Meet the Visionaries of 2011

THE YOUNG AFRICAN VISIONARIES PROJECT 2011

THE YEAR IS 2011, AND AFRICA IS MORE INDEPENDENT, DEMOCRATIC, AND VIBRANT THAN IT HAS BEEN IN A HUNDRED YEARS BUT THE VISION OF A NEW AFRICA IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED IN CONCEPTION BY YOUNG AFRICANS ABROAD AND AT HOME.

THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFRICAN LEADERS AND INNOVATORS ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE THE FACE OF AFRICA IN A WAY THAT IS HAS NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE.   SOME OF THESE YOUNG VISIONARIES ARE CALLING FOR A NEW PAN AFRICAN MOVEMENT, MANY ARE CALLING FOR WARS TO CEASE AND PEACE TO TAKE THE FORE FRONT. WHILE SOME STILL SPECULATE THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN NATIONS AND SEEK TO STRENGTHEN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES ABROAD. EITHER WAY THESE YOUNG AFRICAN VISIONARIES HAVE A STORY TO SHARE AND ARE RE-DEFINING THE AFRICAN DREAM THAT HAS BEEN LOST FOR CENTURIES.

THE YOUNG AFRICAN VISIONARIES PROJECT  WILL FOLLOW AND HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF 20 YOUNG AFRICAN VISIONARIES LIVING IN AFRICA AND ABROAD MAKING THEIR MARK OF THE NEW AFRICAN DREAM.  PLUS CULMINATE THIS CELEBRATION OF INSPIRATION WITH A SPECIAL FORUM AND SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN VISIONARIES OF 2011:

Silas Balabyekkubo Babaluku

Yoli Ouiya

Mensa

Dr. Yaba Blay

Emmanuel A. Gamor

Kalab Berhane

Esosa Edosomwan

Cassi Amanda Gibson

Sam Kessie

Rockyatu Otoo

Ngozi Odita (photo credit Laylah A. Barrayn)

Frederic Tape

Kaya Chipungu

Meta (of Meta and the Cornerstones, Photo By Abby Ross)

Rita Kusi

THERE ARE MORE TO COME...

MEET ALL THE YOUNG AFRICAN VISIONARIES ONLINE AT OBAASEMA.COM