History

Our Footprints
of Impact

2005

The Seeds for UVA are Planted

The first ever cultural education show is organised in Grande Prairie Regional College, Alberta, Canada. $500 was raised and donated to the Aids Society in the community.

2007

UVA is Founded

19 year old student (Chizoba Imoka), is inspired to create a platform in Canada for Africans in diaspora to contribute to development on the continent.

2009

UVA Kicks off Global Mobilisation for Darfur

Through a student led campaign in Edmonton, AB, Canada and Cambridge, UK, UVA raises $5,000 for genocide victims in Darfur.

2010

UVA Kicks off in Nigeria

The critical role African teenagers play in nation building is apparent to UVA. UVA Launches with essay contests, student led soup kitchens, student trainings, scholarships and conferences. Over 10,000 students have been reached and more than $25,000 disbursed in scholarships.

2011

Teenagers as Torchbearers of Change

UVA Launches her Teenage arm – Transformers.
Under the mentorship of UVA, Students across her network begin to transform their communities.

2016

Days of Change: Students as Researchers & Policy Shapers

UVA Kicks off first world wide digital campaign on African history education and community service.

2020

Re-Rooting in African History is launched

UVA hosts first online course to mobilize and engage people for 8 weeks to learn about Africa and global history from an African centered perspective. 37 sessions were delivered by 33 facilitators to 64 program participants from different parts of the world.

2021

Transformers club is overhauled

UVA’s Transformers club is expanded to include history and political education. In our first year, we are training 500 teachers who will engage 10,000 students with the new transformers curriculum.