ALIKO DANGOTE, CHRISTOPHER KOLADE, MO ABUDU, OMOTOLA
JALADE-EKEINDE LEAD SPEAKERS AT 100,000 VOICES TELETHON… CHANNELS TV IS
BROADCAST SPONSOR, EBONY LIFE TV & BEAT FM TO AIR
Following
a landmark endorsement by the United Nations, Generational Voices
(GenVoices), the project-driven platform to harness the offline and
online energy of young Nigerians for practical efforts towards nation
building, has unveiled other details for the historic 100,000 Voices
Telethon to be hosted by host station, Channels Television from 10am –
1pm on Saturday, 18 January.
“We are excited to announce that
Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment Network, EbonyLife TV will be
airing the broadcast live as well, working through Channels Television,”
said Naomi Lucas, who is Project Manager. “They will be joined by the
preferred station for young people in Nigeria, Beat FM, which will also
be broadcasting the event live.”
With this, the GenVoices Telethon
will be broadcast across Nigeria through Channels Television and to at
least 22 African countries through DSTV’s EbonyLife TV – reaching at
least 25 million across the continent and the Diaspora through the
internet.
30 chapters of GenVoices will also join the broadcast
live across the six geopolitical-political zones as well as 10 country
chapters of GenVoices, with Channels Television also broadcasting live
from the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. YouTube, Google+, Online Streaming,
Tweets and Facebook posts will be flooded with our “Ready To Lead, Ready
To Serve” message. During the programme, we would receive live
correspondence from the over 30 GenVoices Chapters in the United
Kingdom, Cyprus, Texas, New York, Washington DC, Canada, Spain, Ghana
and the six geopolitical zones across Nigeria.
Some of Nigeria’s
most respected leaders have also been unveiled to make generational
statements at the telethon – they include the chairman of the Dangote
Group, Aliko Dangote; Nigeria’s former High Commission to the United
Kingdom, Christopher Kolade; Chief Executive of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu;
Chief Executive of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria,
Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, agriculture entrepreneur and The Future Awards
Africa Young Person of the Year 2011, Nnaemeka Ikwegwuonu; actress and
one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, Omotola
Jalade-Ekeinde, amongst others.
“We are very excited to begin the
countdown to 10am Saturday,” said Alkassim Abdulkadir, who is with the
coalition. “A generation is about to speak – and take charge of the
Social, Technological, Economic and Governance sectors of our society.
It’s about time.”
About GenVoices
Generational
Voices (GenVoices) is a growing global movement of 18-40 year olds
supported by a dynamic group of older mentors & contributors. It was
conceived as a means to convert the online and offline energy of young
Nigerians into practical efforts towards national development. It is
clear that without positive participation in governance and policy, this
generation will be availed little opportunity to make widespread and
definitive impact – so we focus on birthing innovation, fostering
dialogue, encouraging acts of service and driving change. GenVoices will
raise, support, fund and inspire projects, platforms and individuals to
deliver social, technological, economic and political (S.T.E.P)
solutions to our country’s problems. With a humble sense of
responsibility and maturity, we will guard the hopes of young Nigerians
as we help to build this nation. For more information, visit
www.genvoices.org or follow @genvoices on Twitter
About Red Media Africa
Red
Media Africa is a PR & Communication firm under the parent company,
RED. An innovative media company focused on Africa, RED’s vision is to
excite and empower an evolving generation through the media’s limitless
possibilities. Built across tools and platforms, its Communication
Division holds Red Media, Red Marketing and Red Media-SME Support; and
its Content Division holds the Y! brands, including Y! TV, Y! TV, Y!
Magazine, YNaija.com, Teen Y!, TeenYNaija.com, Y! 2015, YNaija2015.com
and the Y! Annual Black Ball/Y! 100Most Influential List. It also
anchors a development firm, The Future Project Africa, which presents
Africa’s leading youth platform, The Future Awards Africa, and other
projects including the Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging
Leaders and The Future Enterprise Support Scheme.
