NGD Kicks-Off Creative Art Campaign, Enrols Over 1,200
An innovative community for creative artists, NGD has flagged off its Outreach programme in key cities across Nigeria, with over 1,200 participants in the maiden edition of the campaign.
In the premier phase of the outreach programme, NGD, a recipient of the Facebook Accelerator Programme, launched the campaign in twelve (12) selected schools in Lagos, Delta and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which included secondary schools and institutions of higher learning.
The campaign, themed “The Viability of A Creative Career” was anchored on the burgeoning career opportunities in practising graphic design and other derivative disciplines associated with it.
The campaign which debuts at Christ the King College Gbagada played host to other neighbouring schools, including Tunkem College Agbede Ikorodu and featured several mentors of and coaches of NGD who educated youths on the prospects of creative artists in the global economy.
The University of Lagos’ Fine and Applied Art department played host to NGD team, as coaches showcased new tools, imaginative thinking and presentation styles to the students, in addition to offering opportunities for the emergent professionals to join the community of practice and benefit from the coaching and mentorship that NGD platform offers.
Speaking on the outreach programme, Co-Founder, NGD, Laolu Obende in a statement said, “It was a worthwhile adventure. It gives me exceptional joy that we are leveraging the power of our community in helping to discover talents and more importantly stimulating productive conversations and thinking amongst youths.
Our overarching objective is to harness the strength of NGD in addressing some of the global challenges, as highlighted in the sustainable development goals. The most famous problem in our world today, especially in countries like Nigeria, is poverty. We live in a knowledge-driven world, where skill acquisition has become the most sustainable way of lifting people out of poverty, so we want to catch the talented youths early and direct their energy and passion into productive ventures, thus enhancing quality education and economic growth.
Partner and Principal Administrator of NGD, Juliet Godwin noted, “We had very positive, excellent engagements across all the institutions, from our hosts in Ikorodu, Lagos to the schools in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. I must say Nigeria is yet to discover its best resources lies in the people. Oil is great and arable land is an element of the resource puzzle, but I strongly believe Nigeria’s biggest export should be talent across multiple disciplines.”
