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Bandung Africa is an international non-governmental organisation operating from the continent with offices in Kenya and Nigeria. We aim to foster Pan-African solutions to global issues by connecting Africans on the continent and in the diaspora, enabling the exchange of talent, research and expertise between the two communities.
With a long history of advocating for human rights, good governance, climate change and economic empowerment for people of African descent globally. Bandung Africa hosts conferences, webinars, and campaigns to engage with key stakeholders and create a policy environment that supports the development of Africans. All Africans working together in order to contribute toward the achievement of Agenda 2063 of the African Union.
Members of Bandung Africa have a long history of fighting for justice and human rights around the world with the intention to progress the social cohesion and unity of Africa by helping to create a unified constructive approach to issues of security, human rights and the rule of law, empowering and uplifting all in society, building sustainable wealth through education, entrepreneurship and increased social mobility.
With the intention to promote the development of Pan African solutions to address regional and global challenges. All Africans working together in order to contribute toward the achievement of Agenda 2063 of the African Union.
The Imperative fund was conceived during the 2019-2020 Association of Black Foundation Executives Connecting Leaders Fellowship. Fellows Alexandra Bastien and Ade Oguntoye recognized the historical and current disparities in funding of Black leadership and specific programs to adequately address Black concerns. The Imperative was launched in October 2020 of 2020 with an advisory board that includes Angela Glover Blackwell (Founder in Residence, PolicyLink), Baba Arnold Perkins (Trustee, California Wellness Foundation), Ken Jones (CFO/Vice President, MacArthur Foundation) and Susan Taylor Batten (President, Association of Black Foundation Executives)
We are building a philanthropic institution to promote the wealth and health of Black people. We have started the establishment of a permanently endowed fund to make strategic investments that improve wealth, health and increase social, economic and cultural ties among Black people throughout the Diaspora.
“The Bandung Conference” was the name given to the first international African & Asian conference first held in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955. Other conferences concerning the anticolonial struggle across Africa and Asia were held in London in 1900 and in Manchester in 1945. The purpose would be to demonstrate a historical continuity to the ideals and aspirations of those conferences.
“I have seen more and more how the climate crisis is affecting the African continent. This is ironic given that Africa is the lowest emitter of carbon dioxide emissions of all continents, except for the Antarctic. Many Africans are losing their lives, while countless others are losing their livelihoods”
The intention of the conference is to support the initiatives of civil society in the region by adding the voice of various human rights and climate change activists, and genuine conservationists on the continent, and in the African diaspora to support the work of those on the Continent. The Conference is intended as the mechanism by which a strategic bridge can be used to establish and facilitate the exchange of talent, academic material and research, and expertise, matching the needs of the continent with the resources available within the diaspora communities.
Together, we need to ensure that the $100 billion per year identified at COP28, as necessary to combat climate change in the developing world is realized as a priority and does not remain an empty promise. In addition, a significant proportion of the $3.43 billion of remittances sent by the Kenya diaspora and East African communities worldwide, could be applied to combat climate change, help conserve our natural resources, and wildlife in sustainable development projects to help build viable local communities.
Day 1: Wed 4th Dec 2024 – Pride Inn Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya (9:00am – 5:00pm)
Day 2: Thur 5th Dec 2024 – Pride Inn Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya (9:00am – 5:00pm)
Day 3: Fri, 6th Dec 2024 – Pride Inn Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya (9:00am – 5:00pm)
Bandung Conference Networking and Gala Dinner:
Day 4: Sat 7th Dec 2024 – Pride Inn Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya (7:00 pm till late)
Dr. Myrna Kalsi is a forensic specialist. She is an editorial board member at Forensic Science International Synergy and the founder of the African Women in Forensics Initiative (AWOFO). Her fourteen-year experience covers the public sector at the Ministry of Health and the Division of Forensic Services at the International Commitee of the Red Cross. She has also served in the capacity of Regional Forensic Coordinator in the Near and Middle East.
Dr. Myrna Kalsi is passionate about the interplay of the governance of forensic science, its role within the Criminal Justice Systems, its enormous value in addressing human rights violations and the contribution of the same to regional and global goals such as Agenda 2063 of the African Union and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr. Myrna Kalsi is also a member of the board at Amnesty International Kenya and she is a very dedicated and passionate Patron of Bandung Africa.
Currently, she is independent and pursuing her passion in forensic science governance with a focus on human rights and the attainment of the sustainable development goals.
Hon. Judge Peter Herbert O.B.E (retired) is a leading U.K Human Rights Barrister, a former lead Counsel at the International Criminal Tribunals Rwanda and a retired U.K Judge.
Judge Herbert has held three Judicial posts as a part-time Immigration Judge, Employment Judge and a Recorder in the Crown Court.
He is the former Vice Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority in London and he was the founder and Chair of the Metropolitan Police Race Hate Crime Forum which successfully led the MPS in combating hate crime in the capital.
Judge Herbert is a Pan-Africanist who Chairs the Society of Black Lawyers in the UK as well as the Pan-African Lawyers Association’s Diaspora Committee and as part of the Judicial Studies Board, Judge Herbert has trained judges between 1991 and 1995. He has also led several international refugee missions to Sicily, Calais & Lebanon.
Judge Peter was awarded national honours, Order of the British Empire, (OBE), in 2010 by the Queen of England for his services to diversity, equality and human rights. He was also awarded the “Spirit of Excellence” award for human rights by the American Bar Association.
Olóyè. Yétúndé Bintu Asika, (The Ọ̀tún Ìyálóde of Orile Ilawọ, Ogun State, Nigeria), is a leader in the efforts to promote democratic practice and economic advancement by being at the forefront of civil society work globally for years.
She is the COO of African Leadership Council; an exclusive network of Africa’s most outstanding leaders from various sectors, including political, business and thought leaders, policy titans, entrepreneurs, and executives.
She is an accomplished consultant in strategy & governance and a driven senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working with both the private and public sectors.
Her advocacy efforts are centred around governance in Nigeria where she chairs several boards including Impact Lagos and also serves as a trustee for several NGOs.
From a legal background since 2000, Yetunde is a former ICTR Legal Practitioner and a former U40Y Advisory Panel to the U.K Home Secretary providing strategic recommendations to Members of Parliament on various processes of government and law, she is Vice President of the National Board of SBL U.K. and she is a former Associate Partner of Rose Chambers.
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Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, check out talks from our archives and join our live stream on 4th December 2024.
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The Exhibition at the Global African Diaspora Forum 2024 is a crucial element aligned with the Conference’s strategic objectives. It serves as a lively space where participants can interact with a variety of exhibitors and vendors presenting products, services, and ideas across different sectors.
