Gregg Tendwa

Mwalimu Gregg Tendwa

rethinking African futures

Profile

Welcome to the studio of Mwalimu Gregg Tendwa;

a thinker, teacher & futurist enabling pan-African development through Arts, Culture, Technology and Media. Working together with people and partners from across the continent, America and Europe, Mwalimu is on a mission to significantly reduce poverty and injustice.

He believes that the destiny of Africa can be changed through creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. He aspires to build a portfolio that brings to life and accelerates ideas that demonstrate ethical business acumen, innovation and social impact.

_mwl GT. #RethinkingAfricanFutures

Communications

A guru of development communication, _mwl GT. has built a reputable career in the use of applied Arts, Culture, Technology & Media for social change and community development in East Africa.

Social Innovation

A restless innovator, design thinker, creator and strategist, _mwl GT. is constantly rethinking and teaching about solutions for diverse social challenges and priorities of the international development agenda.

Artpreneurship

A respectable producer of music, film, fashion and photography,_mwl GT is an investor in the cultural and creative economy of East Africa. The engine of Bengatronics Sound System and Santuri East Africa.

Where do I make a difference?

Project Design

Strategist; Conceptualisation and deployment of blueprints for development projects

Distribution Strategy
New Product Development
Commercialization

Strategic Comms

Director: Brand development & deployment, campaigning & crisis communications management.

Distribution Strategy
New Product Development
Commercialization

Multi Media Production

Executive Producer; multimedia productions in music, film and fashion.

Distribution Strategy
New Product Development
Commercialization

Digital Media

Strategist; Digital media development, production, and evaluation.

Distribution Strategy
New Product Development
Commercialization

Learning

Facilitator; Curriculum development, training and evaluation of young people and adults.

Distribution Strategy
New Product Development
Commercialization

Artivism

Connector; of art to embrace political intention, making political action more creative.

Distribution Strategy
New Product Development
Commercialization

How do I make a difference?

- afrocentricity -
I apply Afrocentric design methodologies to create, test and scale solutions for complex sociocultural problems in Africa.
Afrocentricity is a frame of reference that interrogates emerging social reality from the perspective of the African person. Through the Afrocentric approach, I seek the appropriate centrality of the African person in diverse situations, and apply social design methodologies to innovate solutions for complex sociocultural problems in Africa.

Unique Value

- multitalented designer -

I bring forth a melting pot of experience, expertise and networks - gained from a decade of working across continents, cultures and diverse sociocultural challenges. I have registered as much success as failure, and I bring that honesty to every new project.

Extraverted (E), Intuitive (N), Feeling (F), Prospective (P) & Turbulent (ENFP –T)

“The Campaigner personality is a true free spirit – creative & charismatic. Charming, independent, energetic, compassionate. Can be felt in any crowd. Often the life of the party. If there’s a challenge Campaigners face when selecting a career, it’s that there are so many things out there that are just cool.”

https://www.16personalities.com/enfp-personality