Welcome to ASAI

Welcome to the African Students Association of Ireland (ASAI) blog. ASAI is an association, which has been evolving as follow on the resolution of the first All African students’ conference in Ireland. You will get to know the objectives of ASAI, issues we advocate and activities we engage so as to help build a vibrant African students community in Ireland.

2012 ASAI Agenda

The year promises to become a busy one for given the year planner for the different committes. Some of the ASAI events for 2012 include the following:

• The Academic Committee

- Four events in a Year, to be organized by academic department,

Contact persons: Dennis and AJ

• The International Networking Committee

-To communicating with other ASA organizations in Europe
-To attend meetings and events of other ASA organisations in Europe

-To organise an International Conference

Contact person:  Richard

• The Entertainment and Cultural Committee

Invitation of Artists from Africa

Students Week in September

Contact person:  Hayme

African Ball?
Graduate Awards?

Contact person: Elizabeth

Students Debate

Contact person: Richard

Events within the Irish Colleges

• The Financial Committee

Ways of Raising Funds
- Printing T-shirts
- Dance class
- Google ad Sense for the ASAI website
- To have a membership list
- Annual subscription fee

Contact person: Elizabeth

2011 ASAI Activities

02.12.2011:

Welcome and Networking event organised for new international students from different countries in Africa. The event was a collaboration between the Dublin Business School and ASAI

07.09.2011:

Pub quiz event was held at the Messr Mcguire Pub for Somalia and the Horn of Africa famine. The pub quiz was a joint effort between ASAI and the Sport Against Racism in Ireland (SARI). All monies raised was donated to charity.

20.08.2012:

Art Exhibition organised by one of the ASAI members, Ms Jane Ouma, to raise money to complete her studies at the Dublin City University. ASAi supported Ms Ouma throughout her exhibition in Dublin.

 

15.05.2011:

Our star event for the year was the acticities marking the visit of President Obama to Ireland.
The ASAI cultural troupe hired  a coach as we journed to Monegall, Co. Offally to entertain the villagers and visitors to the ancestral home of Mr President. ASAI present a gift of banners and letter to President Obama's library. Some of our publications and activities featured in the international media.

 

 

2010 ASAI ACTIVITIES

01.05.2010:

The inaugural year of the African Students Association of Ireland (ASAI). The inaugural ceremony took place in the grounds of Trinity College, Dublin.