Mary Anne Chambers emerged the Friend of Africa-2013 and was inducted into the FOA Hall of Fame on the 3rd October at the 2015 Economic Development Conference by Casa Foundation in Canada. As of 2011, Mary- Anne had personally funded the education of more than 30 students attending Ontario universities and colleges by awarding scholarships to them. She also continues to sponsor early childhood institutions in Jamaica, the country of her birth.
Betty Makoni is the Founding Executive Director of Girl Child Network Zimbabwe and Chief Executive Officer of Girl Child Network World Wide, an organization that champions the rights of the girl child in Zimbabwe, Uganda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, USA, United Kingdom. She holds two Bachelor of Arts Honors degrees from the University of Zimbabwe. Betty was inducted into the FOA Hall of Fame in 2013.