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To kickoff The Lead Girl Foundation Week (#TLGFWeek)! #AfropolitanGivesBack at their 3rd year Anniversary Celebration – #AfropolitanDC is partnering with #TheLeadGirlFoundation to help women become financially independent across #Africa. Join us THIS Friday at the GRAND 3rd year Anniversary Celebration to learn more about The Lead Girl Foundation during the business spotlight segment where Executive Director, Frances Udukwu (The reigning #MissAfricaUSA & the former #MissNigeriaUSA) will be sharing her vision! Free with RSVP by EOD this Thursday, June 30th @ www.AfropolitanCities.com *Stay tuned for more events as part of #TLGFWeek! #TLGFWeek2016 #TheLeadGirlFoundation #TLGFCharityGala #WatchHerLead #TheAfricaWeDesire 💕

You are specially invited to join the reigning Miss Africa USA, Frances O. Udukwu as she launches her non profit organization, The Lead Girl Foundation in effort to empower women to gain financial independence via entrepreneurship and vocational skills training. The former Miss Nigeria USA who subsequently won the prestigious Miss Africa USA Crown, is very committed to empowering women by promoting vocational training and fostering the culture of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. She is has been doing an amazing job organizing workshops for women Small Business Start Ups here in America and she is now ready to take on Africa. We invite you to support the Queen in her efforts to change the economic status of women. This inaugural Charity Gala will benefit all-girls Holy Rosary College in Uwani, Enugu State, Nigeria. Proceeds will be used to ship and donate vocational training supplies, uniform fabric and tailoring for top 10% of college, as well as provide academic assistance in the form of scholarship to a woman of color residing in the Diaspora with hopes to attend a vocational or trade school anywhere in the United States. Funds will be used to organize more workshops for women in the US and in Africa, one step at a time from one woman to another. When Friday, July 15th at 7pm till 12am Where Civic Center | 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring MD 2091 www.theleadgirlfoundation.org www.missafricausa.org Please share.

Miss Africa USA has been invited by the Founders and Directors of Drug Free World Americas as a Guest Speaker and special Guest at the 9th Annual Drug Free Heros Gala scheduled for June 2nd in New York. She will be speaking on the importance of educating children about the dangers of drugs. If you would like to attend this event and support the efforts of the Organization please see flyer below.