! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS !

THINK AGAIN!

A PUBLICATION OF AFRICA'S SUCCESS STORIES BY AMERICAN AND AFRICAN YOUTH

Dear Friends,

 

I am writing to you regarding an innovative initiative affording the opportunity to teach the world about something the world has little understanding, or recognizes far too often….African Success. We believe that it is up to Africans to solve African problems, but we believe Americans have a responsibility to do our best to learn, understand, and support our friends in Africa in the quest for solutions. Therefore, we are asking you, Africans and Americans to write up a story that you witnessed, participated, know of that exemplifies African success.

 

As you well know, the international media often projects Africa as a failed continent with famine, crisis and chaos abound. THINK AGAIN! the title of this initiative seeks to instill greater understanding and appreciation for Africa.

This educational text-book, think-piece, and motivational force will supplement our educational programs and curricula across high-schools and universities across the United States. We believe this publication can cut across boundaries and misconceptions of Africa.

 

Once complete, the publication will be sold in the United States internationally to well-wishers and friends of Africa and to friends and partners that are yet to be found. After careful review of options and possible recipients, 50% of the proceeds from the sale of the publication, which cost has not yet been declared, will go directly to various projects GYPA supports and that are associated with THINK AGAIN!

 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

All Africans and Americans living in the United States, Africa, or studying abroad, or living overseas between the ages of 18 – 30 yrs.

 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1 page narrative that includes

1. Your name
2. Age
3. City,  State, and Country
4. What is your example (individual, organizational, project, or other) of an African success?
5. When/where did you spend time in Africa? What cities, countries? When?
6. Photograph of you ?

 

Should your first language not be English we ask that you please have your narrative translated.

 

DEADLINE

Submissions: April 1, 2006

Author notification of selection of publications: May 1, 2006

 

GYPA reserves the right to edit all submissions which are approved for publication. However, GYPA will edit with the obligation to represent the individual authors appropriately.

 

For more information about the project contact: Jeremy M. Goldberg at: Jeremy@gypafrica.org

 

Global Youth Partnership for Africa

Global Youth Partnership for Africa (GYPA) cultivates American youth as global citizens and partners in peace and development in Africa. GYPA provides opportunities for student leaders at American universities to travel to Africa, interact with young leaders there, and participate in community based development programs. GYPA also creates opportunities for these students to organize awareness and educational events on their campuses when they return. GYPA grew out of Project Namuwongo Zone B (PNZB), a site-specific humanitarian relief collaboration between Ugandan and American youth near Kampala, Uganda. Starting in August 2003, PNZB addressed the morally unacceptable health and education humanitarian disasters that had infiltrated this community. Staffers recognized a far-reaching desire amongst students to reach beyond their borders to find solutions to global problems and set about creating opportunities to make this possible. www.gypafrica.org