Wednesday, September 21, 2011

September 2011 Events

September 24th 2011: The Botswana Amateur Arts Festival (BAAF)
Venue: Maitisong Gaborone starting at 08:00


The Botswana Amateur Arts Festival (BAAF) is a unique festival dedicated to providing a strong platform for young performers and generate increased exposure for the arts.
The BAAF aims to be a world class performing arts festival that is noticeable in Botswana and internationally.

This is a unique festival that awards amateur artists an opportunity to write, direct, and manage there own production and present it to fellow participants and a panel of judges. The festival also awards the participants a chance to learn from established artists and scholars of the arts in Botswana including Artists and University lectures in small group workshops. Winners in the different categories are awarded at the end, these awards include best actor, best actress, best director, best script etc.


September 26th – 30th 2011: Tunza International Children & Youth Conference on the Environment
Venue: Bandung, Indonesia
Theme: Reshaping Our future through a Green Economy and Sustainable Lifestyle


The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Government of Indonesia will be organizing its Tunza International Children & Youth Conference on the Environment , from 26th to 30th September 2011. Read more »»


September 26th – October 1st 2011: 4th IMC World Forum on Music
Venue: Tallinn


The IMC World Forum on Music is a global knowledge-building platform on music and society in the 21st century. During the forum a variety of topics will be explored from diverse perspectives: cultural, political and economical. The IMC World Forum on Music is considered one of IMC’s main contributions to setting the stage for the free celebration of music in the world. For more information, visit www.imc-cim.org


September 26th – October 7th 2011: Creative Enterprise Business Skills Training
Venue: Mombasa
Time: 8.30AM – 4.30PM, Monday to Friday
Fees: Kshs. 10, 000 per person



September 26th to October 7th 2011: Entrepreneurship Training Workshops for Dynamic Entrepreneurs (ETWs)
Venue: Eldoret, Kenya


The ETWs equip business leaders with the tools, perspectives and frameworks needed to strengthen their enterprises while engaging multiple competencies for success. Read more »»


September 28th – 30th 2011: ICT Women Empowerment Africa Summit
Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa


The theme of the second annual ICT summit will be “Recognising and Empowering Women in the ICT Sector” Key Discussion Topics will include: An overview of women, gender & ICTs in a globalised economy; Initiatives & practices aimed at attracting more women into the ICT sector; keeping talented women on the road to success within the ICT industry; Empowering women in Africa to use ICT’s for personal advancement; Empowering rural women in Africa through ICT; Male control over women’s use of ICT’s; Career progression of women in the ICT industry; The role played by support systems for women in ICT; and Positioning women as key role players in the ICT market.


September 29th – 30th 2011: Tanzania Youth Entrepreneurship Summit
Venue: Ubungo Plaza, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania


The objective of the Tanzania Youth Entrepreneurship Summit will be to create and initiate discussions about the promotion and facilitation of small and medium enterprises growth as a solution to the escalating problem of youth unemployment in the country.

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