THE PRESENTERS

Abdiwahid Abdikadir

Abdiwahid Abdikadir is an award-winning, freelance storyteller from Kenya. He is passionate about capturing memorable moments in time and is an accomplished documentary photographer with extensive experience in both local and international projects.
Abdiwahid’s work is focused on documenting humanitarian and development related projects and his photography has been showcased in exhibitions, including the Sema Youth Film Festival in 2013 and the “Stories from Our Cities” photo exhibitions in 2014 and 2015. In 2023, he organized his own exhibition themed “SMUND”.
Abdiwahid has received numerous awards and accolades for his work, including “Best Slum Creativity” at the African Slum Photo Festival in 2016, “Best Sports” at the African Slum Photo Festival in 2017, “Kenya Photographer
of the Year Nominee” in 2018, “Best Documentary” at the Eldoret Film Festival 4th edition in 2021, “Best SFX Film” at the Machakos Film Festival in 2021, and he was named one of the “100 Most Influential Muslims” in 2022. Additionally, his photos were exhibited at the Commonwealth Forum in Rwanda in 2022.

Guy Peterson

Guy Peterson is a British freelance photojournalist based in Dakar, Senegal covering West and Central Africa. Guy has been based in Dakar for three years with a focus on climate change, migration, humanitarian crisis and health related stories often in places where the story is critically undercovered. 

Moky Makura

Moky Makura was born in Nigeria, educated in England and has lived in London, Johannesburg and Lagos. She has been a TV presenter, producer, author, publisher and a successful entrepreneur in her own right. She is currently the Executive Director of Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative focused on shifting the African narrative.

Alexis Goffe

Alexis Goffe is an educator, therapist and child rights activist. He has worked with children in conflict with the law and their families and in various educational and correctional settings in Jamaica and the US for over 15 years. Alexis has been a part of the anti-criminalization of children campaign in Jamaica which calls for the end of keeping children in police lockups and the repeal of laws allowing children to be kept in adult prisons and being sentenced to life.