Mbele Africa Inter-College Convention @ Dartmouth College

"The Youths' Role in Taking Africa Forward"

November 18- 20, 2011

Dear Dartmouth Student,

You are invited to participate in our inaugural Mbele Africa Inter-College Convention from November 18- 20, 2011. The convention will be held under the theme "The Youths' Role in Taking Africa Forward," and will explore current social, political, and economic affairs in Africa, and the roles that young people are playing and can play in contributing to development across the continent.

Featured Speakers:

H. E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (via video message)

President of the Republic of Liberia and 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate

Mark Plant, PhD

Deputy Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund

William Kamkwamba

Dartmouth College '14

Theodore Sumers

President, Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering

Plus 16 young social entrepreneurs from 12 colleges across the US and an African Chorus concert featuring performers from Dartmouth College, Princeton University, Brown University, and Bates College.

For more information, go to:http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sfa/events/mbele

To attend, please RSVP @http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sfa/events/mbele/signupForm.html

This convention is organized by Dartmouth Students for Africa with support from OPAL, SPEC, Office of the Dean of the College, Dickey Center for International Understanding, ISA, DHE, and Soul Scribes.

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Sincerely,

The Mbele Africa Team

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Delegates and Participants From:

Bates College

Brandeis University

Brown University

College of the Holy Cross

Columbia University

Dartmouth College

East Central University

Gettysburg College

Harvard University

Middlebury College

MIT

Princeton University

Smith College

Smith College

St. Lawrence University

UPenn

Wellesley College

Williams College

Yale University