3rd ANNUAL 'LIVES IN ME' DNA TEST COMPETITION RUles
#LIVESINMECHALLENGE
The #livesinmechallenge is our way of giving a member of the Greater Boston area the best Afrimericanone has to offer via our CONNECT IV program.
The program highlights the benefits of African diaspora cultural education. Win a FREE DNA test from our DNA testing partner, AfricanAncestry. , FREE online classes and educational opportunities,
FREE African cultural resources and an opportunity to raise funds for your trip to Africa.
2019 ‘Lives in Me’ winner is Shereen Russell. A Jamaican American found out she was from the Bubi people of Equatorial Guinea and The Tikar , Hausa and Fulani people of Cameroon.
She has started the journey of a life time to connect culturally to Africa. Thank you for everything you have done and good luck on your journey.
2018 ‘Lives in Me’ winner was Michelle Turner-Young, She is an African American that found out she is from the Bamileke People of Cameroon.
We want to take this opportunity to thank Michelle for participating and growing our afrimerican family. We wish you all the best moving forward.
Lives in Me (#livesinmechallenge) Rules
1. Sign up online at www.afrimericanone.org on and complete #livesinmechallenge before April 15th, 2020.
(Must be 18 or have parents consent & live in Boston, MA or surrounding areas)
2. Complete your #livesinmechallenge !!! We need you to VISIT 5 cultural businesses, organizations and establishments from your community!!!
Our definition of African diaspora includes African American, African Immigrant, Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean and Friends of Africa (people of non-African descent).
Preference will be given to a more diverse African diaspora collection of businesses so please try and visit/support businesses/organizations that from each of these groups. Thanks!!!
3. Post a picture of yourself on INSTAGRAM with the hashtag #livesinmechallenge at each business location of you visit. Remember this is an opportunity to promote your favorite business/ organization in your community. THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!
4. Follow the hashtag #livesinmechallenge on Instagram to ensure you do not sign up the same business after another contestant signs them up. No Repeat sign ups. One sign up per Business. We will count the post of the person who posts the business first in cases of duplicate posts.
5. Get your friends to ‘LIKE’ your pics and follow @afrimericanone. We are going to have an online vote at the end of the competition April 15th, 2020….so the more of your friends follow @afrimericanone… the better chances you have to win!!!
TIPS TO WINNING THE ‘LIVES IN ME’ competition. 1. Accept the #livesinmechallenge. Show exceptional personal ‘Lives in Me’ effort, expression & passion goes a long way to proving that AFRICA truly does LIVE IN YOU. You can do this through art, writing, poems or any other form of expression and POST them on Instagram with the hashtag #livesinmechallenge. BE CREATIVE!!!
2. Excel at Online / Offline Community engagement by building a following for your journey.
3. Afrimerican Culture Initiative promotes volunteerism . Get involved in the organization its initiatives and programs.
4. Learn about other cultures… you will find more in common than different.
5. Live , learn & grow!!!
CONNECT IV PROGRAM
Our #livesinmechallenge is our way of demonstrating to our public how the ‘Connect IV ‘ program works by giving people in our communities opportunities to experience their culture. Learn more about our breakthrough 'CONNECT IV' program which is broken down into 4 areas of focus
My DNA : MyEducation : MyCommunity : My Travel