Archives: Projects
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Boutiq Foundation
Residency Programme Boutiq intends to extend its residency programme and push for aesthetic innovations in the cultural output with which it is now associated. The foundation will focus on feminist expression and work with different makers to create works that challenge the suppression of feminist expression in East Africa. Boutiq plans to host at least…
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Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA)
KI-KATUNI CDEA aims to deepen its work on social justice programming through the KI-KATUNI Critical Debate platform, focusing on leadership and governance. The project aims to stimulate artistic innovation through an Audio-Visual Incubator process between cartoonists, filmmakers and musicians. CDEA will broadcast the audio-visual content through Midundo Online Radio and YouTube. Through CDEA’s Facebook page,…
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Creatives Garage – AfriKera Dance Theatre Hub – Bluez Cafe
Working at the intersection of culture and human rights, the project will create three multidisciplinary (music, spoken word, dance and food) public platforms for freedom of expression and community engagement at Creatives Garage (Nairobi), AfriKera Dance Theatre Hub (Harare) and Bluez Cafe (Bulawayo). The project strives to present the potential of the arts as a…
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LakeHub
LakeHub plans to create a professional environment for makers and a ‘playground’ for them to experiment in. The group will put out a call for makers and creatives from six predetermined categories to showcase their work at an exhibition. The exhibition will focus on the following themes: storytelling, poetry and spoken word, music, visual art,…
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Mfalme Productions
Makarao ‘Makarao’ is a satirical 2D animation series that revolves around two fictional police characters, Sgt. Kosgey and Cor. Kip, who are based at Cendrol Police Station in Nairobi. The stories use humour to address social topics that are relevant to the average Kenyan, depicting them in the show through the main characters’ interactions…
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Pollicy
Create Your Kampala ‘Create Your Kampala’ will utilise ‘Data Artistry’ to combine the aesthetics of digital illustrations with the hard facts of data through a data-focused collective. The aim is to thereby empower citizens to seek better public services in their communities. As part of this project, Pollicy plans to conduct a research study of…
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Tribeless Youth
#KenyaTop10 Founded in Nakuru County, Tribeless Youth is an initiative established with the goal of promoting peaceful coexistence among the youth in Kenya. The organization tries to demystify the ideologies of ‘my tribe, my people’ in order to enhance unity amongst Kenya’s younger generation and turn them into change-makers. The organization believes that art, humor and…
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Twaweza Communications
Mini-Series Drama Twaweza Communications wants to develop an eight-part miniseries on leadership and integrity that will challenge viewers to expect and demand more integrity from their leaders. The series will explore how the protagonists respond to the moral dilemmas of life and which choices allow them to eventually achieve their goals. The different storylines will…
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Bustop Tv
See to Say The ‘See to Say’ project promotes the right to freedom of expression, education, accountability, transparency, and democratic values and ideas. Zimbabwe has been experiencing a new government management since the November 2017 ‘coup’. Bustop Tv believes that these new developments need to be monitored and that all issues should be made clear…
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Afro Tokyo
Tsitsi/Exe-Cute Afro Tokyo will produce a 3D animated short film that addresses the issues faced by people in African society who have the rare skin conditions albinism and vitiligo. The film will follow the story of Tsitsi, a Zimbabwean girl born with vitiligo. The plot follows her journey through life, fighting her way through social…
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Mingoli FM
My Urban Committee ‘My Urban Committee’ is a programme that will feature one presenter and a panel of young people discussing different issues arising within their community. They will cover topics such as survival and crime in ghetto areas, gender equality, and the role of women in society. ‘My Urban Committee’ will provide a platform…
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Umuntu
PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE is a multimedia journey through the evolution of Zimbabwe. By utilising different mediums including video production, visual effects, animation and augmented reality, the project creates an immersive experience that takes each viewer through time: beginning with the great Ancient Empires, through colonisation and liberation to the present – a time plagued by poverty,…
