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ICON launches Int’l Ibom art and book festival to celebrate minorities stories, others
by Inspire Community Network|20 September 2023|Icon Blog
A non governmental organisation, NGO, Inspire Community Network, ICON, is set to launch the maiden edition of Ibom International art and book festival aim to change the narratives of the south-south especially the minorities in Nigeria, and the world over...
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The Artist and the Art: Ibom Art and Book Festival’s artist lineup explores the various mediums
by Inspire Community Network|20 September 2023|Icon Blog
Following The Moveee’s coverage ahead of the Ibom International Art and Book Festival, we had spoken to multidisciplinary artist Burns Effiom, one of the three keynote speakers to headline discussions around the festival’s thematic focus on inclusion, representation, diversity, and collaboration. We...
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Minority representation in a constantly evolving world notes from the ibom international art and book festival
by Inspire Community Network|20 September 2023|Icon Blog
When we talk about minorities, what do we refer to? I bet the first definition to cross your mind is the representation of the BAME (Black, Asian, and minority ethnic) population across the United Kingdom or the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous,...
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Uyo Book Club gets special invitation to collaborate with Ibom Art & Book Festival, 2022
by Inspire Community Network|20 September 2023|Icon Blog
Uyo Book Club has been officially invited to collaborate as a major player and partner in the fast-approaching Ibom International Art & Book Festival, 2022. The festival is billed to hold between 28th – 30th July, 2022 at selected locations...
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Abuja: Ushafa Market Women Mobilization
by Inspire Community Network|13 September 2022|Icon Blog, Northern Nigeria
When it comes to politics, women's voices and participation are still largely missing even though electoral decisions impact their livelihood, well-being, and security. Barriers like education, language, and socio-economic status continue to influence rural women's participation in expressing their civic...
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Kano: Training Women in Technology Entrepreneurship
by Inspire Community Network|05 September 2022|Icon Blog, Northern Nigeria
While it seems like the world of technology entrepreneurship is largely dominated by men, like Bill Gate, Steve Jobs, Mark Zukerberg, and Drosey, it has become crucial to examine the education of girls in technology entrepreneurship. For this reason, an...
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Invaluable Volunteering Skills you Need
by Inspire Community Network|13 April 2022|Icon Blog
Invaluable Volunteering Skills you need On the journey to becoming a volunteer, you must first recognize that volunteering is chiefly about organized giving; hence a few inexplicable components of volunteering are organization, giving (value and resources) and love. Below are...
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Offering Help Never Goes Out of Fashion; True or True?
by Inspire Community Network|09 April 2022|Icon Blog
Offering Help never goes out of fashion This remains one of our latent motivations for all the lives we touch and why we are fully committed to our upheld goals. At the heart of our operations is unmatched love for...
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Healing the World
by Inspire Community Network|09 April 2022|Icon Blog
Taking a quick drive through a typical rural Nigerian setting would quickly expose the massive inequality witnessed here in Nigeria and this is a reflection of one of the sore points of the African continent. One can argue that economic/political...
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Thinking of Volunteering? What to look for in top NGOs
by Inspire Community Network|23 March 2022|Icon Blog
Volunteering is a classic form of giving, as you give up your time, your energy and a whole lot more. But how does one identify the right organization to pitch their volunteering tent on? What are thoes key elements that...
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