MIC Africa Day

10am - 10.25am

• Welcome by Prof. Lorraine Mcllrath, Director of EDII
• Opening Remarks by the Mayor of Limerick City and County
• Address by Prof. Dermot Nestor, President of MIC

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Breakout Session by Themes - First Breakout Session

Theme 1: Education and Empowerment

• Georgina Nnamani - The inclusion of people of African descent starts with us
• Dr Foster Gondwe - Technology-Enhanced Learning and the (Re)Construction of Teacher Professional Identity in Malawi
• Tabitha Ciyamba Nseka - Not Just a Journey, but a Becoming
• Petrades Joseph - The effectiveness of selected roles of public primary school head teachers in addressing educational needs of vulnerable pupils in Iringa and Mufindi Districts, Tanzania
• Hugh O’Donnell BSc MEngSc PhD - About the Munster Technological University / Murang’a University of Technology Partnership

Theme 2: Arts, Languages and Religion

• Dr Lawrence Emeka Modeme - Africans are God’s Chosen People
• Rev Fr Dr Deogratias Kisweka - Languages of the Land: The Literary Power of Tanzanian Indigenous Languages in Cultural Preservation and Creative Expression
• Dr Asante Lucy Mtenje - Chitenje and the Politics of Dress in Malawian Popular Culture
• Sheenagh Geoghegan - The Art of Noticing: Influence, Visibility, and Transformative Practice
• Sarah Emmanuel Mmari - Catholicism and Education: A Personal and Philosophical Reflection

Theme 3: Climate Change

• Dr Dickson Boateng - Living through the heat: Ghana’s urban poor and the struggle to (mal)adapt to rising city heat
• Augustus Kweku Sobeng - Community perception of forest reserve regulations enforcement in the Tano-Offin forest reserve, Ghana

Theme 4: Media

• Ibinabo Enebi - A Fresh Look at Media Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Irish Print Media: What Has Changed?
• Edith Ike-Eboh - Analysing the role of community radio in promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and interculturalism in grassroots empowerment in the Irish community
• Dr Lylian Fotabong - Decoding African Narratives: A Longitudinal Corpus-Driven Critical Discourse Analysis of Diachronic Shifts in Irish Media Discourse (1998, 2008, and 2018)

2.35pm - 3.35pm - Breakout Session by Themes - Second Breakout Session

Theme 1: Early Childhood

• Dr Aoife Gallagher, Dr Hadjer Hammadi, Kerry McCarthy, Mary Cantwell - Supporting Early Literacy in Migrant and Multilingual Children: Community Co-Development Initiative (ELMC-CO)
• Rebecca Adeyemo, Kate Darmody - Empowering Communities Through Education: The Early Learning Initiative's Inclusive Support for African Families in Dublin’s Inner City
• Dr Florence Ajala - Barriers to Nigerian Immigrant Mothers’ Engagement in Early Childhood Care and Education within the Irish Context

Theme 2: Migrant Health and Gender

• Santhi Corcoran, David Chisanga - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-being of African Migrant Women in the Midwest of Ireland: Exploring experiences of access to and knowledge of supportive services
• Naiturrurru Lemoshira - Lived Experiences of Maasai Female Chiefs in Kajiado County, Kenya: Challenging Traditional Gender Norms through Leadership

Theme 3: Politics and Economy

• Jusu M Ngobeh - A Strategic and Sustainable Approach to Effective Change in Africa for Equality, Inclusion, and Social Justice for its Socio-Economic Development
• Toms Emeka Ugwu - From Sustainable Development Goals to Action: A Strategic Framework for Racial Justice and Equality in Irish Employment
• Dr Shaibu D. Sunday - The Geo-Politics of Changing Time: Can Africa Escape?

Theme 4: Justice and Human Rights

• Dr Uche Osakwe - A Crisis In The Making: Strict Migration Policies Fuel Human Trafficking
• Bruno Onyinye Umunakwe - Addressing Western Control in Africa: The Relevance of Thomas Pogge’s Principle of Global Injustice