*The Okyenhene, His Majesty Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin is visiting the Boston area from October 22nd through 26th*.
His majesty will lecture on Agriculture, Environment Sustainability and Poverty Alleviation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Tufts University on October 24 & 25 respectively.
The King will be the special guest of honor at the African Durbar scheduled for October 26 2013 at the Renaissance Hall, 1040 Southbridge street, Worcester, MA, USA.
Event is sponsored by Okyeman Association of New England, a Non-Profit organization (501c3) funded in August 2010 by Immigrants/citizens of Ghanaian origins residing in the Province of Massachusetts.
A Known Fact About His Majesty Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin
OsagyefuoAmoatiaOforiPaninis the king of the AkyemAbuakwa Traditional Area in Ghana and the Chancellor of the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies.
Besides his role as a king, he occupies the following positions working to prevent environmental degradation; the immediate former Chairman of Ghana Environmental Protection Agency, former Chairman of Forest Plantation Development Fund Board, Member of the Advisory Council to the Prince Charles’s Rainforest Project (UK), the World Bank Global Environment Facility and Honorary Vice President for West Africa, Board of BirdLife International.
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council located in the eastern part of Ghana resolved seven years ago to establish a university dedicated to agriculture and the environment as way of fighting poverty, disease, and environmental degradation; University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies(UCAES). Their king shares their vision and experience of their efforts to save the earth and humanity in Africa.
You can find more information about His Majesty, the visit and The Royal Akyem Kingdom.http://kingosagyefuopanin.wordpress.com. and also for more info;http://3gmediaonline.com/?p=8841
Okyenman Association of Massachussettes - Contact :Hon ken Asafo-Adjei 7743861121, Mr Doug Adjei 508-208-9148, Appiah Ankrah 508-847-0330