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 campaignwill 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 easysteps:
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.
You should also put up the #StopEbola
flyer on your Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Phone DPs everyday from now to 7
December. You can download the flyers on www.stopebola.com.
The #StopEbola hashtag campaign kicks off
officially on Tuesday, 11.11.2014 at 12PM.
The Future Awards Africa 2014 is
presented in partnership with Microsoft and the Tony Elumelu Foundation and is
headlined by Vitafoam.
Official
Media Partners are EbonyLife TV, AfricaMagic, Ventures Africa, and Y! Africa.
Official Online Partners are MemeBurn, BellaNaija, YNaija, Premium Times and
360nobs.
The official bloggers for 2014 are
LindaIkeji, Omojuwa, LadunLiadi, Olorisupergal, AmeyawDebrah, NigeriaNewsDesk.
Country partners are Silverbird TV, Hip TV, The Cable, LadunLiadi, The Trent,
Information Nigeria, News Wire Nigeria, Pulse.ng; and Buzz Partners are
StyleMeAfrica, StyleVitae and OnoBello.
Cool FM is
the host radio station. Channels Television is the host TV station.
For more
information, visit @TFAAfrica on Twitter/Instagram or the website
www.thefutureafrica.com/awards. The official hashtags for the 2014 awards are
#TheFutureAwardsAfrica and #TheFutureAwards2014.
