Sharon Vijedi, a student and blogger at Sound of the Pen, has won this year’s US Embassy Online Writing Competition. The competition that was held in August, set out to test the individual understanding of topics trained about earlier in the year by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). The competition was held in three phases. […]
View Post #BAKETraining, Billboards, Decent conversations, plagiarism, plagiarism facts, Sharon Vijedi, Sounds of the pen, Training, US EmbassyLast week, we were privileged to attend a training hosted by the Ministry of Environment in association with the Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Development (LECRD) Project in Naivasha. We learnt that over the years, human beings have been degrading the environment, through their own actions. As a result, the world’s temperature is increasing, sea levels are rising […]
View Post biodiversity, deforestation, Environmental blogging, urban planning, waste managementWinners of the annual ‘Eye in the Wild’ photography competition by Mabati Rolling Mills were announced last Saturday with 47-year-old Salma Shah emerging the Overall Gold Winner of Kshs. 350,000 for her piece that showed how a common papaya tree can influence environmental beauty and support wildlife. Salome Tarus emerged the Silver Winner received Kshs 250,000 prize […]
View Post Andrew John Heycott, Gurchorpran Roopra, Karura Forest, Mabati Rolling Mills CEO, NikonAs technology advances, there is a need to equip people will the skills and technical know-how to navigate in this fast advancing world. As BAKE, we pride ourselves in promoting local content and fighting for digital rights. Through blogging, internet freedoms and social media training, we are able to prepare our trainees to tackle issues […]
View Post blogging, digital marketing, knls Nakuru, Social MediaOn 3rd September 2018, Mabati Rolling Mills launched The Eye in the Wild campaign. The campaign, labelled Stop the Chop, aims at creating awareness on the importance of conservation by highlighting the beauty in nature and the impact of climate change. This is done through an annual photography campaign for amateur photographers. The campaign targets […]
View Post conservation, deforestation, Forest cover, Kenyan forests, Mabati Rolling Mills, MRM Eye in the Wild, Photography, Stop the ChopThe aim of content creation is to bring your thoughts to reality. That piece of art, that photograph that has captured the moment perfectly or that story that you hope one day to turn into a book. We all want to earn from it. What all content creators want to see is the fruits of their […]
View Post content creation, copyright infringement in Kenya, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), Kenya Copyright Laws, Section 3 of the Copyright Act Cap 130 of the Kenya Copyright LawsNakuru Training Youth in Kenya are always hungry to develop and nurture new skills. Sadly, the opportunities are rarely available and when they are, it comes with a cost. Digital literacy has ventured in Kenyan but not many people have embraced it. This is majorly due to ignorance, lack of knowledge or where to access […]
View Post #BAKETraining, Nakuru, US EmbassyBlogging is a growing source of self-employment for those with the awareness and right skills. BAKE’s mandate is in developing online skills in an effort to promote online content creation & free expression in Kenya. In light of this, we will be hosting several events during the year. The training will be free for all […]
View Post BAKE Training, blogging, blogging 101, digital marketing, Digital SecurityNathan Fluellen is a travel vlogger and host of World Wide Nate. He has been traveling the world since 2004 visiting 50 countries and 6 continents. His show focuses on adventure, food, and culture. Nathan is in Kenya and we will host him at an evening forum at the Nailab on Tuesday 5th 2018 from […]
View Post Nathan Fluellen, Travel vlogThe first ever Sondeka Awards were held at the Louis Leakey Auditorium at the National Museums of Kenya. The awards were organized by Creatives Garage to recognize Kenyan Creatives. Edward Sigei of the Kenya Copyright Board, who was a speaker at the event, said that young creatives should be paid for the work that they […]
View Post Creatives, Creatives Garage, Sondeka Awards, Sondeka Awards 2018