3rd Culture Kid Productions

27/04/2023

And That’s a wrap. We had a blast co-producing and filming girls stories of resistance and triumph with in Kenya and Tanzania. Over the last year we have worked hand in hand coordinating the “Circle of Us” fellowship, training girls in Sierra Leone and East Africa on storytelling for movement building and resistance as well as equipping them with skills in video production.

17/04/2023

Remember you’re doing great 😊👍

09/10/2022

This was 3rd Culture Kids Second engagement with One Girl. We worked with them to also produce both Stills and Video for their End of Year campaign. Contact Us now for your full scale content and event production needs.

06/10/2022

Amazing campaign we shot for One Girl. Her time is Now. Looking forward to

03/02/2022

By blending Mexican cuisine with traditional African ingredients Chef .fromafrica creates magic at . This past Taco Tuesday, our first creating magic here in South Africa, was no different. From Mopane Worm tacos, to an Ostrich mince filling, each taco was unique, beautiful to look at and even better to eat. As a welcome to us, he even made a Sierra Leone delicacy, fol foot(Chicken Feet) tacos. Scrumptious does not even begin to explain how tasty each bite was, feast your eyes because we’ve already filled our bellies✨
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31/01/2022

At 3rd Culture Kid Productions we produce content, food and events from a global perspective. The focus of our work made this February collaboration with .fromafrica all the more perfect. Join us on the journey as we travel with Chef Zi to his homeland of Zimbabwe and we bring you a range of content from cooking, to pop-ups and everything in between.

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23/01/2022

We’ve had the opportunity to work with social entrepreneur and climate activist, . Diaka was a hugely popular voice at the recent where she advocated for the unsung voices of women and youth living in the Global South. Her activism spans across sectors, creating safe spaces and empowering girls through her initiative , tackling climate change with which has led her to mobilizing youth in Sierra Leone around climate justice with , and even landing in the pages of . Diaka is a powerhouse and we are certain you’ll be hearing more and more from her as she progresses in her activism.
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22/01/2022

“Protect Mother Earth, because it’s the only home we have. There’s no planet B”

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13/12/2021

Thank you to all of our attended guests both in person and on the love stream. For those who missed it, the talks will be uploaded to the TEDx YouTube channel soon, stay tuned!
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13/12/2021

We believe that our “Voices From Freetown Around Climate Change” are a critical addition to the Countdown initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and turning ideas into action in the African context.

The goal of the event was to offer new solutions and local perspectives on climate change, and to inspire Freetonians to take more environmentally friendly action.

During the live event, we hosted over 100 Freetonians including students and climate activists, development partners, policy makers and informal settlements dwellers from all corners of Freetown. Our live stream on YouTube reached more than 300 people.

13/12/2021

The event, organised with the generous sponsorship of
, , and Innovation SL was a huge success. Our speakers amplified the voices on Freetonians and spoke to the ways in which we are not only being affected by the climate crisis but they offered solutions and tactics to address the climate crisis. The speakers spoke of the following topics:

Aminata Dumbuya – Waste: Our Diamond in the Rough
Yirah Conteh – Building Climate Resilience: Amplifying the Voices of Informal Settlers
Jeremiah Thoronka – Entrepreneurship and Climate Action: How to Win the Battle?
Haja Isatu Bah – Education for Climate Action
Fatou Wurie – Women & Climate Financing: A Path Towards Gender Equity
Mayor Yvonne Aki Sawyerr OBE – Climate Migration and Urban Resilience

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10/12/2021

10/12/2021

Meet Madame Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor of Freetown, who will talk about and in the context of Freetown.

10/12/2021

👉🏾 Introducing our next TEDx MayorOfFreetown speaker... 🔥
🎤 Fatou Wurie, senior sustainable development consultant acting at the intersection of gender equity, public health and humanitarian action! Fatou is a social scientist by training and has worked in some of the world’s leading bilateral and multilateral agencies to scale development and humanitarian programmes in over 25 countries 🌟. This includes roles at UNMEER, DFID funded Regional Program Evidence4Action (MamaYe), WHO Foundation and UNICEF.
Fatou is the first Sierra Leonean to be selected as a Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellow and is currently placed at the African Development Bank. As a writer, speaker, and award-winning social justice advocate, Fatou is committed to gender equity, especially for African and underserved BIPOC communities globally.
Stay tuned as we release new speaker updates! 🎤🔥

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10/12/2021

👉🏾 Introducing our next TEDxMayorOfFreetown speaker... 🔥🔥🔥
🎤 ... Haja Isatu Bah, a recent graduate from Skidmore College NY with a BA in Environmental Studies. Haja is currently doing her fellowship with El-Koony Center in Kenya through the Princeton in Africa Fellowship 🤩.
Haja is very passionate about the environment and issues affecting women – she is the founder and currently runs Uman4Uman, a social enterprise that produces and sells reusable sanitary pads for girls and women in Sierra Leone.
Her topic is: Education For Climate Action 💪🏾
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10/12/2021

Meet our next amazing Countdown speaker...🔥🔥🔥
👉🏾 Jeremiah Thoronka 📣, an award-winning innovator and researcher in the field of energy, environment, and climate change! 🌟 In 2021, he was awarded the Global Student Prize and the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work - Africa, for his role in innovating clean energy systems, promoting local sustainable solutions and youth involvement in energy and climate policy:
👉🏾 https://www.globalteacherprize.org/person?id=15091.
Jeremiah Thoronka is currently pursuing an MSc degree in Sustainability, Energy and Development at Durham University as a Commonwealth Scholar.

His topic is: Entrepreneurship and Climate Action: How to Win the Battle?

03/12/2021

Meet our next TEDx Countdown speaker, the advocate of slum dwellers in Sierra Leone...
🎤 Mr Yirah O'Conteh is the chairman of the Federation of the Urban and Rural Poor (FEDURP-SL), an affiliate of the Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and a member of the Council of SDI.

With over 17 years of experience in confronting slum challenges, he believes in building urban climate resilience through amplifying the voices of informal settlers around and within Freetown 📣.

Yirah's topic is: Building Climate Resilience: Amplifying the Voices of Informal Settlers.

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02/12/2021

*TEDxMayorOfFreetown* Countdown event is coming to our city on Dec 10th! 🎥 Watch the video to learn more! 🔥
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02/12/2021

Meet our amazing TEDx Countdown speaker, Waste Transformer and Change Agent...
🎤 Mrs. Aminata Dumbuya-Jarr is passionate about accelerating universal energy access through decentralized renewable energy. She is a seasoned energy and sanitation professional that has held various leadership roles across numerous institutions.
Aminata is the CEO and Founder of The Freetown Waste Transformers SL LTD (FWT). FWT and partners have implemented a waste-to-energy pilot that will be scaled across Freetown to deliver measurable impact across the sanitation and energy sectors. FWT’s project, “Turning Waste into Opportunity for Socially Inclusive Growth” is on the verge of achieving ’s mission of improving waste management infrastructure in Freetown. 🤩
Aminata's theme is ''Waste: Our Diamond In The Rough''.

30/11/2021

Chef Zi is asking for support but also knows that sometimes people need to know “what’s in it for me”. As an incentive to support the crowdfunding campaign there are various “perks” one can get for donating. Everything from Goodie bags filled with Chef Zi’s delectable spice and herbal blends to dinners and tasting opportunities and even all inclusive getaways for those who are very generous.

We had an opportunity to do a multi-course tasting with Chef Zi that was absolutely magical. Feast your eyes and tantalize your taste buds with some of the footage from that dinner and use that as motivation to open your hearts and wallets to support .fromafrica. The Crowdfunding link is in the bio.
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30/11/2021

We had the opportunity to produce this video as a labor of love for Chef Zi to share his journey and to appeal for support in bringing his African-Mexican love child to the world. We all know that in our community it takes a village and so I’m asking our village to wrap around .fromafrica and support him in making his American Dream a reality. The crowdfunding link is in the bio.

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30/11/2021

This we will be using our platform to support another inspiring creative who is using food to also tell stories from a global perspective. Chef .fromafrica is an innovative chef bringing his African roots with him as he explores flavors in the kitchen. He’s also a kind, passionate and gracious fellow who shares love through food and is willing to bring others up with him as he climbs. Chef Zi has been a staple in the New York food scene for over 10 years and has a loyal following in Harlem. His fusion concepts have infused African flavors to various other cultural cuisine and he is embarking on a journey to crowdfund and bring , an African-Mexican love child to a brick and mortar location.
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29/11/2021

Climate change is the
most pressing issue affecting our planet today. Our very existence as a species is tied to effectively managing the climate situation. As Sierra Leoneans we have an even stronger duty to have the tough climate conversations and contribute to its solutions because we are one of the most affected by the problem.

Join Freetown Mayor and other prolific climate voices as we bring you TEDxMayorOfFreetown.

We are so thrilled to be part of the organizing committee for what promises to be a historic event.
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29/11/2021

Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas to action.

Our Countdown theme is:
Climate Change: Voices From Freetown

Stay tuned as we release additional speakers and their topics.
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25/11/2021

Chef .fromafrica is an innovative chef bringing his African roots with him as he explores flavors in the kitchen. He’s also a kind, passionate and gracious fellow who shares love through food and is willing to bring others up with him as he climbs.

We had the opportunity to produce this video as a labor of love for Chef Zi to share his journey and to appeal for support in bringing to the world an Afro-Mexican restaurant and love letter from Chef Zi to the world.

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21/11/2021

Climate change is the
most pressing issue affecting our planet today. Our very existence as a species is tied to effectively managing the climate situation. As Sierra Leoneans we have an even stronger duty to have the tough climate conversations and contribute to its solutions because we are one of the most affected by the problem. Join Freetown Mayor and other prolific climate voices as we bring you TEDxMayorOfFreetown.
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29/10/2021

I’m so honored to have directed this short film, “Wata Na Life” for and , on the phenomenal Sierra Leonean photographer and illustrator . Ngadi’s photo documentary was an exploration of water access and sanitation in Sierra Leone and the unfortunate role that climate change is playing on water access in both urban and rural communities.

For many that don’t know, Sierra Leone is the third most affected country by climate change. Going to the villages and hearing the voices of people you don’t often hear in the climate debate was truly eye opening. We need many more Sierra Leonean voices as part of the climate conversation and I urge many of you to start engaging in these conversations with your families, neighbors, and your local and national government.

I’m incredibly grateful to Ngadi, the WaterAid team, The British Journal of Photography and most importantly my crew and for entrusting this film in my hands as well as supporting me as we put together this labor of love✨
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06/10/2021

We celebrated musicians, Dancers, photographers, painters, poets and all forms of artistic expression. The creative industry is alive and well and we are so happy lend our vision in growing this important industry.

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06/10/2021

It’s been a busy time for 3rd Culture Kid Productions. Our most recent event production “Dim Lights and Bright Stars” took time to curate, and celebrate Sierra Leone’s brightest up and coming creatives.

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28/09/2021

So honored to have been apart of this project. Climate change is more pressing than ever and we have to make the tough decisions and actions in order to save our warming planet. For those interested in seeing the film we produced on Sierra Leone’s new face of tourism, The Chimpanzee and how biodiversity plays an important role in saving this critically endangered animal please check the comments for the link.

08/08/2021

Thanks to Mr. And Mrs. Fofana for allowing the interview. I must say I was a bit nervous interviewing a world renowned journalist but you both made me feel comfortable and I’m excited so excited to premiere the final project.

16/06/2021

Sometimes we lift others, other times we must allow ourselves to be lifted.
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09/06/2021

Have you missed us?!? We’ve been a bit MIA but it’s only because we’ve been WERKING. Had an amazing opportunity to work with a super talented and creative team in Nairobi for Sierra Leone’s “King of Kaftans” on the set of his lookbook photo shoot.

It was amazing to work with other creatives here on the continent and create. A very huge thank you to all who made the shoot possible. Check out some BTS from the shoot. Swipe left for some 🔥🔥.

PS. The designer is multi-talented and even produced the song used for the soundtrack of this video.

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20/05/2021

It’s not just about what you know, it’s also about sharing it with others.

The media is the message and having a healthy and thriving relationship with media partners can be crucial in not just pushing your message or sharing your initiatives, but also staying relevant.

We are grateful for the strong media partnerships we have been able to cultivate in Sierra Leone and continue to work with our media partners in releasing thoughtful content and promoting our business.
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15/05/2021

Thank you to all who attended Made In Salone:Celebrating Salone@60. Together we celebrated the land that we all love. Sweet Salone✨
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@ Freetown, Sierra Leone

14/05/2021

A special thank you to our sponsors and vendors. With their support, Made In Salone:Celebrating Salone@60 was a huge success✨








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13/05/2021

Green for the lush landscapes and plentiful mountains, white for the peace and unity we work hard to maintain, and blue for the idyllic costal oceans. We love those who came repping the Green, White and Blue. Land that we love...Our Sierra Leone✨
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@ Freetown, Sierra Leone

12/05/2021

To celebrate Mama Salone’s 60th birthday, we danced, we sang, we ate and drank good, and we took a moment to celebrate a nation, that despite its faults, we are proud to call home. Thank you to all who supported to make Made In Salone:Celebrating Salone@60 a huge success.
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