GO AFRICA ADVISORY BOARD
Sheila Paul
Sheila has a long and successful career as an Operations Manager in the events department at the University of London, where she worked for more than three decades. After retiring from the university, she continued her passion for art and creates realistic baby dolls with different ethnicities and skin tones. Her art is unconventional and unique. Sheila uses her dolls as a tool to help women cope with anxiety and was honoured with the BFEG Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2022 for her innovative and inspiring work. Her work can be found at www.sincerelysheila.co.uk
Jainaba Badjan
I am passionate about empowering young people as I understand that accessing opportunities can be a challenge. This is something I want to change to enable young people to feel empowered and confident to strive for their ambitions. I am also passionate about Africa. Being of Gambian heritage I have been privileged to experience Africa and grow up in the diaspora culture. My dream is for Africa to develop into a self-sufficient continent and for its people to have access to increased opportunities and standards of living.
Simon Hudson
The author Simon Hudson is a former tutor of 33 years as a teacher and one of his past achievements lecturing at Imperial College. He talks on Prison Radio and workshops in schools his extensive research and writing on the ‘Black Experience’ is demonstrated in his recent work of publishing two volumes ‘History of through the Black Experience. His books can be employed in schools by teachers and act as an invaluable resource in school libraries.
Glory Sam Jolly
Job Title Born and raised in London, 24-year-old Glory Sam Jolly is an Afro-Caribbean and multidisciplinary artist, with a First-Class bachelor’s degree in Fine Art Painting at UAL. Exploring colonial themes through her latest project, Glory created platform ‘Black Aristocratic Art’ featured in ‘New York Times’. This enterprise seeks to re-present unique and unpopular historical narratives in the art world. Glory was featured in the National Gallery in March 2020. She also feature’s in English Heritage ‘Painting Our Past’ documentary/ painting series, painting ‘James Chappell’, 2021. Glory presented in the Tate gallery’s ‘How to Tate’ documentary/ painting series in 2022, and her series ‘Dear Archives’ collaborated with Nike via Home by Ronan McKenzie in 2023.
