Overview
Omowunmi Ola-Edagbami took part in the first MWP Fellowship. In this conversation, she reflects on her journey, the story she published through the programme, and the skills, confidence and opportunities she gained along the way. Read Omowumni’s published story: Through Scottish Eyes: How Black Immigrants Are Rewriting The Meaning Of Home To make our Fellowship stories more accessible, all articles are also available in audio, allowing audiences to listen to each story in addition to reading it. Omowunmi Ola-Edagbami is a digital storyteller and community builder with experience across Nigeria and the UK. She explores how stories shape belonging, identity, and home. She is the founder of Black Scottish Stories, an AI-powered platform documenting the journeys of Black immigrants in Scotland and amplifying their voices and experiences. You can reach out to her via omowunmi@blackscottishsto
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Omowunmi Ola-Edagbami took part in the first MWP Fellowship. In this conversation, she reflects on her journey, the story she published through the programme, and the skills, confidence and opportunities she gained along the way.
Read Omowumni’s published story: Through Scottish Eyes: How Black Immigrants Are Rewriting The Meaning Of Home
To make our Fellowship stories more accessible, all articles are also available in audio, allowing audiences to listen to each story in addition to reading it.
Omowunmi Ola-Edagbami is a digital storyteller and community builder with experience across Nigeria and the UK. She explores how stories shape belonging, identity, and home. She is the founder of Black Scottish Stories, an AI-powered platform documenting the journeys of Black immigrants in Scotland and amplifying their voices and experiences. You can reach out to her via omowunmi@blackscottishstories.ai
“I start becoming more structured in the way that I write. If you look from where I started, from where I am now, you see there’s a slight shift in the way I tell the stories.”
“I start becoming more structured in the way that I write. If you look from where I started, from where I am now, you see there’s a slight shift in the way I tell the stories.”
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