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This networking event will celebrate our partnership as well as the launch of a new data-art installation called "Tracing The Wild" at the innovative festival Nairobi Design Week, hosted this year at Nairobi's Opportunity Factory.

We highly encourage all guests to also attend activities earlier in the weekend at Nairobi Design Week, this year held at the nearby Opportunity Factory, including a discussion with KWT Director Irene Amoke and SNI CEO Catherine Bischoff, held onsite at the Nairobi Design Week installation on Sunday March 12 at 1:30pm. This talk will touch on the technological experiments underway and reflect on the potential for nature-data as inspiration for innovative ways to raise funds and awareness of wildlife conservation efforts in partnerships with technologists and artists.

A full calendar of the weekend's activities is included below.

CALENDAR

Friday, March 10 - Nairobi Design Week - @Opportunity Factory

5pm-6pm: “Sneak Preview: Tracing The Wild”

Join us for a preview tour of the new digital artwork Tracing The Wild, a collaboration between Nairobi/Lagos-based artist Chuma Anagbado and digital architect Daria Smakhtina along with Kenyan collaborators Mercy Barno (sound installation) and Lyosi Mwedekeli (augmented reality). This physical and digital artwork is a dynamic data art project centering on portraits of three individual lions in the Maasai Mara, arranged as an immersive installation in collaboration with our partners at Nairobi Design Week. Proceeds from sales of these artworks will benefit the conservation work of Kenya Wildlife Trust.

Saturday, March 11 - Nairobi Design Week - @Opportunity Factory

1:30pm-2:30pm: "The Design and Art of Tracing The Wild"

Join a special conversation with innovative digital/physical artist Chuma Anagbadao along with curators Naitiemu Nyanjom and Adrian Jankowiak, KWT ambassador Felixie Kipng'etich, and SNI’s director of creative engagement Seth Bockley.

6:30pm onward: “Happy Art Gathering"

Join us for a drop-in event and mingle with artists and designers working in digital and physical hybrid forms. Enjoy refreshments from the Opportunity Factory café and see where the conversations take you…

Sunday, March 12 - Nairobi Design Week - @Opportunity Factory

1:30pm-2:30pm: "Conservation Talk - the state of the art in conservation sustainability"

Join a special conversation with KWT Director Irene Amoke along with SNI’s CEO Catherine Bischoff, SNI’s head of partnerships Alessandro Mazzi, and Kenya-based winners of the Fall 2022 SNI x KWT Hackathon.

6pm onward — SNI x KWT Networking Event @Under The Swahili Tree

To attend, register here.

We hope you will conclude your weekend with this unique cross-sector event. Thank you for celebrating innovation in conservation with us!

The Jorge Haus Incubator & Accelerator Program is officially opened. We welcome Startups & Business Owners across all industries in Nigeria.

This program is set to provide a path to Business Funding Opportunities & a widespread amount of knowledge across all aspects of business operations. We have partnered with Investors who can make investments up to N500m in your business. This Program will also engage all participants in the knowledge of Business Management, Strategic Planning, Industry Insights, Forecasting & Financial Analysis, Business Funding Options, Legal, Regulations & Compliance, Digital Transformation of Marketing & Sales, Human Resources & Talent Mgt., Business Processes Automation, Business Performance Mgt. & KPIs, Customer Relationship Mgt. & many more.

A Business Incubator or Accelerator Program as it is commonly called is a group that is centric on helping set businesses off ground. While Incubators 'incubate' disruptive ideas with the hope of building a business model & company, Accelerators 'accelerate' the growth of an existing company that has at least 1 minimum viable product.

A startup here means a company that is built to grow fast. Without startup funding, the vast majority of these companies will die. The amount of money needed to take a startup to profitability is usually well beyond the ability of the founders, their family & friends. To finance high-growth companies, they need to burn capital to sustain growth prior to achieving profitability. The good news is, there are lots of investors hoping to give the right startup money. The bad news is, “Fundraising is brutal”. The process of raising money is often long, arduous, complex & ego-deflating. Nevertheless, 'IT IS A PATH ALMOST ALL COMPANIES & FOUNDERS MUST WALK'.

Register for the Incubator Program if you are a startup whose business is still at an early stage of the business cycle (often a thought or idea or startup stage). Register for the Accelerator Program if you are a founder with existing traction (at least 1-year Financial Statements) & also can demonstrate growth potential.

Please click this link to register, https:///3C4FVQM. Registration closes on March 31st. Limited slots are available.

The question now is... how much really do you WANT to hit your financial goals this year?

Are you going to sit back and wish your way through abundance? Or are you going to get up, get proactive, and CREATE the very wealth that you desire?

Will you start acting RIGHT NOW or are you going to keep procrastinating and allow the cycle to repeat itself again this 2022?
Looking at 2 years back, there is no gainsaying that every one of us have got a lot of unmet financial goals. From the desire to achieve wealth that gives us the freedom to live the lifestyle we want; to the finances we need to make impact around us; the list is endless.

This is the reason why 2022 has the potential to fetch for us upon demand, all the goodwill we need to breakout of financial stagnancy and create a better life for ourselves and loved ones.

NOW is your time – time to approach your finances with clarity and CREATE for yourself, the wealth you so desire.
Now, what does all of these mean?
It means, you HAVE the power to create the wealth you desire. It means you can start RIGHT NOW to create a pattern that allows you to hit or even exceed your financial goals in 2022. It means you must take charge of your own financial breakthrough, no one else can do it for you.

LEVEL UP YOUR FINANCES IN 2022
3-DAY CHALLENGE
Thu. 17th to Sat. 19th Feb
6:00PM UK | 7:00PM WAT | 8:00PM SAST
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Join Virtually And Stand A Chance To Win An Award!
But if you want to to level up your finances, then you must level up your ability to take actions that can elevate your finances. The Level Up Your Finances in 2022: 3-Day Challenge will give you that head-start to create the finances you want this year, live your best financially-free lifestyle and create impacts in your family and society.
You now have the unequal opportunity to attend Level Up Your Finances in 2022: 3-Day Challenge February 17-19, 2022 live from any where you are in the world.

Because it is virtual, you don't have to worry about leaving your house or work, paying for travels and lodging or getting stuck in traffic and you still get the incredible benefits of changing your finances for live, among other goodies. Hundreds of people just like you have completely shifted their finances through this same event right before you.

Ultimately, if you're serious about creating the wealth you want and transforming your life in 2022, there is no excuse for missing out on this event!

To register and learn more about this workshop, please visit https://5ttprofitclub.com/3-day-challenge-registration53113518

Given our current realities since the onslaught of COVID 19 and its adverse effects on the Nigerian economy and its populace, the theme of the fourth edition of SWL  is 'Poetry As Therapy'. This edition will rely on the use of poems, music, stories, imagery, and metaphor to facilitate greater self-awareness, healing, mental growth, and mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

Spoken Word Lagos is an exhibition of some of Lagos’ finest creativity. A mini-festival of poetry, music, and conversations; SWL is an experience for the neutrals and a platform of expression for poets, artists, and speakers across the city of Lagos.

This gathering is brought to you by Mbari Uno in celebration of our uniqueness of art and ideas. It is a promotion of the African narrative through the voices of her people.

YOUR HOST

Paul Word - Spoken Word Poet

HEADLINE ACTS

Huwa- Spoken Word Poet
Prestige- Spoken Word Poet
Kemistree- Spoken Word Poet
IB- Spoken Word Poet
78th Psalmist-Spoken Word Poet
Tobi Abiodun-Spoken Word Poet
Abena- Singer

Date: 18th December, 2021
Address: 8, Oduduwa Way, Ikeja GRA, Lagos
Time: 4 PM
Pass: N5000

Kindly make payment to

Account name: Mbari Uno
Account number: 1021376338
Bank: UBA

After payment, send proof to enterprise@mbariuno.com

Our second Ije tour will be an inquest into the sites, sights, peoples, and sound of Abeokuta.

We will visit the city and examine the footprints of those who came before us while leaving behind our curiosities and taking along new memories of one of Nigeria’s oldest cultures and places.
Abeokuta is one of the most storied towns in the wartime history of the Yorubas, the ancient city of Abeokuta still stands as a landmark of delightful wonders. Home to some of the country’s most visited tour sites

This is IJE, ABEOKUTA. Join us.

Date: 6th November
Ticket: 30k Single Pass, 55k Double Pass

Ticker covers:
Return Train Transfers
Tour Site Fees
Inter-city Transfers
Lunch & Refreshments

Tour Sites– Kuti Heritage Museum, St. John’s Igbein, Ajayi Crowther Theological Institute, Olumo Rock, Centenary Hall, Kobiti Mosque & Adire Mall.

*The Kuti museum is connected to the life and time of the family of Likoye Kuti (1820-1863) and Anne Ekidan Efupeyin, one of the first set of inhabitants of Abeokuta when it was founded in 1830. The Kuti heritage museum is at preserving the history of this family.

*St. John’s Church Igbein, the oldest Anglican church in Abeokuta was built in 1847 built from stone and marble.
* The center, named after Bishop Ajayi Crowther, belongs to the Church of Nigeria. This historical building was built in 1910 at the time of Oba Gbadebo, the grandfather of the current Alake of Egbaland. The Ransome-Kuti family lived here as well as Prof. Wole Soyinka. many institutions started here, such as; Federal Advanced Teachers College, University of Lagos, Abeokuta Campus, College of Science and Technology, the last being the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

*The Rock is a historical monument that served as shelter and fortress for the Egba people who in 1830 had settled under the rock during the intercity wars. The rock is a monument of Faith, Unity source of strength, and unfailing protection for Egba people. The highest point of the rock is 137 meters above sea level with the existence of a muster tree growing for over 200 years and surrounding caves.

* Centenary Hall is a major historical hall, built in 1930 to mark the 100th anniversary of the settlement of Egba in Abeokuta in 1830 from their homestead, called Egba Forest, now in present Oyo State. The hall did not only serve as an avenue for interaction, socialization, among the Egba, it also served as a town hall where important meetings took place among the four quarters of the Egba Nation.

* The Central Mosque in Kobiti is a landmark building in the City of Abeokuta, designed by Afro-Brazilian returnees using the architecture of the Baroque Colonial Churches in Brazil and built-in 1925 on the site of the very first Mosque erected in the 1830s, on a piece of land donated by Oba Sodeke shortly after the Egbas settled in.

* Adire Mall, also known as the Kampala International Market where you can buy Adire or watch and take pictures of the processes of it being made.

PAY INTO:
Account name: Mbari Uno
Account number: 1021376338
Bank: UBA

The exhibits are ready and the doors of the Centre For Memories (CFM) Gallery are set to be thrown open to the public as the CFM, in partnership with Chuma Anagbado, unveils a new exciting exhibition titled “MMỤỌ” on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 12 NOON WAT (UTC +1).

Masquerades play a very huge role in the general worldview, the traditional religion and the spirituality of the Igbo people. Masquerades are believed to represent ancestral spirits, and are sometimes called “spirits” to reflect this belief.

The costumes, songs, poetry, dance, proverbs and other displays that accompany their performances, embody the essence of Igbo culture, history and civilization. Masquerades themselves are complex beings embodying Igbo performative art, knowledge systems and the sublime existence between the worlds of the spirits and the living. In pre-colonial Igbo communities, masks and masquerades helped to maintain balance and order by fighting crimes, enforcing laws, instilling values and administering justice.

As a way of reviving interest in Igbo culture, preserving the art form and situating them in modernity, the Centre For Memories, a non-profit organization and an Igbo Cultural hub on a mission to promote Igbo language and culture, is curating the art of Chuma Anagbado in an exhibition titled; MMỤỌ. Since inception, CFM has collaborated with museums, memory centers and artists from across the globe to design and implement world-class exhibitions with audio, visual and interactive sections, which informs, inspires and transforms our visitors, ensuring that they share their experiences and keep coming back.

Mmuo, which translates to ‘spirit’ forms an apt theme for this month-long Solo Contemporary Art Exhibition on Igbo Masquerading, Spirituality, Performance & Visual Resonance. It is a presentation of multi-sensorial aspects of Igbo masquerading – movement, sounds, materials, masks and scent.

This Exhibition opens on August 14 and runs till September 14, 2021

Opening Day: Saturday, August 14, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM WAT (UTC +1)
Venue: Centre for Memories. 2 Awgu Street, Independence Layout, Enugu
Registration link: https://centreformemories.org/programme/EXHIBITIONS

To learn more about the activities of the Centre for Memories, kindly visit our website: www.centreformemories.org. You can also visit www.chumaanagbado.com to learn more about the exhibiting artist, Chuma Anagbado. For sponsorship or partnership, call 08144580267 or 07031587185.

Take a breather while burying your feet in the sands of history. Mbari Uno in collaboration with The Good Time Gang wants to take you on a tour of Badagry in our first ‘Ije’ tour series. This staycation and Photo Tour will expose you to the historical sites in Badagry that defined the colonial era in Nigeria. It is a chance to gain knowledge while having the time of your life.

SITES & SIGHTS

First Primary School
Vlekete Slave Market
Agia Tree Monument
Early Missionary Cemetery
Badagry Heritage Museum
First Storey Building
Mobee Slave Relics
Point of No Return Beach (Gberefu Peninsula)
FEATURES
Visit tour sites, Transportation to and fro, Accommodation ( per person sharing), Food (lunch and BBQ dinner) Snacks and Drinks, Bomb Pictures, Games (beach, board, group games), and more…

Date: 31st July 2021 – 1st August 2021
Pickup Venue: Mbari Uno. 10c Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
Tickets: N30,000

Visit https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/ije-tour-badagry/ to learn more

Where is the decorator? Has the band arrived? Oh, dear! the souvenirs, who turned off the lights?!

Hosting an event can be a breathless marathon and in an era when Event Hosting has become a staple of social life, understanding its nitty-gritty can be a very profitable adventure. And for event hosts, acquiring more knowledge can be the difference between success and failure.

From merely being the location that houses events, they have grown to become entities that handle every aspect of curating and delivering the BIG days. This workshop is a 3-days session with two professional event hosts with extensive experience in the setting up and management of event centers to ensure flawless event delivery, and make event hosting as profitable as possible for event centers.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

Day One: Introduction to Event Management
The Event Planning Process
Day Two: Bringing the Event Concept & Theme to Life
Event Logistics & Management
Day Three: Event ‘Post Mortem’
Workshop Review

Visit https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/events-management-masterclass/ to learn about the professional facilitators.

Tickets: N30,000

Account name: Mbari Uno
Account number: 1021376338
Bank: UBA

After payment, send proof to enterprise@mbariuno.com

Date: 5th – 7th of August 2021
Venue: Mbari Uno.
10c Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
Time: 10 am daily

The FOREX market is a global decentralized or over-the-counter market for the trading of currencies. This market determines foreign exchange rates for every currency. It includes all aspects of buying, selling and exchanging currencies at current or determined prices.

Do you want to explore this market?

Have you stumbled upon the idea of Forex Trading with absolutely no experience… that’s OK. You also could be involved in the market already, but making no money. You seem to be losing your hard-earned money instead of multiplying the money… you are not alone.

This workshop presents an unusual chance to take charge of your financial future by paying attention to new systems that promise profitability.

To learn more about the workshop and register to attend, click on the link https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/basics-of-forex-trading/

Back Bigger, Back Better! It’s Spoken Word Lagos III, themed, 'THERE WAS A COUNTRY!'

This edition centres around Nigeria and creates a platform to vent, to discuss issues that affects us daily and review it through the lens that art, music and poetry presents.

Hosted by @bunmiafrica

Featuring headliners like;

@paulworduma

@matthewotor

@joytothewords_

@abena_amma

@saymanart_

Over 200 people have witnessed the magical moments that SWL brings. It's your turn, get your tickets now!

Ticket: 2k

Date: Saturday, 12th June, 2020

Address: 10C, Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.

Time: 4 PM

To get your ticket, click on the link https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/spoken-word-lagos-iii-2/

Payments can also be made to the details below

Account name: Mbari Uno
Account number: 1021376338
Bank: UBA

Artist’s Statement
Mmanwu – the age old masquerade of the Igbo is performed solely by members of male secret societies wearing elaborate, ornamental and very colorful costumes that are designed to evoke the ancestral spirits. A key aspect of the masquerade is the face covering that comes in different forms and inspired by natural life forms. The Mask serves as the window through which the spirits; the ancestors connect, see and communicate with the physical world.
Read more and register to attend using the link https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/masked-the-outing-an-exhibition-by-chuma-anagbado/

Ever heard the maxim, ‘business is war’? But is business really war? Well, relatively It is, with some key similarities.

Join this training and learn how to deal with the racket games illegally and unduly obtaining money from you without performance. Learn how to conduct a workable business idea for optimal financial performance.

Click on the link to register.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/business-cycle-conduits-prototyping-your-business-ideas-for-optimal-performance/

There is always a lot of adventures out there waiting for us to live them.

Let's go fishing in the lagoon or do nothing but relax sandwiched in between the warm sands on the beach. And bask in the beauty of African décor.

Come with us on a tour and an exploration of La Campagne Tropicana in our first Ije (Design Explore) series. Explore the mangrove forest and watch a wide variety of tropical Flora and fauna that include snake trees, mangroves, various species of epiphytes, monkeys, squirrels, bats, and various species of birds such as kingfishers, seahawks, egrets, and ducks.

To register and learn more, click on the link. https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/ije-design-explore-la-campagne-tropicana-beach-resort/

South South Nigeria's upstarts are turning to a single source for design thinking and solutions development.

A quick riddle: what does Port Harcourt’s largest luxury event Centre, two of her fastest-rising restaurant brands, the city’s sweetest confectionery chain, and Uyo’s premier innovation hub have in common?

Read the full article on https://mbariuno.com/aziza-design-the-lagos-based-design-firm-building-port-harcourts-best-brands/

In this workshop series , you will get access to trusted Methodologies, Start-up Tools and the latest industry insights that will get your business off the ground and ensure it thrives. A series of four courses created for the entrepreneur who wants to ensure success, this workshop will delve into the first two courses in the module- Learn Before You Start & Packaging Your Business Ideas.

Read more and register to attend here.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/startup-business-clinic/

Are you prepared to take the next step in your acting career? Perhaps you are being held back by the absence of an agent or management or you are not sure of what the professional landscape looks like for actors. This 2-hour Zoom engagement will underscore the imperative and importance of contracts for actors or their rights/obligations on location or set. It also highlights the relational derivatives of acting and other entrepreneurial concerns.

This workshop is another in the highly regarded EASEREL online workshop series with veteran actor-trainer, director, academic and all-round theatre practitioner, Israel Wekpe.

Session starts: Saturday, 27th February 2021
Time: 12 PM
Ticket: N5000
Venue: Zoom

So hurry and register here or send an email to enterprise@mbariuno.com

Digital innovation and the peculiarities of the time has continually reshaped the nature of work. The workplace has morphed into a new thing and the structures that determine the system of work has been disrupted. For job seekers, the new climate is new, unpredictable and totally dependent on specialised skills and competencies.

This Masterclass in collaboration with Jobberman- Nigeria No.1 Recruitment Company- prepares you for your dream job in an unfamiliar job climate

Who Should Attend?
– Job Seekers
– Entrepreneurs
– HR Professionals
– Digital Experts
– Start-Up Representatives
– Students & Graduates
– CEOs, COOs, Business Managers and Decision Makers

Host
Daniel Emenahor is a learning and development expert who designs, manages and delivers effective youth leadership and education programmes in the last 4 years. He has managed programmes for donors such as Citi Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, British Council, SNEPCO, Ford Foundation, etc. and has delivered training experiences to over 2000 people across 6 African Countries. Furthermore, he possesses an outstanding track record in stakeholder management, needs assessment, monitoring & evaluation, curriculum development, training and project management.

He currently works as a Programmes Coordinator at LEAP Africa – Nigeria’s foremost non-profit organization focused on youth leadership and education development in Africa.

Guests
Chisom Ofili is the Head of Recruitment at Jobberman Nigeria. She is an experienced Recruitment Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the human resources industry. Skilled in HR Consulting, Executive Search, Experience Hire, Graduate Recruitment, HR Policies, and Administration. Strong human resources professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) focused on Economics from Abia State University.

Fope Daniels is an HR extraordinaire, Tech Enthusiast, Talent Management Strategist, Employability Specialist and working mum of one. A Human Resources (HR) Guru by profession and Handmaiden by calling. A graduate of Industrial Chemistry from Olabisi Onabanjo University and Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) whose goal is to be among the leading women in tech revolutionizing the business clime.

Date: Friday 29th January 2021
Time: 12:00 pm

Register using the link https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/6589/ to attend.

Back Bigger, Back Better! It’s Spoken Word Lagos III. Over 200 people have witnessed the magical moments that SWL brings. It is your turn. Spoken Word Lagos is an exhibition of some of Lagos’ finest creative. A mini-festival of poetry, music, and conversations; SWL is an experience for the neutrals and a platform of expression for poets, artists, and speakers across the city of Lagos.

This gathering is brought to you by Mbari Uno and The Griot Company in celebration of our uniqueness of art and ideas. It is a promotion of the African narrative through the voices of her people.

Click on this [url]link [/url]and register to Attend:

YOUR HOSTS

Ndukwe Onuoha
Ndukwe Onuoha fuses a unique conversational delivery with traditional instrumentation to deliver poetry that is accessible, relatable and at once punchy. An incurable ad man, Ndukwe is an award-winning copywriter and Creative Director of 7even Interactive, a fast-rising advertising agency in Lagos, Nigeria

Bunmi Africa
Bunmi Africa is a Writer and Spoken Word Artist who uses performance poetry as her soapbox.
Her love for blending music with poetry led her to contribute to two EPs, with tracks like “Ariwo Èkó” off the Ariwo Èkó EP and “I’m Queen” off the Project Femme; Alte’cation EP featuring other female artists.

She currently hosts the poetry radio show “Lagos Poetry Sessions” on City 105.1FM. Some of her Major Influences are Saul Williams and Gill Scott-Heron Her greatest passion is creating and channeling her imaginations into relatable art.

GUESTS
1. Paul Word
2. Tobi Abiodun
3. Juliet Nnaji
4.JoyToTheWords

Music by: Mo’believe

Date: Friday, 11th December 2020
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 5 pm prompt

Click on the link https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/spoken-word-lagos-iii/ to register and attend.

No Mask No Entry
Covid 19 Protocols will be strictly adhered to.

Limited Seats available.

In our first ever panellist session, we introduce Access Bank’s image-maker, Corporate Comms. Professional and cyclist, Amaechi Okobi and re-employ the genius of brand innoventor, Charles O’ Tudor as we discuss ‘Corporate Communications as a Stepping Stone in the Dynamics of Marketing’. A session with two of the biggest players in Nigeria’s Corporate Communications promises to unsheath some of the industry’s best-kept secrets. Moderated by astute communication professional and Founder/Practice Director, AML- Emilia Asim, this session is for Communications Designers, Advertisers, Marketers, Brand Strategists, Content Creators, and industry professionals who want to gain more insights into Corporate Communications, Brand Image building, and Marketing.

Guests

Amaechi Okobi
Highly motivated marketing and communications professional with extensive working experience in diverse industries such as FMCG, and telecommunication. Amaechi Okobi is a marketing and communications professional with over 20 years of marketing experience having worked in companies such as Revlon, Nigerian Breweries, Globacom, and Guinness. He holds a degree in Marketing from George Washington University, Washington, DC and is a Past President of Toastmasters International Club (a speech and communication club with branches around the world).

Amaechi is currently the Group Head, Corporate Communications and External Affairs at Access Bank where he and his team are charged with managing the perception of the Access Bank brand.

In his spare time, Amaechi Okobi is a passionate cyclist.

Charles O’Tudor
Charles O’Tudor is Africa’s Premiere Brand Strategist and Engagement Consultant. Over the years he has enriched the branding landscape with his innovative approach to brand building across all sectors of the economy. An alumnus of the prestigious Wits Business School, South Africa. He is the Principal Consultant of ADSTRAT Brand Management Consultants, a firm renowned for it’s out of box approach to brand strategy and engagement. He is an accomplished author, public speaker and thought pioneer.

He is passionate about strategy, brand building and engagement. A beneficiary of numerous awards, including the Nelson Mandela African Leadership Award, He is a member, board of directors, Nigerians in Diaspora, Europe, Member of personnel, CITC Leadership Center, Member Advisory Board, Vivacity Global and The B.I.E.L Initiative, The Hague, Netherlands.

Moderator

Emilia Asim-Ita

Emilia is the Founder/Practice Director of AML, a multi-disciplinary, strategic communications firm which evolved from a PR/Media Business started in December 2010. Prior to AML, she co-founded ThistlePraxis; one of the foremost indigenous management consulting companies focused on Sustainability and CSR; and The Future Awards/The Future Nigeria Project and was PR/Marketing Director for the convening organisation, RedSTRAT Communications (now RED Media) for six years.

She has also been Strategy & Communications Director, 3AL, Associate Producer and Content Director, The Academy and Amstel Malta Box Office Reality shows. She started her career as Presenter, Book Review Segment, Mind Your Grammar on NTA 2 Channel 5 before working as Presenter, Youth Talk with Emilia on NTA Network Service for five years.

You simply cannot afford to sit this one out. Register now as admittance is limited.
Click on the link below to register.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aIObLaAsREmQ9a35Hav79hs_fs6bGduJUuH07ijfF74/edit

Date: Sat., 28th November 2020
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

"Design is the essence, idea, and spirit behind every object; the Chi." - Chuma Anagbado

Join us as we break down the basics of Design Thinking on our first webinar in partnership with @mbariunoforum.

This class will take both a practical and theoretical approach to Design Thinking, come ready to learn with an open mind and take on challenges. Let’s build together.

Date: 7th November 2020
Time:10 am

Click on https:///4uzzfz to register for your spot in the zoom class.

How do you navigate those intense physical moments?
How do you remove yourself from the feelings around sensual scenes?

This month, Easerel presents;
Intimacy Acting: The Dynamics of Understanding Innermost Feelings and Moments

EASEREL is a monthly online workshop with veteran actor-trainer, director, academic and all-round theatre practitioner, Israel Wekpe. @i.am_easerel

This month’s workshop will be strictly in-person attendance NOT online.
Class fee: N10,000 only.
Only 15 slots available, so REGISTER NOW!
Date: Friday, 30th October, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration) No.10c, Ladoke Akintola street, Ikeja GRA. Lagos.
To register, click the link:

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Mbari Uno Forum is proud to announce her partnership with NzukoLabs and its first project, Obodo Oma, the urban reimagining initiative by the Society of Igbo Professionals. The partnership is an endeavour that is poised to establish a platform that promotes collaborative problem solving through design innovation, invention, education, and collaboration. Mbari Uno Forum is a not-for-profit organization and open innovation platform engaging a Collective of designers and professionals in activities rooted in indigenous realities, to develop cultures, products, events and services that solve social problems in Africa. NzukoLabs is a non-profit initiative that seeks to transform how youths learn in the South East of Nigeria by infusing the principles of STEM into our school curriculum in an interdisciplinary and applied approach while collaborating with teachers, educators & policymakers.

In tune with their mission to promote a continuous drive for inventive and indigenous problem solving by leveraging on STEM and the innovative ecosystem created by NzukoLabs in Eastern Nigeria. Chuma Anagbado, Co-Founder of Mbari Uno said; "This partnership is one vehicle for bringing design to the East. We are charting new territories, and on them, we are catalysing a hunger and drive for development via innovation." The emergence of the NzukoLabs and Mbari Uno Forum partnership presents an exciting opportunity to converge the organisational aspirations of the Society of Igbo Professionals (SIP). SIP is a registered professional organisation that seeks to motivate, connect and leverage the global community of Igbo professionals as drivers of sustainable socio-economic growth of individuals, organisations and communities wherever Igbos live, work and grow. One of SIP’s cardinal initiatives, ‘Obodo Oma’ (which translates to ‘a nice city/dwelling’) will be the flagship project of this collaboration. Conceptualised by the Society of Igbo Professionals as a social re-engineering programme, Obodo Oma involves reimagining Igbo urban centres like Abakaliki, Enugu, Owerri, Onitsha, Aba, amongst others in an effort that will activate young people across the 7 Igbo homesteads of Nigeria in Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Rivers States by co-creating visualisations that encourage a more functional, healthier, pleasant yet modern lifestyle.
On the collaboration with Mbari Uno and NzukoLabs, SIP Trustee, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu enthused, "Collaboration is at the heart of all the activities of the Society of Igbo Professionals and in more ways than one, it feels very much like a stage in a journey made richer by diversity, experience and exuberance - a return to the origins, a return of a fabled traveller, a return of a prodigal, a return to a time of sowing and green shoots, a return to a vista of possibilities."
The partnership is rooted in a shared philosophy of innovation, design education, human capital development and social impact. The potential of this collaboration is also linked to the Creative Economy driven by empowered, diverse and youthful human resource from the grassroots. Through design thinking and design education, the Mbari Uno Forum and NzukoLabs partnership aims at creating economic growth, skill acquisition, and sustainable solutions via innovative problem solving and collaboration. Participants will be introduced to and trained on Design Thinking and STEM with the urban renewal visualisation as a project. This partnership will also involve design thinking sessions and activities facilitated by Mbari Uno Forum and the ideas will form part of a Street Exhibition planned for mid-December as part of the annual homecoming.
The partnership will kick-off the first project, “Obodo Oma” with a webinar on Introduction to Design Thinking: what design thinking is and how it works. This virtual session will hold via Zoom on the 24th of October, 2020.

For more information:
Mbari Uno Forum
forum@mbariuno.com
www.forum.mbariuno.com

NzukoLabs
kedu@nzukolabs.com.ng
www.nzukolabs.com.ng

Three different shades of green, the number 60, a ‘Together’ wordmark, a 51 Carat Russian Dynasty diamond embroiled in trademark controversy; and you have all the elements used to represent Nigeria’s celebration of 60 years of independence. Make no mistake, my tone is not an indictment of this logo, neither is it an endorsement. I am yet to state my position. While I will after this review, here is a mere layman attempt at deconstructing the parts that make up a whole.

After its unveiling by the President on Wednesday, the 16th of September, 2020, there has been a torrential downpour of opinions from various quarters. Scathing remarks on social media, an ‘urging’ by the Federal Government for Nigerians to ‘embrace’ the visual icon, and a fistful of sarcastic neutrality that has dominated the headlines of major news outlets in response to the ensemble that is our nations 60th-anniversary logo.

However, rather than stand on a pedestal and decide on a position, I see it as a responsibility to attempt an objective critique of this logo from a design standpoint without pandering to public emotions or the visage of the political powers that be.

Read the full article on https://mbariuno.com/when-the-diamond-comes-cheap-a-critical-appraisal-of-the-nigerian-60th-anniversary-logo/

Do you own a fresh startup or do you have a new business idea?
Looking for funding for capital and requisite resources needed to start?
We understand how difficult it can be to get that startup funding. Let us give you a head-start and help you tick off those boxes on your business requirements list.

Mbari Uno Forum has put together an incubation program called Startup to aid the rapid growth of your small business.
Start-up is a 6-months incubation program focused on empowering new businesses or early stage start-ups building solutions targeted at fulfilling UN’s SDGs in Nigeria. By providing a starter-pack of all they need, we will aid their rapid growth.

Benefits of being a part of the Start-up incubation program:
* Brand Development Design & Consultation
* Accounting/ Management Advisory Services
* Co-working Space (6-month rental)
* Access to knowledge sharing/networking sessions And more...

To apply, visit the link: https://forum.mbariuno.com/startup/

Deadline for Applications closes 2nd October, 2020

Spoken Word Lagos is an exhibition of some of Lagos’ finest creative. A mini-festival of poetry, music, and conversations; SWL is an experience for the neutrals and a platform of expression for poets, artists, and speakers across the city of Lagos.

This gathering is brought to you by Mbari Uno and The Griot Company in celebration of our uniqueness of art and ideas. It is a promotion of the African narrative through the voices of her people.

YOUR HOSTS

Ndukwe Onuoha
Ndukwe Onuoha fuses a unique conversational delivery with traditional instrumentation to deliver poetry that is accessible, relatable and at once punchy. An incurable ad man, Ndukwe is an award-winning copywriter and Creative Director of 7even Interactive, a fast-rising advertising agency in Lagos, Nigeria

Bunmi Africa
Bunmi Africa is a Writer and Spoken Word Artist who uses performance poetry as her soapbox.
Her love for blending music with poetry led her to contribute to two EPs, with tracks like “Ariwo Èkó” off the Ariwo Èkó EP and “I’m Queen” off the Project Femme; Alte’cation EP featuring other female artists.

She currently hosts the poetry radio show “Lagos Poetry Sessions” on City 105.1FM. Some of her Major Influences are Saul Williams and Gill Scott-Heron Her greatest passion is creating and channeling her imaginations into relatable art.

GUESTS
AFM Stories, Farabale Poetry, Iyanu Osho, Juliet Nnaji, JoyToTheWords, Tobi Toun, Kormbat, Obafemi Thanni, Paul Word, Sayman Art, Jake Ide, Willian Moore

Date: Saturday, 26th September 2020
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 4 pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Safety Protocols will be strictly adhered to.
Limited Slots. Register with the link below.

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Mbari Uno is pleased to announce and invite you to this collaborative pop up store with Ina Nigeria featuring the Peppersoup Factory.
You are invited to have a peek at and your pick of some of the coolest clothes on racks for the best price anywhere.

Other side attractions are:
-Photo Boot
-Shirt Art
-Music
-Finger Foods and Drinks

INÁ is a tripartite brand; A styling and image consultancy place, a fashion house, and a thrift store. Launched their debut line “the xklahaim series” in 2017 which was featured in the Lagos urban fashion show, the same year, and was chosen among myriad other brands that showcased to represent Nigeria in Paris urban fashion weekend in the SHAKO capsule initiative in 2018.

INÁ as a stylist brand is aimed at making everyone a star that they are by working up their image be it for documentation or lifestyle as their strongest mantra is that “everybody is a star”. INÁ has served many individuals nationwide “celebrities “ and reserved “stars” alike, equipping them with the required information and material to achieve their desired image.

Date: 19th September 2020
Time: 10 am
Venue: The ShowRoom, Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration)