The University of Georgia, U.S.A, has shortlisted award winning digital and traditional media programme, Bodex Social Media Hangout, for The African Civic Engagement Summit holding in May in Nairobi, Kenya.
A letter addressed to the convener of Bodex Social Media Hangout, Bodex F. Hungbo, reads: “We are delighted to inform you that you have been selected to participate in the African Civic Engagement Summit for the 2022-2023 African Civic Engagement Academy. The reviewers were impressed with the quality of your Civic Engagement Action Plan and with your participation in the Academy.”
The organisers further noted that Hungbo would join others to tap from the wisdom of distinguished speakers, network with other ACEA participants, and have an opportunity to share her Civic Engagement Action Plan for feedback.
Hungbo, who described the opportunity as a rare privilege, explained that the aim of Bodex Social Media Hangout is to contribute to the global objectives of deploying social media for social good, promote culture and tradition in the society, as well as encourage the efforts of ethical adopters to recognise the impact of social media, while celebrating, inspiring and motivating Netizens to ethically use social media in creating value.
“In 2019, when the event started in Nigeria, little did we know it would get an international recognition award, let alone an opportunity for international summit presentation. I recently completed a Civic Engagement course at University of Georgia, initiated by African Civic Engagement Academy, and submitted my annual digital media programme as my action plan for the course. As fate would have it, the event was shortlisted for a presentation in Kenya.
“The vision of the programme is to contribute to the global objective of social media use, but we didn’t know it will come this soon to have a worldwide recognition while planning for the fourth edition.
“Now, our event is part of the 60 action plans chosen out of thousands of participants, to discuss our challenges, impacts and goals to several other countries present at the summit. Thanks to everyone and our sponsors who have supported us in anyway, and attended the event.”