28/05/2009
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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED 28TH MAY 2009
CELEBRATION OF WORLD AFRICA DAY 2009 IN SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY AND LAUNCH OF THE SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY ETHIOPIAN PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 2008 AND PRIMARY SCHOOL WORKBOOK
Venue: County Library, Tallaght, D24
Date: Tuesday, 26th May, 2009
South Dublin County Councils celebration of World Africa Day was launched early Tuesday evening by Mayor Marie Corr at the County Library in Tallaght. The Mayor and his excellancy, Ambassador Zerihun Retta Sumye of Ethiopia, along with other guests were welcomed to the celebration by the energetic performances of Afro Kideo Youth Group.
The range of experiences of SDCC staff working with local authorities in Ethiopia, Self Help Africas work in Africa, and Africans living in and being part of a new Ireland were discussed by the various speakers including, Eddie Conroy, County Architect and SDCEPP veteran, the Ethiopian Ambassador, Clement Esebamen, representing the Minister for Integrations office and Patsy Toland of Self Help Africa.
SDCC were delighted to launch the 2008 Annual Report of the South Dublin County Ethiopian Partnership Project (SDCEPP), the new website for SDCEPP http://ethiopianproject.southdublin.ie/ and the new Ethiopian Workbook which will be distributed to all 5th and 6th class school children in South Dublin County.
There are two exhibitions in the County Library for this week, the SDCEPP exhibition chronicling personal staff experiences in Ethiopia as well as giving an overview to the aims and achievements of the project so far, and an exhibition from Self Help Africa who work in various African countries.
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Issued 28th May 2009
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Afro Kideo Youth Group Performing in the County Library, Tallaght -
Afro Kideo Youth Group pose with Mayor Corr, Ambassador Retta and event organiser Gillian Geraghty with the primary school Ethiopian Workbook