mmaadd fellows — home base

the path

join→ set up→ learn the tools→ weekly briefs→ build portfolio→ receive feedback→ paid + project work

week 01 · mmaadd week · draft wed eod · final fri 5:00pm wat

what you do: settle in, set up your tools, and build your creative profile from scratch. get fluent with your ai tools and make your first practice outputs.
by wednesday: your 2-page profile intake, plus a first handful of practice outputs — your midweek draft.
by friday, 5pm: your top 20 text→image outputs, your canva profile card, and your stipend form.
tools this week: chatgpt, gemini, and canva — all free tiers. your toolkit guide walks you through each one.
what good looks like: evidence that you tried, compared, improved, and can explain your choices. clean beats busy.
your live brief: open your dashboard → for your current week, full schedule, and how to submit.

[ ]join the community room and say hello.
[ ]open your fellow folder (shared to your email) — your brief, calendar, toolkit, and payment form are inside. if it asks you to “request access,” you’re on the wrong google account: sign in with the email on your offer letter.
[ ]set up your tools: chatgpt, gemini, and canva — all free this week.
[ ]read this week's brief, top to bottom.
[ ]by wednesday: send your profile intake + first outputs.
[ ]by friday, 5pm: send your top 20, canva profile, and stipend form.
[ ]bookmark your dashboard for each week's brief.

day	what happens
saturday	the week opens — your new brief is live on your dashboard.
wednesday	midweek draft due, end of day.
friday	final due by 5:00pm wat.
after	light feedback returns, and your next brief opens once your final is in.

tool and assignment questions go in google chat, so the room learns together. for anything personal, write olawumi@awipa.org.

tool questionsgoogle chat

assignment questionsgoogle chat

folder accessmmaadd@thebirthrightproject.org

program questionsolawumi@awipa.org

stipend questionsolawumi@awipa.org

ask aina any time. anything personal or about your stipend goes to olawumi@awipa.org.

01every submission receives light written feedback.
02selected work is developed further with the studio.
03strong work can become part of mmaadd studio, mmaadd haus, or birthright project work.
04you keep full portfolio value for everything you make.
05the stipend is ₦100k / month while you are active in the program.

what if i miss a friday?

write olawumi@awipa.org. the program is built to keep you moving — one missed week is fine, we pick it back up together.

which tool should i use?

this week it's chatgpt, gemini, and canva — all free. your toolkit guide walks through every tool, and you'll pick up more week by week.

is my work graded?

submissions are reviewed, not scored. you get feedback to grow from. selected work moves forward into real projects.

do i keep what i make?

yes. everything you create stays yours for your portfolio.

where do i ask questions during the week?

google chat for tools and assignments, olawumi@awipa.org for anything about the program or stipend.