2024 WETATi-Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship & Awards Gala
Rethinking The Workforce- Digital Displacement + Digital Equity
“…I love the fact that this year’s theme is Rethinking the Workforce: Digital Displacement + Digital Equity. It couldn’t come at a more needed time as we are at the brink of ensuring our low to moderate income households are being included into our digital ecosystem. So many families and households are left out of economical sustainability, educational influence, health empowerment etc.. because they have fallen into what we call the digital divide.”- Director, Maryland, Office of Statewide Broadband, Ronnie K. Hammond
You’re cordially invited to treat yourself to our annual star-studded scholarship and awards gala event in a safe space at the beautiful Colony Ballroom and the iconic University of Maryland, College Park, in partnership with Nyumburu cultural Center. It will be filled with lots of fun, love, and an amazing evening of various exciting activities that will touch and warm your heart. You will be inspired by meeting and hearing from our gala keynoter and awardees, Julia Glanz, amongst others, as we celebrate with, recognize and award different groups of those who have achieved the impossible. One of our main awards’ highlights is watching the reaction and excitement of the 2024 Dureke iDEA pitch competition winners and scholarship awards recipients as they get recognized and awarded; in addition to the ‘Above and beyond’ and the community and international leaders who are making a difference and achieving the impossible recognized and awarded simultaneously. Bring out your best gala attire because this is an evening of history making and a Star-Studded Event, with the who-is-who of the WETATi Academy community and beyond that would be present. Come meet amazing and inspiring people from all over America and internationally. All are welcome to come and photograph on our signature WETATiwood red carpet, eat, drink, and dance to some current afrobeat music with a live DJ. And most of all witness the winners and honorees that will be awarded. Enjoy the full course meal over current and relevant latest Afrobeat and some oldies too over the friendliest atmosphere you have ever been in. Oh, and don’t forget to bring friends no matter their gender to take pictures on the famous WETATiwood Red carpet. Click here to learn more, & to register.
ABOUT SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS GALA
WETATi-Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship and Awards gala is an annual iconic gathering of people from all walks of life that come together to acknowledge the work that WETATi Academy has done for that year and previous. We use the opportunity to recognize and award a group of people that have achieved impossible whether personally or corporately.
What To Expect and why you should attend the Gala
- Amazing and inviting ballroom with some spectacular ambiance & safe campus environment
- Great people to meet, mingle and connect & Network with
- WETATi Academy Red carpet photo opp., community networking, and great conversations with other attendees
- Red Carpet Photo Opportunity, you may find yourself in our WETATi Magazine on our social media.
- Great food: Full course signature meal
- Iconic and powerhouse Keynote Speakers (Opening keynoter, Main Keynoter, and Closing Keynoter)
- Meet and celebrate our remarkable students that competed in the Dureke iDEA Pitch Competition and watch LIVE as the winners are announced and awarded
- Meet our corporate strategic partners and sponsors
- Live Photography/Videography
- Live performance by O-Slice
- Live DJ
- Raffles
- Silent & Live Auctions
- Witness, meet, & hear the stories behind the winners of the Dureke iDEA Pitch Competition
- Witness the Awardees receiving their amazing awards!
- Friendly Atmosphere
- Fun & beautiful night of celebration with Afrobeats music… Dance! Dance! Dance!
- Free Parking
- + Much More!
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