Akili Dada, an international non-profit organization that works to empower African women leaders, is hosting its annual cocktail fundraiser on Saturday December 4th. The event will feature a musical performance by renowned Ugandan artist Omega Okello, as well as raffle prizes.
 
Akili Dada is a leadership incubator that offers scholarships, mentoring, and leadership training to brilliant young women from underprivileged backgrounds. Akili Dada's competitive and comprehensive scholarships enable  bright, hard working, young women a consistent access to a top quality high-school education.  Their mentoring and leadership training programs ensure that the scholars have the self confidence, leadership experience, self reflection skills, and broad networks that make dynamic leaders successful.  100% of Akili Dada scholars earn full scholarships to university and earlier this year the Bay Area based organization won a United Nations award in recognition of their innovative work.

Bay Area professionals, students, and anyone interested in learning more about women, education or philanthropy in Africa is encouraged to attend. ALL of the funds raised at this event will go directly toward scholarships for talented and deserving young African women who would otherwise be forced to drop out of school for lack of school fees. 

To learn more about the work of Akili Dada, and to purchase tickets for the event, please visit  www.akilidada.org

Trinity Episcopal Church
330 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park
$25 per person