MC of the event Mrs. Janet Ekanye spouse to the Cameroon High Commissioner welcoming the invited guest
Host of the event Deputy High Commissioner of South Africa Ms Bongiwe Qwabe welcoming guest to the South Africa House
Mrs Janet Ekanye introducing Mrs Joyce Kallaghe the spouse of Tanzanian High Commissioner to the UK & the President of The Associatin of Spouses of African High Commissioners and Ambassadors (ASAHCA)
Mrs
Joyce Kallaghe spouse to the Tanzania High Commissoner UK and President
of The Associatin of Spouses of African High Commissioners and
Ambassadors (ASAHCA) giving her opening remarks.
21st September,
2012 ASAHCA organised Gala Dinner Fund Raising to raise funds for
Commonwealth Countries League Education Fund (CCLEF). CCLEF sponsors
bright needy girls all over Commonwealth Countries to give them equal
opportunities for secondary or high school education in their own
countries. Their progress is closely monitored and their success stories
are heartwarming. (Refer Ladi Dariya). Over 3000 girls from challenging
backgrounds have been supported in this way.
Mrs.
Joyce D. Kallaghe, (ASAHCA President) felt privilege to support this
endeavour to give women their rightful place in society. She is looking
forward to continue supporting CCLEF in helping to uphold women’s
dignity as equal partners in society.
High Commissioners & Ambassadors of African countries were there too
Invited guests listening to the ongoing speeches
Guest speaker of the
night Agnes Atim Apea speaking to the guest on her life experiences
which was very very emotional and encouraged people to donate and help
girls get education.
Born
in a small country town north of Uganda, Agnes Atim Apea grew up in
great poverty along with her seven sisters and grandmother in a society
where the more girls you have the richer you are from the dowry. As the
years passed, Agnes’s life became increasingly turbulent - experiencing
the entrapment of discrimination, poverty, nearly dying from rebel and
cattle rustling activities and fighting a deadly HIV disease, but it was
from these very struggles that she grew a heart to challenge
stereo-types and give hope to the poor and oppressed children in war
situations. Agnes is currently a consultant and a PHD student at the University of Reading.
In
2009, Agnes founded Hope Development Initiative, a charity whose
mission is to show love, bring aid and give hope to the underprivileged
children in conflict areas. Today, children in conflict areas are having
hope again to inspire a great movement of hope and love in action.
Mrs.
Ladi Dariya (B.Sc, M.Sc, ACMI) Benefited from this gracious gift, she
said it without fear of contradiction that the gift of education is an
unbelievable gift and one of the best gifts you could ever be offered!
She is a living testimony!One of the ladies who is where she is
because of the The Commonwealth Countries League Education Fund giving a
speech. She explained how it all began and encouraged guest to donate
and help a girl get education.
Mrs Joyce Kallaghe giving a had of applause to one of the speeches
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