Miss Africa USA Frances Udukwu launches “The Lead Girl Foundation” For African Women With An Inaugural Charity Gala | Friday, July 15
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Former Miss Nigeria USA 2015 and now, reigning Miss Africa USA – Frances O. Udukwu launches her non profit Organization, The Lead Girl Foundation with an Inaugural Charity Gala to take place at the Silver Spring Civic Center – 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring MD at 7pm.
Date: Friday, July 15th, 2016
Time: 7PM – 12AM
Venue: Civic Centre, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Time: 7PM – 12AM
Venue: Civic Centre, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Founded in 2015, The Lead Girl
Foundation was established with the aim of assisting women across Africa
and women of color in the Diaspora with becoming financially
independent through entrepreneurship and vocational skills training. The
non-profit Organization looks forward to giving women the chance to
earn and make the most of their skill sets, in order to create higher
living standards for themselves and their families as well as stronger
economies for the countries they reside in.
Women who are financially independent
have greater control over their own lives. Yet, women around the world
still lack the capital, skills, and network to be employable or to
employ in the long term. The Lead Girl Foundation envisions a world
where women and girls have equal opportunities, as well as the capital,
skillset and network necessary to become financially independent,
resulting in a more secure future.
The Foundation provides support in these
key areas so that women and girls can grow businesses and/or create
employment opportunities for themselves and others. The Lead Girl
Foundation aims to be an unwavering advocate for women and girls in
regards to financial independence.
“The Lead Girl Foundation has an
enormous mission ahead” says, Frances O. Udukwu, former Miss Nigeria USA
2015, reigning Miss Africa USA and Executive Director of The Lead Girl
Foundation.
“Empowering women is one of the smartest investments we can make. Financial independence gives women choices. It enables women to spend more on their families, drive growth in their economies and inspire others in their communities”, she adds.
“The Lead Girl Foundation is a women empowerment and educational movement”, says Lady Kate Atabong Ndi,
Founder of Miss Africa USA and Appointed Commissioner of African
Affairs for the State of Maryland. “Women are a vital part of our
nation’s economy. But, women struggle to access critical resources to
start and grow businesses, in comparison to male counterparts”.
Efforts of the Charity Gala will assist
in the establishment of the first all-girls vocational training
programme as part of the Holy Rosary College (www.hrcuwani.com) curriculum in Uwani, Enugu State, Nigeria. Ultimately, the goal is to fund raise $50,000 in order to:
- ship a 40ft container of donated vocational training materials for subjects in – cosmetology, ICT, culinary arts and mechanics
- purchase uniform fabric and tailoring for top 10% of College (180 students)
- provide a $1,000 scholarship to one deserving young woman of color in the diaspora with the desire to enroll in a trade or vocational program anywhere in the United States
The Lead Girl Foundation Inaugural
Charity Gala is an Enugu State Government endorsed program. Major
sponsors this year include; the Miss Africa USA Pageant
Organization, BellaNaija, Jaguda, Africa Connect, Pulse Nigeria, Shea
Yeleen, Applause Africa, Voice of America – Africa, I/O Spaces, and many more!
Please join former Miss Nigeria USA 2015
and now, reigning Miss Africa USA – Frances O. Udukwu as her non-profit
Organization, The Lead Girl Foundation hosts its Inaugural Charity Gala
at the Silver Spring Civic Center – 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring MD
20910, on Friday, July 15th at 7pm. Tickets are on sale for $65 and can
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