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 TFAA Young Person of the Year 2013, Ashish Thakkar and Africa’s leading creative icons - Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Paris-based Asa Elemide.
The
#StopEbola campaign will get young Africans to support the World Health
Organization 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. The
Future Awards Africa holds on Sunday, 7 December 2014 at the
Intercontinental Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria.
“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.”
“This
goes to the core of what is important to me, and what should be
important to all of us who are very concerned about our continent,” said Jalade-Ekeinde, who has been spokesperson for Amnesty International and the United Nations. “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.”
Other influencers include CEO
of Mara Group, Ashish Thakkar; CEO of Paga; Tayo Oviosu, Deputy Director
of the British Council, Ojoma Ochai. Other influencers include Deputy
Director of the British Council Nigeria, Ojoma Ochai; 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.
To be part of the campaign, it takes just 3 easy steps:
1. Go to www.stopebola.com.
2.
Click on the SHARE button and sign up to the Thunderclap campaign.
Thunderclap helps ensure everyone will tweet the same #StopEbola message
on November 29 at the same time. It takes just 2 minutes to sign up,
and/or
3. Click on the DONATE button to donate directly to the UN’s Ebola Response Fund.
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