The official press- launch and nominee announcement of this year’s GUBA Awards USA, will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday, 11th July 2019.
The launch event will serve as the official introduction of the GUBA Awards in the United States, and will also be the unveiling of the shortlisted nominees for this year.
The award categories will recognise the success of individuals and organizations that represent the very best of Ghanaian talent within the USA and Ghana.
GUBA Enterprise is extending internationally and taking root in the United States of America to put the spotlight on the Diaspora within this pantheon community.
According to Dentaa Amoateng MBE, Founder of GUBA Enterprise the United States edition of the GUBA Awards will be held under the theme, “African Diaspora, the Catalyst for Growth and Innovation.”
“In addressing the theme, the awards will centre on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, to strengthen global partnerships in achieving the ambitious targets of the 2030 Agenda. The organisations to be awarded on the night are also playing vital roles in the fulfilment of the many SDG goals,” she said.
This year, GUBA awards is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 26, 2019.
The programme will take place at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel in New York, USA, as a side African event during the 2019 the United Nations General Assembly.
The GUBA Awards is a prestigious awards programme that seeks to reward, celebrate excellence and innovation of African individuals and organisations in the diaspora and Africa, working towards the advancement, empowerment and progression of the African community in the Diaspora.
GUBA Awards USA will be a platform to connect trade and investment partnership opportunities within Africa with the rest of the world.
About GUBA Awards
GUBA Awards is an organisation dedicated to promoting closer economic, cultural and social links between Ghana and the United Kingdom.
Launched in 2010 as the Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) Awards, the annual event celebrates and acknowledges the contribution of Ghanaian and African based businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom and Ghana.
