Bernad Otieno Wandei
was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He is the 6th born out of 8 children and grew up in
Korogocho community in Nairobi. He is otherwise known as Oti, Otieno, Ben
and Bena. He lives in Perth with his wife and daughter. His work
background in Kenya included areas of civic education, community
development, community radio, film and documentary making.in Western Australia,
Ben completed a Bachelor in Film and a Master’s Degree in Human
Rights Education from Edith Cowan University and Curtin University
respectively. In Western Australia Ben has worked in areas of migrant and
refugee resettlement, youth work, employment recruitment, education and
training in Perth and remote communities in the Kimberley region of
Western Australia. He is currently working with children and young people
in Perth. (Masters Human Rights, B. Creative Industries - Film & Video, Adv
Dip Mass Comms, Dip Comm Dev)
Born
and bred in Nairobi, Kizito Gamba first
developed a taste for writing news articles when he joined his high school’s
Journalism Club in 2008. Two years later, Kizito was among a special group that
was selected to represent his school in a two-week exchange program in Sweden.
It was during this program that he gained his first exposure to the art of
visual storytelling. After high school, Kizito completed a six months training
course at K-Youth Media. “With
a scholarship from Be Kids Australia Inc, I was able to further my tertiary
education at Jamuhuri Film and Television, currently known as the Africa
Digital Media Institute.” As part of the Give Back Project and
accessing a BKA grant, Kizito took charge of teaching remedial classes at
Ngunyumu Primary School in Korogocho and also served as a mentor in a
leadership project with iLead group.
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