Our Future Today - Paperback

by Mohammed Dolley Donzo (Author)

In his debut poetry book, Moh ammed Dolley Donzo writes from deep within. He explores themes on family, love, life, death and hope. He pleads with his compatriots across Africa, especially the youth, to fight for a better future. Aware of the plagues- inefficiency, corruption, greed, underdevelopment, poor education- that hold down progress, the author encourages his compatriots to press on despite these challenges.

Author Biography

Mohammed Donzo is an emerging voice on the Liberian literary scene. His passion for poetry goes back to his high school days when he often found himself writing poetry. He nursed this desire until it blossomed into the book you re now reading, Our Future Today. The selection of poems in Our Future Today comes from a larger collection he wrote over many years. Mohammed is an international member of Amnesty International and facilitated the Amnesty International "Write for Rights Campaign 2014" in Liberia. Amongst the many activists around the world, he was selected for an interview because despite the Ebola Outbreak in his country, the program was executed successfully. He is a student of Public Administration at the University of Liberia and has undergone several online training courses from the University of Macquarie in Australia, and the Western Sydney University through the Open 2 Study Australia platform. The author has also been active in local and national youth advocacy since secondary school days. Currently, he is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Prepare Africa Incorporated - PAI, a pan African organization concentrated on raising awareness about elections and good governance in Africa. Along with the amazing team of PAI from other African countries, they recently launched the youth magazine, Africa Moment Magazine.