Ambassador Sanders Speaks at Operation Hope Global Financial Summit (#HGF2016)

Ambassador Sanders (r) on Operation Hope Global Summit Panel

on "Global Unemployment," Atlanta, Georgia

Over the last three years one of the U.S.'s leading organizations which focuses on financial literacy, financial empowerment, and financial inclusion -- Operation Hope (OH) -- has hosted its annual Global Summit (Hope Global Forum, #HGF2016) bringing together world leaders on these empowerment and other key world issues.  This year was no different for the 3-day, high-level, information-packed, leading thought leaders' event held in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Ambassador (Dr.) Sanders served as a speaker on two of its prominent panels: "Global Youth Unemployment," where she discussed and shared her research on "Africa's Youth," bulge and how much more focus and effort needs to be made to address not only youth unemployment but also think about youth education in a different way, particularly as regards to vocational, SME, and entrepreneurial training. 

The Summit, lead by OH's dynamic leader, Chairman and Founder John Bryant, is the largest global forum that focuses on financial literacy/empowerment issues providing a platform for policy, business, foundation, activists, and non-governmental organizations to meet, discuss, and work together on options for the future.

Further on this forward-thinking approach, the OH Summit this year also held a panel on "Emerging Africa," for the first time,  which covered the range of positive changes and challenging issues the Continent is facing today. Dr. Sanders, as CEO-FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative, highlighted the role FEEEDS plays in helping power, information technology, agriculture and housing through and with African organizations and/or companies addressing economic development issues. Sanders provided for the audience examples of some of the innovative, work solutions that are being developed by young Africans to address the region's economic developed. Indeed, inroads in innovation in agricultural in Africa includes projects like Songhai, using "climate smart" techniques to increase food yields without damage to the environment;  or ABSI's green solutions for housing; and, creative technology solutions in power and education by Venture Garden Group.

She also noted that the @FEEEDS Index that the FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative publishes provides a direct window into what African people want and what issues are the most important to them regarding their future. Dr Sanders' participation in this year's OH Summit, will mark her third appearance in the 3-year Forum which began in 2014. In previous Forums she has highlighted the key role of mobile technology for Africa's development and work around development solutions given that the Continent is host to 700 million of the 1 billion global mobile phones.



A FEEES BlogSpot

FEEEDS Highlighted in Allafrica.com for White Paper on Upcoming US-Africa Summit

A FEEEDS BlogSpot

As published on Allafrica.com - 30 July 2014

FEEEDS Initiative (Washington, D.C.)

Africa: White Paper on 'Africa Forum' Pre-Summit Dialogue Released 

                       

                 

FEEEDS CEO Ambassador Robin Sanders (center) moderating 'Africa Forum' session on trade with Botswana Ambassador Tebelelo Mazile Seretse (left) and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Florie Liser.

               

Press Release

Washington, DC — Sponsors of the Africa Forum on July 10, 2014 have released their White Paper Report on the Forum - a Dialogue on Key African Issues prior to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit event August 4-6, 2014.

 

The partner organizations include FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative, Gallup, The Africa Society, AllAfrica, and Operation Hope.

The White Paper summaries the discussions and recommendations by the Forum's panel of experts for the African leaders heading to Washington to meet with the U.S. President.

 

The Forum highlighted the importance of Africa Trade; Key Sectoral Developmental areas such as power, agriculture and the importance of SMEs and the Diaspora; and, emphasized next steps on African Governance Issues.

 

Advertisement:Replay Ad

Over 250 invitees attended The Africa Forum at Gallup's headquarters in Washington D.C.

White Paper Report: The Africa Forum - a Dialogue on Key Issues in Africa PDF

 

FEEEDS-Gallup-Africa Society DC 'Africa Forum' Kicks off Issues for the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Press Release (July 12, 2014)

Also see CEO-FEEEDS article in Huffpost on need for the US to consider holding meetings at the regional level with the 50 Heads of State or Government that will be attending the upcoming US-Africa Leaders Summit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-robin-renee-sanders/usafrica-leaders-summit-l_b_5602668.html

FEEEDS Partners with Gallup, Africa Society & AllAfrica on 1st "Africa Forum" on US-Africa Leaders' Summit

The FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative along with Gallup, Allafrica.com and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa launched the Africa Forum -- the first of the series of events ahead of the historic US-Africa Leaders Summit, which will run from August 4-6, 2014.  Other pre-Summit event will start kicking off July 25, 2014, with concurrent activities and events running through August 5, 2014, before the African Leaders meet with President Obama on August 6. 

Click the link below for the highlights of the FEEEDS-Gallup-Allafrica.com pre-Summit Africa Forum, attending by over 250 Africa-focused organization and African and U.S. officials, including five African Ambassadors to the United States from Nigeria, Botswana, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.

Click here for highlights of the Africa Forum http://allafrica.com/stories/201407030033.html