Ubah Media Lab

30/06/2025

Read our recent analysis on Somali women and digital media, which examines trends in participation, access, representation, and safety. The report highlights both progress and persistent challenges, underscoring the need for targeted interventions to foster inclusive, secure digital spaces for Somali women.

The full media release is available here: https://ubahmedialab.org/new-report-highlights-how-digital-media-is-empowering-young-women-in-somalia/

17/05/2025

Catch our very own founder, Said Mohamud Isse, live tomorrow on a thought-provoking webinar hosted by HADAF Center for Research and Development and Layli Academy!
He’ll be speaking on “Knowledge and Power with Purpose” exploring how we can turn insight into action for real impact.
Don’t miss it!

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🚨 Theme: Knowledge and Power with Purpose.
lecturer: Said Mohamud Isse, LSE Scholar, Media Expert and Founder of Media Lab.

🕛Date & Time: Sunday, May 18 · 8:00 – 10:00pm
Time zone: Africa/Nairobi.
📍 Online: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/xkc-uuyj-qwf

Layli Academy
Ubah Media Lab
HADAF Center for Research and Development

03/05/2025

Happy World Press Freedom Day!

Today, we celebrate the journalists, creators, and storytellers who dedicate themselves to truth, transparency, and accountability. At Ubah Media Lab, we’re proud to amplify voices, strengthen media literacy, and create spaces where stories can be freely told.

11/04/2025

We showed up and so did the vision.

Ubah Media Lab officially launched in Garowe, Somalia, bringing together media professionals, youth innovators, civil society leaders, and policymakers.

We introduced Ubah’s vision, to create a space where digital tools, storytelling, and creativity converge to shift narratives and open doors.

We were honored to be joined by key institutions and individuals shaping the future of media and civic engagement in Somalia, Puntland Media Association (MAP), Puntland Non-State Actors Association (PUNSAA), and the Women in Media Initiative Somalia / Milgo Media Network. Their reflections reminded us this work is timely, necessary, and shared.

With this, our commitment, to young people, ethical storytelling and a more inclusive digital future comes to life.

This is Ubah. This is the beginning.

10/04/2025

Today’s the day!

After months of building, planning, and imagining what’s possible, Ubah Media Lab officially launches tonight in Somalia.

We’re ready to equip, connect, and change the narrative.

The Horn is watching. The future is calling. And we’re so ready for it.

08/04/2025

Yes, we work on media, but we also work through it.

At Ubah Media Lab, our mission is clear:
Build digital access. Equip creators. Shift narratives.

From Media Development to ICT4D, everything we do is rooted in purpose.

In 2 days, we officially launch in Garowe, Somalia.

Join us.

Let’s create. Let’s connect. Let’s change.

Mini-Launch | April 10 | 6:30 PM | Dreampoint Hall

07/04/2025

We are starting where it matters.

In just 3 days, Ubah Media Lab launches in Somalia, one of the countries at the heart of our mission across the Horn of Africa.

From Garowe, we begin our journey of empowering creators, training youth, and building access through media and technology.

Join us for this milestone moment.

April 10 | 6:30 PM | Dreampoint Hall, Garowe, Somalia

07/04/2025

From Puntland to the World!

We’re proud to share that our founder, Said Mohamud Isse, will be speaking at Puntland State University on April 9, 2025!

As an MSc candidate at the London School of Economics and passionate advocate for media and education, Said will share his journey and insights on navigating the study abroad experience.

“Laga Bilaabo Halkan Ilaayo Halkaas: Safarka Waxbarashada Dibadda”

Goobta: Jaamacadda Puntland State University
Martida Gaarka ah: Said Mohamud Isse – Arday ka tirsan LSE & Aasaasaha Ubah Media Lab
Taariikhda: 9-ka Abriil, 2025
Kusoo biir oo ka faa’iidayso khibrad iyo talo wax ku ool ah!

06/04/2025

No signal. No progress.

Only 4 in 10 people in Africa were online by the end of 2021. That’s not a stat, it is a call to action.

At Ubah Media Lab, we’re working to close the digital divide through storytelling, tech access, and skill-building, because no one should be left out of the future.

01/04/2025

We didn’t start Ubah Media Lab just to make media. We started it because we saw a gap.

Too many voices unheard.
Too many communities offline.
Too many stories untold.

So we built a lab,
For storytellers. For dreamers. For problem solvers.
A place where digital skills meet real impact.
Where youth don’t just consume media, they create it.
Where tech becomes a tool for justice, equity, and growth.

We believe in:
Access. Voice. Innovation. Empowerment.

We’re here to create. To connect. To change.

Join the movement. Learn more at the link in bio.

31/03/2025

Ubah Media Lab had the pleasure of attending the LSE Africa Summit 2025 and we left reminded of why we do what we do.

The two days long event was full of bold ideas about tech, youth, storytelling, and the future of this continent we love. But one line stuck with us, “History is watching.”

It came from Dr. Vongai Nyahunzvi, a panelist and the powerhouse behind the Alliance for Women and Girls.

At Ubah, we are carrying that energy with us. Creating, building, believing in the power of media to shape what’s next.

Because history is watching.

27/03/2025

UBAH IS LIVE!

Ubah Media Lab is a space for bold ideas, honest stories, and real change. It’s where creators grow, youth lead, and communities use storytelling and technology to shape what comes next.

From media for development to digital skills for change, we exist to create, connect, and change. And today, our digital home is finally here.

Take a look inside. The lab is live at ubahmedialab.org.