Job observes US voteNamibia’s own Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist Job Amupanda will be observing the United States election process later this year.
Amupanda has been selected to participate in the American Council of Young Political Leaders which will take place in the United States between 31 October and 10 November this year.
Amupanda will be joining eight other fellows from Botswana and South Africa.
According to a statement issued by the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the fellows will be in Washington, D.C., for three days of programming before they will travel to Colorado where they will be hosted by the El Pomar Foundation.
During this time the fellows will have the opportunity to meet with representatives of campaigns, ballot initiatives, and get-out-the-vote efforts, and to witness first-hand the pace, excitement, and work that takes place leading up to election day. The 2016 United States elections will be held (for the most part) on Tuesday, 8 November this year. This will also mean the end of President Barack Obama who made history when he became the first African American president and the 44th president of the US in November 2008. Obama was re-elected president in November 2012, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney and was sworn in for a second term on 20 January 2013.
JEMIMA BEUKES