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| Oge Okoye |
Okoye, one of Africa’s most respected film professionals,
will lead a series of activities including an international peace conference
with call for papers, peace concert, business and NGO executives conference, peace
education workshop, youth leadership workshop, exhibitions, peace durbar and an
Africa peace award/banquet, to highlight the importance of peace in the
sub-region, and the need to safeguard the relatively stable environment the
continent enjoys.
The week-long festival is being put together by the African
Centre for Peace Building (AFCOPB) and brings together over one thousand
participants spread across civil society, the business community, academia, media,
and diplomats from across the globe.
The June 30 to July 7 event will be held at the Mensvic
Hotel, East Legon, under the theme, ‘Promoting Global Peace Through Culture of
Diplomacy’.
“The mission of the AFCOPB as a Ghana-based non-governmental
organization (NGO) is to build peace in Ghana and Africa through conflict
prevention, youth development, peace education, promotion of human rights,
health and poverty reduction. AFCOPB also seeks to champion public awareness
that would enable people to make peaceful and healthy decisions for themselves,
their families, nations and the continent,” said AFCOPB executive director
Korsi Senyo.
The festival is being organized in partnership with
Global Educators for All Initiatives, Nigeria, Metissia Arts, Germany, Uniting
for Peace, UK, Climax Travel and Tours, Nigeria, Compassionate Journeys, USA,
with support from over 30 organizations across the globe including the Ministry
of Tourism, Ghana, Music for Peace, Switzerland, Peace for People-Nepal, among
other corporate bodies.
Born in London, United Kingdom, Okoye is a Theatre Arts
graduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University. With numerous film titles to her
credit, Okoye is about one of Africa’s best screen personalities.
A warm and affable fellow who has great respect for
mankind, Okoye’s exploits earned her a United Nations Ambassadorial role this
year. As a UN ambassador, she joins hands with other domestic and international
ambassadors to propagate national and world peace through her actions and
words.
An amazing actress with an unmatched in-depth knowledge
of her craft, Okoye’s ability to interpret her roles with so much dexterity and
poise has placed her among the best rated actresses in Africa. Her visit to
Ghana, a familiar territory where she enjoys a commendable level of respect
amongst other movie professionals, is sure to make the needed impact.
“We are hopeful that at the end of this week-long event,
we would have impacted positively on society, and also, managed to get our
message across,” said Gilbert Boakye Nhyira, PR consultant to the festival.
“There is no doubt Oge Okoye’s inclusion will surely get
us results,” he added.
Credit: NEWS-ONE
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