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General News of Thursday, 18 May 2017

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

South African entrepreneur to grace Books and Boots event in Accra

Lebogang Chaka to speak to students of the cluster of schools on May 29 Lebogang Chaka to speak to students of the cluster of schools on May 29

Renowned South African leadership speaker and education campaigner Lebogang Chaka is set to grace Books & Boots in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

The education and recreation project has been running in mostly deprived communities since 2009. Key partners include Active Minds Reading Club, Meet the Professionals and One Ghana.

The theme for the next event on Monday 29th May is "Read and Play" which would be held at the Kanda cluster of schools.

As an event which is intended to raise communication awareness through reading also encourages reading among the pupils after regular school hours.

Organisers have the upcoming attendance of the highly esteemed South African, who has become known for her commitment to Pan African academia.

Lebogang Chaka is the Chairperson of the Thabo Mbekhi African Leadership Institute Alumni Forum.

She's also a strategic business advisor, speaker, as well as a passionate advocate of Pan Africanism. Madam Chaka is billed to address the upcoming International Sheroes Forum in Accra as a special guest speaker.

A vocal education campaigner, avid reader and doctril student herself, Lebogang Chaka is expected to talk to the basic school students of the Kanda cluster of schools and encourage them to take reading seriously.

Books and Boots Ghana is a nonprofit organization that has been operating in communities since 2009.

Since its inception, the organization with its network of volunteers and ambassadors have organised reading and soccer workshops targeted at both inner city and remote communities with the aim of imbibing a strong reading with recreation culture in children.

An active campaigner and Ambassador for Books & Boots is African dancehall King Stonebwoy.