![]() "Apart from booking and community management tools, we offer extended support to our Hub community by providing free resources, toolkits, and opportunities to network."Įssentially, Mereka Connect is a tool for creative hubs to manage all of their resources and tasks easily in one place. "It is a one-of-a-kind platform in a sense that it combines a host of resources and services under one roof – be it workshops, webinars, educational programs (we normally refer to all these as experiences), or spaces and machinery," he added. Rashvin explained that with Mereka Connect, creative hubs will be able to upskill, reskill, gain new knowledge, and simply have fun. How would Mereka Connect benefit creatives from Southeast Asia?Ī screenshot of the Mereka Connect platform. So long as you're innovating, you're a creative hub. ![]() So a bookshop, a theater space, a co-working space, a creative agency, and even a solo artist can be considered a creative hub. It is a convenor, providing space and support for networking, business development, and community engagement within the creative, cultural, and tech sectors.” Mereka Connect's objective is to spur collaborations and provide the necessary infrastructure for creative hubs in the region to grow and remain sustainable.Īccording to the British Council, a creative hub is “a place, either physical or virtual, which brings creative people together. It is a community building and community empowerment tool catering to the creative industry and keen learners of all ages and backgrounds looking to expand their skill set and find their creative outlet across Malaysia and beyond," Rashvin Pal Singh, the co-founder and Group CEO of Biji-biji Initiative and Me.reka told Mashable Southeast Asia. "Mereka Connect isn't simply a booking management tool. Mereka Connect partnered with British Council to offer the services of the platform to their Southeast Asian creative hubs under the UK-SEA Creative Hubs Connect program launched in July 2022. IMAGE: Business Fights Poverty / Twitter. Rashvin Pal Singh, the co-founder and Group CEO of Biji-biji Initiative and Me.reka. Unfortunately for the region, resources are scant and underutilized. Getting to know other creatives, having the money, and having the time to continue one's craft are three important things to creative people everywhere. However, many lack resources or the know-how to grow. Southeast Asia is flourishing with creative people and organizations.
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