Help us create jobs and income for creative youth in Ghana!

S Adzo Start Date: Jun 4, 2024 - End Date: Jun 3, 2025
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Leadership/Training Program
  • Professional Development

My Travel Story

by: S Adzo Start Date: Jun 4, 2024 - End Date: Jun 3, 2025
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Leadership/Training Program
  • Professional Development
Last year in December 2023 I pulled all my funds together to launch Artopiia in Accra Ghana. I initially started the project in January 2023 so it took all year to complete. Artopiia is a creative wonderland that provides a safe haven for artists of all backgrounds and techies to thrive (visual artists, digital artists, fashion designers, film makers, gamers +). Our main goal is to help artists to monetize their art and create jobs in lieu of the unstable economy. We are in dire need of funds to provide these opportunities to artists. Ghana is overflowing with undiscovered creative and tech talent. We want to nurture these talents and encourage innovation. Creative expression is a huge part of personal growth, and it also improves mental health overall. There aren't many creative outlets in Ghana that seek to nurture artists, and propel them forward. We are working hard to alleviate this issue. I'm Ghanaian-American artist, so this project is very near and dear to me. Our goal is to empower the creative community, provide them with the necessary tools to be self-sufficient and assist them in monetizing their talents. We also want to empower them to teach others in the community via workshops and programs. The feedback from artists has been so amazing. I pray we can continue to fuel their dreams. I want to continue to pass on my technical skillset (video editing, animation, graphic design) to the team and formulate our own production studio within Artopiia so that we can tell our creative African stories to the world.

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