Your Exclusive Invitation The day of theAfrican Child 2013“Creating a sustainable environment for the African child”

UWAF Inspiration Afternoon Sunday 16 June 2013Landgoed de Witteburg 1,2244 BV WassenaarThe Netherlands

Dear Invitee,

We are pleased to bring to your attention our forthcoming event Inspiration Afternoon 2013 to celebrate and commemorate “The day of the African Child” due to take place Sunday, 16th, June 2013 from 14:00-17:30 hours at the Castle the Wittenburg – Wassenaar (The Hague) in the Netherlands.

Since 16 June 1991, the Day of the African Child has been celebrated in memory of the school children killed in Soweto in South Africa in 1976 during the apartheid demanding their right to proper education. Today, 37 years later, access to quality education is still elusive for many African children either because of school fees, lack of educational materials and or underfunded schools. Nevertheless, creating a sustainable environment is what brings the bright and talented minds towards a conviction of shared responsibilities, determination for working for a better future and the everlasting nutrition of the future minds.

The day of the African Child 2013 will be honored by Mr. Patrick Awuah (via video) an extraordinary Ghanaian Millionaire who quit Microsoft to educate Africa’s future leaders.

We have invited Inter-Governmental Institutions Representatives, Members of the European Commission, African Ambassadors, Multinational Companies linked to Africa and Civil Society organizations/actors as well as artists from African descent.

We trust you will find time to grace us with your presence at this auspicious occasion. We look forward to receiving you on this special day of the African Child. Should you request further details, we are at your disposal anytime. You can reach us either through email info@uwaf.org and or phone: +31(0)634 627 662.

Sincerely yours,

Brigitte Mugiraneza Founder & Chief Executive Officer

About United Wisdom of Africa Foundation (UWAF)

UWAF is a young dynamic non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, committed to supporting talented and bright underprivileged children in Rwanda to access quality education. We strongly believe in creating a sustainable environment in which Africa’s bright and talented minds are nurtured, stimulated and retained within the continent to contribute to the sustainable development of Africa. For more information about UWAF please visit www.uwaf.org

Objectives of 16th June, 2013

• Commemorate the courageous Soweto’s school children who lost their lives demanding their rights to better education.

• Undertake advocacy with African Governments representatives based in the Netherlands, International Organizations, Non-Governmental institutions, Private sector and civil society, for greater mobilization for the realization of the rights of the African Children, in particular to highlight the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder especially the African Professionals Diasporas.

• Raise awareness about the current challenges African children face, but also stipulate how we can bring about changes by consolidating our effort in addressing the contemporary obstacles for realizing the rights of children.

• Fundraise for a computer project. UWAF has developed a pilot project Connecting ICT to Primary Schools, which aims to support ICT education by providing refurbished computers. The beneficiary school is located in the Muhanga District of Rwanda, will be provided with 50 computers to be used to support their ICT lessons. A total of 1,114 students will directly benefit from this project.

Provisional program

14:00 - 15:00 – Arrival/ Cocktail reception/ Entertainment15:00 - 15:45 – Inspirational speeches 15:45 - 17:30 – Entertainment + Networking 17:30 - Closing

Dress code: African attire or Semi-Formal

Ticket price: Child € 15,00 Adult € 30,00

Payment at the door (Cash or Pin)

RSVP: Due to limited seating, reservation is required before June 14th, 2013.Please send an e-mail to info@uwaf.org.

We look forward to an entertaining and inspirational afternoon at the same time supporting the African child.