Miss AfriCanada News & Updates

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Miss AfriCanada Christine Kitoko Attending AFROBEAT X!!!!

Miss AfriCanada 2012 Queen, Christine Kitoko will be attending the much anticipated Annual Afrobeat X organized by the African Student Association (ASA) at the University of Toronto. This year will be the 10th consecutive year that the ASA has organized this event. Afrobeat is a charitable cultural fashion show with musical performers followed by a formal African banquet dinner with food from all regions in Africa. This year there is a line up of great professional performers, and extended Fashion show with local designers, dinner and much more. Last year's event was amazing and this year's promises to be even bigger and better.

Every year the ASA donates a portion of their proceeds to a charity of their choosing, this year we are pleased to announce that a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hands For The Heart. Hands For The Heart is the charity organization founded by Miss AfriCanada 2012 Christine Kitoko, this organization works to raise awareness and funds to help the victims of the abuse and exploitation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Below is a video, where Christine uses her talent to act out the real life horror occurring in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Doors will open at 5:30pm!!!
Art Showcase & Cocktail party: 6:00pm - 7pm
Show: 7pm - 10pm
After party: 10pm - 3am
For more information about this event please visit Afrobeat X!!!!

For more information on Hands For The Heart please click here

Monday 21 January 2013

Support Christine Kitoko's Platform - Hands For The Heart

Miss AfriCanada 2012 Queen, Christine Kitoko's platform is to educate and mobilize people on the situation of civil war in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo’s situation has become extremely critical, with the occupation of its land by foreign troops and institutions that are looting its natural resources illegally. As a result, civilians are being abused and exploited, with women and children suffering the worst of it all. Below is a video, where Christine uses her talent to act out the real life horror occurring in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Quick Facts

According to the UN, 160 women are raped per week in North and South Kivu, mainly by armed men.
According to the U.S. State Dept., approximately 1,100 rapes are reported each month, with an average of 36 women and children raped every day.
In some areas of eastern Congo, 2 out of 3 women have been victims of some form of sexual violence.

Since becoming Miss AfriCanada 2012 Christine has founded Hands For The Heart, a charity organization that will be focusing on raising awareness and raising funds to help victims in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Friday 4 January 2013

August 24th 2013 Will Be The 15th Annual Miss AfriCanada Pageant

The date is set and the registrations are quickly piling up. The 15th Annual Miss AfriCanada Pageant will be on August 24th, 2013 at City Playhouse Theatre. Good luck to all the pageant hopefuls who have already registered, and to anyone else who is interested do not worry registrations are not closed yet.

Below is a quick recap of the 14th Annual Miss AfriCanada Pageant, which took place in August 2012. A special thank you to all of our sponsors, judges, hosts and volunteers for all of your time, dedication and hard work.

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Monday 31 December 2012

Miss AfriCanada Organization Raises $2,078 For Because I Am A Girl Canada

As the year 2012 comes to an end, we would like to spend some time to thank everyone who supported us this year as we celebrated our 14th Anniversary. This year we accomplished something we have never accomplished before as an organization. We raised $2,078 for Because I Am Girl with the help of our amazing Miss AfriCanada 2012 contestants, friends, family and supporters.
We hope to continue this success into the new year as we begin to prepare for our 15th Anniversary and the Miss AfriCanada 2013 Pageant.

Have a safe and happy new year, and once again thank you for all your support.

Here is a link to our Because I Am Girl Fundraiser Page http://my.e2rm.com/TeamPage.aspx?TSID=344594&langPref=en-CA

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Miss AfriCanada 2012 A Night Of Hope A Night Of Change

"A Night for change, A night for Congo" was an event organized by Miss AfriCanada 2012 Christine Kitoko to raise awareness about gender-based violence in eastern Congo, and to raise funds for Panzi Hopsital in Bukavu. Both goals were accomplished with success on this night. The Miss AfriCanada Organization is very proud of what Christine accomplished and how she educated many on about the violence in Eastern Congo. The event was a huge success and as Christine's first event towards accomplishing her platform she has definitely started off very strong. Look out for more events in the coming year as we continue to "Break The Silence" about gender-based violence in Eastern Congo.

A special thank you to everyone who volunteered and donated their time and energy to help make this event a success.

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