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HARAMBE BRETTON WOODS SYMPOSIUM
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Africa’s Global Intellectual Capital
Bretton Woods, NH, USA, April 10-12, 2009
Compendium
Contents
Overview: Africa’s Global Intellectual Capital
IV
Fortuna Audentes Luvat
V
Virtual Platform
VI
HBWS Speakers’ Banquet: Col. Pedro Almeida, AFRICOM
VII
HBWS Speakers’ Banquet: Rev. Walter Fauntroy
VIII
Harambe House of Lords/Kensington Palace Fundraiser
(United Kingdom)
IX
Building efective partnerships to support local youth empowerment
X
Harambe Bretton Woods Declaration
XI
Harambe Bretton Woods Circle
XII
Dartmouth Convivium
XIII
Harambe Gratitude
XIV
Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium Legacy Host Committee
XV
Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium 2009 Alliance Members
XVI
HBWS Additional Information
XVII
“...where ideas and action meet”
Colleges/Universities represented at HBWS 2009
Dartmouth
College
University of Maryland
College Park
Harvard University
Smith College
Wellesley College
Yale
University
Griffith University
Mount Holyoke
College
Princeton University
Stanford University Oral Robert University University of Michigan
Massachusetts Institute
Technology
University of
Cambridge
Claremont Mckenna
College
Brown University
Johns Hopkins
Howard University University of Oxford
Babson College
University of
Bridgeport
Northeastern
University
London School of
Economics
New York University
University of
Alberta
“...where ideas and action meet”
Overview: Africa’s Global Intellectual Capital
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As young Africans, we understand that
we represent the hope of our continent and
the answers to the many questions that have
plagued older generations. And now is the
time to contribute to make a lasting impact.
A message so aptly captured in what we refer
to as the Harambe Question:.........................
“If not now, when? If not here, where?
If not I, who?”
Harambe Leadership Team:(Top L-R): Taf Mbanga (Alberta), Brian Kanarek (S. New Hampshire), Yonas
Beshawred (Maryland), Lanre Aina (Northeastern), (Bottom L-R): Okendo Lewis Gayle(Co-founder/President),
Halima H. Moussa Dioula(Wellesley), Olivia Mukam(Johns Hopkins), Prince Soko(Co-founder/VP)
On April 10-12, 2009, the Harambe Endeavor Alliance
gathered once again to translate ideas on the development
of Sub Saharan Africa into action. The HBWS II was an
unequivocal demonstration of the desire of a generation of
Africans to be active players in the development of Sub-Saharan
Africa and of the ability of our year-old Endeavor to translate
this desire into sustained, strategic and concerted action.............
- This year’s Symposium brought together 50 students from
25 universities including Oxford, Cambridge, London School
of Economics, Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth
- 15 African countries were represented: Angola, Cameroon,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Lesotho,
Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
- Alliance members came from as far as Australia, United
Kingdom, Malawi and Canada
- Friends and partners from London, Washington and New
York added their names to the Harambe Bretton Woods Circle
- University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of
Business, the Johns Hopkins University, Wellesley College
and Brown University joined Dartmouth College as Legacy
Sponsors of the Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium
The HBWS experience hit a crescendo during the Declaration
signing ceremony, once again, reaffirming our collective
commitment to contributing our skills, talents and
wherewithal to foster innovation, growth and development
on the continent. From the treasure room colloquium at
Dartmouth College to the focus group presentations at Bretton
Woods, Alliance members constantly pushed the envelope with
respect to the dialogue surrounding the development of
Africa’s core capacities..............................................................
Above all, the HBWS II lived up to its promise by
translating Bretton Woods discussions on Africa’s Global
Intellectual Capital, AFRICOM, Local Youth Empowerment,
and leveraging Harambe Endeavor partnerships into action.
Ammah Serwaah Panin, Economics and Mathematics major
at Dartmouth College and Fatu Conteh, Chemistry major at
Princeton University, have seen selected as Co-Chairs of the
organizing committee of next year’s Harambe Bretton Woods
Symposium, which will be done in partnership with the
World Bank................................................................................
The HBWS III Co-Chairs promise even more action for next
year’s gathering and hope to add the first sitting African
president to the Harambe Bretton Woods Circle.
“...where ideas and action meet”
Fortuna Audentes Iuvat
Okendo Lewis-Gayle
President/Co-founder, Harambe Endeavor
Fortuna Audentes Iuvat, it is the Latin phrase that
professoressa Meravigli, my Italian Latin teacher,
would often quote. It is quotidianly construed as Fortune
favors the bold or the brave. Yet fives years of classical
studies at Julius Cesar high school compel me to translate
it: Fortune favors those who act boldly, those who dare to act.
each year at the Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium: Where
Ideas and Action Meet, the next generation of African
professionals will gather right here, on the foothills of
Mount Washington, to translate the dialog with the experts,
academics, entrepreneurs, and the many friends of Africa,
into action.
In my teens, it was a saying I would use to double dare my
friends into doing silly things. “Jump out the window
Alessandro, Fortuna Audentes Iuvat.” Overtime, I came to
realize that it was the belief that led political, religious, military
and business leaders throughout history, to take, as poet
Robert Frost would say, "the less traveled road", the one filled
with potholes of uncertainty, the one covered in frightening
darkness, the one without any apparent signs of hope.
To achieve the dream of a generation, Harambe calls on a
generation of Africans to act, Harambe calls on our leaders to
enable us to act, Harambe calls on the academics, investors,
NGOs, corporations and the many friends of Africa, at home
and abroad, to inform and assist our action.
Overtime, it became the hissing prayer that Prince and I would
recite as we prepared to embark on ever bolder ventures,
from organizing the commemoration of Rosa Parks life, with
little time, no money and a rickety idea in a turbulent sea of
skepticism; to launching my successful presidential campaign
in a predominantly white school of New Hampshire; to shipping
over 100 computers to enable students in South Africa to bridge
the tech divide; to believing that the bright minds of the African
Diaspora would join us on an overly ambitious endeavor to chart
and implement Africa's development, with little time, no money
and a rickety idea in a turbulent sea of skepticism.
Today, this hackneyed Latin phrase, Fortuna Audentes Iuvat, is
what has brought us together. The idea that perhaps if we were
to act boldly, we might be able to move our continent forward,
is what has motivated visionary students to join us; the idea that
perhaps if a group of bright African students were to act boldly
in the interest of their home, is what has prompted our gracious
friends to lend their name and support to Harambe Endeavor;
the idea that perhaps bold action is what will enable a generation
of Africans to build a peaceful and prosperous Africa, is why
.
May our collective call for action ring off the prodigious
mountains of New Hampshire, onto the dizzying heights of
Kilimanjaro, across the fertile plains of the Savannah down
to Table Mountain of South Africa. May the call we issue this
April 11, 2009, on the shadow of a mountain range named
after the president who gave rise to the great American story,
mark the beginning of a new chapter in Africa's history.
From this day forth we choose to be Africa's hope for a
prosperous future and to those who deride us as peddlers of
hope we will quote the words of a Senator with a funny name
who said, "there has never been anything false about hope."
Whatever history may say of this day, of this Endeavor, let it
not doubt our commitment to our continent, let it not doubt
our faith in our people, let it not doubt the power of an idea
on a piece of paper.
To New Hampshire we say thank you, and to Africa we say,
Harambe is on its way.
“...where ideas and action meet”
The Virtual Platform
(Above) Fatu Conteh (Princeton), Hilda Barasa (Mount Holyoke),
(Top R) Taf Mbanga (Alberta), Olivia Mukam (Johns Hopkins)
Harambe Endeavor action
Pursuant to the deliberations, Harambe Endeavor resolved to take
the following actions which will be executed over the course of
summer 2009:..........................................................
Bretton Woods discussion
The alliance shed light on studies conducted by the
International Organization of Migration and the World Bank
which indicate that a staggering 120,000 African-born
students are currently enrolled in colleges and Universities
in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada alone,
representing a growing trend of young Africans who seek
higher education abroad, and in turn become globally
competitive, yet, retain little or no engagement with Sub
Saharan Africa at the conclusion of their studies.
Given the projected growth and the strategic importance of
this group, underlined by the increasing economic contribution
of remittances and recent African Union efforts to maximize
Africa’s Sixth region, or Diaspora, the Harambe Endeavor
Alliance stressed the need to develop a comprehensive
framework that would focus on exploiting creative ways to
enhance knowledge flow and technological cooperation
by capitalizing on web 2.0 technologies to promote
cross-boundary collaboration and local engagement.
- Establish a Research/Business team that will conduct an
environmental scan/feasility study to determine an operational
and sustainable model as well as other critical components of a
virtual platform, which will seek to drive connection,
collaboration and engagement of Africa’s Global Intellectual
Capital
- Partner with Blue State Digital - the group that built President
Obama’s campaign website, to guide development of the virtual
platform. This strategic partnership will enable Harambe
Endeavor to mobilize Africa’s Global Intellectual Capital much
the way the Obama campaign engaged the American electorate.
The Research/Business team will be headed by former McKinsey
consultant and current Harvard Business School MBA,
Taiwo Ajayi, and former Intel design engineer and current MIT
Sloan School of Management LGO, Oladapo Bakare........
The group would work over the summer, out of the Harvard
Business School and Taiwan, to develop a deployment strategy
and business plan which it will share with Africa-based partners
in a consensus building tour of the continent this summer. The
plan will then be presented for funding consideration to
Harambe Friends and Partners at the MacArthur Foundation,
Rockefeller Foundation, World Bank and Mo Ibrahim
Foundation among others.
“...where ideas and action meet”
HBWS Speakers’ Banquet: Col. Pedro Almeida, AFRICOM
(Above L) Col. Pedro Almeida, (Top R) Halima H. Moussa Dioula
(Wellesley), (Bottom R) Pedro Almeida and Okendo Lewis Gayle
Bretton Woods discussion
In accordance with Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium
tradition, the HBWS Speakers’ Banquet provided an
opportunity to interact with decision-makers and leading
experts in critical issues relating to Africa.............................
Banquet Speaker Col. Pedro Almeida, spoke on behalf of
General William E. Ward, Commander of the United States
African Command (AFRICOM). .................................
Colonel Almeida informed the Alliance of the strategic
importance of Africa in ensuring the global security of the
United States of America and the opportunities for
constructive partnerships with African governments to
further Africa’s interests...........................................................
The Alliance probed the Colonel with questions regarding the
potential for inappropriate US interference in the political
dynamics of Africa and expressed optimism at the possibility
of beneficial collaboration with African governments on
infrastructure projects, modeled after post World War II
European reconstruction efforts.
Harambe Endeavor action
Pursuant to the Q&A session and one on one discussions,
Harambe Endeavor formed a committee of students to write
a report directly addressed to General Ward, expressing the
concerns and suggestions of the Harambe Endeavor Alliance.
The report will then be submitted to General Ward, who will
in turn respond in a letter addressed to the Alliance.
The committee would be headed by Halima Hima Moussa
Dioula, an International Relations/Economics major from
Niger at Wellesley College.
“...where ideas and action meet”
HBWS Speakers’ Banquet: Rev. Walter Fauntroy
(Above L): Rev. Walter Fauntroy, (Top R): Prince Soko, Rev. Fauntroy and
Okendo Lewis Gayle, (Bottom R): Melissa Stellam (Rutgers), Amanda
Boachie (Maryland), Sandrine Bikoi (Johns Hopkins)
Bretton Woods discussion
In accordance with Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium
tradition, the HBWS Speakers’ Banquet provided an
opportunity to interact with decision-makers and leading
experts in critical issues relating to Africa.
Harambe Endeavor action
Banquet Speaker, Rev. Walter Fauntroy, was a founding
member of the Congressional Black Caucus formed in
1969 and served as Dr. Martin Luther King’s envoy to the
White House - spearheading the coordination of the historic
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. .........
Based on further discussions with Harambe Endeavor
members, Dr. Fauntroy committed to supporting Harambe’s
mission by leading a fundraiser aimed toward facilitating
the development of an operational framework for the Virtual
Platform.
His electrifying sermon on the mount was laced with
inspiring stories of the struggles and triumphs of AfricanAmericans as he drew comparisons with the need for a
generation of young, intelligent and spiritually mature
Africans to lead a new wave of change in Africa.
“Seeing young and passionate Africans committed to
finding long-lasting solutions to Africa’s challenges reminds
me of the calm resolve of the civil rights movement of the
sixties” he retorted. “This is Africa’s moment for change.”
“...where ideas and action meet”
House of Lords Fundraiser (United Kingdom)
(Above): Kayode Ogunro (Harvard Business School) (Top R): Harambe
Australia - Tumelo Nyoni (Griffith), Taf Karimanzira (Griffith), (Botton R):
Harambe UK: Elikem Dzikunu (LSE), Sindiso Mnisi (Oxford), Janet
Remmington (Oxford), Claude Muhuza (Cambridge)
Bretton Woods discussion
The alliance emphasized the importance of raising the profile
of Harambe Endeavor and leveraging Harambe Endeavor’s
growing network across North America, Europe, Asia and
Africa to support and advance the organization’s efforts
Harambe Endeavor action
Harambe Endeavor created a working group, made up of
members of Harambe United Kingdom and Harambe
Australia who will explore the possiblity of holding a high
profile event in the United Kingdom to leverage Harambe
Endeavor’s world wide network............................................
The event would be held in the build-up to the 2010
World Cup Soccer tournament in South Africa.
Possible venues include Kensington Palace and the
Westminister House of Lords in London.............................
Working group chair, Kayode Ogunro, Harvard Business
School 2010 MBA, will travel to Morocco, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom this summer to garner support
among Harambe Endeavor European Friends and Partners,
which include: Africa Progress Panel, African Development
Bank, Africa Recruit, African Royal Society, Mo Ibrahim
Foundation, Schwab Foundation and DebateMate.
“...where ideas and action meet”
Building effective partnerships to support
local youth empowerment
Tola Sunmonu
Country Director, Nigeria
(Stanford)
Olivia Mukam
Country Director, Cameroon
(Johns Hopkins)
In order to fulfil Harambe Endeavor’s three fold mission
to capture, inform and engage the next-generation of
African professionals in the development of Africa,
Harambe Endeavor has formed country teams and working
groups, made up of Alliance members, to seek effective
ways of engaging local youth across the continent
and create links between colleges and universities and
African universities..............................................................
Harambe Nigeria..................................................................
This summer Harambe Nigeria, headed by Nigerian Tola
Sunmonu from Stanford University, will be furthering
in-country efforts, initiated in Summer 2008, to provide
entrepreneurial engagement opportunities to college
students in Nigeria.................................................................
Following roundtable discussions with corporations, NGOs
and government officials and a well-attended national
youth conference on Spetember 10, 2008, Harambe Nigeria
launched, in partnership with Obafemi Awolowo University,
HISARD (Harambe Incubator for Sustainable Agriculture
and Rural Development.........................................................
HISARD’s mission is to transform Nigerian youths into
agents of economic change capable of developing innovative
solutions to address the problems in Nigeria’s agricultural
sector. ........................................................................
Harambe Nigeria provides scholarships and an experienced
advisory board to selected group of students pursuing
entrepreneurial projects in the field of agriculture.
Harambe Nigeria Director, Tola Sunmonu, has
successfully managed to gain the financial support of
major Nigerian banks and corporations such as Oceanic
Bank, First Bank and Shell Oil to advance Harambe
Endeavor’s efforts in Nigeria. In an interview with Nigeria
Newspaper, Vanguard, Tola Sunmonu expressed her team’s
desire to expand the pilot program to the Niger-Delta part
of the country where “issues of agriculture and youth
empowerment are magnified because of the degrading effect
caused by oil extraction in some of these communities.”..........
Harambe Cameroon .....................................................
Similarly, Harambe Cameroon Director, Olivia Mukam will be
continuing discussions, this summer, with friend, partners and
students at the Ecole Nationale Superieure Polytechnique in
Cameroon to develop a business plan competition modeled after
MIT’s 100K Business Plan competition to foster culture of
entrepreneurship in Cameroon...................................................
Harambe Country Working Groups...................................
Harambe working groups are also exploring effective ways
Harambe Endeavor can empower local youth in Ghana, Zambia,
Angola, Niger, Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda by looking at ways
to leverage some of Nigeria and Cameroon teams’ successes..
Institutional Links................................................................
Babson College MBA, George Ngongang, and the Harambe
Cameroon Director are also spearheading institutional links
between Harambe Endeavor Alliance colleges and Universities
in the USA and Africa with an institutional link between United
States Babson College and Cameroonian Ecole Nationale
Superieure Polytechnique already in the working for 2010.
Also, this summer, Yonas Beshawred, Country Director of
Harambe Ethiopia from University of Maryland, will pioneer
Harambe’s new approach to institutional links: Classes on the
move, Labs on the ground. Modeled after efforts developed by
Harvard Business School professor, Regina Abrami, Harambe
Ethiopia is piloting a program that will each year take finance
and accounting students from the Robert H. Smith School of
Business, University of Maryland, to shadow prominent Ethiopian
business leaders and dialogue with students at Ethiopian
Universities, all in an attempt to provide Diaspora and local
Ethiopian students with a better understanding of business
opportunities in Ethiopia.
“...where ideas and action meet”
The Harambe Bretton Woods Declaration
Harambe Endeavor members signed the Harambe Bretton Woods Declaration committing to “work together as one
to unleash the potential of Africa’s people, pursue the social, political and economic development of our continent
and fulfill the dream of our generation.”.........................................................................................................................
“Like Ayn Rand,” the document reads, “we refuse to lose our knowledge that man’s proper estate is an upright
posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels unlimited roads. We will not let our fire go out, spark by
irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamp of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. We will
not let the hero in our soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life our continent deserves, but has never been able
to reach. We will check our road and the nature of our battle, yet in the end, the Africa our generation desires can
be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is ours.”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
--Nelson Mandela
“...where ideas and action meet”
Harambe Bretton Woods Circle
Lillian Chege
Rockefeller Foundation
Amb. Richard Swett
Swett Associates Inc.
Brenda King
European Economic &
Social Committee
Alice & HB Buckner
Institute of Sustainable
Progress
David Carter
The Phoenix Project
Rev. Walter Fauntroy
Founder, Black Caucus
Heather Thalhaimer
Service for Peace
Pedro Almeida
AFRICOM
Alexa Ward
Women’s Federation for
World Peace
Heather Hill
ZebraJobs
Meg Fuchs
Harvard Kennedy School
Prof. James Calvin
John’s Hopkins University
“...where ideas and action meet”
Dartmouth Convivium
In keeping with HBWS tradition, on the eve of the Symposium, the Harambe Endeavor Alliance gathered on the quaint
New England campus of Dartmouth College and interacted with Dartmouth’s rich and diverse community. Dartmouth
College’s renowned hospitality served as the ideal background to the intimate and intellectual discussions that the
Alliance entertained with the Dartmouth students and professors.....................................................................................
Dr. Quintus Jett, a senior research fellow at Dartmouth’s Center for Digital Strategies, shared an insightful
presentation exploring the use of technology as a catalyst for social change as he shed light on the power of social
networks and their ability to strengthen our connections in the world by leveraging both our strong and weak ties.
The tranquil Ivy League campus, also presented the opportunity for old and new members of the
alliance to bond. During the Treasure room colloquium in the ornate sanctity of the Baker Library, each member had
a chance to share their story, accomplishments and insights on the way forward for Africa.
Alliance members from as far as Australia, Canada, Malawi and the United Kingdom roomed with Dartmouth
students for the night and forged unlikely yet powerful life-long friendships.
“...where ideas and action meet”
Harambe Gratitude
Dartmouth
College
University of Maryland
College Park
Brown University
Johns Hopkins
Wellesley College
HBWS 2009 Legacy Sponsors
The story of Harambe Endeavor and the Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium would not have been possible without
the undying faith and generous support of Harambe Friends and Partners, who have given structure to our ideas,
counsel to our action and respite to our fears. To each of you, Harambe Endeavor extends heartfelt and eternal
gratitude.
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- President and Provost Office
- Dickey Center for International Understanding
- African and African American Studies Department
- The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center
- Tuck School of Business PR
- Dartmouth Public Affairs Office
- Tucker Foundation
- International Student’s Association
- African American Society
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ww New Hampshire Charitable Fondation
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- Donna B. Hamilton, Associate Provost for Academic
Affairs & Dean of Undergraduate Studies
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Smith School of Business
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- Office of the President
- Provost office, Center for African Studies
- Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs
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- President’s Office
- Deans of Students Office
- Slater International Center
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Sustainable Progress
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Center
“...where ideas and action meet”
Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium
Legacy host committee
Obiageli Ezekwesili – Vice President for Africa , World Bank
Helene Gayle – President/CEO, CARE International
Hadeel Ibrahim, Executive Director, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Luke Weinstein – Director, Innovation Accelerator,
H.E. Welile Nhlapo – South African Ambassador to the United States
University of Connecticut School of Business
H.E. Amina Salum Ali – African Union Ambassador to the U.S
Fikile Magubane – Consul General, South Africa
H.E. Josefina Pitra Diakite - Angolan Ambassador to the United States
Valerie Cunningham – UNH Black Heritage Partnerships
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Managing Director, World Bank
Derrick Kayongo - Regional Coordinator, CARE International
Dr. James Wright, President of Dartmouth College
Ambassador Dick Swett – Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark
Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University
Jim Roche - President, New Hampshire Business & Industry Ass.
Dr. C.D. Mot Jr., President of University of Maryland
Fergus Cullen – New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Dr. Ron Daniels, President Johns Hopkins University
Ray Buckley – Chairman, New Hampshire Democratic Party
Dr. “Anand” Anandalingam,Dean Robert H. Smith School of Business
Janet Rebman – President, Hanover Chamber of Commerce
Dr. William Easterly – Co-Director, Development Research Institute
Amb. Kenneth Yalowitz - Director, Dickey Center, Dartmouth College
Sthu Zungu- President of South African Tourism USA
Lew Feldstein – President, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Tony Barclay – President, Development Associates Incorporated
Dr. Robert Myers – President, Daniel Webster College
Susan Stout -Manager of Results Secretariat, World Bank
Robert Baines - President, Chester College
Richard Cambridge Manager, African Diaspora Affairs, World Bank
Heather Thalheimer – Board Chair, Service for Peace
Bridget Wagner – Director, Coalition Relations, Heritage Foundation
Dr. Charlotte Broaden – Professor, International
Carol Adelman – Director, Center for Global Prosperity Hudson Inst.
Business, Southern New Hampshire University
Daniel Anagho – President, African Investment Corporation
Dr. Charles Phillips – President, Service for Peace
Joseph Okapaku – President, Africa Telecom
Fred Kocher – President, New Hampshire High Tech Council
Nadim Matta – Director, Rapid Results Institute
Dawn Wivell – Director, International Trade and Resource Center
Nichelle Gainey – President, Silverstone International
Dr. Masood Sammi – Chairman, International
Ian Vasquez – Director, Cato Institute
Business , Southern New Hampshire University
Marian Tupy – Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Manzi Murenzi – Co-Founder, New Hampshire African Inform.Center
Jason Boxt – Center for US Global Engagement, Impact 08
Tom Horgan – President, New Hampshire Colleges/University Council
Gordon O.F. Johnson - Businessman/Center for Privatization (ret.)
Phil Suter – Exec. Director, World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
“...where ideas and action meet”
Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium 2009
Alliance members
Adam Ababiya – University of Maryland (Ethiopia)
Samantha Malambo - Wellesley College (Swaziland)
Olayinka Adekugbe – New York University (Nigeria)
Sindiso Mnisi - University of Oxford (South Africa)
Lanre Aina – Northeastern University (Nigeria)
Margaret Mongare - Smith College (Kenya)
Nana Akom – Wellesley College (Ghana)
Claude Muhuza - University of Cambridge (Rwanda)
Hilda Barasa – Mount Holyoke College (Kenya)
Sharon Muhwezi - Dartmouth College (Uganda)
Yonas Beshawred - University of Maryland (Ethiopia)
Olivia Mukam - Johns Hopkins (Cameroon)
Mispa Sandrine Bikoi – Johns Hopkins (Cameroon)
Maggie Mwansa - Smith College (Zambia)
Amanda Boachie - University of Maryland (Ghana)
Georges Romain Ngongang - Babson College (Cameroon)
Merene Nana Botsio - Wellesley College (Ghana)
Margaret Nyamumbo - Smith College (Kenya)
Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua - Oral Roberts University (Angola)
Tumelo Nyoni - Griffith University (Zimbabwe)
Fatu Conteh - Princeton University (Sierra Leone)
James Nzukie - Dartmouth College (Kenya)
Halimatou Hima Moussa Dioula - Wellesley College (Niger)
Ozioma Obiaka - Howard Univeristy (Nigeria)
Elikem Dzikunu - London School of Economics (Ghana)
Lord Osei-Ofori - Dartmouth College (Ghana)
Marc Oliver Enoh - University of Michigan (Cameroon)
Kayode Ogunro - Harvard University (Nigeria)
Tihtina Zenebe Gebre - Brown University (Ethiopia)
Michael Pearse - University of Maryland (Nigeria)
Tafadzwa Karimanzira - Griffith University (Zimbabwe)
Janet Remmington - University of Oxford (South Africa)
Motema Letlatsa - Dartmouth College (Lesotho)
Papa Sekyiamamah - Dartmouth University (Ghana)
Sharon Makava - Brown University (Zimbabwe)
Amma Serwaah-Panin - Dartmouth University (Ethiopia)
Christabell Makokha - Dartmouth College (Kenya)
Tola Sunmonu - Stanford University (Nigeria)
Taf Mbanga - University of Alberta (Zimbabwe)
Njeri Thande - Claremont McKenna College (Kenya)
Stella Misomali - University of Bridgeport (Malawi)
Obinna Ukwuani - Massachusetts Inst. Of Tech. (Nigeria)
Angela Mjojo - Massachusetts Inst. Of Tech. (Malawi)
Jackline Wanjala - Yale University (Kenya)
Adaeze Wosu - Johns Hopkins (Nigeria)
“...where ideas and action meet”
The electronic form of this compendium as well as the video highlights of the Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium 2009
is available at Harambe Endeavor’s website - www.hendeavor.org
Other specific information on Harambe Endeavor and the Harambe Bretton-Woods Symposium, Bretton Woods, NH,
USA, April 10-12, 2009, can be found at the following links:
www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/200904/03.html
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008102702
www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/16805/82/
www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2008/04/17/college_students_hold_african_development_
symposium_in_nh/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+New+Hampshire+news
www.rhsmith.umd.edu/news/stories/2009/SBCU_Feb09_2.aspx
www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id-544
www.africaunchained.blogspot.com/2008/04/harambe-bretton-woods-declaration.html
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2009 Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium
Harambe Endeavor is a non-profit organization spearheaded by
an alliance of African Students attending leading colleges and
universities, such as Harvard, Yale, Cambridge, Oxford, MIT, LSE
and Stanford. It mission is to capture, inform and engage Africa’s
global intellectual capital as a way to build a generation of informed
and empowered individuals who would hold each other accountable
for leading change in Africa
Harambe Endeavor was incorporated in 2007 in the state of New
Hampshire, USA and it is tied to no political, partisan or national interest.
www.hendeavor.org
“...where ideas and action meet”