about

talent is everywhere. access is not.

mmaadd is a creative technology institute for emerging builders across africa and the americas. we connect access to modern A.I. and creative tools with structured practice, real briefs, and public pathways for the work people make.

the goal is practical: help fellows build useful skills, finished portfolios, paid opportunities, and work they can own.

  • give fellows free access to modern creative and A.I. tools
  • turn guided learning into finished, portfolio-ready work
  • bring real briefs into the studio and create paid opportunities
  • help work move into releases, storefronts, and creator-owned futures

the work is the curriculum.

fellows do not just learn about the tools. they use them to make work that can be seen, reviewed, improved, and carried forward.

academy

build skills through making

mmaadd young and mmaadd women bring together live sessions, independent work, feedback, practical tool use, and portfolio-building.

studio

turn briefs into real output

mmaadd studio turns briefs into brands, stories, websites, campaigns, and digital products. fellows learn through production and contribute to work with real-world value.

ownership

give finished work somewhere to go

selected work moves into portfolios, releases, digital collections, and storefronts. fellows retain a clear relationship to the value their work creates.

the mmaadd ride so far

2025 — now
81%completion rate
350+fellows reached

where fellows are building

70%west africa
25%east africa
5%caribbean
program split

digital entrepreneurship paths

60%creative studios
40%consumer goods + services
the people behind the work

institute operations
+ advisors.

institute operations

quality control aliyu idris · community coker olanrewaju · logistics kash finnih · technology maxx hleb · creative ops director ola heavens · merchandising sade preston · communications tosin kolawole · haus director øm wangai · provost femi munis

board of deans and advisors

alysha english · antonio barragas · ari osuagwu · bolade atitebi · carla pierre · funso finnish · john mwangi · nuhmi co · rajab haimisi · remi fabilola · sheila diba · shereka evans