The Dada Podcast Incubator will run from April 26 2021 for the next 100 days to platform the voices of amazing Kenyan women whose ideas and perspective scan resonate globally. Dada Podcast Incubator participants will receive access to a $15,000 in production credits to produce, record and package their podcasts, technical support and high-end production equipment, capacity building training in Branding and distribution, production, warm introduction to funders and collaborators whenever possible and distribution and marketing support. The DADA PODCAST INCUBATOR seeks to empower new ventures into podcasting as a content creation medium; capture and share the rich content, strengthen the exchange around issues that would otherwise not be accommodated by mainstream media; encourage new podcasters to explore the impact of their work and learn from their peers and build a community of podcasters by inspiring a culture of podcasting. This exercise provides the opportunity for participants to familiarize themselves with this new media while ultimately contributing to the support of locally produced content. To support learning from various practitioners, SemaBOX has invited trainers with the relevant experience and background to participate in the incubation programme. For this initial cohort, 8 hosts have been selected for the incubation. This first COHORT was selected by invitation but in the future applications will be open to the general public, with due consideration to applications from women, LGBTQ+ persons and women-identifying individuals. SemaBOX will explore access to the necessary resources during the Incubation Process, including introductions to relevant funders and collaborations (i.e. NGOs, think tanks, academic institutes) for the participating podcasters. Participants are selected on the basis of unique storytelling ability, public interest storytelling, and ethical approach to issues with consideration given to women, LGBTQ+ persons and women-identifying individuals. Participants have to commit to investing the necessary time before, during and after the productions. DADA PODCAST INCUBATOR CLASS OF 2021
