{"id":139376,"date":"2023-03-21T13:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/ajankohtaista\/artikkelit\/piirretyista-voi-pian-tulla-nairobilaiselle-christine-murugille-ammatti\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T13:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:58:53","slug":"nairobian-christine-murugi-aims-for-a-career-in-animation","status":"publish","type":"artikkelit","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/en\/latest-news\/articles\/nairobian-christine-murugi-aims-for-a-career-in-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nairobian Christine Murugi aims for a career in animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"block-hero full-width id-block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-hero.jpg');\">\n\n\t<div class=\"bg-mobile\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-hero-nelio.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"curtain\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-blocks entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nairobian Christine Murugi loves cartoons, and soon they might be her job<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-ingress\">Finn Church Aid believes that vocational training for young people is crucial to access the job market. Hairdressers, chefs, and mechanics are examples of traditional professions, but the transformation of the labour market also changes educational needs. Now, FCA is training digital professionals in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IN THE<\/strong> Kenyan capital Nairobi, 18 young people are typing on their computers in a small classroom. One of the students, Christine Murugi, is working on a 3D model known from the film <em>Minions<\/em>, mulling over the best way to animate the character\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine, 20, studies animation in Finn Church Aid\u2019s Creative Industries programme. In her studies, she practises creating three-dimensional characters and making them move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of cartoons. They\u2019re so funny, and I love the stories. I\u2019d find it interesting to take part in creating them,\u201d she tells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Christine is inspired by <em>Bold<\/em>, a Disney animation that depicts a dog\u2019s life as a TV star. She also finds ideas in \u201c<em>DC League of Super-Pets\u201d<\/em>, an animation series about the pets of superheroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphic design, digital market and animators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>FCA\u2019s Creative Industries programme is free of charge and aimed at low-income youth. The students train to become graphic designers, digital marketing professionals, or animators. Christine is happy about the opportunity, because without it and as the only child of a single-parent family, she wouldn\u2019t have had a chance to study.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"A woman smiles at the camera\" class=\"wp-image-136878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi-134x178.jpg 134w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-christine-murugi.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine Murugi enjoys the opportunity to make animation films a profession in FCA&#8217;s Creative Industries training program in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Bj\u00f6rn Udd \/ FCA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Covid hit, my mum\u2019s financial situation got even worse. I had to drop out of school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without anything to do, Christine moved out to live with her uncle, so that her mother was able to work more. At her uncle\u2019s, she had more company, and she was able to help her uncle with household chores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFortunately, I heard about this programme, so I was able to continue studying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the beginning she was nervous. Animation is a male-dominated field, both in Kenya and around the world. Christine is the only woman in the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I joined, I was the only girl amongst 18 students. Initially it was unsettling, but now I\u2019ve made friends with my classmates, so I can be more relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the initial tension, classmates have become one of the best things about studying. Christine likes her new friends; she particularly enjoys brainstorming ideas and exchanging thoughts with her classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smartphones more common than computers in Kenya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although smartphones are common in Kenya, some students are completely unfamiliar with them. All students in the programme go through an elementary IT course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine already knew how to use a computer, as she had taken computer classes in upper secondary school. Her studies have progressed as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI might be the best in class,\u201d she says laughingly, \u201cor at least I\u2019m doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits at a laptop. On the screen is a 3D animation model. \" class=\"wp-image-136875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia-267x178.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/animaatiotaituriksi-animointia.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine Murugi practises building an animated character on her laptop. Photo: Bj\u00f6rn Udd \/ FCA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite her success in the classroom, the future concerns Murugi. In Kenya, the digital industry is on the rise, but competition is fierce and global. Finding a permanent job might be difficult, and many work as freelancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little discouraging sometimes, but I remain optimistic. I know I\u2019m a really good animator, so I\u2019m certain I\u2019ll be able to sell my skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine is determined. There\u2019s no doubt about what she would like to do in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMovies, absolutely. I love movies, and that\u2019s what I want to do. With this training, I could make websites, for example, but at least for now my focus is on the movie industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Text and photos: Bj\u00f6rn Udd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobian Christine Murugi loves cartoons, and soon they might be her job Finn Church Aid believes that vocational training for young people is crucial to access the job market. Hairdressers, chefs, and mechanics are examples of traditional professions, but the transformation of the labour market also changes educational needs. 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