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Afripods Announced as Headline Sponsor for the African Podcast and Voice Awards
[06-05-2024]
The African Podcast and Voice Awards (APVA) is thrilled to announce its partnership with Afripods as the headline sponsor for this year’s prestigious event. With a shared commitment to promoting African voices and celebrating the power of audio and creative storytelling, this partnership marks a significant milestone for both organizations.
Afripods, a leading platform for podcasters, listeners, and advertisers, has established itself as an innovative and user-friendly platform within the digital landscape. Focused on Africa, the world’s fastest-growing digital continent, Afripods strives to amplify great stories, insights, entertainment, and joy. Their platform enables users from around the globe to access a wide range of podcasts featuring African voices and captivating narratives.
The African Podcast and Voice [APVA] Awards aims to recognize and honor the outstanding achievements of African audio creatives, including podcasters, spoken-word artists, and voice actors. With this year’s theme, “King of the game,” the awards celebrates the resilience, creativity, and leadership of African audio creatives. We aim to reflect on our collective journey toward excellence, innovation, and the mastery of our craft, affirming that every voice can shape our world.
We’re excited to welcome Afripods as our headline sponsor once again for the African Podcast and Voice Awards,” said Bidemi, APVA’s founder. “Their steadfast dedication to elevating African narratives is truly inspiring. Building on the success of our partnership last year, we’re aiming for an even greater impact this year. Together, we’ll continue strengthening the industry and empowering creatives across the continent.
As the headline sponsor, Afripods will play a crucial role in supporting APVA’s initiatives, including driving awareness, fostering creativity, and providing a platform for African audio talents to shine.
“Elevating and supporting the podcast & audio ecosystem in Africa is a key focus for Afripods. We are delighted to partner with APVA again as the headline sponsor for this year’s awards. The beauty of sound on this continent is not to be understated and the impact of the creative economy is key to unlocking power in Africa. Audiences are hungrier than they have ever been before and the diverse creatives on this continent do incredible work to showcase the various mediums they work in. Afripods is privileged to support podcasters to take up space, capture value and ultimately get paid for their content.”
Molly Jensen, CEO Afripods
The African Podcast and Voice Awards nominations are open, inviting audio creatives from across the continent to submit their best works for consideration. The awards ceremony, set to take place on the 28TH of September 2024, it promises to be a celebration of excellence, creativity, and the vibrant audio landscape of Africa.
For more information about the African Podcast and Voice Awards and the nomination process, please visit https://awards.apva.africa/
About Afripods
Afripods is a pan-African hosting and distribution platform focused on building the largest library of African audio stories. It is an innovative, functional, and user-friendly platform for podcasters, listeners, and advertisers. Focused on Africa, the world’s fastest-growing digital continent, Afripods aims to spread great stories, insights, entertainment, and joy. Through their platform, users from all over the world can access podcasts featuring African voices and captivating narratives.
Press Contact:
[Gathoni Ngumba]
[Community Manager]
[contactus@afripods.com]
About the Association of African Podcasters and Voice Artists
The Association of African Podcasters and Voice Artists is a community-driven organization that seeks to discover, amplify, and celebrate African voice/audio creatives.
We are dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the audio-creative industry in Africa.
Our Objectives:
- Discover Africa’s Unique voices that are telling and retelling the African narrative.
- Amplify the excellent works of African audio creatives via the African Podcast and Voice Awards and other industry-specific events
- Strengthen the African audio industry by providing home-grown resources that cater to the needs of audio creatives
- Transform audio skills into viable businesses via the APVA Academy
- Lead conversations with international organizations (prospect partners) and mediate to provide tools and facilities easily accessed by African audio creatives.
- Partner with and support communities and organizations looking to support the African audio industry.
Press Contact:
[Stepheny Itemuagbor]
[Programs and Partnerships Officer]
[The Association of African Podcasters and Voice Artists]
[stepheny@awards.apva.africa]
