Yaa-Priscilla Birago is a Business Analyst, mentor, workshop facilitator, and philanthropist. In 2011, she co-founded Hands of a Hero Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports less fortunate children in Ghana and Canada by empowering, mentoring, educating and providing resources to improving their lives.
She also serves as the President of Fashion Against Poverty, an organization that creates platforms to give exposure to emerging fashion designers, artists and entrepreneurs, while simultaneously raising funds to help empower youth in Canada and children in Ghana.
In 2014, she was the youngest recipient to receive the Women’s Courage International Award. In 2014, she was inducted as a Black Canadian Role Model and received The Black Canadian Role Model Award in 2015. Yaa-Priscilla believes in the notion that the advancement of Africa is only possible if Africans contribute to the continent by “giving back” and Investing in the next generation.
Why you should listen
My Talk is intended to not only influence listeners to rethink their priorities in life, but to also inspire Africans to recognize that they are the most important resource Africa requires for its advancement.
My talk will shed light on various avenues of “giving” and ways the African Diaspora can partake in the art of giving to activate our continent from its dormant state.
As we long for a new and progressive Africa, we must identify the problem we have assimilated into our way of life before practical solutions can be developed. My talk will address some of these issues and present simple principles of “giving back” as a powerful tool to recreate the place we call home. This is a talk worthy of spreading.
Quote from Priscilla Birago
“You are the pilot and owner of your aircraft. To keep soaring above all odds, you must keep fear from hijacking your aircraft.”
About TEDxAccra
TEDxAccra is annual event, where thinkers and doers of our community are gathered to create and share ideas. This year’s TEDx will come off from April 19 to 23, 2016.
The event seeks to develop and leverage the TED experience at a community level, bring together innovative thinkers to connect and discuss great ideas.
At TEDxAccra, participants will take part in a TED-like experience that will ultimately equip and inspire them into boundless possibilities.
The concept is to reflect ideas and inspire thinking of a new generation of African thinkers and leaders, presenting to an audience committed to engaging and reengaging in an active and meaningful manner with the continent.
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Source: TEDxAccra