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Empowering Creativity in Africa: Sam's Inspiring Journey 🌍✈️

Name: Empowering Creativity in Africa: Sam's Inspiring Journey 🌍✈️
Uploaded: 2024-11-21T16:59:26+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Will Milling
Description: In this brief presentation, the speaker highlights the severe shortage of design education in Africa—only six of the world’s 357 registered design…

21 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief presentation, the speaker highlights the severe shortage of design education in Africa—only six of the world’s 357 registered design schools are located on the continent. To illustrate the potential impact of targeted support, the speaker tells the story of Sam, a maker from Accra, Ghana. Sam had never left his hometown, never flown, and did not own a computer. The program flew him to Marrakesh, provided a laptop and sketching supplies, and gave him four days of basic computer training (Windows, Google, YouTube, WhatsApp). Within six months Sam’s creative abilities progressed dramatically, as shown by a comparison of his early drawing and a later sketch, demonstrating how access to tools, travel, and mentorship can rapidly develop design skills in African creators.

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So here's a statistic: out of 357 registered design schools in the world, only 6 exist in Africa. I wanted to share the story of Sam. Sam is not a fashion designer, but he's the archetype of the creative we want to help become a designer. We want to help him develop the skills he will need as a professional, because Sam's a maker. He's based in Accra, Ghana, and we flew him to Marrakesh about a year ago. He had never left his town, he had never stepped foot on a plane. We bought him a laptop, he did not have a laptop, and all the supplies he needed to start developing his sketching and ideation skills. He had never used a computer, and it took him about 4 days to learn Microsoft Windows, Google, YouTube, and WhatsApp. And you can see how his skills evolved in just 6 months, from his first drawing on the top right to the sketch right below.