[vc_row][vc_column][vcmp_heading vcmp_heading_type=”double-line-bottom” vcmp_heading_text=”2020 Africans Rising Activism Awards Winners” vcmp_heading_text_color=”#008800″ vcmp_heading_line_color=”#008800″][vc_column_text]After collecting 6,512 votes, Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity is excited to announce the winners of our 2020 Activism Awards:[/vc_column_text][videoplayer main_style=”style-1″ video_link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaWE1vDN8Yc” title_font_options=”tag:div” subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”][vcmp_space vcmp_height=”100″][vcmp_space vcmp_height=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][info_banner image=”15080″ img_width=”300″ img_height=”300″ read_more=”title” style=”style-05″ title_font_options=”tag:div” subtitle_font_options=”tag:div” font_options=”tag:div” title=”Asha Jaffar,” subtitle=”2020 Africans Rising Activist of the Year” line_color=”#008800″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fafricansrising.org%2Fashajaffar%2F|title:Asha%20Jaffar||”]Asha is a Kenyan journalist and activist born and raised in Kibera. She is currently managing Kibra Food Drive, an initiative she started to provide food for communities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a winner of the award, Jaffar says she hopes she is setting an example of how to redefine activism for Africans.[/info_banner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][info_banner image=”15079″ img_width=”300″ img_height=”300″ read_more=”title” style=”style-05″ title_font_options=”tag:div” subtitle_font_options=”tag:div” font_options=”tag:div” title=”Tournons La Page” subtitle=”2020 Africans Rising Movement of the Year” line_color=”#008800″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fafricansrising.org%2Ftournonslapage%2F|title:Tournons%20La%20Page||”]Tournons La Page works across 10 countries on the African continent to promote democracy and defend human rights.
Among many of its actions, Tournons La Page has supported the observation of the December 2020 elections in Niger, strategic litigation for corruption scandals in Guinea, and strategic litigation in the case of the murder of a human rights defender in the DRC.[/info_banner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15078″ img_size=”large” title=”Activist of the Year vote totals”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15077″ img_size=”large” title=”Movement of the Year vote totals”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
