GLOBAL AFRICA ARISE: JOURNEY OF RECONNECTION PART III 13 October – 3 November 202
The Global African Diaspora Kingdom, a non-profit organization established to foster a united global Africa committed to the development and advancement of Africa and its diaspora, will host the Journey of Reconnection Part III in traditional kingdoms in Kenya and Uganda from 14-31 October 2024, in collaboration with AIDO Network International.
Integral to the reparatory justice agenda which has been championed by the CARICOM Reparations Commission since 2013, is recognition of the need for psychological healing, cultural and spiritual reconnection of Africans in the diaspora to the motherland, having been forcefully separated from the African continent through the brutal system of capture, trafficking and enslavement, perpetrated by Europeans for over 300 years.
The separation caused a traumatic loss of language, community, culture, spirituality, names, and the important tradition of royalty. Further, systemic racism resulting from the heinous practice of slavery continues to hinder the advancement of Africans globally.
AIDO Network International which brings 645 kingdoms in Africa together, as well as other stakeholders in culture, education, and human rights in Africa and Europe, has facilitated the recognition of over 50 persons in the diaspora who have been welcomed back home by indigenous leaders across the continent.
Building on the tremendous success of the first and second Journeys of Reconnection held in May and October 2023 respectively in Kenya and Uganda, the third Journey of Reconnection will focus on community engagement, recognition, and initiation of diaspora royals, in the Pokomo and Ilwana Royal Kingdoms in Kenya, and the Ateker nation in Uganda.
The delegation will participate in a Symposium on Reparations for Africa and the Americas at Pwani University in Kilifi, Kenya, and launch or commission several projects led by the Diaspora Kingdom in education, health, tourism, and business investments.
Objectives
Against this backdrop, the Journey of Reconnection III is intended to:
- Promote stronger collaboration between African kingdoms and Africans in the diaspora, in the spirit of Pan-Africanism and Ubuntu;
- Provide support for community development in African kingdoms by launching and scaling projects to support schools, hospitals, sports, youth and cultural development;
- Increase awareness and support in Africa for the reparatory justice agenda;
- Facilitate reunification, reconnection, and recognition between African Indigenous Leaders and their historical diaspora through culture, spirituality, DNA testing, education, trade, and investment.
You are invited to consult the Programme and Budget for additional information on the Reconnection visit and register on the websites www.diasporakingdoms.org and www.aidonetwork.org; email: info@aidonetwork.org or admin@diasporakingdoms.org