Empowers Africa Raises $150,000 for Projects in Africa at its Annual Event on April 23, 2015

Empowers Africa raised over $150,000 for human empowerment and wildlife protection in Africa at its annual gala dinner held at The Explorers Club in New York City of April 23, 2015. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Richard Wiese, Host and Producer of ABC series “Born to Explore.” The Auctioneer was Eliza Osborne, Executive Director at the Centre Pompidou Foundation. Guests included: Beth Rudin DeWoody, Dennis Basso, Nina Griscom, Chris Mack, Jenny Kennedy, Sandra Ripert and Jennifer Creel. The auction consisted of prints by Firooz Zahedi and Andy Biggs and exotic trips to Botswana, Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Chad and Zimbabwe.
At the event, EA honored Global Witness and its co-founding directors Patrick Alley, Charmian Gooch & Simon Taylor – winners of the 2014 Ted Prize and the 2014 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Their work includes investigating and documenting environmental crimes depicted in the 2006 blockbuster Blood Diamond and the 2015 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature Virunga. 100% of the proceeds from the event will be granted to wildlife protection and human empowerment projects in Africa.
The Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board for Empowers Africa want to thank all of the attendees at the annual event for their generosity and support.