Africa
Fashion Week London is proud to announce that Her Excellency, Chief
Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, the First Lady of Ekiti State in Nigeria has pledged
her support to AFWL as a patron. As well as lending her name to the
event, Chief Mrs. Fayemi will also be attending the second edition of
AFWL scheduled for 3-4 August 2012 at London Spitalfields.
Chief
Mrs. Fayemi is the former Executive Director of London-based NGO Akina
Mama Wa Afrika (AMwA), co-founder and president of African Women’s
Development Fund, (AWDF) - the first Africa-wide, grant-making fund,
which supports the work of organisations promoting women’s rights in
Africa and has since supported over 800 women’s organisations in 42
African countries with over U$16m in grants. She is recognised globally
for her work with African women. As well as receiving numerous awards
and honours for her work; in April 2009, Chief Mrs. Fayemi was named by
New African Magazine as one of the 20 most influential African women on
the continent.
As
the wife of the Governor of Ekiti State where she continues to pioneer a
range of community development projects with her Ekiti Development
Foundation, Chief Mrs. Fayemi also continues to lend her support to
motivate and encourage positive initiatives led by African women, and as
part of this, she has taken a keen interest in Ronke Ademiluyi's
brainchild Africa Fashion Week London, pledging her support for the
event.
“Chief
Mrs. Fayemi has chaired a number of NGOs and worked with Comic Relief,
so as well as being a friend of AFWL, she is someone who understands the
challenges of funding for fashion designers. It is therefore a pleasure
to have her as the patron of Africa Fashion Week which aims to create a
platform and new opportunities for up and coming designers,” said Ronke
Ademiluyi, the founder and CEO of Africa Fashion Week London.
With
a brand new venue, London’s hip Spitalfields Market which is expected
to attract over 20,000 visitors at the height of the Olympic summer,
over 60 designers showcasing and exhibiting over two days including
stellar names of African fashion such as Adebayo Jones and Anita
Quansah, high profile partners such as Mizani and MoneyGram, and Her
Excellency, Chief Mrs. Bisi Fayemi as a patron, Africa Fashion Week
London is set to be the hottest fashion extravaganza of the season.
Purchase your tickets on www.africafashionweeklondon.
Ticket packages include:
• Basic (free) - access to the show and exhibition
• Shoppers
delight package (£7.00) - access to the show and exhibition + 10%
discount on all purchases made on the day + AFWL magazine
• VIP
(£50.00) - access to the show and exhibition + access to the VIP lounge
+ welcome drink + 10% discount on all purchases made on the day + AFWL
magazine
For more information about Africa Fashion Week London please visit www.
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| ERELU BISI FAYEMI |
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