Magamba Network

We are Africa's trailblazing creative &
digital media organisation.

We inspire young people to fight for a
just, participatory and green Africa.

We’re all about using arts, digital media, civic tech & activism to reach young people and get them involved in the big issues of our time. We run some of the most disruptive digital platforms & creative initiatives on the African continent with an online community of over 500,000 young people.

Our Major

Programmes

Digital X is a cutting-edge programme using digital media, arts & civic tech to defend civic space, promote free expression & inspire young people to participate in progressive political & climate justice causes.

Arts 4 Change is a youth-led, youth-focused programme that uses music, film and youth culture to trigger conversations around accountability.

Magamba’s Africa programming cuts across 8 different African countries where we run hackathons, youth media platforms and creative networks to empower young Africans to demand a society with radically participatory democracy, free media, a sustainable creative sector, and a just & green economy.

Studio Moto is Zimbabwe’s hub for alternative media & critical civic content. The Studio was launched in 2022 to support young content creators, creatives and civic organizations to produce & share social justice content. Studio Moto aims to empower African civic organisations & social movements with storytelling skills and to assist them in creating compelling content that amplifies their important work.

Arts 4 Change is a youth-led, youth-focused programme that uses music, film and youth culture to trigger conversations around accountability.

Our impact

Kandoro

“I found out about Magamba around 2013 after watching an episode of their Zambezi News show. I was fascinated by their kind of comedy: the bravery, the boldness and the intelligence of it all. They were speaking truth to power.”

Mary

"When I started out I had no idea about the smallest things even to just switch on a computer, let alone a Camera, coming from a marginalised rural background…but through Magamba’s journalism training, I rose to become an award-winning journalist.”

Janet

“Magamba Network is doing amazing, amazing work in terms of their reach and their awareness raising and that cannot be taken for granted!”

Samkeliso

“Magamba believed in us when no-one did!”

Samuel

“When we started Citizens Voice Network, we didn’t have to start from zero. The experience, sources and skills gathered during my time as a contributor for Magamba’s media initiatives Open Parly ZW and The FeedZW have been useful in making sure that my startup is a success.”

Chloe

“I think maybe the most important thing is seeing and experiencing the energy and hope that is generated just by Magamba existing. If you hang around Moto Republik or if you pop in, there is a real sense that these are young people who have purpose, excitement, passion and hope that I don’t know that they would have otherwise.”