A Sierra Leonean creative startup · Freetown
One brand and one young creative at a time.
We train and mentor young people, especially young women, in practical creative and digital skills, and connect them with real opportunities to build creative careers.
01 — Why we exist
Sierra Leone has a generation of young people ready to create, and a growing number of small businesses that need to be seen. Nexa Kolektivs exists to connect the two.
Many young people, especially young women, are interested in design, content and digital work, but have few ways to gain practical skills, mentorship and the real-world experience needed to turn that interest into a livelihood.
Small and growing businesses, many of them women-led, operate without a professional identity or an online presence. Professional creative and digital support has mostly served large institutions, leaving these businesses behind.
Our approach
Nexa is a creative company with a social mission. We train young people in practical creative and digital skills, mentor them, and give them the chance to apply what they learn on real projects for real organisations, under professional supervision.
Young people build design, content, social media and digital skills through hands-on masterclasses.
They work on real briefs for real businesses, with mentors guiding every step, and build a portfolio.
Graduates move into creative work, freelancing or their own ventures, strengthening the local creative industry.
Skills, mentorship, a portfolio and a pathway into creative careers.
Professional branding and digital presence that help them grow.
A stronger creative economy built on homegrown talent.
What we offer
Our services help organisations communicate with clarity and confidence, and create the real projects our mentees learn from.
Logos, identity systems and print that make an organisation instantly recognisable.
Learn more about Brand Identity & Creative DesignPhotography, video and social content that tell your story where people are looking.
Learn more about Digital Communications & MultimediaWebsites for companies and institutions, built, secured and looked after.
Learn more about Web Design & Digital SolutionsHands-on training that leaves your team, or a new generation, more capable.
Learn more about Training & Capacity BuildingProgramme · Completed
A three-week, in-person masterclass in Freetown covering design fundamentals, Canva and social media marketing. Each participant applied her learning to a real business and finished with a portfolio and a one-month social media campaign. Guest lecturers from the design and marketing industry supported the programme.
Delivered in partnership with Skool Grind
“Every project we take on is also a chance for a young person to learn.”
Experience you can trust
Our founder has collaborated with international partners and delivered communications and digital work for public institutions.
Let’s build together
Need a brand, a website or a campaign? Want to train your team, or partner on a programme for young creatives? Tell us what you’re building.