Okayafrica Teams Up With Kickstarter

Okayafrica Teams Up With Kickstarter


Okayafrica has teamed up with the creative funding giant, Kickstarter, to promote the most inspired projects from Africa and the diaspora. Find "The Nile Project" (above) and other innovative projects on our curated page here. If you have ideas for projects that we should boost, email us at Okayafrica@Okayplayer.com.

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