Apply for the Africa Creative Blueprint by USAID and Ascend Studios

 The Africa Creative Blueprint (ACB) is now receiving submissions from creatives all over Nigeria! ABC is a transformative initiative by Ascend Studios, proudly partnered with USAID, to empower 3,500 emerging and professional talents across Nigeria!ACB offers innovative, hands-on training to elevate Africaโ€™s creative economy. Upon completion, 200 skilled participants will join the production of a [...]

Mastercard Foundation and My World of Bags’ Kafawa Training Program graduates its first cohort of young talent

Ibadan, March 2022 โ€“ Following its launch in October 2021, the Kafawa Training Program, a partnership between My World of Bags and the Mastercard Foundation, has formally graduated its first set of fully-trained leather industry artisans, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, and women. The program's focus is to train young Nigerian women and men in leather and non-leather [...]

My World of Bags Launches Kafawa Training Program in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

Lagos, 27 Oct 2021: Today, My World of Bags, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of Kafawa, a training initiative designed to bridge the skills gap in the leather and non-leather manufacturing industry. My World of Bags, the parent company of FemiHandbags, one of Africaโ€™s leading luxury accessory brands, is partnering with [...]