Daniel Omband is now a household name around Korogocho when it comes to parties, weddings, and even burial ceremonies. Daniel is one of the young people who ventured into photography and videography as a career. He attributes this to the IT skills he learned at the Altaawon Youth Satellite Centre.

Daniel is thinking about diversifying his business to deal not only with production, but also advertisement, event management and news coverage.

He recalls that immediately after the training he was sure of what he wanted to pursue; photography had been his childhood dream and, with the newly acquired IT skills, he also became interested in video production. He was offered apprenticeship opportunities in video coverage and photography, and in December 2010 he was ready to start his business.
Using the IT skills that he had learned (record keeping, Publisher, Photoshop, and video editing), coupled with training on video and photography, Daniel was able to start a business beginning with few clients. Recognizing his expertise, his clients started marketing him and now Daniel works as a videographer for wedding ceremonies, birthday parties and other special occasions. He also produces documentaries and short films for non-governmental organizationsand companies.

“Altaawon training has truly opened up my horizon. I am now totally self-reliant and saving some money to expand my business in the future. I am currently planning to register a company in order to get more credibility and also access bigger market,” says Daniel
Daniel’s work does not come without challenges; he cites lack of equipment as one of these, since he must take care of all his video editing work at the Altaawon Satellite Centre. However, he is working towards purchasing his own computer to cut production costs and to also work in the evenings from his own home.