U.S Consulate Hosts Exclusive Reception For The Future Awards Africa Nominees Today, As TFAA Unveils Official TVC

The United States Consulate will today, November 24, 2015, host The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) nominees to an invitation-only reception at the Consular-General's residence in Lagos, Nigeria.

This follows the unveiling of 56 nominees spread across 11 categories including the Ford Foundation Price for Youth Employment on EbonyLife TV and Channels TV last Sunday.

As it counts down to the 10th anniversary of the Awards, TFAA has also released its official TVC highlighting the inspiring journey of young Africans bringing socio-economic change to their communities through innovation, creativity, and enterprise.

With over 1,000 nominees and 120 winners since inception, TFAA has taken nominations across the continent identifying young people with a track record of accomplishments within their community and/or globally in the last one year.

The 10th anniversary event holds on December 6, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Profiles of the nominees are now available on the awards website - awards.thefutureafrica.com.

The official hashtags are #TFAA10 and #AfricaNeedsYou.

Watch the 10th anniversary TVC here: