On Tuesday,
21 December, 2016, Anita Okoye held a launch event at Oasis Medspa for her new
venture #TheCashewAppleProject. The wife of PSquare's Paul Okoye has
been
working behind the scenes with her American team for a few months preparing for
the launch of the project which is "A mission to uncover Africa's Hidden
Jewels".
At the event
Anita and her team explained the project which will be a series of small
projects to encourage Africa and the rest of the world to see the value in
African art, music, agriculture, and more. Anita gave a heartfelt speech saying
"#TheCashewAppleProject
is a mission to uncover these hidden jewels and show the world how rich we
really are, but first we must see our own value. We must see the value in our
agriculture, in our fashion, our music. We must see value in the rich and the
poor, the young and the old. We must see the value within ourselves. So again I
thank you for joining me in this journey, our collective efforts will surely
show the world that Africa is more than our flaws, and inspire them to search
for our hidden jewels.”
Anita also
presented her book The ABCs of Africa which will be the first of many things to
come from the project. The book highlights some of the hidden jewels within
Africa’s agriculture as it list 26 foods that grow abundantly on the continent.
Many of these foods have amazing health benefits and Hans and Rene sponsored
the launch giving the guest a few samples of sorbets that matched the foods in
the book. (pre-order @ thecashewappleproject.com)
The event
was intimate but effective and of course Anita’s husband Paul, and brother in
laws Peter and Jude were there to support with their wives. Guest also enjoyed
a live performance by Rudeboy artist Muno.
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