Creator Incubator, a first of its kind creator empowerment programme has been launched in Sri Lanka by the digital agency, Digital Turtles (Pvt.) Ltd. The programme designed in the form of a startup incubator will see individuals empowered through training and also be given a grant to get them started on their content creation journey.
The Creator Incubator programme will commence in April and will comprise three online workshops conducted in English, Sinhala, and Tamil. Each online workshop will have 100 participants with trained experts guiding them through digital content creation. From the 300 participants, a cohort of 50 talented individuals will be selected to take part in the full incubator programme.
Speaking on the launch of Creator Incubator, Digital Turtles Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Binuri Nanayakkara said: “I have always been passionate about helping the creator eco-system in Sri Lanka, and Creator Incubator sets out to accomplish this. This will be a great opportunity for youth to use content creation to tell powerful stories that will give voice to the communities they represent. We will be giving a grant of $ 200 for the 50 creators selected to the programme to support them in their content creation.”
The Creator Incubator will take place in the form of a hackathon where the participants will be educated around topics such as starting a YouTube channel, leveraging digital media for marketing, empowering youth through story-telling, adaptive leadership and empathy building, collaboration for a stronger creator community, social media growth-hacking, videography, and editing, etc.
Digital Turtles hopes to make Creator Incubator a yearly programme whereby previous cohorts will become mentors for the upcoming batches, thus enabling Creator Incubator to become Sri Lanka’s largest influencer base spread across all districts.
Visit www.creatorincubator.lk to apply for the programme.
