The PA League is so excited to be co-hosting this book discussion with the UN Association’s Maine Chapter. The U.S. chapters of the United Nations Association are dedicated to educating, inspiring, and mobilizing Americans to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations. Thanks to the recommendation and co-facilitation of Lucinda White, President of the UNA Maine chapter, we will discuss this book with members of both organizations.
When severe drought hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, then only eight, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life’s purpose. Unable to move from hunger and malnourishment, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her life....
In the decades that have followed, Elizabeth has been instrumental in creating change and uplifting the lives of others [and creating a more equitable world].... She has served as a senior advisor at the United Nations. In I Am a Girl from Africa, she charts this “journey of perseverance” (Entertainment Weekly) from her small village of Goromonzi to Harare, Zimbabwe; London; New York; and beyond, always grounded by the African concept of ubuntu— “I am because we are”—taught to her by her beloved grandmother.
Find the book from these local shops in Portland:
Longfellow Books
Print Bookstore
Sherman's
Or check it out from the Portland Public Library.