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SIERRA LEONEAN ARTIST : ALFRED TAYLOR CREATES HYPER- REALISTIC DRAWINGS WITH A BALL POINT PEN
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” Henry David Thoreau Meet Alfred Taylor, a Sierra Leonean ball point artist whose work is making waves! He creates hyper- realistic drawings that leaves his audiences thankful for art and lovers of creativity, enthusiastic about the future of Sierra Leonean artists. Creativity for Alfred means taking risks, ignoring doubt and facing fears. He believes that to be identified as a creative, one must have these three qualities: Imagination Motivation Ambition When Taylor puts pen to paper , he translates into another realm. For him ball point art is unusual and so easy to settle into. He draws his inspiration from…
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UNEARTHING THE ELEMENTS OF ‘THE CHEMISTS’
Passion, creativity, and resilience are the most crucial skills in business. If you’ve got those, you’re ready to embark on the journey.” -Jo Malone, Founder of Jo Malone Let’s get today started with some lights, sounds and fireworks from THE CHEMISTS! When Emeric Elliott, an MBA graduate (from Heriott Watt University in UK) returned to Sierra Leone to manage his father’s printing and photocopying business – Genet and Partners. He was to be a realtor on the side. But in his mind, he was brewing a storm- a reaction that was to be the ‘talk of the town’. He was nurturing an idea, that will not only bring ‘cool people’ together…
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FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Hands up if you took an okada (commercial motorbike) to work this morning. If its per the usual; the rider must have sped beyond limit. Took sharp turns and could barely wait for you to pay. ‘Passenger duya, try for mi’ When was the last time you waited hours to process one small document, at a large government office? Do you remember that one time, you decided to have faith in the fruit lady? What did she do? Sell you a bag of rotten mangoes! Now let’s get real honest, the reason you hate math’s, barely has anything to do with the subject but its presenter- the teacher. That messenger of…
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YENIVA SISAY: WALKS US THROUGH THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING
Yeniva Sisay (M.A. Ed) is a value creator and change agent, who is passionate about the development and transformation of Africa. In 2007 Yeniva relocated to her ancestral home Sierra Leone, with a vision to develop the next generation of Sierra Leonean leaders, innovators, and change-makers. It was then that she founded EXCEL Sierra Leone; an educational organization that provides academic enrichment, character and leadership development to senior secondary school students in Sierra Leone. She is a master in instructional leadership and education consulting, with an emphasis on building and developing human capital in the ‘African context’. Over the last decade, as a trained and qualified teacher, a mentor and coach, Yeniva has…
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Triggering Potentials- TEDx Youth@Kingtom
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TEDxYouth TEDxYouth events happen all year round in schools and in local communities. TEDxYouthKingTom TEDxYouth@KingTom is the first TEDx event specifically dedicated to youth in Sierra Leone. Program TEDxYouth@Kingtom will be a full day event, taking place this Saturday 28th July 2018. It will include talks from 12 speakers, a workshop session, a Networking & Activities Fair, an art exhibition and musical performances. Check out their website for real time updates on the youth event of the season: https://www.tedxyouthkingtom.com Ariana OluwoleAriana Oluwole is an executive coach, holistic educator,…
