We are capturing Africa’s essence through visual storytelling – Dikan Center founder
Driven by a deep belief in the transformative power of visual education and storytelling, Dikan Center, based in Accra, Ghana, and perhaps the first visual storytelling center in West Africa, seeks to foster creativity, innovation, and leadership among Africa’s young people, empowering them to shape the future of their communities and the continent, the center’s founder cum executive director Paul Ninson tells MARTIN-LUTHER C. KING in this no-holds-barred interview in Accra.
Dikan Center collaborates with US Embassy to build capacities of 22 journalists
Twenty-two photo and video journalists are benefiting from a five-day intensive capacity-building workshop organised by the Dikan Center, an NGO focused on visual education and safeguarding the cultural heritage of Ghana.
Africa’s biggest photography library opens in Ghana
The largest photography library in Africa has opened in Ghana’s capital, Accra, showcasing the work of the continent and diaspora’s forgotten, established and emerging talent. Founded by Ghanaian photographer and film-maker Paul Ninson, the Dikan Center houses more than 30,000 books he has collected. The first of its kind in Ghana, a photo studio and classrooms provide space for workshops while a fellowship programme is aimed at African documentarians and visual artists.