At YES Summit… My Father's House Foundation Awards Youth for Excellent

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The Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES) summit that was organized by My Father's House Foundation (MFHF) with support from Africell ended with an extra ordinary rewarding excellence YES 2017 awards and cocktail. 

The summit which started from the 3rd April ends on the 7th April 2017 at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown.
The week long event saw different stakeholders in the youth business such as the Minister of Youth Affairs, National Youth Commissioner among others gracing the event.
MFHF Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Ninie Unachuku described the summit as one that is in line with their dreams and vision for the youth.

 She said MFHF started their mentoring program for young people between the ages of 16 to 25 few months back as a way of empowering them for a brighter future not only for themselves but the nation as a whole.
MFHF is a non-profit community initiative set up in Sierra Leone to assist in the regeneration effort of the nation. She mentioned that all their membership is Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad that have real passion to help young people from falling below the poverty line and build a strong nation.
According to her MFHF strongly believed that the life of every Sierra Leonean matters and that every Sierra Leonean can become great contributor to the national good.
Madam Ninie Unachuku went further to explained that they called their first project 'Start with One'
She added that when the youth succeed they succeed; if they fail they would have failed to impact their next generation of potential Doctors, Lawyers, Sportsmen, Entertainers and Business Moguls among others.
MFHF Co-Founder and Head of Public Relations, Rosemarie Suma-Keita said MFHF provide access to rehabilitation, education, training and entrepreneurship.

“Basically we take off where other charities have left off. We look after the victims so they don't fall below the poverty line.”
She stressed that MFHF acts as the go between for the vulnerable children and young people, by providing them with access to; medical help, educational and vocational training and also business and entrepreneurial training including access to a micro loan for the qualified to start their own business venture.

The award ceremony was to celebrate young people of excellence in different categories such as sport, advocacy, leadership, environment, peer support, entrepreneurship arts and culture and technical innovations.
The winners who were called upon and awarded expressed their profound joy.
It was a colorful night as Melford Vincent walked away with an award as Young Entrepreneur of the year.
Young Activist Award went to Agatha Levi
Arts and Culture Award went to Morrison Jusu
Volunteer and Person of the year awards went to Alusine Diamond Suma
Environmentalist Awards winner was Hawanatu Sam
Peer Support Award went to Sean Easier
Over Comer Awards winner Doris Fatima Webber
Leadership Award winner Teriyeh Koroma
Sportsmanship Award winner David Remie Wilson thanked his fans.
Tech Award winner Bashiru Mansaray was also so happy about the whole thing.

A little showcase of fashion was displayed by students from a vocational institution called TREE OF LIFE.  Madam Sylvian Effie Leigh is the backbone behind that institution and was very pleased that they were given such an opportunity to display and advertise their products.
She pleaded that they need support because it's being run by her alone. She encouraged people to come on board to help discovered the hidden talents in the young people of this country.


Melford Vincent one of the award winners is the CEO of I-GRO natural and relaxing hair production.  She explained how she came into the business world and how she is determined to ensure that her brand is recognized all over the world. She thanked the organizer for such recognition and promise to leave up to their expectation. 

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