Michelle meets African youths

‘MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama’ will feature youths from South Africa and America.Mrs Obama will deliver remarks and participate in a discussion with youths at an event organized by MTV Meets, in conjunction with African youth and music channel, MTV Base, as well as Google+. She will be joined at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre by […]

‘MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama’ will feature youths from South Africa and America.
Mrs Obama will deliver remarks and participate in a discussion with youths at an event organized by MTV Meets, in conjunction with African youth and music channel, MTV Base, as well as Google+.
She will be joined at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre by teenagers from across South Africa, as well as students in US cities joining virtually.
Multiple Grammy Award winner, John Legend is amongst the celebrity participants who will feature in the programme.
In addition to the live Hangout, MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama will include the First Lady’s meeting with a panel of four African youths, in which she will address their questions and exchange views on education.
MTV Base will engage its social media communities in Africa in the project by canvassing questions and discussion topics for Mrs. Obama, as well as embedding the Google+ Hangout on the MTV Base website and Facebook pages.
Speaking on behalf of MTV Base, Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa said her involvement in the programme reinforces her commitment as an advocate for young people.
Previous guests on the series include former President Mandela, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, music icon Hugh Masekela, actor Idris Elba, and businessman and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.