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Showmax, and Amazon Prime, you’re able to get and control the entertainment you consume. Attention spans are getting shorter every day and brands are relying on creatives to tell their story through song, film, and animation to be able to intrigue people enough to grab their attention. The Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI), a creative media and technology training institution based in Nairobi is transforming the creative education to bridge this skills gap. ADMI believes that the unemployment crisis has little to do with the unavailability of jobs but rather with a job mismatch. ADMI’s solution is to incorporate practical learning, taught by industry practitioners at the top of their field, industry exposure, and work experience to give its students a wholesome approach towards creating in the digital age. Through their partnerships with the best creative schools around the world, students at ADMI are able to graduate with the ability to create content that creates an impact and is marketable not only in Kenya but around the world - all without leaving the country. The innovative learn-and-work model ensures that students build a portfolio of real- life work experience in their fields while pursuing their education, setting them apart in a job market that is exhausted with training entry level employees before they are ready to work. ADMI prepares its students to be ready for this market, a fast-paced economy whose needs have vastly transformed from the era when all you needed was a degree to get ahead. However, so much of it never sees the light of day because of the lack of investment in opportunities for young African creatives to develop and blossom in their art. Active investment in overflow of creative continent will enable us compete in the highly creative market. nurturing the talent on the to penetrate and lucrative global Whether music, film, literature, animation or video games are your mediums of expression, the world is listening - why wait? The creative industry is the present and the future. With 80% of the young people in East Africa without jobs, it's time to diversify the economy to respond to the incalculable opportunities for young people in the creative industry. African creatives are creating art and infusing it with aspects of their culture to transform the African story from one of poverty and famine to the beautiful things we all know and love about our cultures. Charlene Kamali is the Communications and Outreach Fellow at the Africa Digital Media Institute. You can commune with her on this or related matters via mail at: Charlene@africadigitalmedia. org. Our Services: • • • • Nutrition Consultation Medical Check-Ups Corporate Health Talks Corporate Wellness Programs Upperhill KMA Center, 3rd Floor, Suite 315 Tel: +254 (0) 723 103 028 +254 (0) 706 253 934 Email: info@chc.co.ke Website: www.chc.co.ke Your Lifestyle - Our Concern