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An advocacy organisation shifting stereotypical narratives about Africa to reflect progress, innovation, and opportunity.
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Joined February 2018
How do you keep the most remote areas with little to no infrastructure informed about #covid19? . Rwanda has deployed a set of drones equipped with loudspeakers to broadcast #covid19 news and messages in villages and rural areas. #AfricaNoFilter .#ShiftingNarrative .#Africa
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Today, Zukiswa Wanner became the first African woman and the second African recipient of the Goethe-Medaille. It is a big deal as this award is given to those who have performed outstanding service for the German language and for international cultural relations. Congratulations!
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Get ready for ‘Language of My Soul’. The captivating film by #ANF Narrative champion Gregory Molale follows the story of Ouma Katrina Esau, the last speaker of the N|uu language as she grapples with the question of what'll happen to her language when she dies. #ShiftingNarratives
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Whether through her work as a lawyer or in politics as the National Spokesperson of the MDC Alliance, Fadzayi Mahere (@advocatemahere) stands out as a high-profile, professional Zimbabwean using her voice to make a difference. Read about her in Limitless:
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Calling all development organisations and communicators. You asked for an ethical storytelling course and we listend. Ethical Storytelling: How to Write about Africa is open for registration. It's free, digital and self-paced. Sign up here:
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Meet our newest #NarrativeChampion Muna Ahmed, a bilingual writer & activist from Somaliland. We’ve partnered with her to create stories that reveal the true identity of the Somali people, showcasing their richness, talent & quality in poetry, literature, music & culture.
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#ANF artwork winner: Mpho Tsuene, Lesotho. “My submission is focused on Africans. So you'll see the African earthy, brown tones with a black background in my art. This one signifies how hard a man works to feed his family. He gets lonely & homesick but keeps going."
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Are you an African storyteller using film to tackle human rights issues? Movies that Matter is offering grants of up to €50 000 to fund projects that encourage dialogue and a better understanding of human rights. Deadline: 4 Sept .Apply:
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Art always meets activism when Mpho Ts’uene (@mpho_tsuene) creates. She’s working on a cookbook that uses Basotho’s cuisine and food culture to contribute to the growing body of work that engages with food in Africa beyond poverty. #AlternativeAfrica #ANFEmergingArtistsFellows
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APPLY: We're looking for 12 multimedia journalists from 12 countries – 1 each from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, DRC, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Egypt, & Morocco. Deadline: 10 Jan.
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We asked emerging African artists to send us artwork that interprets the theme “Celebrating Africa’s creative power”. We then selected five winners whose art will be printed on the cover of Africa No Filter’s notebooks. Meet the 5 #ANF Cover Stars below 👇🧵 #BetterRepresentation
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Are you a content creator passionate about climate issues? Apply for the #ANF & @MastercardFdn #ClimateAction Hub. Open to African content creators, podcasters, bloggers & TikTokers. You'll get funding, networking opportunities & amplification support.
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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu (@WaasiShaffii) is a journo from Nigeria and works with @HumAngle_ Media to cover migration & displacement across the northern region of the country, especially the northeast. She’s a 2018 resident of the Ebedi Writers Residency. She’s also a poet & essayist.
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Africa Podfest, a women-led Kenyan company that’s creating a space for African podcasters to connect & be discovered, is the latest #NarrativeChampion to join #ANF. We’ve partnered with them to support a tour that’s visiting podcast hubs in the build-up to Africa Podcast Day '22.
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Meet the journalists, vloggers, bloggers and TikTokers who will be producing alternative climate content as part of the Africa No Filter Climate Hub programme, in partnership with the @MastercardFdn. #shiftingnarratives #alternativeafrica #betterrepresentation
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Here are Africa's top 10 most followed politicians on Twitter. #africanofilter #shiftingnarratives #alternativeafrica
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The Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art Tamale is the latest #NarrativeChampion to join our community. They’re an artist-run project, exhibition & research hub in Ghana. Their arts & culture operational support grant is converting a silo into a new workshop and exhibition space.
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Narrative changemaker @LebohangWrites is a South African award-winning author & poet. Her poetry “Ten Thousand Stories” features in MultiChoice’s Most Loved Storyteller campaign and has won a gold Mama Africa Award & gold Best Image Promo Award at the Promax Africa Awards 2020.
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Calling content creators, artists & creatives: do you want to get funded for your next project?🤑 It starts with a winning grant proposal. Join @hivosrosa grants lead Samantha Nengomasha & #ANF’s @mark_onyegbu & learn how to make your application shine:
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Words matter. Stories matter. Narrative matters. #TakeBackthePen by joining our community:. #ShiftingNarratives #AlternativeAfrica
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.@scheafferoo has led many movements for equality & justice in Kenya. She recently took on a global feminine hygiene brand for using low quality pads in Africa compared to the US & EU. Who inspires you to raise your voice? Share their picture, tag them & #everydayamazingwomen
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📢 Calling all emerging and established media organisations, initiatives, journalists, vloggers/bloggers, podcasters and digital innovators. Are you planning your next project and need a funding boost? Apply for one of our grants now: #CallForSubmissions
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It feels like just yesterday when @FordFoundation launched #AfricaNoFilter 2 years ago aimed at discovering how to best shine the spotlight on African storytellers & those breaking negative narratives across the continent. Today, we're excited to introduce our 1st ED @MokyMakura
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We’re celebrating women today, by funding them. Our latest media grant is exclusively for women. Journos, bloggers, vloggers, content creators, podcasters & media organisations can apply. Deadline: 11 April. #IWD2022 #Internationalwomensday
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“We are not going to change the narrative; we are going to define the narrative. We must go back to african sources and use it to define our narrative to the world” - #GraçaMachel #AfricaNoFilter
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Appel à candidatures pour les subventions destinées aux médias de ANF : Des Africaines qui racontent des histoires sur l'Afrique avec des discours alternatifs . Date limite de dépôt des candidatures - 11 avril 2022 .
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#ANF has developed a handbook for storytellers to equip them with the tools to write about Africa beyond stereotypical narratives. Read “Why Change the Way We Write About Africa?” for a checklist of practical suggestions to tell stories with nuance:
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🚨New #ANF grant alert for filmmakers. The Last Mile Film Fund supports films in the final stages of post-production, including editing, visual effects, sound mixing, dubbing, marketing & distribution. Deadline: 20 Sept. Apply here: #BetterRepresentation
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We’re making headlines… literally. We’re launching bird, Africa’s first digital story agency covering humans (not issues) in Africa. bird tells stories about the arts, culture, tourism, innovation, tech & more – all from Africa with love. [Read more]
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Meet the latest writers, poets, musicians and writers selected to participate in the 2023 West African Writers (WAW) Residency by #ANF #NarrativeChampion @loatad_org: . #BetterRepresentation #AlternativeAfrica #ShiftingNarratives
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Call ALL African storytellers: we have curated a list of the hottest funding opportunities for films, books, photography, and more. Click here for more info on all opportunities:
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Haneefah Adam (@ms_hanie) works with experimental food and digital art. She is producing a documentary that will be part of a multidisciplinary exhibition featuring the photography of the women of Dada pottery, installation and visual art paintings. #ANFEmergingArtistsFellows
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📣📣📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED: Are you an African artist or storyteller whose work challenges stereotypes of Africa? You could become an ANF Emerging Artists Fellow! . Deadline: 25 February 2021. APPLY NOW:
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There is no singular African narrative. Let’s tell all the stories that demonstrate the diversity of the African experience. So, what’s your story? Let us know in the comments. Remember: diversity is the keyword. #shiftingnarratives #africanofilter #alternativeafrica
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Happy #InternationalYouthDay. Did you know 60% of Africa’s population is under 25? It makes them the most influential demographic & we wanted to find out what they think. So, we interviewed 4500 youth in 9 African countries. Read what they said: #OneAfrica
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Meet our new advisory board members. They each contribute a wealth of experience in research, innovation, creative industries, and leadership.
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The rise & rise of #NarrativeChampion Moses Kiboneka is proof that the biggest step is to just start. This is what the Engineer did in 2020 when he turned his garage into his location & launched his YouTube career. His story? A comedic take on love, life, news & other topics.
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Filmmakers, activists & educators interested in using storytelling for change can apply for the Film Impact Screening Facilitator Course. You'll learn how to organise, market & host facilitated screenings. Bursaries are available. Deadline: 31 March.
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The Writing Room by @brittlepaper offers free writing masterclasses by @ainehiedoro, @benokri, @molarawood & other leading African authors. Join “Brittle Paper Presents: The Writing Room” to find out more & meet the instructors. Register:
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Historic African women often disappear from public memory. When their stories are told, they lack agency. In Venus versus Modernity, @lebomashile allows Saartjie Baartman to speak for herself and reclaim her identity beyond a dehumanising life in Europe. We salute you, Lebo.
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📢 Our most popular masterclass is back by popular demand. Get tips and resources to make your grant application stand out from @hivosrosa grants lead Samantha Nengomasha & #ANF’s Victor Mark-Onyegbu. 🗓️ Wed, 21 June.RSVP your spot: #BetterRepresentation
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Introducing the inaugural cohort of the Africa No Filter Academic Fellows program. Their research will explore African narratives across a diversity of mediums, topics & countries. Meet the Fellows:
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This week’s spotlight is on 🇬🇭Ghanaian writer, podcaster & filmmaker Joewackle Kusi (@JoewackleGh). His latest project is a radio & online drama, CheckYourDM🤳, that explores culture & class using Ghana’s independence year as a backdrop. #shiftingnarrtives #alternativeafrica
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Niyi Fagbemi is a filmmaker who captures stunning African travel content. His unique content showcases a side of the continent you won't find on stock footage or news platforms. Our personal favorites are shots of Makoko in Nigeria that challenge negative stereotypes of the area.
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This week’s spotlight is on Troy Onyango (@TroyOnyango). The Kenyan writer & editor is a master of words; shaping them into compelling stories that have earned him a place among Africa’s literary stars. He’s also the founder of Lolwe, a literary journal launched in January 2019.
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What do you get when you put Africa’s youngest cabinet minister, a coding protégé, a pan-African tech entrepreneur, a digital media guru, a humanitarian, and one of the most influential choreographers in the world today in a room? The kind of leadership we advocate for.
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Abdou Toure's (@abdourami) documentary series follows the stories of four women to show how they have been affected by climate change.
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#ANF Emerging Artist Fellow, Mpho Ts'uene, is taking over our IG! Tune in to find out how she's using art & photography to shift narratives about food. She'll be sharing behind-the-scenes moments from communities she's visited for a cookbook about traditional Basotho dishes.
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We love #IdrisElba for highlighting Africa's film industry. The megastar announced that he will open film studios in Ghana & Tanzania to support local talent. These are the first of many he plans to open in Africa. “We do not need aid anymore; we need innovation & partnership.”
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We developed a handbook for storytellers to equip them with the tools to write about Africa beyond stereotypes. Read “Why Change the Way We Write About Africa?” for practical suggestions to start telling African stories with nuance. #TakeBackThePen
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Emerging & aspiring writers, poets, novelists, playwrights & essayists: this one is for you. Join the “Brittle Paper Presents: The Writing Room” webinar today to find out more about free resources to support your dreams. #ShiftingNarratives
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Meet this week’s #narrativechangemaker, Congolese designer & architect Nicolas-Patience Basabose @MrBasabose. He is the founder of Basabose Studio @BasaboseStudio located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa.
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We are taking back the pen! Join us for the 'How to Write About Africa' webinar, 29 July at 16:30 CAT. We’ll be discussing the complexities of ethical storytelling, challenges & best practices when writing about Africa. See you there. 👉Register here:
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Meet 21 African women who are blazing trails in literature, fintech, science, medicine, activism, entrepreneurship and more. The Limitless eBook is a media partnership between #ANF and True Africa.
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How can Africans take back the pen?. Africa No Filter Presents: Who is telling the African story? Join us for a one-hour conversation that will unpack the findings from the ‘How African Media Covers Africa’ report.
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Who doesn't want to write a polished grant proposal? Join our masterclass in Grant Writing for Creatives & hear from funding experts as they share tools that’ll give you the skills & confidence to look for funding successfully.
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Become an Africa No Filter Media Fellow & and join Africa’s first digital-only, soft news agency pilot. We’re looking for a total of 12 multimedia journalists from 12 countries. Applications close on 10 Jan 2021.
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3rd place winner of the African Youth Arts Festival Contest: Dong Aldrine Isaiah, Uganda🇺🇬 . “ 'Wings’. It was created with the open-source 3D software, Blender.”. #Shiftingnarratives #AlternativeAfrica #TheAfricaYouthWant
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Calling artists, critics and curators. Apply for the Art Omi: Artists Residency. The benefits: .👉🏾$1500 honorarium for critics .👉🏾$500 stipend for artists .👉🏾Travel grants and accommodation .Deadline: 15 October .
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The ANFSummit2023 is officially launched. 🌍🎊 'There is a huge disconnect between the Africa we live in and the Africa that the world sees. #AsWeAre is a celebration of who we are. We are unapologetically African.' .~ #ANF Executive Director @mokymakura .#AsWeAre .🧵
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Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish are re-uniting for “Girls Trip 2”. But this time they'll be heading to Ghana🇬🇭 We love to see this. Will you watch it? #BetterRepresentation #ShiftingNarratives #AlternativeAfrica
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This #AfricaMonth we're celebrating #NarrativeChangemakers who are flipping the script on the old, tired, single story of Africa. Nancy Kacungira is one of them. And as she puts it, our stories need to reflect the progress that's happening in the continent. #AfricaDay
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Good morning Africa!.It’s Day 1 of the #AfricaNoFilter summit. Africa No Filter is a multi-partner collaborative to use art, new media, business, journalism and allied resources to support and amplify these new voices.
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Non-African experts are 17x more likely to be referenced, interviewed, or author articles on African heritage restitution, even when the most prolific experts are African. Read more in “Reclaiming Restitution” by #ANF Academic Fellow Molemo Moiloa.
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📢Calling all African journos. Sign up for "African Stories: A guide for journos on how to tell better stories about Africa” to develop a fresh reporting style. It’s free & you’ll also get the opportunity to pitch & get paid to publish on @birdStoryAgency.
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How can creatives keep earning from their art long after it's been produced? Join our webinar “Licensing & Copyrights for Creatives” with IP, Media & Entertainment Law expert, Georgette Monnou, to find out. Register: #ShiftingNarratives #AlternativeAfrica
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Mogadishu, Somalia, beautifully captured by @mamaduomar, freelance photographer, videographer & graphic designer based in the city. My African Lens showcases Africa from your unique experience 📸 Share your Africa with us via info(at) #myafricanlens
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#COP26 comes to an end today after two weeks of #climatechange dominating news & conversations. We came to Twitter to see which accounts you can follow to keep up with climate convos & news in Africa. 🌍. [Read more] #ShiftingNarratives #COP26Glasgow
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🔥#NarrativeChampion Uncle Mo (@mkiboneka) is bringing the heat in his latest video "People Who Think They've Made It"😂 Get ready to laugh as he takes aim at lawyers, dieters, bank tellers, iPhone owners, receptionists & more. Watch the hilarity here:
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One Africa? We took to the polls in 9 countries to find out what Africa's youth think. It turns out that ‘One Africa’ is a sub-Saharan concept, North Africans don’t align with Africa & South Africans don't believe they're xenophobic. Read more:. #OneAfrica
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Are you creating original work that is disrupting harmful narratives about Africa? 🖌️📷✏️🎨. The ANF Emerging Artists Fellows Program will provide 12 creative practitioners with a $5 000 grant to help execute their proposed project! . APPLY NOW:
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.@brittlepaper is a digital magazine that publishes African writers & news about the African literary scene. They recently joined our #NarrativeChampion community. Their grant launched The Writing Room, a multi-faceted training programme for aspiring & emerging writers.
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We partnered with AUDA-NEPAD (@NEPAD_Agency) to celebrate #AfricaDay under the theme of “Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security". Here are some of our #NarrativeChampions who are shifting the narrative about how we think about food in Africa.
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What are NFTs? Have all your questions answered & get tips on how you can join this tech movement. It will be hosted by #ANF's @TheJessHagan, Founder/CEO of @naijasounds & Sponge Africa, Dayo Elegbe, & renowned visual artist, Ade Adekola. Join us today:
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Our narrative changemaker of the week is Prudence Katomeni (@PrudenceKat). The Zimbabwean pianist, vocalist and teacher believes in letting her music do all the talking. It tells the story of vocal and artistic talents that are unapologetic about celebrating African music.
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African writers can submit published adult fiction and non-fiction for the Miles Morland Foundation writing scholarship. You’ll get:.👉£18 000.👉Mentorship.Deadline: 18 September.
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#NarrativeChampion, @moongirls_live, is a Ghanaian graphic novel series that follows 4 African queer superheroes fighting for an alternative Africa free from outdated stereotypes & narratives. Their grant will be used to produce season 3 of the comic book. #alternativeafrica
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1/2🧵 Meet the 26-year-old economist and blogger Farhia Mohamud Hassan from Somalia. Armed with words, a smartphone and a love for her motherland, Hassan’s blogging is providing the world with a different lens through which to view Somalia. But her impact doesn't stop there.
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Prince Ardayfio (@princeardayfio) works with traditional film & Virtual Reality. His documentary will challenge the stereotype that black people can’t swim by highlighting African people’s cultural & historical relationship with water & water bodies. #ANFEmergingArtistsFellows
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#HotOpportunity.We’re offering Project Support Grants worth up to $15,000 for individuals & $30,000 for organisations delivering projects that use art, innovation, or creativity to challenge harmful narratives about Africa. Deadline: None.Apply here:
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African artists to produce career-defining projects as part of #ANF’s Emerging Artists Fellows program. Read: #ShiftingNarratives #AlternativeAfrica #ANFEmergingArtistsFellows
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Shortlisted artist for the African Youth Arts Festival Contest: Katanu Sanna, Kenya🇰🇪. “My art revolves around black women & focuses on their rich & melanated skin tones. My goal as an artist is to create art around important topics like decolonisation & the importance of women.”
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“Many of our kids are taught nothing about slavery, nothing about colonialism. And yet, these modern day oppressions are rooted amin those past oppressions” #AfricaNoFilter @MaimounaJallow
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.@TlotloTsamaase is considered Botswana’s brightest contribution to Sci-Fi & has established her place in the Afrofuturist literary scene through her short stories & the publication of her novella The Silence of The Wilting Skin. Read about her journey:
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African storytellers and artists, we want you! . ⏳⌛ The clock is ticking on the Africa No Filter Emerging Artists Fellowship applications! The Arts Fellows Programme will provide 12 African creative practitioners with mentorship, peer to peer skills sharing & new networks.
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Journalists interested in reporting on the impacts of algorithms & automated systems in their communities can apply for the @pulitzercenter’s AI Accountability Fellowship. You'll get:.👉Up to $20 000.👉A 10-month fellowship.👉Mentorship.Deadline: 1 July.
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📢Calling scriptwriters. Join our webinar to learn the art of screenwriting from the award-winning writer of Queen of Katwe, William Wheeler. The Fireside chat will be hosted by ANF’s Partnership & Research Lead, Natasha Kimani. 🗓️Tuesday, 5 October.RSVP:
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🔊🥳🎭Meet the latest content creators, wordsmiths, performance artists, visual artists and journalists who have been powered by the Kekere Storytellers Fund. #KekereChampion #ShiftingNarratives #AlternativeAfrica .🧵.🇰🇪🇳🇬🇿🇦🇨🇬🇨🇬🇬🇭🇧🇯🇲🇺
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What's comedy & satire got to do with shifting African narratives? Engineer turned YouTuber Moses Kiboneka (@mkiboneka) used Uganda's lockdown to find out. The result? Sharp social commentary delivered with humour & familiarity that has turned Uncle Mo into a Janzi Awards winner.
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We are live🤳! We are taking back the pen! Join us for the 'How to Write About Africa' webinar. We’ll be discussing the complexities of ethical storytelling, challenges & best practices when writing about Africa. #TakeBackThePen #Africanofilter #ShiftingNarratives.
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.@BrittlePaper's "The Writing Room” is a series of digital courses for emerging writers. In “Theme with Molara Wood” writers learn how to weave a theme into a story, why you can't have a good story without it & its importance in connecting with readers.
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Are you an African journo writing alternative stories about the continent & looking for a platform to publish & be paid? @birdStoryAgency is offering this to participants who complete the African Stories free course by #ANF & the Thomson Foundation. Apply:
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Netflix is giving African film makers a platform to share their work this #AfricaMonth with the launch of “Made In Africa” collection. The collection features over 100 titles that were made by African filmmakers. #AfricaNoFilter.#ShiftingTheNarrative.#MadeInAfrica.#Africa
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This week’s spotlight is on Nairobi-based guitarist Ivy Alexander🔦 (@alexanderivy89). She is a member of the Flower Project, one of Kenya’s only all-female contemporary bands. Her latest EP “Majira” was launched this week. It showcases the diverse sounds and cultures of Nairobi.
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