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A digital garden of African women's experiences with games.

Prosearium.net is an initiative to document 1000 African women of all backgrounds and their experiences creating and contributing to games.
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Prosearium.net is an initiative to document 1000 African women of all backgrounds and their experiences creating and contributing to games. This is a step towards increasing the participation of African women in game development, and carving a space for ourselves in the continents digital history.

Here's our progress so far:
100 by 2021
1000 by 2026
Workshops hosted

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#27 Ritalucia Henry-Andoh
Ritalucia is a gamer, streamer, and intersectional feminist from Ghana. She is also the co-founder of an art collective called Artemartis which aims to grow artistic talent in the country.…
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#26 Bertha Fiona Chipangila
Meet Bertha Fiona Chipangila, known as Fiona by many. She is a programmer and video game writer who has taken part in Global Game Jam (GGJ) multiple times. This year,…
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This Africa Month we looked at some iconic games from across the continent
Words by Chechiwa Nyangu On Tuesday 25th May, Africa celebrated Africa Freedom Day. The holiday is an annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25…
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#25 Kenia Mattis
Meet Kenia, founder, and CEO of ListenMi, an award-winning Animation and Digital Design Studio based in Jamaica that focuses on designing and building culturally relevant digital products for global audiences.…
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The importance of documenting women and diversity in the gaming industry
Words by Chechiwa Nyangu 100 Women In Gaming Panel with editor Meagan Marie (far left)Photo credit: Dean Takahashi The gaming industry has long been male-dominated. This is true for most…
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#24 Inonge Kamona
Meet Inonge, a Zambian marketing professional and video game enthusiast. Inonge took part in Global Game Jam for the first time and co-wrote the storyline for an adventurous, Afrocentric game…
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#23 Natalie Cuthbert
We're excited to bring you an interview with a long time supporter of prosearium.net. Natalie Cuthbert is a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of an African fintech startup, Stitch.…
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Spotlight: Fakiyesi Abisola Anthonia – Footballer and FIFA gamer
Meet Fakiyesi, a promising 18-year-old Nigerian footballer and gamer. Not only does she play FIFA, but Fakiyesi also showcases her own football highlights on her growing YouTube Channel, Abisola _games.…
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#22 Wanangwa Gondwe
Meet Wanangwa, a law student and game development enthusiast. She was a participant in the Ubongo Game Lab Games Plus Girls workshop in 2018. Ubongo Game Lab hosted Games Plus…
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Get involved

Here are ways that you can help us get to our goal of documenting 1000 African women creating and self-publishing their own games.
Let us profile you
Are you a woman in Africa that has made a game before or wants to make a game? It doesn’t matter what kind of game as long as we can see it exists! If you are interested, we would love to profile you and highlight your game here. Click here for a profile request or contact us below.
Support us on Patreon
Contribute to the growth of prosearium.net by supporting at patreon.com/proseaium. All patrons will have early access and exclusive content available to them every month from our team. You may also contribute more to request and have access to approved statistics that will be sent monthly.
Host a workshop
If you would like to have a group of friends or women you know learn to make games and self-publish them, contact us. We can work together to host a workshop in any location remotely, or a physical workshop if we have volunteer leads in your area.

Games

Here are some games that African women have worked on
Port Elizabeth, South Africa Africa at large
Contact
E-mail: hello@prosearium.net