Education

Canon Miraisha Programme

A Canon Programme Developing Skills in Africa

Miraisha Programme

About the Miraisha Programme

Aligning with Canon's corporate philosophy of Kyosei, which means living and working together for the common good, the Miraisha programme fosters job opportunities in Africa by providing workshops for photographers, videographers, filmmakers, and print business owners.

The name "Miraisha" is a fusion of Japanese and Swahili, symbolizing the program's cross-cultural approach. Mirai – Future (Japanese) and Maisha – Livelihood (Swahili) together they create future livelihood.

Miraisha Zebra Stories from the Coast LAGOSPHOTO FESTIVAL KENYA ISHARA LENS ON LIFE SEMA Collaboration
DREAMING BIG! A Young Girls Dream to Another Kenyan students Ruth Wanjiru​ Kennedy ‘Ned’ Amungo Mwende Rangata

Canon Miraisha Programme Partners

  • SOS VILLAGES D’ENFANTS

  • Kings & Queens

  • Zebra Productions

  • MultiChoice

  • Ishara

  • Film Lecturers & Trainers Association of Kenya

  • LAGOSPHOTO

  • LENS ON LIFE

  • PEFTI

  • African Women in Photography

  • Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech)

  • The NRB Bus

  • Uganda Press Photo Awards

  • National Film and Television Institute

  • Kenya Film Commission

  • Institut des sciences et techniques de la communication (ISTC)

    • Stories

  • Why ZAWADI?

    A group of young women used the gift of storytelling to share their experiences of growing up in the informal settlements of Nairobi

  • Bigger than Hollywood: The quiet ascent of New Nigerian Cinema

    We look at the past, present and future of the world's second biggest film industry - Nollywood

  • Streets of Lagos

    Afrobeat has gone global and major labels are clamouring for new Nigerian talent. Eager or worldwide fame, young artists are taking the creative process into their own hands.