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Ngozi Okwuosa is an early childhood educator with over 20 years of experience. She has worked with different  kindergarten groups, including integrative groups for children with special needs, with an emphasis on second language acquisition and art.

She’s also the founder of Rainbow Stars Media, a platform dedicated to the production of high quality children friendly content. 

Ngozi is a german-nigerian who feels perfectly at home in both cultures. 

In her free time she loves to hang out with friends or make artistic cakes. 

She lives in the beautiful  city of Frankfurt in germany with her daughter Leona.

Kenyan scholar, Prof Washington Yotto Ochieng, the man who solved the London transport crisis, has been promoted to serve as a faculty head at United Kingdom’s Imperial College.

Kenyan High Commissioner to UK Manoah Esipisu made the announcement on the evening of Saturday, May 15, that Yotto had been appointed the Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the world-famous college.

Prior to the promotion, the professor served as the Head of the Centre for Transport Studies at the same university.

“A very warm congratulations to Kenyan Prof Washington Yotto Ochieng, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, on being appointed Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the famous Imperial College,” stated Esipisu.

Yotto is credited with solving the London transport crisis through his research interests in the design of positioning and navigation systems for land, sea and air applications; Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).

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Sheena Hussain will be a guest on THE TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ SHOW NEXT WEEK.

Sheena is a very talented published poet, lawyer and advocate for humanity from Pakistan.

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Getrude Matshe-Kanicki

Getrude Matshe-Kanicki is an inspirational speaker who has been described as a vibrant bundle of African energy whose zest and passion for life inspires everyone she meets. She is passionate about helping people achieve their full potential and find their individual life purpose. She is passionate about individuals’ success. This makes her an energetic, inspirational and enlightening speaker. Getrude has written several books and is launching her new book “Ubuntu Leadership” in 2020.

About Getrude Matshe-Kanicki

Her speaking career started in Norway 1989 and for 12 years she has worked in the IT industry as a Systems Analyst, Systems Support Manager and Project Manager. Getrude immigrated to New Zealand in 2001 with nothing and founded four successful companies.

• Founder and Global Curator of the HerStory Circle and HerStory Women’s Global Empowerment Conference 2019
• Founded Medical Recruiters of New Zealand Ltd 2002
• Founded GM Global Investments Ltd  2003
• Founded Simzisani, a talent agency catering for the film and advertising industry. Instrumental in supplying ethnic extras for prominent movies such as Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” and James Cameron’s Avatar
• Founder and CEO of the Africa Thrive Foundation, which supports HIV orphans in Zimbabwe 2001
• Founded Walk on the Wild Side Tours – a symbiotic tourism company that takes tourist to Zimbabwe to work with Aids orphans 2007
• Rooney International Scholar 2012; worked at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 
• Mother of three children; a well-known African Storyteller, poet, artist and published author. 
• She a script writer and an Independent Film Maker
• She writes for CNN iReport,  Blogs for the Huffington Post 
• Actress in the movie “Cry Freedom” with Denzel Washington in 1987
• Speaker at the UN Annual Summit on the Status of Women, 2014 and 2017

Bradford For Everyone are working with partners in Fresno, California and Bradford, England to host an interfaith learning webinar. Following six months of collaboration between the Interfaith Alliance of Central California, Bradford For Everyone, Bradford Foundation Trust, Fresno State University, University of Bradford and Clovis Community College the co-designed webinar has been set up to share learning. The outcome will be an increased understanding about how faith can help improve cohesion and integration.

The event will take place on Saturday May 29^th 2021 9am-12pm California or 5pm-8pm Bradford.

Register here;https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcuiqqzorHdfJ8JNdCRXGx5cs8cFZX7Eu

Current Agenda

Key note speaker; Naz Shah MP Bradford West and UK Parliament Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion  TBC

1. Welcome and Introductions

Zahra Niazi, Programme Lead Bradford For Everyone

Norman Broadbent, Chair Interfaith Alliance Central California

Matt Henderson, Bradford For Everyone, Bradford Introduction

Joe Pulido, Clovis Community College, Fresno Introduction  

Dermot Bolton, University of Bradford, Humanism and interfaith

Andrew Howorth, University of Bradford Chaplin, Interfaith in Bradford,

Reza Nekumanesh, Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno

Tony Fernandez, TTF, International Interfaith collaborations

Shadim Hussain, Bradford foundation Trust and the Faith Centre Bradford

Prof. Amir Sharif, University of Bradford perspectives of interfaith 

10 min Comfort break

2. Breakout Rooms 1 – 30 minutes (you will be assigned a room)

Rifaquet Ali, Faith walks in Bradford

Christina Longden, Robert Reschid Stanley, Jewish? Christian? Muslim?

Matt Henderson, Faith and LGBTQ+

Manjo Joshi, A history of interfaith work in Bradford

Ravinder Dharni, Hindu interfaith work in Bradford

Javed Bashir, Strengthening Faith Institutes, Bradford

Dermot Bolton, Humanism and interfaith

3. Feedback from break out rooms to whole group 30 min

10 min Comfort break

4. Breakout Rooms 2 – 30 minutes (you will be assigned a room)

Jim Grant and Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, Interfaith Scholars

Christine Barker, Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries

Bryson White, Faith Outreach Coordinator for Faith In the Valley

Norman Broadbent, Interfaith Alliance of Central Californian

Dr. Kappor, Peace studies and Interfaith

Dermot Bolton, Humanism and interfaith

5. Feedback from break out rooms to whole group 25 min

6. Closing Remarks from Norman Broadbent

For more information email matthew.henderson@bradford.gov.uk

Mr Samson Onoja Itodo will be a guest on THE TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ SHOW NEXT WEEK.

Mr Itodo is based in Berlin. He is the Founder of AFROBIZ GERMANY. He is also an Author, Poet and Playwright with a passion for creativity and making a positive difference in the DiasporaThis enterprising Role model has also Published a book called  “Bunker Laboratory” and is also the author of a  childrens book titled  “The Rain-Maker”

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ABOUT SAMSON ONOJA ITODO

Samson Onoja Itodo is  a Nigerian community ambassador  based in Berlin Germany.

He is also an Author, Poet and Playwright with a passion for creativity and making a positive difference in the Diaspora.

This enterprising Role model has also Published a book called  “Bunker Laboratory” and is also the author of a  childrens book titled  “The Rain-Maker”.Samson is The Founder of the online news and entertainment channel “Afrobizgermany”. and The organizer of Afrobeats Music Award Germany “(ABMAG)”.Below are links to his  online platforms:

https://www.facebook.com/afrobizgermany/

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=afrobizgermanyhttp://afrobizgermany.com/

Samson Onoja Itodo+4915212590979

ADC Diaspora Network in collaboration with National Youth Council of Nigeria South-South & Nigerian Youths Corporate Social Responsibility Fund (NYCSRF) are on a Mission to Rescuing Nigerian Democracy with active Youths & Diaspora participation in politics and policy making. [23-24] July 2021. The Event is Part of Nigerian Diaspora Day 2021. Save the Date Contact us for partnership

Personal Bio:

Bassey Itam Asuquo is a Nigerian poet from Creek Town in Cross River State, Nigeria. He schooled at King’s College, Lagos; University of Ibadan; and University of Calabar respectively.

A co-founder of Calabar Literary Society (CLS), Mr Asuquo served on the judging panel of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) in 2017. He has also been the Chairman of the Festival Poetry Calabar (FPC) Local Organising Committee from 2016 till date. He loves reading, writing, drawing, philosophising, bird-watching, and listening to the radio.

Mr Asuquo has recently published an eBook of a collection of his poems titled ‘Prettyface Mary and Other Poems’. He currently lives in Calabar.