Upskill

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By Marire Adebanjo

“Not everyone with a degree uses that degree to get a job or earn a living. Some develop skills and make a living out of it or even create jobs for others by being entrepreneurs or small business owners. At times, what they do for work is entirely different from the course they studied during their tertiary education.” Mr. Makinde shared.

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Purple Ball 2024

Guests at the 2024 Purple Ball.
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By Ruth Ajawu

Strong Enough Girls Empowerment Initiative (SEGEI) collaborated with GLAMODI Women and Girls Development Initiative to host its ninth annual Purple Ball to celebrate women's empowerment, inclusion, and leadership commemorating the 2024 International Women’s Day. Shades of Us, Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Initiative, Girls Education Access Initiative (GEAI), Gender Mobile, and Active Voices were proud partners of this event and attendees converged to champion the advancement and rights of women. 

African Mothers Deserve Better

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by Adetayo Adetokun

African women deserve better.

African women of reproductive age deserve better. 

African mothers deserve better.

Cultural Exchanges Through Theater Performance

 

By  Ruth Ajawu

On Wednesday, May 15, the Arojah Royal Theatre, in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Centre, hosted a theater event titled Seoul Arts Center (SAC) on Screen. This is performance video content produced by the Seoul Arts Center. The event brought together a diverse group of theater and art enthusiasts, including actors, dancers, choreographers, directors, scenographers, stage managers, costume designers, make-up artists, lighting technicians, journalists, and movie reviewers. Shades of Us attended this event to gain a deeper understanding of how contemporary theater can address and reflect cultural shifts and identity crises.

Return That Shame

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By Adetayo Adetokun

I am going to have to hold your hands when I say: package the shame that has been sold to you over the years and send it back to the owners. 

Hiring: Volunteer Graphic Designer

​​Shades of Us Storytelling Initiative for African People (‘Shades of Us’) is a non-profit organization using storytelling to address the socio-economic issues affecting Africa, Africans, and people of African descent, to facilitate open and honest conversations that lead to introspection, analysis and perspective change towards the greater goal of a redefined continent and people.