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Community Connections Network

This project aims to serve as a Family, Community and Youth Forum.  The state of the world has grown exponentially diverse and this network will give a voice to real people with real time issues.  Also, CCN will build a network to provide information and resources specific to you. Topics and issues will be identified through participation in order to be responsive to current matters.

This project will function as radio programming, teleconferencing, and interactive tools on the website.  Project will launch in phases:

Phase I: MonAmieRadio Show: (Every Monday, 8-9pm)

Host: MonAmieNaaimat

Dial in to listen:  (712) 432-0900     

Code: 357347 then press *61 to speak

Watch live: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/community-develop

Phase II: Website and additional networks (Coming December 2011)

Community Network (Launch Dec. 5th)
African Network (Dec. 2011)
Religious Network (Coming 2012)

Phase III: Events
As a Network, you can Share:

Share your experiences and relate to others facing the same issues
Share advice on how you handled your situation
Share your opinion as to how to handle issues
Share yourself as a resource and play a role in creating change

As a support Group, you can Build:

Build a family/ community
Build a network
Build a safe haven
Make friends

As a Community, you can Grow:

Grow a voice
Grow as a person
Grow in your community
Grow your network
 

For more information: Like CCN on Facebook

Follow your host on Twitter: @MonAmieNaaimat

Email: MonAmieNaaimat@communitydevelop.org

Sandra Appiah

Sandra Appiah is the Chief Operating Officer at Face2Face Africa. She graduated with honors (Summa Cum laude) from the Newhouse School of public communications (Syracuse University, NY) and spent a lot of time in the media industry working with companies such as the New York Times, HBO, and MTV. An avid believer in Africa with an interest in showcasing the glory of the continent, Ms. Appiah is also host of “The Sandra Appiah Show”, an inspirational talk show that chronicles the journeys of Africa’s movers & shakers. Sandra has been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs in 2013. With an incandescent passion matched only by her abundant ambition and prodigious talent, Ms. Appiah has been at the forefront of the mission for this generation of Africans to seize control of tools by which Africa's narrative is curated, crafted, and presented to the wider world.

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