AFRICAN CULTURE AND WELLNESS FESTIVAL Igniting ing The Journey ey Back k To Our Roots!!! s!!! TOUR FE FESTIVAL IVAL CONC NCERT ERT In Accra, ra, Ghana na West st Africa ca st to Fe Febr brua uary y 1 st to 11 th th , , 2017 WWW.ACAWF.COM
AFRICAN CULTURE AND WELLNESS FESTIVAL 2017
ACAWF Introduction The Global African Communities are dying too young of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancers, depression, black on black crime, domestic abuse and so much more. We as a people have to change the way we view our wholistic health. The “African Culture and Wellness Festival” a.k.a. ACAWF was created by Dr. Sharita Yazid, Naturopath, New Body Products Ghana Chief Operating Officer , Wholistic Lifestyle Consultant, Iridologist, African Dance Instructor and repatriate to Africa. She gathered a group of natural healers, master African dance/drum instructors and fitness experts to help create a festival that would deliver a sound platform for years to come. ACAWF has taken the lead in creating a platform that will help educate, empower , and heal Africans on the continent and the Diasporas. Seventy (70%) percent of the worlds resources come from Africa, feeding the world. But many Africans lack the awareness to depend on their own natural resources, especially when it comes to food and medicine. It is only right that ACAWF make AFRICA, the cradle of civilization, the backdrop for this very important event. Through education we can bring longevity to our lives and live a more fulfilling existence. This is more than a festival, it’s a movement! This event is a tour/festival/concert composed of Wellness presentations, Vegan Cooking demonstrations, African fitness like dance and drum workshops, Zumba, Afro Caribbean dance, and African Marshal Arts Capoeira from international and continental master instructors. In addition we have over a 100 exhibitors; a Healers Village, an African Market Place, Natural Beauty Expo and Vegan All Stars Food Court. As an official sponsor your organization will have a beautiful branded pavilion in a prime location giving you the exposure you need to feature your products, services, and giveaways. We are excited about this celebration and are ready to motivate our people to live healthier, happier lifestyles through culture, arts and wellness . With your support we are sure to reach the masses and make an impact that is sure to stimulate our communities.
Mission Statement ACAWF’s mission is to appreciate and preserve the Culture and Wellness of the Global African Family. ACAWF is a platform for African Cultural and Wholistic Health and Wellness products, services, corporations and organizations on an international scale. ACAWF recognizes and promotes culture and wellness as vehicles for bringing diverse African communities together for dialogue, learning, economic development and Wellness.
TITLE SPONSOR NEW BODY PRODUCTS New Body Products is a herbal network marketing company established 1976 in Compton, California by Dr. Paul Goss Iridologist, Naturopath, and Author. Using iridology for diagnosis along with over 100 herbal remedies and vegetarian diets for treatment, Dr. Goss herbs has help many with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, male and female imbalances, thyroid, arthritis, asthma, obesity and especially known for its colon detox cleansing programs. Today New Body Products are now sold throughout the United States and 17 foreign countries including Mexico, Jamaica, and countries of Africa and Europe to millions and are distributed by over 20,000 distributors and experienced wholistic health consultants. New Body is now in Ghana building a wellness center and manufacturing plant targeting the West African Market. New Body continues to provide the world communities with health, wealth and business opportunities to increase capital and awareness .
SUPPORTERS Without the support of our Sponsors, none of the very important work we engage in would be possible. We thank you and salute your corporate participation in “BUILDING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF WELLNESS FOR THE AFRICAN FAMILY”
About the Event Coordinator Dr. Sharita Yazid N.D., Wholistic Lifestyle Consultant Dr. Sharita is a Naturopathic Doctor from the U.S. Specializing in Iridology, Reiki, Detoxification, Nutritional Programs, Weight Loss, Herbal Solutions, and Wholistic (mind, body, and spirit) Consultations. She is now residing in Ghana, West Africa as the CEO New Body Products, LTD Ghana, originally established 1976 in Compton, California US. Dr. Sharita has been helping people heal themselves through natural foods, herbal medicine, exercise, spirituality and meditation for over 30 years. “The body has a physical, mental and spiritual body and that all 3 have to be addressed in order to bring the body back to its whole form”. Growing up in her parent’s natural food store in a predominantly black community where there is a high risk of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and depression she saw the need to continue her parents work of healing the community through wholistic methods. Dr. Sharita learned Iridology from her father Dr. Paul Goss, who is a world renowned master iridologist, and naturopath. She has used this method along with other modalities to identify the imbalances in one’s body to determine what programs to put her clients on. “As a child, I grew up in a household of wholistic healers, Dr. Paul Goss and Alzonia Goss. I have been vegetarian since the age of two with a little backsliding here and there. I suffered with chronic bronchitis which made it hard for me to function as a normal child. As a result of eating vegetarian, taking herbal medicine, playing sports and dancing, I was able to control this ailment. I now have 6 healthy children and 3 grandchildren of my own. I teach West African dance, maintain good health. I am 46 and a “LIFEAHOLIC”. This is why I am passionate about this festival. The three (3) things I love the most in one package; Wellness, Dance and Culture. I’m a testimony that life can be a joy to live.
Honorary Guest International Artist MUTABARUKA Allan Hope (born 26 December 1952), better known as Mutabaruka, is a Jamaican Rastafari dub poet, musician, and actor. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious". Some of his themes include sexism, politics, discrimination, poverty, race, and especially religion. He was among the new wave of Jamaican poets that emerged in the early 1970s. Early work by Hope was first presented in the magazine Swing from 1971. Introducing Outcry (March, 1973), his first collection released as Mutabaruka, John A. L. Golding Jr. wrote: "In July 1971, Swing Magazine published for the first time a poem by Allan Mutabaruka. They tell a story common to most black people born in the ghetto.... And when Muta writes, it's loud and clear".He received attention for "Wailin'" in 1974, a work referencing songs by The Wailers, and in 1976 released the collection Sun and Moon. In 1977 he began performing live, backed by his band, Truth. He had a hit record in Jamaica the following year with "Outcry", backed by Cedric Brooks' the Light of Saba. After being invited to perform at a Jimmy Cliff concert in the early 1980s, guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith worked on a backing track for "Every Time a Ear Di Sound", beginning a long working relationship with Smith; Released as a single, it was a hit in Jamaica. He became known internationally after his performance at Reggae Sunsplash in 1981, the first of several performances at the festival. His 1983 release Check It was released on Chicago blues label Alligator Records, and further increased his popularity. He curated the 1983 compilation album Word Sound 'ave Power, released by Heartbeat Records, and in 1984 Shanachie Records released his album The Mystery Unfolds. He went on to record collaborations with both Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown, on "Hard Road to Travel" and "Great Kings of Africa" respectively. He continued to record and perform, and in the mid-1990s began presenting a late night talk show on radio station Irie-FM called The Cutting Edge. He had further hits in the latter half of the 1990s with "Wise Up" (with Sugar Minott) and "Psalm 24" (with Luciano) .
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