Showing posts with label Africa & SDG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa & SDG. Show all posts

Monday, September 2, 2019

Ambassador Sanders Begins Fall 2019 as Robert Morris University's Rooney Scholar & Alum of the Month


Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders begins the 2019 Fall Season being in the prestigious position as Robert Morris University's (RMU) "Rooney Scholar" for the semester. The scholar position, named and funded by the Rooney family, owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers, allows for and funds scholars and professional experts to spend a semester at RMU to share both their academic expertise and/or professional experiences with RMU's students across all disciplines.  Dr. Sanders plans to focus on the importance of global topics such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Why Africa is Important to the United States, global human rights, and the key role of small businesses in the world's development, including in the United States.

Also see RMU's article on Sanders as Rooney Scholar and the University's "Alum of the Month,"
https://rmu.edu/alumni-giving/news/alum-month-robin-sanders-d10


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Friday, November 10, 2017

Updated Entry-Featured Media Placement List of Amb. Sanders' Book on Impact of Africa SMEs

Updated Media Placement List: The Rise of Africa Small and Medium Size Enterprises: Spurring Development & Growing the Middle Class


In addition to being featured in the prestigious national magazine Publishers Weekly, highlighted as a "quality business book by Top Link Publishers," recognized by diplomatic peer reviewers by the Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training (ADST) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) for quality books by former U.S. Diplomats, the book has been coverer by the following quality media outlets from New York and London to Tokyo, and Shanghai. It was also featured in the African Union News. Its new e-book format (with clickable links for all 500+ footnotes & references) was also features in the leading national e-book magazine "BookMad."  

Book’s Video Link & Other Television/YouTube links:


Book Media Video Trailer - Called  "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises"  - see on the FEEEDS Youtube channel at: https://youtu.be/fk-BONoNz9U or www.bit.ly/Video-SMEBook

World Affairs Council - Washington, D.C. (to be televised November 12, 2017)


Pittsburgh's Robert Morris University - http://blogitrrs.blogspot.com/2017/11/blog-post.html

Voice of America - Sanders on Voice of America on Africa SME Book: http://www.voanews.com/a/3846 549.html


Television Continental (TVC):
https://youtu.be/j1wqDeAAe0Y 




U.S. Diplomatic Journals:


American Foreign Service Association (AFSA):
Sanders new book "The Rise of Africa's Small & Medium Size Enterprises,"in The Foreign Service Journal's November 2017 “In Their Own Write” edition    http://www.afsa.org/sites/default/files/flipping_book/1117/  and can be found  on this page focusedson recently published books by for United States Diplomats. The Foreign Service Journal is published by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), an organization of current and former members of the United States Foreign Service (U.S. Diplomatic Corps), www.afsa.org/.



Nationally Recognized E-Magazine for Features:


BookMad - http://blogitrrs.blogspot.com/2017/10/bookmad-sept2017-e-magazine-spolights.html


Book Reported on or Featured in following National & International Sector-Specific media:




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B.) Books Distribution Channels




C.) Business & Economy Distribution Channels




















Book’s Print Media Coverage

African Union:
Allafrica.com links:
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

WorldAffairsCouncil DC Hosts Amb. Sanders' Book with Honorable Linda Thomas Greenfield As Discussant













The two hour World Affairs Council (WAC)"Author Series" program on the impact of Africa's small businesses (better known as SMEs) on development and growing the region's middle class featured the immediate past United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield, and Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders with the latter book, "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises," being the featured book for the WAC November, 2017 program. The program was opened by the WAC of Washington, D.C. President Anthony R. Culley-Foster, and the Honorable Ambassador to the African Union, Arikana Chihombori Quao, was not only in attendance, but shared comments with the audience on the importance of Africans and Africans in the Diaspora not forgetting the devastating impact of the history of the Continent from the Berlin Conference of 1800s to today which has affected the development of the   region,  adding that Africans and Africans in the Diaspora must be  united as one voice. #AfricaSMEs. Sanders's book can be found at: http://ambassadorrobinreneesanders.com/RobinSandersNewAfricaSMEBook.html








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Friday, July 28, 2017

Dr. Sanders on Mandela Fellows Panel July 28,2017 at US Chamber on Impact of Africa's SMEs



Dr. Sanders' participated in a panel on the important roles that Africa small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) can play for the group of the 2017 Mandela Fellows at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on July 28, 2017.  Highlights also included roundtable discussions on the Mandela Fellow's vision for the future on issues ranging from development to education. A book signing of Sanders' work "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises was held as part of the day-long event. This group had attended the University of Virginia, and their visit had been organized by the Presidential Precinct.







Book signing with Mandela Fellow. Sanders had created special downloadable version's of her book with active links for the Fellows to have and use for research and reference purposes.


Below is the extensive media coverage to date on her book on Africa SMES, which she also addressed at the U.S. Chamber hosted event as well as held a book signing
















The Rise of Africa Small and Medium Size Enterprises: Spurring Development & Growing the Middle Class

Book’s Print Media Coverage

African Union:
Allafrica.com links:





Also see other FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative Stories on Allafrica.com: www.bit.ly/FEEEDSArticlesonAllafrica
Nigeria's Guardian Newspaper:

Television Continental (TVC):

Book’s Video Link:

Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders, The Africa Post (TAP) for FEEEDS: Ambassador
Sanders' Book Video on "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises"
www.bit.ly/Video-SMEBook or on the FEEEDS Youtube channel at:

Book’s Press Release Placement List in sector-specific media:

A.) Banking, Finance & Investment Distribution Channel





























B.) Books Distribution Channels


C.) Business & Economy Distribution Channels













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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Ambassador Sanders' Book Video on "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises



Since its publishing in April 2017, Dr. Sanders has done numerous book events around the nation on her insightful and comprehensive look at the role and impact Africa's small and medium size businesses and social enterprises are having on the changing landscape of Sub-Saharan Africa. The new video release on the book July 25, 2017, "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises: Spurring Development & Growing the Middle Class," is out now (see below), and the next book event will be hosted by the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. on July 28, 2017.  During this event, Sanders will also be serving on the opening panel on the impact of Africa SMEs on the Chamber's program with this year's Mandela Fellows, a select group of young African entrepreneurial leaders who will be engaged, as part of the U.S. two-year commitment on education and training in the region, with U.S. universities and businesses around the nation. This is the second year Dr. Sanders is participating in an event to support the goals of the Mandela Fellows program.  





A view of the book's cover:
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Clinton School of Public Service: Ambassador Sanders Keynotes on Africa: Covers US Policy Issues & Discusses #SDG's for Africa

Clinton School of Public Service
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"The Sustainable Development Goals and What They Mean for Africa"
Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Sanders, CEO of FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative
Dr. Robin Sanders is the former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and the Republic of Congo, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and former director of the Africa National Security Council at the White House. She currently serves as CEO of FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative, which focuses on food security, education, environment, economic development and self-help projects, particularly in Africa. An international lecturer, and writer on Africa, Sanders has lectured on international and African affairs, national security strategies, strategic and cultural communications, and conflict resolution. She also focuses on other areas of expertise, such as election and democratic processes, smart food security-environment systems, education and the environment. Dr. Sanders also holds a doctorate degree in Information Systems and Communications from Pittsburgh's Robert Morris University

When: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Where: Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock Arkansas
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