ASAI

OUR MESSAGE TO THE LATE FELLOW AFRICAN STUDENT MISS RUDO MAWERE FROM MALAWI

2012-02-03T07:22:00.000-08:00

DEAR RUDO MAWERE

We, the members and leaders of African Students Association of Ireland
(ASAI) have learned and received with great your passing away in the hands of someone who inhumanly and quite untimely robbed you off your life, and dreams.

We are sorry Rudo to you for that to happen not off your plan and accord. Like all of us you planned and you were working hard, come one day to fulfil your dreams. In that hope and dream you journeyed to these shores Ireland, settled in Dublin and everyday with courage you worked towards that, going to college and doing other jobs to upkeep and uplift yourself. For that we greatly admire you and you made your family proud.

We pray that your soul rest in peace as we join your mother and father, brothers,sisters, friends, the Malawi and African community, the African and
international student community in Ireland, fellow citizens and
residents in Dublin and Ireland, to mourn your passing.

We wish your soul a safe and happy journey to a restful place and we are with you and be with us to find courage now and in the days ahead as you did in your life.

African Students Association of Ireland ( ASAI
4th Feb, 2012, Dublin, Ireland

PRESS RELEASE

2011-09-27T02:13:00.000-07:00

WE SALUTE THE LATE PROFESSOR WANGARI MAATHAI, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER 2004
Dublin, Ireland, September 27th , 2011.

We, the members Africa Students Association in Ireland (ASAI) have received with great sadness the passing away of Prof. Wangari Maathai. We join her family, Kenyans, fellow Africans and all people who mourn the passing of this great African. Her demise leaves us all and the world at loss of one of the great leaders of our time.

Prof. Wangari courage and example was an inspiration to us all. She charted perhaps the most important cause for the current generation and future generations of Africa- democracy and environment. While many of us when it is Africa we care most about democracy and development, professor Wangari highlighted environment conservation, which is the most important thing for our livelihood and future.

As a teacher Prof. Wangari has done a very good job to enlighten us all , this is her challenge and legacy to us.

We salute prof. Wangari Maathai and may her soul rest in eternal peace.

Kind regards,

David Nyaluke,
Secretary,
African students Association of Ireland(ASAI)
Multicultural Resource Centre
44 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
Tel: 087 66 485 76, 085 7625969,
Email: asaiconference@gmail.com
http://asa- Ireland.blogspot.com

PUB QUIZ FOR SOMALIA AND HORN OF AFRICA FAMINE

2011-09-02T08:00:00.000-07:00

Dear all,

African students Association of Ireland(ASAI) and the Sports against Racism in Ireland (SARI) would like to welcome you to participate in the PUB QUIZ to raise donations for Somalia and Horn of Africa Famine. The PUB QUIZ will take place next week on wednesday, 7th of September, 2011 at the Mssrs. Maguire Pub, in Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. It is a pub next to Q-bar. It will start at 7:30pm The entry for each person is 5 euro, and participants can form a team of minimum 4 and maximum 10 people. The first three winning teams will receive miscellenious prizes ranging from items from Africa, from here, to dinners in African, and Indian and other restaurants. You can book as team or simply as an individual. Questions will be general ones on variety of interesting subjects. There will be also a round or two of questions about Africa.

You all cordially welcome to participate in event. All the proceeds of the evening will be delivered to organizations working in field helping people in Somalia and in the Horn of Africa region.

To participate just come on the day at Mssrs. Maguire Pub, and if you wish send us email or call to let us know you will be coming before hand, call David Kortukohun at 0857625969, or David Nyaluke at 087 66 485 76. Or email at asaiconference@gmail.com

Best regards,

David Khortukohun

African Students Association(ASAI)
Coordination office,
Multicultural Resource Centre,
44 Lower Gardiner Street,
Dublin 1.
Blog: http://asa-ireland.blogspot.com

2011-08-02T03:39:00.000-07:00

SPECIAL APPEAL TO AFRICANS IN IRELAND FOR SOLIDARITY WITH OUR FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS, CHILDREN, MOTHERS, MEN AND WOMEN CAUGHT IN DROUGHT SITUTION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
Dear brothers and sisters- Africans living in Ireland,
As we are putting a pen to paper for this appeal the drought situation facing more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia) has turned into famine in some areas as declared by the United Nation recently- 20th of July, 2011. This means there is very little of food to live on in these areas and already a number of children are dying from lack of food and nutrition.

We are making a special appeal to each African living in Ireland for whatever donation and contribution you can make now to save the life of our own brothers and sisters who are in this helpless situation not of their own choice. It is in times and crises like these that we need most to stand in solidarity with our fellow Africans wherever they are as we are one of their most dependable hopes of seeing another day.

This is the list of organizations that are right now working to help people in the Horn Africa. Please contact any one of them to send your donation, Concern, www. concern.net, Chrisitianaid.ie , Goal www.goal.ie, Trocaire www.trocaire.org, Worldvision www.worldvision.ie. Churches and mosques are receiving donation you can walk and give there.

Thanks very much in advance for your support,
David Kortukohun
Secretary
African students Association of Ireland
Multicultural Resource Centre
44 Lower Gardiner Street
Dublin 1
Tel: 085 7625969, or 087 66 485 76
Email: asaiconference@gmail.com
http://ASA- Ireland.blogspot.com

2011-08-02T01:09:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE
APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH CHILDREN, MOTHERS, MEN AND WOMEN CAUGHT IN FAMINE SITUATION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
We the coordinating committee of African Students Association in Ireland (ASAI) are gravely concerned about the unfolding human catastrophe in the Horn of Africa (Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia) caused by the drought situation in the region. As we are putting a pen to paper for this appeal the drought situation facing more than 12 million people in the region has turned into famine in some areas as declared by the United Nations recently- 20th of July, 2011. This means there is very little of food to live on in these areas and already a number of adults and children are dying from lack of food and nutrition.
Unfortunately this happening in a situation of economic crisis, but also following on from other major crises, Haiti, Pakistan, Japan. Yet as we know, and this why we reappeal to public in Ireland(Irish, Africans and people from all nations living here) to help with whatever they can offer now, that any assistance goes a long way to help people in crisis and helpless situation.
On behalf of children, mothers, men and women, young and old who are striving right now just to see another day, we would like to appeal to public in Ireland to extend further their human hand by sending donations to organizations working to help people in the Horn of Africa. Among them from Ireland, Concern (www. concern.net), ChristianAid (www. Chrisitianaid.ie), Goal (www.goal.ie), Trocaire (www.trocaire.org), Worldvision( www.worldvision.ie), and all churches and mosques receive donations. One can walk in and give.
Thanks very much in advance for support and spreading this appeal on behalf of those who are in crisis.
Kind regards,
David Nyaluke,
Coordinator,
African students Association of Ireland
Multicultural Resource Centre
44 Lower Gardiner Street
Dublin 1
Tel: 087 66 485 76, 085 7625969,
Email: asaiconference@gmail.com
http://ASA- Ireland.blogspot.com

President Obama's visit to Ireland

2011-05-18T06:21:00.000-07:00

Friends & Well Wishers of the African Students, Ireland are hereby invited to Coach Trip from O'Connell str, Dublin to Moneygall, Co. Ofally on Fri. 20/05/11. Bus departs: 12noon prompt.

Cultural Troupe from various African communities are on board to entertain.

Come One Come All

CELEBRATION OF OBAMA IN HIS VILLAGE HOME IN MONEYGALL BY AFRICAN COMMUNITY

2011-05-17T23:25:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends, African students, members of African community,

President Obama in Ireland! To celebrate his coming the African Students Associations of Ireland and supporting members from the African Community and other new communities have prepared with the Irish cousin of President Obama Henry Healy an evening of celebrations at the ancentral home of President Barack Obama in Moneygall village as a prelude and preparation for the president visit at the village.

As places will be limited for every one to join the President, the African students associations and Irish cousin of President Obama have found it important particularly for members of African community to have a unique point of celebration of Obama visit and leave a mark in this visit. This celebration will take place on Friday 20th of May in Moneygall village from 3pm.

The places are limited to join the trip and this festive evening with cousin of Obama and the people of village of Moneygall and many guests that have arrived for the president visit as well as the local and international media.

Members from African students, African community and other new communities in Dublin who are interested to join this celebration are invited to contact the organizers as soon as possible to submit their name and euro 12 fee for the transport to the event. This has to be done between Today, Wednesday and Thursday 12th May.

You can submit your name and that of your friend and the transport fees at the following points:

1. Address 46 Parnell Square Street. This is opposite Rotonda Hospital in Dublin City Centre. Buzz Raquia Institute. Here contact Patrick Mophoso at 086367642 or Abdul Yusufu at 0872976787. any time from 10 am to 7pm Tuesday up to Thursday 19th, May.

2. Address 44 Lower Gardiner Street, opposite the spire in Oconnell street. Go to Multicultural Resouce centre

For this point meet Mubarak Habib or give him call at 0872780146, or 0879708680 This point is open Wednesday and Thursday from 2pm - 5pm only.

3. The third point is anywhere( Moore Street, Post Office -GPO) in the city centre, members of the organizing committee can come and collect your contribution. Call the above numbers or David Nyaluke 087 66 485 76, or Dr. Bonnix Kayabu, 0872858457.

Performing at the event

Within this evening program there is a slot for members of African communities to perform music and drums and singing and dancing.
The organizing committee will invite two groups to join the celebration. If you are in or have a drumming African music group please contact the organizing committee at those points or via telephone or email. The committee will appoint only two groups to come basing on their record of performing as this is high profile event with local and world media watching.

Kind regards,

David Nyaluke

Coordinator

African Students Association of Ireland
www.asaionline.org

Tel: 087 66 485 76.
Email: asaiconference@gmail.com

Visit of President Barack Obama in Ireland

2011-05-10T04:42:00.000-07:00

Dear member of African community in Ireland,

As we are all await for a great visit of President Obama in Ireland (on May 22or 23rd), African Students Asssociation of Ireland( ASAI) would like invite all leaders and members of African community in Ireland to uptodate each other on the preparation of our community to receive our great brother here in Ireland. The meeting will be an opportunity to establish our official representation in this occassion, and also to draw strategy to prepare a big celebration from our community. African Students Association and few members of our community who decided to set up this meeting would like that among other things at the meeting we discuss the following draft agenda.

General theme: How can we meet Obama during his visit to Ireland as Africa Community in Ireland?
Objectives:
1. To be part of the official visit and Celebration
2. To present our official message to him. a) as Africans living in Ireland. b) As Africans 1. who want change in Africa, 2. Who want relationship with the Obama administration and African Americans to learn from them and them to learn from us, 3. As African who want engagement with him for global agenda Obama has.
3. In our official message to push Africa Agenda to Obama- will touch on
Governance: Democracy, Human Right, Security, Peace
Economic issue: Development, Trade
Social issue: global health, education, culture
How as America Diaspora and Africans can work together
Media discrimination of Africa

4.To draw Modalities of working together on the above issues and any other issue that will be propose.

The meeting will take place on Saturday, 14th May 2011. At Methodist Church Hall, Lower Abbey Street. ( at the former office of Africa Centre). From 12.noon to 2pm or earlier.

Looking forward to meet you all.

Regards,

Mr. David Nyaluke
Coordinator of ASAI- tel 087 66 485 76

Dr. Bonnix Kayabu,
Secretary of Africa Affairs Department- 0872858457

Email asaiconference@gmail.com

Vision, Mission, Aims and Objective of ASAI

2011-03-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

ASAI vision and mission is to build an active and vibrant African and African descent student and Alumni community in Ireland- A community that shares information, help each other and contributes to ideas and activities for socio-economic development of Ireland, Africa and the global- and a movement that engages with challenges and ideas of transforming Africa in this century- and a companionship that celebrates achievements of Africans and African values, history and culture- past and present

The aims and objectives of the Association are:
1. ASAI shall bring together African, African decent students, any students, Alumni and individuals interested in Africa and to work with African students in Ireland to promote friendship, goodwill, solidarity and ideas in a new movement to better Africa, Ireland and the world.

2. ASAI shall welcome and promote African and African descent students educational aspirations in conjunction with all students in Ireland. The Association will support African students by way of liasing with and linking students to the support structures/services provided by non and governmental institutions and organizations in Ireland

3. ASAI shall strengthen the participation of African and African decent students studying in Ireland in students’ activities in colleges through existing societies and Africa Societies that the association will set up in colleges in Ireland.

4. ASAI through the Africa societies in college, and Alumni Society shall encourage intercultural interaction, presentation of the rich heritage of African, values, culture, civilization and history, and discussion and debates on various issues on and about Africa. With its members ASAI shall be resource point of information on African countries.

5. ASAI shall organize and support students and Alumni to take proactive role of leadership; and make their contribution in the current and future generation of social, political, cultural and economic programs for African countries, Ireland and the world.

6. ASAI shall create a strong link between the movement and other student and non student like minded organizations in Ireland, Africa and world wide to promote ASAI key objective of spearheading Africa social, political and economic transformation in the first half of this century-a cry of many Africans now who realize 50 years of independence of their countries have passed without much progress in getting democracy, securing peace and prosperity for all.

7. ASAI shall establish Alumni Society of all its former members and any African who studied in Ireland interested to be a member of society. The society shall work as a network of Alumni to support ASAI and work with students to fulfil the objectives of ASAI and the spirit of its charter.

FIRST ALL AFRICAN STUDENTS CONFERENCE IN IRELAND TAKES PLACE

2010-09-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

This was a one day conference which brought together all Africans students from all colleges, institutes and universities in Ireland.

The conference took place at Trinity College Dublin. 1st of May 2010 from 11am-3pm at the Emmet Theatre in the Arts Block.

The conference was divided into two main sessions:
1.Opening sessions: A key note speaker –Cllr. Rotimi Adebari County Councillor of Portlaoise ( First African councillor and Major of a City Council in Ireland.
The councillor and former major presented:
A paper on the challenges of Africans in Diaspora and the Role they have to play in Diaspora and for Development of Africa.

2.In Camera discussions on the proposed constitution and registration of African first members of Association.

3.Closing session: Coordinator of the Organizing Committee, summarizing deliberations and outlining the plan of action to formation and elections of leadership.
To get information on the resolution of the conference and stage of follow up activities to form African Students Association in Ireland please send email to: asaiconference@gmail.com

ASAI

2010-09-20T12:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to African Student Association of Ireland Organizing Committee blog. In these pages you will read about the work the committee has done so far and what it plans to do to bring to realization the task of forming the African Students Association of Ireland by November this year-2010. If you are an African student or student of African descent you are very much well to participate in the process forming this organization, which will be for you and for the generations of African students who will be studying in the Island of Ireland. If you are only someone or organization interested to support this noble cause you are also very much welcome to give your moral, ideas, and material support.