ALIE KABBA
Alie Kabba is a visionary leader and fighter for ordinary people yearning for opportunity and dignity, and his record also clearly shows that he is an astute manager when it comes to organizing and managing people and resources. His vision is inspired by the collective dream of the people to change our society in its totality, from abject poverty and squalor to one that improves the standard of living for all citizens.
He is Executive Director for one of the largest and most successful African organizations in the United States - - the United African Organization (UAO). He has been the CEO of UAO for more than ten years. During this period, he has, almost single-handedly developed UAO from its very humble beginnings as an unknown entity to a vibrant organization that is recognized across America and courted by lawmakers and advocacy groups.
With Alie at the helm, UAO has grown to be a strong voice for social justice and equal opportunity. The organization is fiscally sound with a steadily increasing budget and staff as well as the power to leverage policymakers on positions and matters germane to the interests of Africans. UAO’s annual Chicago African Summit is the premier forum of its kind wherein key elected officials at the City, State and Federal levels participate to engage with constituents; and policy advocates, scholars, community organizers and allies convene to discuss issues and priorities for community development and empowerment.
Alie Kabba’s stature as a leader is recognized in multiple arenas in the US. He has had a stellar career as Public Service Administrator with the State of Illinois, where he headed a program with more than $300 million budget before transitioning into his role as head of UAO. Last year, in appreciation of his dynamic leadership of UAO, he was awarded a fellowship by a high profile foundation in the United States that gave him the opportunity to travel around the US and the world to learn, empower and motivate other leaders to organize and build their communities. He is the recipient of several awards for his distinguished leadership roles, and he has been named among the top 100 black leaders in the US. This is not a small achievement for our own Sierra Leonean brother from Koindu to receive such accolades!
For more than ten years Alie has devoted his life to organizing African communities, and he has been a leading force in several campaigns to push for major legislative victories on behalf of millions of undocumented and legal immigrants in the US. He has also testified in the Congress of the United States of America on issues affecting immigrant communities from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
He attended the Roman Catholic School in Koidu after spending part of his childhood in Kono. He did his secondary education in Kenema at The Government Secondaty School and Bo at The Bo School, before proceeding to Fourah Bay College, where he was elected unopposed as President of the Students Union. He was a fearless and courageous leader who stood up against the APC one-party dictatorship under Siaka Stevens, which landed him at Pademba Road Prison and forced him into political exile from his beloved Sierra Leone.
Alie Kabba later attended the University of Ghana and University of Nigeria before pursuing further studies in political science and public policy analysis in the United States of America.
Through the Alie Kabba Foundation, he has supported several development projects over the years to make a difference in the lives of ordinary people in Sierra Leone.
Like President Barack Obama, Alie Kabba is a community organizer and mobilizer. He has the fortitude to inject energy among the Party base and expand the electoral path to victory by building an inclusive winning coalition that will make the SLPP attractive to independents and progressives in all regions of the country.
As a proud member of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), Alie Kabba is determined to take the SLPP back to State House with a solid majority in Parliament! Together, with him as SLPP Flagbearer, victory is certain!
He is Executive Director for one of the largest and most successful African organizations in the United States - - the United African Organization (UAO). He has been the CEO of UAO for more than ten years. During this period, he has, almost single-handedly developed UAO from its very humble beginnings as an unknown entity to a vibrant organization that is recognized across America and courted by lawmakers and advocacy groups.
With Alie at the helm, UAO has grown to be a strong voice for social justice and equal opportunity. The organization is fiscally sound with a steadily increasing budget and staff as well as the power to leverage policymakers on positions and matters germane to the interests of Africans. UAO’s annual Chicago African Summit is the premier forum of its kind wherein key elected officials at the City, State and Federal levels participate to engage with constituents; and policy advocates, scholars, community organizers and allies convene to discuss issues and priorities for community development and empowerment.
Alie Kabba’s stature as a leader is recognized in multiple arenas in the US. He has had a stellar career as Public Service Administrator with the State of Illinois, where he headed a program with more than $300 million budget before transitioning into his role as head of UAO. Last year, in appreciation of his dynamic leadership of UAO, he was awarded a fellowship by a high profile foundation in the United States that gave him the opportunity to travel around the US and the world to learn, empower and motivate other leaders to organize and build their communities. He is the recipient of several awards for his distinguished leadership roles, and he has been named among the top 100 black leaders in the US. This is not a small achievement for our own Sierra Leonean brother from Koindu to receive such accolades!
For more than ten years Alie has devoted his life to organizing African communities, and he has been a leading force in several campaigns to push for major legislative victories on behalf of millions of undocumented and legal immigrants in the US. He has also testified in the Congress of the United States of America on issues affecting immigrant communities from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
He attended the Roman Catholic School in Koidu after spending part of his childhood in Kono. He did his secondary education in Kenema at The Government Secondaty School and Bo at The Bo School, before proceeding to Fourah Bay College, where he was elected unopposed as President of the Students Union. He was a fearless and courageous leader who stood up against the APC one-party dictatorship under Siaka Stevens, which landed him at Pademba Road Prison and forced him into political exile from his beloved Sierra Leone.
Alie Kabba later attended the University of Ghana and University of Nigeria before pursuing further studies in political science and public policy analysis in the United States of America.
Through the Alie Kabba Foundation, he has supported several development projects over the years to make a difference in the lives of ordinary people in Sierra Leone.
Like President Barack Obama, Alie Kabba is a community organizer and mobilizer. He has the fortitude to inject energy among the Party base and expand the electoral path to victory by building an inclusive winning coalition that will make the SLPP attractive to independents and progressives in all regions of the country.
As a proud member of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), Alie Kabba is determined to take the SLPP back to State House with a solid majority in Parliament! Together, with him as SLPP Flagbearer, victory is certain!
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