Nubian princess Nomzamo Mbatha amongst being a film & television actress, presenter, event MC, brand ambassador for notable brands, is an inspiring advocate of youth empowerment. The South African global star has successfully hit another milestone after been invited to grace the Global First Ladies Alliance (GFLA) summit which will be held in Manhattan, New York.
Through her passion to uplift the next generation, and her well documented work of Miss Nomzamo Mbatha’s mentoring young of women, she will be attending with two dynamic young ladies, Zingisa Socikwa and Amonge Sinxoto who are founders of Black Board Africa, a global network, from which all young Africans can engage on the common cause of redifining the leadership of the continent. Themed: The Future Of Women and Defining Leadership For A New Era, the event is co-hosted by the United Nations Assembly, Facebook, MAC AIDS FUND, Okay Africa and scheduled to take place on 21 September 2017.
“Amonge & Zingisa have been an empowering and learning experience for me, with their incredible strides as young black women. Their passion and awareness truly speak to the theme of this year’s GFLA summit: The Future Of Women and Defining Leadership For A New Era. They are audacious, strong and forward thinking and I know that I am accompanying young women who will truly represent our continent, by not only exporting their ideas but also importing some to implement back home.” says the beautiful Miss Mbatha, who has also been working with Black Board for her first dialogue summit, to take place in Durban (27 September 2017), under the theme of: A Socially Safe Environment Conducive To Mutual Acceptance.
“Nomzamo adopted us as her little sisters, which is in line with one of Black Board’s successful initiatives, Little Sister. Big Sister. It has been just over a year of taking Black Board to the youth and she has been of tremendous help to take us under her wing and has helped us to enhance our vision. We are all on the mission to celebrate and build up African youth.” says one of the founders, Zingisa Socikwa.
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