Our second “Discussions Among Friends” brings us Daniel Wasonga, a graduate student in Enviornmental Education who currently works with Rural Energy Enterprises Network Kenya.

He is also actively involved in environmental activism through the Africa Youth Initiative for Climate Change. In the run-up to this year's COP17 in Durban, South Africa, he has been involved with the media team and blogged about the activities happening in preparation for the event. He has previous experience with the United Nations Environmental Programme and is currently an Africa Union Youth Volunteer.

Click here to read the full interview (also available under the "Documents" section of this web site.)

Friends of Africa International is proud to be launching "Discussions Among Friends," a new interview series in which perspectives from international aid workers, academics, politicians, and others will comment on a range of challenges that are facing Africa today. The aim of this project is to gain a variety of views and to cover a multitude of topics that range from environmental issues to election monitoring.

The 2011 Africa Day was celebrated on May 19th, along with the Africa Vision Awards. Many loyal supporters of Friends of Africa International (FAI) were present.

It was a day to celebrate the triumphs of the African continent, while broadening goals for dealing with the continent's future challenges.

To view photos from this and past events, please visit our Photo Gallery located at this page.

Please join us for this event, sponsored by the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Event details are below:

Please join us for this event, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN.
Event details are below:

Date: 23 June 2011

Time: 1:15pm - 2:45pm

Location: Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations (871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY)