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not only the beauty of her roots but the unexploited potential that this continent has.
Saddened by the reality that a lot of African talent and brains are lost to the already-developed continents, Flora feels more than inclined to drive people towards breeding and nurturing the talent at home instead of running off to breed talent elsewhere.“ I do not disagree that African traditional universities are kind of messed up but going away is not the best solution either. We have the power to change and not conform to mediocrity. I thank God for good leaders that have tirelessly taken it upon themselves to shape Africa: the likes of Fred Swaniker. He created Africa’ s Ivy League University that stole my heart in the first encounter, and that’ s why I applied.”
I want to be part of a movement that shall turn on African lights to the entire world. Africans are the ones that will contribute to the rising of the continent- no one else
No Place like Home
Africa, like any continent, has its share of struggles but unlike any other continent, it’ s future is believed to be bleak- thus the tag,‘ The Dark Continent.’
However, Flora believes otherwise. She describes Africa as a bubble that awaits to burst. A dream, not farfetched, that is about to come true, and she persistently keeps her faith in Africa alive by breaking stereotypes that shun Africans.
“ I want to spread awareness that Africans are normal people. We are not all about hunger and suffering. We are not angry people. We have freedom and contention, and we are anything but labels attached to us.”
Flora’ s efforts saw her scoop the Mama Africa award which she believes honours her with the responsibility of embodying the ideology of Pan-Africanism- a course for which she is grateful for.
“ I feel a responsibility to uphold our culture. I’ m scared my children and their children won’ t be able to speak their traditional languages. I’ m scared the folk tales we were told, that made us who we are, won’ t make sense to our future generations, and I want to be part of a movement that shall turn on African lights to the entire world. Africans are the ones that will contribute to the rising of the continent- no one else. So, let’ s empower ourselves, fix our mindsets, and take it upon us to build Africa.”
Home is where the heart is, and this is regardless of how the situation at home may be.
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