AFRICA UNITED DIASPORA ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARD WINNERS
In commemoration of this year’s Africa Day celebrations, Africa United Diaspora has bestowed the first of regular awards on the first set of nominees.
These awardees have been carefully chosen from a good number of nominations received over the last few weeks and is reflective of a group of people who, through their daily endeavour, constitute a valid source of inspiration to Africa.
These are people with African roots, that are carrying themselves as proudly African and are doing work and providing service that makes society proud of them as Africans.
Winners of what we will now know as Pride of Africa in Diaspora (PAiD) Awards Class 1 of 2024 are:
The names of awardees so far
ANTHONY BRAVO, OBE
Principal, Basingstoke College of Technology
MAYOR DAN PUTTY
Mayor, Borough of Basingstoke & Deane
UGBANA UYET
Serjeant at Arms, UK Parliament, Westminster
EFFIE GRANT-BLANKSON
Activist, Enterpreneur, Social campaigner
CHARLOTTE NIGHTINGALE
Social activist, philanthropist
The presentation of the Awards will be at a short ceremony in the Official Parlour of the Mayor of Basingstoke on 23 May at 3:00 pm.