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:
Go to www.stopebola.com .
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
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.
