UNDP, Magic Carpet train 30 African youths on visual animation technology
29 November 2022 |
1:09 am
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with a leading Nigerian animation firm, the Magic Carpet Studio, recently launched a visual animation training for 30 young people from West and Central Africa. The training which took place in Lagos saw the youths gained immensely from the experience of seasoned animators to become visual…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with a leading Nigerian animation firm, the Magic Carpet Studio, recently launched a visual animation training for 30 young people from West and Central Africa.
The training which took place in Lagos saw the youths gained immensely from the experience of seasoned animators to become visual storytellers capable of developing exportable projects for streaming platforms and studios.
Speaking on the aims and objectives of the programme, the Director/Regional Coordinator of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) Implementation Support Unit (ISU), Nwanneakolam Vwede-Obahor, said the training focused on motion graphics, traditional and cut-out animations, which also provide the theoretical, technical and business knowledge needed to build thriving careers in the creative industry.
According to her, “The aim was to train the youths on digital skills and create space for employment for youths. Africa is a very youthful continent but with a high rate of unemployment. We hope that from the Boot Camp, we would have people who would want to pursue animation as a means of earning and livelihood.
In similar vein, Ferdinand Adimefe, said the purpose of the programme is to help young people to skill up and be able to get jobs in the global markets.
According to him, “There is a global demand for animator and through this Boot Camp, about 25 young people from across 25 countries in Africa would be able to acquire skills and return to their countries to implement whatever they gained here.
He also said the idea is to explore the option of expanding the interest of young people outside the confines of just traditional blue-collar jobs and looking into digital skills.
According to him, “Animation became one of the options to pioneer that move. This is the first cohort, and we had about 30 people of which 24 of them came from different countries across West and Central Africa.
“Our intention in this one-week boot camp is to give them the fundamentals and the foundation for beginning a career in animation and also pursuing the creation of an animation business in their own countries.”
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