From Entrepreneur to Impresario
Entrepreneurship
While commerce in basic commodities is the lifeblood
estate, entrepreneurship has expanded in many other directions thanks to
foundation pictured here.Burhan to the left of this photo taken in Nairobi
city centre- is representative of such entrepreneurship, having worked in a Forex
bureau, established cyber café, founded advertising agency for Eastleigh
Business and inaugurated a magazine featuring stories of interesting to the Somali
Diaspora. He is now working on a project entitled ‘ Eastleighwood’ a media
production and ‘youth empowerment
initiative.
Eastleighwood
With Eastleighwood, Burhan has moved from
entrepreneurship to impresario, promoting youth talents that exist among Somali
and non Somali youth in Eastleigh. This talents is now showcased on Somali
cable tv channels, uploaded on YouTube, and Facebook, and digested by Somalis
throughout the world. Eastleigh is not just a place of business. It is where
Somalis come from all parts of the world, and so a place Somali entertainment
is desired. Music- Somali, Kenyan, and Ethiopian can be heard everywhere on the
streets. It is played live at weddings heard in Eastleigh’s plusher hotels and
ever at miraa chewing sessions. While Eastleigh is enriched by many other
influences Somali culture naturally predominates, as other Somali aspects of
life has grown upon the economic foundation of the estate.
Source:
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