Board 19/20

My name is Adedayo Ladapo from Nigeria. I joined AFRISA association to be a part of a community where my ideas could be shared and translated with like-minded individuals to bring all African students together. In doing this, the hope was to promote socio-cultural diversity, establish an African student union, stimulate stronger cultural ties amongst AFRISA and other student organizations, stimulate a better understanding and ties within the Dutch community, and educate students about Africa’s culture, history, economy and political structures to help students have a better university experience. With the help of other esteemed board members at AFRISA, we acted as a liaison between the African Students Association and other campus organizations. In a nut shell, we planned events together, socialized, hosted workshops and volunteered. And during this time, I learnt a lot about working more with people. I served as the secretary of AFRISA. I helped in planning and facilitating weekly general meetings and assisted in creating and keeping records of all executive board meetings.

Hi, I’m Yvan, a second-year Electrical Engineering student. I’m the treasurer of AFRISA. Through this responsibility, I try to make sure there’s an available budget for all the events planned throughout the year, and I also encourage students to develop themselves through various committees.

Ola I’m Laulinda, a pleasure to meet you. For me, there is nothing more beautiful and meaningful than connecting with people and get people connected. Growing up in a European environment but raised under African values I learned one essential thing You don’t need to be at home to feel at home. Home is a feeling of belonging.