Henna Ball/Tozali People’s Award Night 2016: Celebrating creativity and philanthropy
During a recent press conference on the forthcoming 4th Tozali Henna Ball and Award Night, Africa Fashion and Cultural Week also taking place in Abuja in 2017 and African Fashion Week which will take place in Amsterdam, the publisher of the magazine Hajiya Maimuna Y. Abubakar revealed that purpose of the event was to continue in its role of contributing to the society.
In a statement to Tambari magazine during the week, Abubakar revealed that Tozali magazine would be celebrating Nigerian women who have contributed immensely in various human endeavours. Part of the statement read “this year’s edition focuses on celebrating women who have contributed selflessly and immensely in various fields of human endeavour”. Speaking on the award segment, the statement added “The award segment would recognize, celebrate and honour Nigerians who have contributed to the uplifting of their fellow men and women, especially the less privileged”. She also added that the event would also draw attention to the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), therefore the event would “utilize a large percentage of the proceeds towards supporting the IDPs across the country”. Speaking further, she said “We want to celebrate the achievements of various noble Nigerian philanthropists who have made positive impacts in the lives of ordinary Nigerians and also to showcase the African culture through our runway fashion and exhibition”. The annual Henna ball/people’s award event is one of the platforms used to promote African brand awareness and networking as well as local designers and entrepreneurs through its prestigious platform. Through its powerful lifestyle marketing platform, the event creates a business opportunity to increase brand awareness, generate relevant media opportunity and get the attention of a distinctive audience. The event whose theme is “Creativity and Philanthropy” is scheduled to take place on the 8th of October, 2016 will feature interesting programs such as a red carpet welcome reception, Exhibitions, runway fashion, music and comedy.