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AFA’s Knock-Out Poverty 1st Annual Event

Heavyweights from movies, music and sports will join together to KnockOut Poverty, Tuesday, September 23rd at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, a landmark event to help fight poverty in Africa. Cultural icon, Grammy award winner and UN Goodwill Ambassador Youssou N’Dour and friends are among the stars set to align for this historic evening of entertainment, music and boxing, all in the name of charity.

Activists, philanthropists and African Heads of State are expected to attend our landmark event as part of this important week with special focus on Africa highlighted by the 63rd UN General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. With a skillful combination punch of top-caliber boxing, music and comedy, KnockOut Poverty will feature Africa’s best homegrown boxing talent with fighters lacing up the gloves as part of a jam-packed card of sanctioned bouts. In between the ring action, superstars including Youssou Ndour and some surprise musical legends will hit the stage to deliver their own one-two punch of entertainment and music.

"Our primary goal with ‘KnockOut Poverty’ is to create a signature event that entertains, but more importantly has the power to bring people together for a much grander purpose", said Bruce Wrobel, All For Africa’s Executive Director. We’re hopeful this evolves into an annual New York happening. Proceeds from KnockOut Poverty will support the non-profit organization All For Africa and its various initiatives, designed to create opportunities for sustainable employment and economic opportunity throughout Africa. Most recently, All For Africa announced plans to fund and create hundreds of small, distinct oil palm plantations to be held in trust for villages, schools, clinics as well as non-governmental organizations.

Advance premium or group sale tickets to KnockOut Poverty are now available for purchase. Join the Good Fight! For info on donations, event sponsorship and ticket sales please contact us

All For Africa's Palm Out Poverty Campaign

All for Africa is pleased to announce the beginning of its 2008 – 2009 “Palm Out Poverty Campaign”. All for Africa’s goal under this campaign is to create approximately 700 small, distinct oil palm plantations to be held in trust for villages, schools, clinics as well as specific non-governmental organizations. Read More