By Osagie Alonge
Just few days left to the children’s day celebration (on MAy 27), Queens of Africa makers of Queens of Africa dolls and the Silverbird Group have collaborated to present Children’s Fiesta 2011, an annual event that will inspire kids as well as enhance their career development skills for the future in a subtle and fun-filled environment.
The event, which will take place on Children’s day Friday, May 27, was setup to give children the need to have fun, whilst helping them achieve some sense of self-realisation and a positive outlook to the future. The organisers say there will also be on display, the fanciful ‘Queens of Africa’ dolls – ‘Each doll represents a different tribe of Africa; There is Nneka (Igbo), Azeehah (Hausa) and Wuraola (Yoruba), and they are sold in various outfits, the most popular being those dressed in traditional attire’ says QoA founder Taofick Okoya.
‘We (Silverbird and The Queens of Africa) share the same belief in giving children a fun platform to be educated whilst being entertained’, programmes manager for Silverbird Television and spokesperson for the Silverbird group, Mrs. Yinka Ogundimu talks about the partnership.
The event, which will be broadcast live on STV, will also be an avenue for the Queens of Africa books to be launched.
‘To show African children that ‘black is beautiful’ by enabling them to play with dolls that reflect their culture and heritage. The Queens of Africa dolls were created to inspire and influence the coming generation, especially the ‘Girl Child’, so in designing the dolls and their outfits, the team bore this in mind’, founder of the Queens of Africa Project, Taofick Okoya explains.
The event will have about a hundred children in attendance, and guests will be selected through invites sent out to various schools within Lagos State, and also through tickets won over the radio.
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When will childrens day stage performance form be out and the price involved.