The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the leading influencers for its global campaign to pool 1 million young Africans to act against Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
The #StopEbola campaign will be led by Ashish Thakkar, TFAA Young Person of the Year 2013 and Africa’s leading creative icons Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Paris-based Bukola Elemide (Asa).
Organisers of the campaign said it would get young Africans to support the World Health Organisation by donating social media updates and a minimum of $25 between now and the awards date via the portal www.stopebola.com.
The funds go directly to the United Nations Ebola Response Fund.
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“Ebola has been defeated in Nigeria,” said Nnaji, who has actively supported causes including the Pink Ball against cancer.
“This shows that with the will and resources, it can be defeated anywhere else. We need to get involved beyond talk and beyond sympathy. As long as it remains anywhere in Africa, we are all at risk, and we can come together to stop this from happening. Join me, and join all of us now on www.stopebola.com.”
Jalade-Ekeinde, who has been spokesperson for Amnesty International and the United Nations, described the initiative as “the core of what is important” to her and what should be important to anyone concerned about the African continent.
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“Just when the world has begun to pay attention to Africa as a destination for rapid growth and investment, we cannot allow Ebola define the narrative. We need to put a stop to this immediately, and young people need to take the lead,” she said.
Other influencers include CEO of Mara Group, Ashish Thakkar; CEO of Paga, Tayo Oviosu; deputy director of the British Council, Ojoma Ochai; deputy director of the British Council Nigeria, Ojoma Ochai.
Others are Tu Face Idibia, Van Vicker, Joselyn Dumas, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Dayo Israel, Denrele, Dakore Akande, Juliet Ibrahim, Funke Akindele, Omoni Oboli, Ohimai Atafo, Joseph Benjamin, Ice Prince, MI Abaga, Omawumi, Waje, Lynxx, Yemi Adamolekun, Gbenga Sesan, Kunle Afolayan, Osas Ighodaro, Yegwa Ukpo and Kathleen Ndongmo.
The #StopEbola hashtag campaign kicked off officially on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at 12pm.
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Members of the public willing to be part of the campaign need to visit www.stopebola.com; click on the ‘share’ button and sign up to the Thunderclap campaign, which ensures that everyone will tweet the same #StopEbola message on November 29 at the same time; and click on the ‘donate’ button to donate directly to the UN’s Ebola Response Fund.
The Future Awards Africa 2014, which holds on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at the Intercontinental Hotels in Lagos, is presented in partnership with Microsoft and the Tony Elumelu Foundation; and is headlined by Vitafoam.
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