"Return to the Splendor"
July 14 - July 30 2006
ENYIMNYAM'S 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY & Ambassador Re-Union
PRESENT
STUDY DEVELOPMENT ANNIVERSARY TOUR
GHANA, West AfricaENYIMNYAM AMBASSADOR GROUP IN FRONT OF ELMINA DUNGEONS
Travel arrangements made by:
ALKEN TOURS/AFRICA DIVISION. 1661 NOSTRANO AVENUE, BROOKLYN NEW YORK 11226 .TEL: 718-856-7711 1 800-327-9974 E-mail: Africa@alkentours.com
Nana Berko I and Nana Owusu hold bust at dedication of shrine
For Dr. John Henrik Clarke at the shrine of Nana Abas (2004)In July 1995, a group of sixteen people visited Ghana, hosted by Dr. Na'im Akbar. During that initial Study Tour, Dr. Akbar was enstooled as Development Chief (Nkuosobene) at Abono Lakeside Village at Lake Bosomtwe. He was given the stool name of Nana Owusu Nkwantabisa III. The following year, 1996, Dr. Wade Nobles joined with Akbar as hosts of the Enyimnyam Study Project. During this momentous 1996 visit, Dr. Nobles was enstooled as Nkuosohene of Akwasiho Kwahu and given the stool name of Nana Kwaku Berko I. The Emnimnyam (meaning "radiance of the face") Study Project was intended to be a special development project that was to put into practice Akbar and Nobles' life work in "illuminating the spirit" and "extending the splendor" of African people. The principle of Enyimnyam was rooted in the idea that every person is born with a special "radiance or splendor" which are our unique gifts and talents. Each of us has the responsibility to share those gifts for the collective good of humanity. Rather than a typical travel tour to Ghana, the two Nkuosohenes wanted their African American community to see the Mother land by sharing skills and expertise with Africa.
Since 1995, over 400 people have become Enyimnyam Ambassadors. We have retraced the steps of our ancestors who were captured and enslaved, warehoused and tortured in dismal dungeons, and later shipped to the Americas. We have celebrated the culture and re-connected with our African selves while encountering the realities of African spirituality through its shrines, healers and teachers. We have danced and drummed with the people, studied the production of their crafts, assisted in hospitals, schools, businesses, libraries, rocked the babies and played with the children. We have shared our splendor and received the radiance of thousands or wonderful friendly and caring Ghanaians. With the Enyimnyam ambassadors, we have traveled through 8 of the 10 Regions «states) of Ghana, visited dozens of villages and met thousands of the wonderful and warm people or Ghana.
This announcement is a special invitational to former Enyimnyam Ambassadors to invite their family and friends to come with us to celebrate the Enyimnyam 10th Anniversary.
There will be special activities and new travel and learning experiences for the veteran Ambassadors. Everyone will experience the booming metropolis of Accra, the intriguing traditional city of Kumasi, participate in a high Durbah (festival) at Akwasiho Kwahu, make pilgrimages to the Slave dungeons in Cape Coast and Elmina and numerous other villages, shopping, work and play opportunities. For the newcomers, you will have the opportunity to experience all of the wonderful places and activities that have made the Enyimnyam project unique and exciting for everyone who has attended. This project was established to be a transformative experience for all who participated. When you travel with us, not only will you re-connect with the past that was robbed from you, but you will discover aspects of yourself and mission in life that you never would have imagined. We have had young people to be redirected, young adults to find meaning in their lives, middle age and seniors have found new inspiration and invigoration from the first hand experiences that can only happen in the motherland and most gently in the wonderful land of Ghana.
COME HOME TO MOTHER AFRICA FOR THE 2006 ENYIMNYAM 10th ANNIVERSARY!
Dr. Na'im Akbar Dr. Wade Nobles
Nana Owusu Nkwantabisa III Nana Kwaku Berko ISPECIAL 1OTII ANNIVERSARY ITINERARIES
In celebration of this special 10" anniversary homecoming Study Project, there will be two
simultaneous itineraries available.Group I
First time AmbassadorsThis group will be the classical Enyimnyam group for first time visitors only beginning with travel and study projects in Accra with visits to the DuBois Museum and Mausoleum, the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the Art and Cultural Center and the University of Ghana at Legon. This group will continue to Kumasi for another one day work project, with visits to the world famous Black and White Power Shrine of the master priest Nana Abbas, a festival at the Akwasiho Kahu Home village of Nan a Kwaku Berko I, visits to Carving and Kente villages and finally pilgrimage to the gravesights of the returned remains of captive Africans at Assin Manso and the slave dungeons at Elmina and Cape Coast.
Group II
Veteran Ambassadors' Enyimnyam
Volta and Northern Region ToursThis group of Veteran Ambassadors will have an opportunity to do more extensive traveling and study into areas of Ghana that have not usually been a part of the classical Enyimnyam tour. After the full group arrival into Accra, this group will depart for the Volta Region for a two day tour and study followed by travel to the Northern Region in Tamale. This group will then rendezvous with the full group for the Akwasiho Festival, visit to Nana Abbas' shrine and then to the Kakum National Park and then special activities at Elmina, Cape Coast, the "Ritual of Returning" at one of the dungeons and return to Accra for departure.
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COST: All inclusive from JFK, New York
Via NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES
$3,490.00 New Ambassador/ $3,369.00 Veteran Group/Child rate $2,040.00PLEASE BOOK ME ON - [ ] First Time Ambassador Tour [ I Veteran Ambassador Tour
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Nana Berko I and Nana Owusu at one of the sites of
ENYIMNYAM WORK PROJECTS (2002)TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS:
ALKEN TOURS/AFRICA DIVISION
1661 NOSTRAND AVENUE
BROOKLYN NEW YORK 11226
TEL: 718-856-7711/800-327-9974
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