(New York, NY | May 4, 2012) Rooftop Films 2012 Summer Series presented by AT&T proudly announces its full line-up including short programs, dates, and venues. Starting on May 11 with This is What We Mean by Short Films, Rooftop Films will screen 23 feature films and 183 short films, including NY, US, and World Premieres. The films come from around the world, with off-beat and hilarious comedies, intimate and intense dramas, powerful and personal documentaries—all of which reflect Rooftop’s focus on exciting, innovative, independent cinema. Most events include live music, filmmaker Q&As, special appearances by the films’ casts and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, May 9th 2012 |
One of Africa’s most inspirational women and 2009 CNN Global Hero Betty Makoni is another stellar name to lend her support to UK-based social enterprise iROCK for their first London fundraiser Tribes of Africa scheduled for Africa Day, 26 May. Betty Makoni A gender activist, founder and director of Girl Child Network Zimbabwe (GCN) and CEO of Girl Child Network World Wide, an organisation that champions the rights of the girl child in Zimbabwe and worldwide, Betty Makoni is no stranger to lending her support to younger women to help guide them on their journeys. A survivor of rape at... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 7th 2012 |
On the 31st of March 2012, a philanthropic ceremony of dance, culture and fashions was celebrated at the Marriott Hotel Westchase in Houston, Texas to benefit orphaned children in Nairobi, Kenya. Among the presenters of the African Ball event was Kimma Wreh, the Creative Director of TeKay Designs, a Houston, Texas fashion design house. “With our fashions on this night we salute all people of moral excellence. Beauty may be skin deep, but style endures. Style encompasses character and virtue. It takes people of moral excellence to respond to the philanthropic needs of society.” says Kimma. TeKay Designs presented one... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 1st 2012 |
…Thalassaemia – proper diagnosis, treatment and support can ensure good quality of life – 8 May 2012 is World Thalassaemia Day when worldwide the spotlight falls on a disorder that adversely affects the lives of thousands. The good news is that the medical management of thalassaemia is improving all the time. In addition, organisations like the South African Thalassaemia Association (SATA) are helping to empower patients and their families by providing support and information about the condition. Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder resulting from a genetic defect. It causes anaemia (a condition characterised by an insufficiency of red blood... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, April 25th 2012 |
Leading UK specialist in detecting and eliminating mobile network operator fraud, Revector, has won two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The company has been rewarded with Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in Innovation and in International Trade. With a 315% growth in overseas earning since 2009, the company has entered 37 new markets in the last three years. Revector has worked with mobile operators in more than 75 countries around the globe helping to reduce and eliminate some of the estimated $58 billion* of fraud and mis-billing on mobile networks. Initially focussing on combating GSM Gateway or “SIM Box” fraud, the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, April 25th 2012 |
