Aga Khan Academy Mombasa students bag five awards at the 38th EAMUN conference

AKA Mombasa students at EAMUN conference.Students from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa bagged five awards at the 38^th annual East African Model United Nations (EAMUN) conference held at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya from 23 to 29 February 2020.

The conference, whose main aim is to build tomorrow’s leadership, saw the students form solutions to real world problems. It is one of the only Model United Nations (MUNs) to hold its conference in official UN territory and allows students to immerse themselves into the world of the UN.

The conference had 3,000 delegates of various nationalities from 69 schools. The following students from the Academy in Mombasa scooped five awards for best speakers and delegates:

AKA Mombasa students posing with their awards.

• Hisham Ladha, DP1: "Best Speaker, Human Rights Committee"
• Andre Lupembe, Grade 10: "Best Speaker, Special Summit"
• Cinzia Torriani, DP1: "Best Speaker, Political Committee"
• Arshman Balouch, DP1: "Best Delegate, Human Rights Committee"
• Faniki Deche, Grade 10: "Best Delegate, Economic Committee"

One resolution by Grade 10 student Kaif Kassam, "Addressing the rising sea levels and natural disaster effects in the Caribbean through a 7-year programme in the Bahamas with the member states represented in CARICOM", was voted for with overwhelming numbers.

“This resolution shows how our students have taken seriously the 'Stewards' and 'Leadership' attributes from the Aga Khan Academies Learner Profile, which make our Academies unique,” said English teacher Johnson Monari. “We are truly nurturing leaders.”