( CNN ) -- They say there are no stupid questions -- or are there ? How about , `` Do you speak African ? '' Or , `` What is Africa 's flag ? '' Yes , these are quite ludicrous . Tired of regularly having to answer questions like these , a group of U.S.-based African students has launched a photo campaign in a bid to dispel misconceptions about their continent . Called `` The Real Africa : Fight the Stereotype , '' the social media initiative aims to educate and raise awareness about the common stereotypes surrounding Africa and its people -- misunderstandings like Africa being a homogenous entity rather than a diverse continent of more than 50 countries . The campaign features striking images of the members of the African Students Association of New York 's Ithaca College wrapped in different African flags or holding them proudly . `` What we wanted to do was embrace the individual flags of the countries of Africa , '' says Rita Bunatal , head of PR for the organization . `` We wanted to show the beauty and the power of the flag . We also wanted to break one of the biggest misconceptions about the continent , which is that Africa is a country , '' she adds . For each photograph , the posing students , aged 18 to 21 , were also asked to come up with simple but powerful quotes that would disprove the ignorant and offensive remarks they would often hear . As a result , the images boast statements like `` Africans do not all look alike , '' `` Africans do n't need to be saved , '' `` Africa is not a country '' and `` Africa is not a land filled with diseases . '' In addition , the campaign is saturated with educational facts that are designed to strengthen the students ' quotes -- `` I do n't speak 'African ' because 'African ' is not a language '' says one student , his declaration accompanied by the fact that `` there are an estimated 2,000 languages spoken in Africa . '' `` We wanted to give facts , to correct , to give knowledge , '' says Bunatal , `` trying to educate and stop people from saying these other things . '' The African Students Association of Ithaca College first posted their photo campaign on CNN 's iReport platform on January 20 . Since then , some 5,000 people have viewed the photos and more than 2,000 have shared them on Facebook . `` The simplest actions can create awareness and we are hoping to do this not only campus-wide , but also world-wide , '' says Bunatal . Click through the gallery above to see the students ' campaign . READ THIS : Europe in ashes , Africa an oasis ? READ THIS : African slave traditions live on in U.S .
A group of students have launched a campaign to break down myths about Africa . The campaign uses images of students wrapped in the flag of their country . The photographs are accompanied by quotes debunking myths about Africa .