Faith Okrafo-Smart receives BEFFTA Humanitarian Award 2013

Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts (BEFFTA) awards has honoured the wonderful personality Faith Okrafo-Smart (in photo) with a special honorary award BEFFTA HUMANITARIAN AWARD.

Faith Okrafo-Smart is a Social Policy and Sociology graduate, a mother of one, writer, a PR consultant to several film personalities and public figures. She has a passion to help and impact the lives of the poor and needy in Sierra Leone and abroad.

Faith Okrafo-Smart is the Founder of Melqosh Mission, an Award winning Charity birthed to implement development strategies for education, health, trade and employment specifically for post war afflicted amputees whose limbs were barbarically cut off during in Sierra Leone’s ten year war. She is committed to helping the marginalised and rejected and is zealous about providing life changing access to aid, services and opportunities for the beneficiaries (the direct victims of Blood Diamonds) and their dependants; in order for them to lead meaningful and successful lives and be contributors to the development of their community. She is also an Unsung Hero 2013 Award winner.

Pauline Long, BEFFTA founder said, ”Faith has dedicated her entire life to supporting the vulnerable, we appreciate her effort to help bring back life to a people that were denied justice. We will support her in her cause in every way possible.”

The multi-award winning pr consultant and philanthropist will pick up the BEFFTA HUMANITARIAN AWARD on 26th October at the grand BEFFTA awards UK celebration at Hippodrome, Golder Green in the presence of an international audience. Previous recipients of BEFFTA special honorary awards include the legendary broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald OBE, Nollywood Superstar Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, international designer Adebayo Jones and many more.

BEFFTA Award Founder Pauline Long

Also, on the 13th September, BEFFTA Award Founder Pauline Long took the opportunity to used her fame and influence to raise more money for the Melqosh Mission by holding a fundraising dinner with all proceeds direct to the cause on her birthday.

Alicia Hixon

Founder

2013 International Online Winner (Charitable works)

2012 Beffta nominee

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