We Are Afrika: Engagement

Join Equatorial Guinean filmmaker Juan Pablo Ebang Esono, in conversation with World Bank education specialist Martin Elias De Simone and the Art Program’s Carlos Luis Troconis Camacho. The talk explores social themes in Esono’s work, and the challenges for film production in Equatorial Guinea.

Join Marina Galvani, Senior Program Manager and Curator of the World Bank Art Program, in conversation with Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira, World Bank Country Manager for Madagascar, and photographer Rijasolo, a 2022 World Press Photo Competition winner, based in Madagascar.

Join Dorah Muhanuuzi, Winner of the 2021 Blog4Dev competition for Uganda, in conversation with Taki Gold, Visual Artist from Liberia, and Ngozi Agboti, Legal Counsel at the International Finance Corporation, discussing the role of women in generating development-positive impacts through social resiliency and the creative industries.

Join Douglas Dubois, Founder and Creative Director of Sebamala Arts, in conversation with Marina Galvani, Senior Program Manager and Curator of the World Bank Art Program; Mamma Alim Ahmed, organizer of recent exhibition “Aujourd’hui” in Cameroon; and Maria Amelina, Co-founder of Eaman in Nairobi, Kenya; to discuss their experiences in curating contemporary African art exhibitions, founding art spaces, and supporting development.

Join moderator Dimpho Lekgeu, South African media professional and 2020 winner of the World Bank's Blog4Dev competition; Panelist Lineo Segoete, Director of the "Ba re e ne re," an arts education organization in Lesotho that promotes critical pedagogy; and literacy and creativity panelist Tshegofatso Thulare, a World Bank education consultant, as they explore creativity in education curriculum development.

Hear from Musopa Kalenga, the 2019 Blog4Dev World Bank Group competition winner from Zambia, in a moderated discussion with Ally Jape, videographer and tour guide for Zanzibar; Kim Karabo Makin, an artist from Botswana; and Moky Makura, Executive Director of Africa No Filter. The panelists explore what it means be the creator of your own story and the power of culture and tourism in building new narratives for African countries, even during the COVID pandemic.

Join us for a conversation exploring environmental citizenship, natural adaptation,  resilience, and the visual world of animism and ecology. Hear from climate specialists, youth activists, and artists, all facing the challenge of green recovery in Africa. Moderated by Douglas Dubois-Card Sebamala. Panelists include: Fabrice Monteiro, Senegalese/Beninese photographer; Elizabeth Wathuti, Kenyan climate activist; and Arame Tall, a World Bank adaptation and resilience specialist.

Check out this conversation exploring gender norms, and the artists whose creative practices are inspired by courageous visionary women. Moderated by Douglas Dubois-Card Sebamala, Theatre, Film, Television & Digital Performance producer and winner of the 2018 World Bank Blog4Dev competition from Uganda. Panelists include: Mia Collis, Kenyan photographer; Cynara Vetch, Journalist and She Shapes the City co-founder; Kresiah Mukwazhi, Zimbabwean multimedia artist; and Alicia Hammond, World Bank gender specialist and lead on innovation and technology.

Join moderator Dimpho Lekgeu, South African winner of the 2020 World Bank Blog4Dev competition, in conversation with multidisciplinary artists and fashion designers Ravneesh Hans from Tanzania and Sandile (NOTHING) Mhlongo from South Africa; and World Bank experts Antoine Lema, social development specialist, and Naomi Halewood, digital development specialist, as they explore the possibilities for economic recovery and resilience in the African creative sector after and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Join Matai Muon, winner of the 2020 World Bank Blog4Dev competition from South Sudan, in conversation with Modupeola Fadugba, an accomplished multimedia artist from Nigeria, and Eliot Jolomi Dikoru, a World Bank education specialist. Their conversation explores how the nature of work is changing, the impact of COVID-19 on the education gap (particularly for women), and how multimedia artist Modupeola Fadugba uses her work to question how to improve Nigeria’s education system.

Join Markus Goldstein, a gender specialist, Agness Buya Yombwe, multimedia artist and educator from Zambia; and Cedric Mizero, designer and cultural changemaker from Rwanda, as they explore creative practices, and reveal how they improve visibility, increase self-esteem, and impart life skills to women in Africa’s rural communities.

Join Marina Galvani, Curator of the World Bank Art Program, in conversation with Ruti Lobe Kingue Ejangue, a communications consultant at the World Bank; and Martin Elias De Simone, World Bank education specialist, as they explore a selection of artists who celebrate the power of women and girls in Africa.

This event explores the incidence of early adolescent marriages, the psycho-social and economic impact of this on girls, and the visual image as tools to convey the individual and collective trauma early marriage causes. Hear from Mamitiana Naharifelantsoa and Diariatou Diallo, Blog4Dev Winners, as they moderate a discussion (in French) with curator Fatima Bocoum; photographer Kani Sissoko; and World Bank economist in the Africa Gender Innovation Lab, Lea Rouanet.