WAAW Foundation

Proceeds from the New Book "Chasing Butterflies" to Go Into Empowering African Girls

The Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) foundation today is very proud to announce its nomination as a beneficiary of the proceeds from the new book “Chasing Butterflies” by renowned Author, Yejide Kilanko

 

Wylie, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/28/2015 -- Yejide Kilanko selected WAAW foundation along with the World readers as beneficiaries of the proceeds from her second book "CHASING BUTTERFLIES", she said, "Proceeds from the sale of this edition of CHASING BUTTERFLIES will benefit Worldreader and the Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) Foundation. Both organizations make a huge difference in the lives of children, their families and communities."

The pages of the book, "CHASING BUTTERFLIES" tell a courageous story about survival, change and the sometimes painful path to self-determination. Thanks to the kindness of the Author, Yejide Kilanko, proceeds from the book, will be donated to WAAW foundation, to help the organization to continue empowering young girls across Africa. The President and CEO of WAAW foundation, Dr. Unoma Ndili Okorafor expressed her joy, "I am super-excited and deeply humbled by this great opportunity. It will really go a long way to helping us continue our great work in promoting Female Education in Africa. Yejide writes about empowering African girls. Her first book Daughters that walk this path was hugely successful and an amazing look at some issues facing African girls. World reader promotes authors and donates their books free for each sale. All proceeds are donated to a non-profit of the author's choice and Yejide chose WAAW for the proceeds of her 2nd book."

Ebele Agu, the Vice-president at WAAW says, "Yejide Kilanko is a truly remarkable African Woman. Her selfless spirit is reflected in her generosity and willingness to donate all the proceeds to WAAW foundation and Worldreader to empower African children and their families".

Whilst this book will enthrall readers, it will also sustain and empower many female African students who are on the path to pursuing a career a prospective Engineers, Technologist and Scientists.

Please consider lending your support by buying the e-book on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Yejide-Kilanko/e/B00A4PW05Y or sharing the information with your contacts.
Thank you!

About Yejide Kilanko
Yejide Kilanko was born in Ibadan, a sprawling university city in south-western Nigeria. She read just about anything she could lay her hands on and that love for reading led her to poetry writing when she was twelve. It was the best way she made sense of the long, angst-filled teenage and young adult years that followed.

After a big, loud, African wedding, she joined her husband in Maryland, USA. For a decade she stayed home to raise their three children, moved to Canada and went back to school to become a social worker.

Yejide started writing her debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, in 2009 and it was published in Canada (2012) and in the USA (2013). Prior to 2009, she didn't think she could write a novel, so she's living proof that life can bring new dreams when least expected.

Yejide currently lives in Chatham, Ontario.

Worldreader is a non-profit on a mission to bring digital books to every child and her family, so that they can improve their lives. Learn more: http://www.worldreader.org/

About WAAW Foundation
WAAW (Working to Advance Science and Technology Education for African Women) Foundation is an international non-profit organization founded in 2007 whose mission is to increase the pipeline of African women entering into Science and Technology fields and ensure they are engaged in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship to benefit Africa.

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