aKoma Media, with Mastercard Foundation, launch Amplify Fellowship, a six-month content-creating fellowship. Only people living in Lagos, Nairobi, and Kigali can apply. It will select 25 Amplify fellows to receive training and mentoring.
aKoma is “Africa’s content network, where stories are created, discovered, and shared.” It is also a “community of creators, influencers, storytellers and audiences sharing diverse narratives on Africa and its diaspora” (akomat.com).
According to Chidi Afulezi, aKoma’s co-founder,
The aKoma team recognizes and empathizes with the aspirations and constraints of the African narrative and story, looking to secure its place on the global stage. aKoma aims to transform the lives, the jobs, the habits of our members and creators, enabling them to coalesce and commune around the stories and conversations that they have on our platform. We envision our members as world-class content creators and storytellers, and Amplify will enable our Fellows to reach that goal.
You must be an aspiring 21-34 years old content creator, who can commit 8-10 hours a week, in order to be eligible for the Amplify Fellowship.
You should apply by filling out the online application form.