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Developing Global Changemakers

Developing Global Changemakers

Media Coverage

As featured in global media.

From grassroots protests to international awards, our work has been spotlighted by news outlets, film festivals, and social impact platforms.

Featured Highlights

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SIMA Ambassadors

Advocating for film and impact storytelling

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HeForShe: My Dress, My Choice

Gender justice through protest

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Financial Times: At Work with the FT

Male allyship in Kenya

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ZodCulture: Global Visionaries

Matsanza’s journey from hardship to hope

SIMA Ambassadors

SIMA Ambassadors

“The world needs social change farmers and the world needs cultivators of spice but above all, the world needs those who will plant the spice in their backyards. Film is a powerful tool as it takes one through a journey to mindset change.”

–Erick Matsanza, SIMA Kenya Ambassador

Get more at http://simacollection.com/featured-ambassadors
SIMA Kenya Ambassador

A Conversation With SIMA Kenya Ambassador, Erick Matsanza

Meet our first featured SIMA Ambassador, host of SIMA Kenya, trailblazer and community organizer Erick Matsanza, who founded Spice Without Borders, an organization that celebrates the diversity of those from the backyards of society — using their energy, their vision and their focus to plant the social change spice in their communities.

https://medium.com/@sima_awards/impact-cinema-in-the-backyard-of-society-a-conversation-with-sima-kenya-ambassador-erick-matsanza-747c8d7f2fb6#.ql64bth5e
ZodCulture

Global Visionaries: Erick Matsanza – Spice Chungu

Erick recalls the difficulty he found completing his education and how on one Friday afternoon, due to the cost of his tuition, his education nearly came to an abrupt end. On this particular Friday afternoon, Erick overheard his mother and his brothers locked in a heated debate concerning how they would move forward with financing young Erick’s education. Unable to come to any sort of conclusive agreement, Erick’s older sister, a librarian at a nearby school, would provide the solution by taking Erick under her wing to continue his education with her. “Today I stand tall because I am inspired by the actions of my mother and my sister.”

Read more at http://zodculture.com/global-visionaries/

Developing Global Changemakers

From grassroots action to global platforms, every story reflects the power of people to create meaningful change.