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🥳 Afrique Créative 2021 - L’appel à candidatures est ouvert !🥳

Postulez avant le 23 mai 2021 !

Qu’est-ce qu’Afrique Créative ?

Le programme financé par l'AFD - Agence Française de Développement vise à accompagner des entreprises culturelles et créatives africaines dans leur développement afin de maximiser leur impact tant à l’échelle locale, nationale, qu’internationale.

Votre entreprise créative est basée au Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Maroc, Ouganda, République démocratique du Congo, Sénégal ou en Tunisie ?

Alors n’hésitez pas et postulez à Afrique Créative !

Pour en savoir plus : https://afriquecreative.fr/afrique-creative-partenaire-de-talents/appel-2021/

Mis en œuvre par : Zhu Culture Officiel BAYIMBA Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P) AFRICALIA



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🥳 Afrique Créative 2021 - The call for applications is open!🥳

The program financed by AFD - Agence Française de Développement aims to support African cultural and creative enterprises in their development to maximize their impact at the local, national, and international levels.

Is your creative company based in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Morocco, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, or Tunisia? Then, do not hesitate and apply to Afrique Créative!

For more information : https://afriquecreative.fr/en/afrique-creative-partnering-talent/call-for-application-2021/

Implemented by : Zhu Culture Officiel BAYIMBA Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P) AFRICALIA

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Developing countries often have a large number of sustainable brands based on their principles of production, but even more often do not have sufficient experience and equipment for further development. ⠀

One of the speakers is Gloria Wavamunno, an artist, art director and founder of Kampala Fashion Week, a member and board of Directors of the Fashion Council Uganda. ⠀

At the conference, Gloria will talk about how African designers work and what values should be promoted to create sustainability in developing countries. ⠀

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🎥: Con la participación de Samira Garcés (Colombia), Carol Barreto (Brasil), Sunny Dolat, fundador del Nest Collective (Kenia), Gloria Wavamunno fundadora del Kampala Fashion Week (Uganda), Mikael Calandra fundador de Crudo Volta (Reino Unido) y moderado por Ana Copete, Directora del Festival Petronio Álvarez (Colombia).

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🕙 Saturday 26 september, 10:00 a.m. Cali (Colombia)/12:00 p.m.Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) / 4:00 p.m. London (UK) / 6:00 p.m. Kampala (Uganda) and Nairobi (Kenya)

🎥: With the participation of Samira Garces (Colombia), Carol Barreto (Brazil), Sunny Dolat, co-founder of the Nest Collective (Kenya), Gloria Wavamunno founder of the Kampala Fashion Week (Uganda), Mikael Calandra founder of Crudo Volta (UK) and moderated by Ana Copete, Festival Petronio Álvarez Director (Colombia).

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The sessions will be hosted by our partner and feature 3 of our designers in the Creative DNA Cohort: Navalayo Osembo of Jamie Kimani of .ke and Sharon Wendo of in conversation with . Moderated by Brand Marketing & Communications Specialist

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We are pleased to bring to you four impactful free masterclasses guaranteed to empower every youth in the creative business space. These classes would be facilitated by some of Uganda’s finest brains and you want to be a part of it.
•25th of August, Anita Beryl, Creative Director at Beryl Quoture would share about Fashion Entrepreneurship: Creating a Fashion Business.

•1st of September; Okuyo Joel Atiku Prynce is a face we all recognize because we have seen him often.
Join “the African Brad Pitt” as he discusses The Business of Acting: Starting out, Self-Promotion and Personal Branding.
•8th September would be time for Benon Mugumbya who would speak about Entertainment Entrepreneurship: Skills and Innovation of Running an Entertainment Company.
•The masterclasses would be topped up by CK Japheth Managing Director and co-founder with Olga Kinconco, the Lead of Innovation Strategy and Consulting both of The Innovation Village. They would speak about Bringing Ideas to Life.

Click this link to register for the masterclasses: https://ethicalfashioninitiative.org/opportunitiesarehere/masterclass-uganda

Masterclass - Uganda - Ethical Fashion Initiative With the Support and Partnership of the European Union *Please wait for the message to say your form has been accepted. The Ethical Fashion Initiative is a programme of the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation. This website was created and...

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Gloria Wavamunno director of Kampala Fashion Week and Founding member of the Fashion Council Uganda will be looking to scout the most talented and innovative fashion designers to suite this catergory in the competition.

Selections start on Wednesday 26th August at 4pm

Click this link https://ethicalfashioninitiative.org/opportunitiesarehere/project-x-apply to register. Shoot your entry video showcasing your talent
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