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<p>The Impact Storytelling for Development Initiative (ISDI) has launched its capacity-building arm, the ISDI Academy, with the inaugural Future-Ready Communicators Bootcamp 1.0, equipping 25 emerging communicators with practical skills to communicate development more effectively.</p>
<p>The two-day Bootcamp, held in Kano on August 8 and 9, 2026, was themed “Stories That Matter. Skills for the Future.” It brought together communicators from diverse professional backgrounds for practical learning in development communication, storytelling, artificial intelligence (AI), visual communication and strategic communication.</p>
<p>The launch marks an important step in ISDI’s broader institutional vision of strengthening communication as a catalyst for sustainable development across Africa.</p><div class="u0Bustxs" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>ISDI Academy is one of four institutional arms through which ISDI delivers its mandate. The other arms are the Impact Story Hub, which focuses on evidence-based impact storytelling and documentation; ISDI Conversations, which provides platforms for dialogue, knowledge exchange and engagement; and ISDI Advisory, which provides strategic communication and development communication support to institutions and organisations.</p>
<p>Speaking at the opening of the Bootcamp, Ibrahim Ayyuba Isah, Founder and Executive Director of ISDI, described the launch of the Academy as a significant milestone in the development of the organisation.</p>
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<p>He said the Academy was established to create a practical learning platform where communicators can develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required to communicate development issues in an increasingly digital and rapidly changing environment.</p>
<p>The 25 participants in the inaugural cohort were selected from 227 applications, reflecting significant interest in the Academy’s focus on future-ready communication.</p>
<p>Isah encouraged participants to ask questions, challenge ideas, build relationships and learn from one another throughout the programme, while expressing appreciation to the facilitators and partners who supported the initiative.</p>
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<p>The Bootcamp featured sessions on Communication for Sustainable Development; Finding and Building Powerful Stories; AI for Today’s Communicator; and Visual Communication: Capturing Stories through Mobile Video and Photography for Development Communication.</p>
<p>Facilitators included Dr. Isah Nasidi of the Sahel Centre for Information, Media and Development Research (SCIMDER); Dr. Musa Abdullahi Sufi, CEO of SIDES Media; Nasiru Muhammad Auwal, Founder and CEO of Drone Forge Africa and AI strategist; Auwal Sani, ISDI Programmes Officer; and Sulaiman Abdullahi Danladi, Founder of AD Visuals and Creative Corner Community.</p>
<p>The programme also featured a Fireside Conversation on Purpose, Creativity and Leadership, led by Alhassan Hamza Hussaini, Advocacy and Campaign Officer at Plan International.</p>
<p>The Communicating for Impact Challenge provided participants with an opportunity to apply concepts and skills acquired during the Bootcamp to real development issues.</p>
<p>Speaking during the programme, Dr. Isah Nasidi said the Bootcamp was helping to address gaps in communication training by bringing professionals and academics together.</p>
<p>“What ISDI is doing is the right thing. It is trying to bridge the gap that has been disturbing us for years.”</p>
<p>Participants described the Bootcamp as practical, engaging and different from conventional training programmes.</p>
<p>Moshood Isah, a communications professional, public affairs and policy analyst, said the balance between theory and practical learning made the Bootcamp stand out, describing the experience as “eye-opening, impactful, and humbling.”</p>
<p>Sadiya Abdulaziz Muhammad, a voice-over artist and storyteller, said, “I came here and walked out of here as a different person,” while Habeeb Nabeellah Yakasai, a poet, said the practical sessions gave her greater clarity on using empathy in visual storytelling.</p>
<p>Aisha Habib Maigiwa, a journalist and Head of Corporate Communications Unit at Kano Internal Revenue Service, said the programme enabled her to move beyond her previous understanding of communication concepts and identified teamwork as one of her major takeaways from the Communicating for Impact Challenge.</p>
<p>The Bootcamp concluded with the presentation of certificates to the 25 participants in recognition of their successful participation. Certificates were also presented to the facilitators in appreciation of their contributions to the programme.</p>
<p>In his closing remarks, Isah thanked the partners, facilitators, participants and everyone who contributed to the success of the inaugural Bootcamp.</p>
<p>He called for continued collaboration among organisations, professionals and other stakeholders to strengthen development communication and support initiatives capable of creating meaningful and lasting impact in society.</p>
<p>“Our vision extends beyond training 25 participants. We are building a network of future-ready communicators who will strengthen the quality of development communication across Africa,” he said.</p>
<p>The inaugural Bootcamp marks the beginning of the ISDI Academy’s capacity-building programmes and its effort to build a growing community of ethical, innovative and impact-driven communicators equipped to produce evidence-based stories and contribute to positive social change.</p>
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<p>Media Contact:<br />
Mr Samuel Ohayagha<br />
Impact Story Officer<br />
ISDI<br />
contact@isdiafrica.org</p>
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