The Hub’s film crew is growing

The current unemployment rate in Lesotho averages 28%, with youth unemployment at an estimated 38%. With projects like film making and photography, The Hub aims to capacitate young people with digital media skills that will help them to pursue employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. The Hub’s film crew has started shooting a short film based onContinue reading “The Hub’s film crew is growing”

WordPower is back!

WordPower is back! We had our first session today. Last year, we read Blood Ties by Zimkhitha Mlanzeli from FunDza. Three WordPower participants wrote letters to Zimkhitha to tell her how much they loved the book, and Zimkhitha was kind enough to send signed copies of her books and FunDza t-shirts to all three. Congratulations toContinue reading “WordPower is back!”

Ba re Lit Fest 2018

From January 12-13, members and volunteers of The Hub had fun at Ba re e ne re Literature Festival 2018. On Friday January 12, we joined Storytelling with Film, a showing of three short films and conversation with the film directors: “Words after the world: a film in progress” by Christian Nyampeta “Monna oa motsamai” by Pheello “PJ” MakosholoContinue reading “Ba re Lit Fest 2018”

Film making with HEAD

From November 21 – December 14, The Hub’s film crew took part in a successful 3.5 week collaboration/camp with students from Haute école d’art et de design – Genève (HEAD/Geneva University of Art & Design). The camp ended with a screening of films produced by The Hub’s film crew, students from HEAD and Sesotho Media & Development at Mophato oaContinue reading “Film making with HEAD”

#16Days Video

86% of women in Lesotho have experienced some form of gender based violence (Gender Links, 2015). Today The Hub is taking part in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by launching a video produced by our students for #16 days of activism against gender based violence (GBV). “We cannot achieve genderContinue reading “#16Days Video”