Ben_Okafor_interview2011.wmv

Ben Okafor wrote a new song, 'One Goal', for the Global Student Forum in 2010 (GSF2010), the theme of which was 'Education Beats Poverty'. In this video Ben tells of his experiences as a child soldier in the Biafra war in Nigeria, and how these have shaped his work ever since.

Ben challenged students at GSF2010 to write a new verse for 'One Goal'. The competition was won by students from Hanham High School in Bristol, who went on to create a new music video with Ben, feauring the One Goal song, complete with their new verse. You can view it at www.globalstudentforum.org/getshorty

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Education

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• Ben Okafor
• Global Student Forum
• GSF2010
• Biafra
• Nigeria
• education
• child soldier