Magamba Network Press Release
This year we celebrate 14 years of Magamba
Network. 14 years of creativity, rebellion and laughter. So we thought it was
only right to celebrate those 14 years with a special announcement about the
future.
We are proud to announce the launch of The
Hustle Fund: a brand new fund to support digital media start-ups, creatives and
civic tech developers focused on increasing young people’s access to
information, promoting social justice and challenging dominant narratives in
Zimbabwe.
Over the years, Magamba
has awarded funds to and incubated dozens of media start-ups through its
diverse array of support mechanisms. The Hustle Fund will see these different
funds brought together under one roof and amplified.
Through a combination of
various sub grants, Magamba will seek to replicate the success of its various
beneficiaries over the years – including Bustop TV, Fokus Magazine, TV Yangu,
Spiked, Urban Culxure, and Undomesticated Podcast, amongst others – by adding
new emerging platforms to Zimbabwe's digital and creative ecosystem that hold
the powerful to account.
We thought it’s only
right that after 14 years of doing the things as Magamba, we help to
incubate the next generation of young media activists, creatives and techies
who are breaking new ground; building platforms to inspire young people and taking
our country forward.
So we’re kicking off by
awarding 6 initial grants to some of Zimbabwe’s brightest new start-ups. It’s
time to create the future. Here is to a new journey with many new voices, an
avalanche of bright ideas, and a lot of courage! Watch this space!
~Munya Dodo [aka Munya
Bloggo] for Magamba Network.
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