The decision to launch WAFRIC in Sweden came because we felt that the African society living in Sweden needed to know who we were and what we were doing back in our continent. We also wanted to raise some money to sponsor students to attend the conference, cater for their transportation and accomodation and also get a 30 minute flight at the Wilson airport in Nairobi.
The turn out was very impressive with the presence of the Kenyan Ambassador to Sweden HE Mrs. Purity Muhindi, representatives from the Sudanese Embassy, Tanzanian Embassy and Nigerian Embassy. We also had representatives from the organisation NAWES and AfroSvenskarna. We would like to extend our thanks to all those who attended this event and those who made this event possible. Special thanks go to Evans Kamau of Ekays co. who provided us with transportation for the food and drinks, Susan Mukami who helped out in the organising for the event, Lavinia Okoth among others.
We were able to raise about SEK 2080 approximately KES 18000 which was used at the conference to cater for some expenses including student sponsorships. We shall be holding a follow up of the conference in Mid-October in Stockholm, Sweden. Keep looking at our website and blog for updates on this event.
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