s Development. At the event, UVA defined and presented four roles that teenagers’ play in nation building. They include Academic Excellence, Community Activism, Personal Leadership and Excellence in Social Interaction.

In summary, the event was a medley of inspiring speeches by seasoned speakers, heart-warming presentations [...]

Nigeria @ 50

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:42:29 +0000

As Nigeria celebrates her 50th Independence Day (if at all it should be ‘celebrated’ is a debate for another day) on the 1st of October 2010, The Unveiling Africa Foundation is organizing the first ever Annual Nigeria Teenagers conference on the 26th of October 2010. The theme of the conference is: ‘The role of Nigerian Teenagers in Nigeria’s development’ and the purpose of the conference is to educate and engage Nigerian teenagers on their role in nation building while also [...]

UVA Teenager’s Conference

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:35:48 +0000

In commemoration of Nigeria’s jubilee year, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 is scheduled to mark the official launch of Unveiling Africa Foundation Nigeria with a teenager’s nation building conference on: “The role of Nigerian Teenagers in Nigeria’s development”.

First of its kind in Nigeria, the main focus of this annual conference is on Nigerian Teenagers. Teenagers are defined as individuals between the age of 9 – 18 years or students in JSS1 – SSS3. It is our belief that Nigeria’s bright future [...]

Oral Tradition!

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:06:46 +0000

Unveiling Africa is so excited to announce what is sure to be an amazing event! We have collaborated with the Breath In Poetry Collective to put together a night of awe-inspiring spoken word and music.

Oral Tradition will be a night of story telling and testimony through the use of poetry and music. If you’re a lover of spoken word or music, this is one event you absolutely cannot miss. We’ve got some of Edmonton’s finest talent, including members of the Inaugural Edmonton Poetry [...]

Speaker Series 2008

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:27:45 +0000

The Third Annual Speaker series: Africa & China Relations

Is China really to be blamed for the crisis in Darfur? What blame do the African Countries have in the Crisis? What are African’s doing to uplift the continent?

Background

As Sino-African relations strengthen and the humanitarian crises in African countries such as Sudan, Zimbabwe and Congo worsen, pundits argue that China’s supposed silence on the humanitarian crisis reflects its strategic interests in the Continent. Proponents of the Chinese government, however, contend that [...]

Light on Darfur!

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:51:35 +0000

Ten years from now, what types of humanitarian problems would you want to see that your society has solved and moved beyond? What type of future and society would you want to await your unborn children, grand children, relatives?

Speaker Series 2009

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:54:39 +0000

Over the past 40 years, over $1 trillion has been transferred from the west to Africa in form of foreign aid, yet, it appears to be that nothing is changing in Africa and more money is still needed to emancipate Africa. The question that comes to mind is how effective has all this foreign aid to Africa been? How long will Africa need Aid for? and what should the role of foreign aid be in the 21st century Africa?