AFRIMA to train 1.2 million young Africans in five years
In line with one of its seven core pillars, the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is to launch the AFRIMA Kreative Academy (TAKA), a project designed to reshape the continent’s creative sector through education, skills development, and job creation to empower 1.2 million young Africans over the next five years with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed in the fast-growing global music industry.
Themed: ‘Learn and Prosper’, the programme is tailored to equip and empower young Africans between the ages of 18 and 35, with a special focus on underserved and vulnerable communities across the continent.
AFRIMA’s founder and Executive Producer, Mike Dada, said with over two decades of experience in the creative industry, the platform is launching the academy to address the dire need for skilled professionals in Africa’s growing music landscape, adding that despite the continent’s vast talents, a major gap in structured training and access to opportunities still exists.
Dada said TAKA would provide world-class training in key areas of the music ecosystem and value chain, including but not limited to music production, music business and entrepreneurship, event technical production, digital technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Similarly, AFRIMA is getting ready to go even bigger, as it is planning to launch a global tour next year.
