The Isaac Somto Foundation
My name is Isaac Somtochukwu Jideonwor and I’m from Delta State, Nigeria. I’m a blogger, writer, graphic designer, and student. The journey of The Isaac Somto Foundation started a year ago. I had finished writing a poem and looked for a platform to post aside Facebook, I wanted a platform “African inclined”. I didn’t see any that offered budding writers like myself that very platform. So, I met with some young writers (Lucky Ebere, Abdulwahab Ashimi, etc.) and told them of my plans and they agreed to join me and we worked as a team to build the platform. We received submissions and we published, we decided to do a series called “Discovering Africa” and started with writing articles about Africa but we didn’t go far with that so we just set up a page and posted African history from time to time. As a graphic designer, I know…
Kouakou Jean-Desire Kouassi: From not having a computer to loving digital marketing
After few months of intensive self-training marked by all-night learning and practices, squatting in rooms and sharing computers, I made some progress and I was able to make a poster and some flyers for our concert! And I got my first computer! This was the beginning of an endless passion for the digital world.
Uket Friday is the young civil servant who still makes out time for community service
I was employed at the age of 19, to some young persons it was a life achievement. I mean what more would any young Nigerian ask for after being employed into the federal civil service at such a young age?
Street Priests’ Erupt 2019 competition for creatives open: win up to N200,000
ERUPT 2019 is an online campaign that seeks to engage a diverse group of creatives across all art genres; basically anything that is a form of creative art expression.
![Mbaye Diope (left) and Mornyang (right), both from Senegal, searching for better lives in Rome, Italy [photo by – Eric Kafui Okyerefo]](https://blankpaperz.com/wp-content/uploads/apollo13_images/B0E06BE6-BFBB-464B-B3F7-0268F004EB91-6v5tayzplyzrd1n8vfk1mpzr0oe6l8qn3m.jpeg)
As unemployment and corruption grows in Senegal, young people trickle into Italy
“I am lucky to be alive. Some of my friends died on our way here in 2017. I don’t like to talk about it. It is really hard for me. I want to forget,” Mbaye told Eric. Mbaye and Mornyang are among thousands of undocumented African youth in Europe who are constantly fleeing the economic hardship in their region. Eric Kafui Okyerefo tells the story of their lives. A story of hope and hardship.
Here comes the artsy evolution of Odion Tobi and his designs
“I grew up in the city of Lagos, the hurly burly lifestyle can be really annoying but it inspires me each day.“ This young man went from not knowing how to use a laptop to working on 2D / 3D / 4D designs for banks and more. Read about his evolution.
Angel Opoku says the free jobs “didn’t bring in much” and this is why
As the youngest person on the team, I did a lot of work, from designing church fliers to fixing microphones and some sound engineering. I genuinely enjoyed it all.
More about the #DearDancer Project
The Dear Dancer project is aimed at pointing dancers towards preventive and alternative medicine, including imbibing an overall healthy lifestyle
This fashion blogger born with cerebral palsy has a different story and she’s kicking it towards blogging for Vogue
“What makes my story different is that I was born with cerebral palsy and most times when I tell people I’m a fashion blogger, they’re shocked because it’s rare.”
Assumpta Idaka narrates her story and love for fashion.
An Interview with Streamiser Inc’s Daniel Fofou
MOTIVATION Like always, the particular motivation behind the idea, Streamiser Inc. is to make African talents brighter, and for them to be known in the entire world, because I’m among the few people who deeply believe in the African Capacity. FUTURE PLAN Our future plan concerning Streamiser Inc. is to make it become the principal cross country social media platform, which can link up African entertainment companies and their authors, make sure people in African Entertainment know themselves and become very rich by their network of audience or fans. CHALLENGES For the challenges we have had: we’ve had financial problems and we’ve had difficulties in finding people who really believe in the African Dream and are ready to make this happen in the right way. We needed people’s investment and their knowledge. What we really need is the support of all Africans, to make this dream possible. Streamiser inc is…
An Interview with Streamiser Cinema Manager: Virgil Simb
Becoming an orphan at the age of 11 and having a hardworking mother, gave me the strength to never give up no matter how hard things became. I am virgil simb. I’m a 25 year-old young man from Centre Region, Cameroon. I am a web developer, actor and designer. “The Karma of the futurists impactors in the ICT field,” thats what I call it. I didn’t go further with my studies at the university due to many unexplicable factors, but I think it’s because it wasn’t my path. The ICT world opened up to me at the age of 15, while I was in higher college grade 3, at G.B.H.S Bafoussam. Three years later while I was still at the college (G.B.H.S LOGPOM II Douala), I was hired as a cyber manager. MY STARTING POINT It all started 3 years ago when Streamiser was still a musical streaming platform, an…
Ainesis Dear Dancer 3-4: Your health comes first and create your own circle
Through the month of June to July, Ainesis will be sharing insights on how to live healthy and enhance effectiveness as a dancer. Knowledge is power. Ignorance is a disease.Join them this month and feel free to ask questions too. If you are a dance enthusiast, seize this opportunity to share this to all the dancers in your circle. Watch the highlights below and get the first two lessons as well. View this post on Instagram Dear Dancer, 3. YOUR HEALTH AND YOU Our bodies need 'Maintenance' for all the work it does and how hard it trains. We should not 'manage' any symptoms. A symptom is an indication that we need to get our bodies checked and not managed. The 'KNOW YOUR NUMBERS ' slide is a series of test we should do for our hearts health every two years; if we have a normal blood pressure. Prevention they…
Ainesis Dear Dancer 1-2: Understand your body and eat well
Through the month of June to July, Ainesis will be sharing insights on how to live healthy and enhance effectiveness as a dancer. Knowledge is power. Ignorance is a disease.Join them this month and feel free to ask questions too. If you are a dance enthusiast, seize this opportunity to share this to all the dancers in your circle. Watch the highlights below and get the first two lessons as well. View this post on Instagram Dance is a physical activity that engages the body , mind and soul of the individual. Apart from staying in shape,making a deliberate effort to lead a healthy lifestyle cannot be overemphasized. 👇Comment below if you know your body type . To learn more , click the link in our bio. Even if you are not a dancer, feel free to comment. Tag any dancer you know😊 Credits: @jay_walker_official @nonstop12 @petitafro @unkletc @erikcavanaugh @royaloperahouse…