Give Her Wings
Tonight! The Center for the Arts presents Angelique Kidjo "Give Her Wings: Teach Girls and Empower Women" on May 10 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $32-$42 and can be purchased here on The Center website. During her speech, she will interweave songs with accompaniment by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Dominic James. St. John's is underwriting this project since we are inspired by her story. We encourage the community to attend the show!
Growing up in Benin, West Africa, Angélique Kidjo was lucky to come from a family that believed in educating girls. As Kidjo’s mother and father were educated, they made certain that all 10 of their children went to school, despite the popular belief that education was “only for boys.”
Kidjo believes that once a woman is educated, she will fight to ensure that both her sons and daughters receive an education, and so begin a tradition that will be passed from family to family, from generation to generation, and will change the future for women. In this performance, Angélique will share stories from her work as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and Batonga Foundation, an organization she formed in 2006 to empower young girls through education.
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