Welcome to Part 3 in these 4 part series
Hey!!I'm glad you're here!🥁🥁🥁
In Part 1 & 2, I told you how I found the African dream and mentioned 10 highlights of "an Africa that works".
Today, I am sharing my thoughts on the one thing that we need to do as Africans to achieve an Africa that works.
I came up with just one word - ENGAGE
Every African must engage in nation building and achieving an Africa that works.
WHY ENGAGE:
- Because we owe it to ourselves and to our children. You can tell the kids in the future, "I did my part" or "join me in doing my part"
- Because some Africans are perishing in Africa, they have no wherewithal to leave Africa for "greener pastures"
- Because in the words of my friend Baba Alalade, a king might come someday, in the "greener pastures", that will not know Joseph again, where will the Israelites then go? (Exodus 1:8) Selah
- Because we are rich in melanin, we don't blend in, we stand out. For us, home is partly where you live (Maybe the North pole🥰), but essentially, where you come from (Africa).
HOW TO ENGAGE:
"Engage" simply means to get involved in your own capacity. The whole idea is to achieve a group of Africans, using one voice to speak the solutions to our African problems. Rather than complain about it consistently, start doing something positive about it consistently.
A few examples of ways to engage:
- Don't give excuses
- Join or volunteer in an organisation that is already engaged in your African passion
- Use your social media (facebook, instagram, blog, vlog etc.) to convey the solution (not the problem)
- If passionate about poverty eradication in Africa - sponsor an African child, an African family or an African village. See the World vision model at https://www.worldvision.org. You can also join such organisations
- Movies go a long way in nation building. Especially for a continent that loves movies like Africa. If you are passionate about poor Nollywood productions - join/volunteer in Nollywood, write your own scripts,direct and produce your own scripts that reflects the Africa you dream of (you can start your movie productions on you tube)
- Use the technology you know or the means you have to get your African solution message out there.
- by Jumi Odepe
2 comments:
This is amazing... I love it!
Thanks Ade!
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