East Africa’s largest makerspace, MoTIV, wins inaugural UNESCO prize for creative economy

MoTIV, East Africa’s largest makerspace headquartered in Kampala, Uganda has won the UNESCO–Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the creative economy. Established in March 2020 under the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works in Uganda strategy, MoTIV provides a holistic solution that fosters collaboration in an impactful and sustainable way by providing tools, training, a marketplace, and value chain support to creatives.  Out of 69 institutions nominated for the “creative economy” award, Uganda’s MoTIV emerged as the winner. MoTIV will use the US$50,000 prize money to kickstart a creative fund to unlock increased potential in the sector and support…