Nigerian actresses and singer, Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
and Asa have been announced by The Future Awards Africa as the leading
influencers for its global #StopEbola campaign to pool 1 million young
Africans to act against Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
The #StopEbola campaign will get young Africans to support the World
Health Organization by donating social media updates and a minimum of
$25 between now and the awards date via the portal www.stopebola.com.
The funds go directly to the United Nations Ebola Response Fund.
Genevieve Nnaji said of her involvement;
"Ebola has been defeated in Nigeria. This shows that with the will and
resources it can be defeated anywhere else. We need to get involved
beyond talk and beyond sympathy. As long as it remains anywhere in
Africa, we are all at risk, and we can come together to stop this from
happening. Join me, and join all of us now on www.stopebola.com."
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde explains why the campaign is close to her heart;
"This goes to the core of what is important to me, and what should be
important to all of us who are very concerned about our continent.
Just when the world has begun to pay attention to Africa as a
destination for rapid growth and investment, we cannot allow Ebola
define the narrative. We need to put a stop to this immediately, and
young people need to take the lead."
--INFORMATION NIGERIA
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