• ISPA announces Rita Ezenwa-Okoro as a member.

• Rita speaks on appointment.

• Achievements of Rita Ezenwa-Okoro.

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Nigerian founder and lead visionary of Street Project Foundation Rita Ezenwa-Okoro has been proclaimed the first-ever Nigerian board member of the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA).

At the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) annual general gathering, Rita Ezenwa-Okoro was announced as the first Nigerian and fourth African on the ISPA board of members.

Her appointment comes after she was unanimously voted by all the members to join the ISPA board to inform policy, thought leadership, and membership.

Giving her remarks after being appointed, Rita pledged her loyalty to supporting and assisting the organization in attaining its goals and objectives.

In her words, she said, “I am honored by the opportunity to serve on this distinguished board of leaders in the performing arts industry worldwide”. She expressed the joy of being the first Nigerian to serve on the board, as she said “I look forward to working with board members of ISPA to increase the percentage of Africans in its membership”. 

Rita is the founder and lead visionary of a Non-Governmental Organisation called Street Project Foundation. It is directed toward providing opportunities for employment, social mobilization, and cross-cultural dialogue for youths through creative arts as a tool.

She was also recently appointed as the Executive Director of the Global Play Brigade (GPB), an international movement of performance activists that uses ‘play’ as a catalyst for softening the borders between humans. She is also the author of the book titled ‘Doing. Being. Becoming. For the love of the creative arts’.

An international organization,  ISPA, strengthens the global performing arts through the advancement of leadership, the exchange of ideas, and fostering a diverse and engaged membership.