The lives of digital platform workers and sellers have been impacted by COVID-19 in surprising and varied ways. Here, 11 young people earning a living on platforms in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda, share the creative ways in which they have navigated the pandemic.
This footage was shot by platform workers and sellers themselves over two months in late 2020, after receiving smartphones, videography training and ongoing storytelling mentorship from Nairobi-based multimedia production company, http://www.storyby.design/ This project was created with support from the Mastercard Foundation.
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