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Founder at Omek

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𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽?

That question sits at the heart of tonight’s final evening of the Diaspora Career Elevation Summit™.

Over the past two days, we have explored how to recognise the value in our experience, reframe our career stories, position and communicate our contribution with greater clarity.

Tonight, we turn to the relationships and communities that can help us put that understanding into action.

I am delighted to welcome @imkemocamara, Founder of Omek, for our Fireside conversation: “C𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀.”

Through his work with Omek, Kemo brings a perspective on connection and belonging that speaks directly to our summit journey. We will explore how bicultural identity can be a strength, what purposeful professional relationships look like, and how we can contribute to communities while creating opportunities to progress.

When I think about rebuilding my career after relocating from Uganda to the UK, I recognise how important it is to have people around you who can see the value you bring, share perspectives, and help you consider possibilities you may not have seen yourself.

Whether you have relocated or were born in the diaspora, there is space in this conversation for your experience.

RESET → POSITION → ELEVATE

Tonight, we bring the journey together and consider what comes next.
📅 Today, Thursday 15 October 2026
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM UK time
💻 Virtual and free to attend live

Even if you missed the first two evenings, you are welcome to join us today.

Reserve your free place below or use link in the bio.
https://rosemarysonga.com/registration-3846

Do you know a professional woman of African descent who would value this conversation?

Please share this invitation with her.

#DiasporaCareerElevationSummit #ProfessionalNetworks #AfricanDiaspora

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Being part of business communities such as Mastermind, and spending time in rooms with experienced entrepreneurs, has influenced how I am building my business. There is something valuable about learning alongside people whose experience and perspectives stretch your thinking.

It has reinforced something I believe is important in our careers too: the people around us can help us see possibilities we may not see on our own.

For professional women of African descent in the diaspora, community can also offer a sense of belonging as we navigate different professional and cultural environments. Alongside the expertise we bring, the relationships we build can support our visibility, confidence and progression.

That is why I am delighted to welcome @imkemocamara, a Diaspora Expert, Social Entrepreneur, Community Builder and Founder of Omek, to the Diaspora Career Elevation Summit™.

On 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯: 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘, Thursday 15 October, Kemo will join me for a conversation about community, strategic networks, belonging and career momentum.

Together, we will explore how to:
→ Build meaningful relationships that support your next career move.
→ Draw on your experience across cultures when connecting with others.
→ Participate and contribute more intentionally within your networks.
→ Turn those connections into practical steps towards progression.

Under the theme “F𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁,” our three-evening journey is:
𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗧 → 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 → 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘.

I invite you to join us:
📅 13–15 October 2026
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM UK time
💻 Virtual and free to attend live

Reserve your free place:
Via the link in the bio or use the link below
https://rosemarysonga.com/registration-3846

Which community or network has influenced how you approach your career or business? I would love to hear your experience.

#DiasporaCareerElevationSummit #StrategicNetworking #DCES

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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Building movements, communities, and things that actually shift society requires those who willing to put their hands together and do the work. But first they have to find each other, trust each other, and dream together.

In episode 4 of The Bicultural Edge, Coco Olakunle, photographer and co-founder of Showroom, and John Olivieira, publisher of OneWorld and chair of the FARE Network, open up about the steps that led them to build the initiatives and communities behind the work they do today.

📺 Full episode on YouTube — link in bio

@cocoolakunle
@imkemocamara

Production Partner: @stratosstudio.nl

#community
#bicultural
#sharedexperience
#omek

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Music is more personal than you think.

Every song, every conversation, every gathering is a piece of ourselves that we choose to share. When we invite people into our space, we're inviting them into our stories, our questions, and our way of seeing the world.

Last year, I launched @africanlivingroomsessions, a space where music and conversation meet. A space inspired how we safeguard Africa in our homes—through our instruments, our food, our objects, our traditions, and the communities we continue to build wherever we are.

Because sometimes the most important conversations don't happen in conference halls. They happen in the living room.

On 4 July at Amare, we opened this year's programme with a special conversation featuring Kemo Camara, a respected community builder who has dedicated himself to creating connection and belonging through OMEK.

Together, we engaged, reflected, laughed, and shared. More importantly, we were reminded that culture is not only something we inherit—it's something we actively nurture through the spaces we create for one another.

@openamare

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this beautiful opening. The conversation continues.

📍 African Living Room Sessions at Amare

#AfricanLivingRoomSessions #MSABA #CommunityBuilding #AfricanDiaspora #Amare #KemoCamara #CultureAndConversation #TheLivingRoom #AfricanStories #BuildingCommunity

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More than one perspective. More than one path. More than one lens.

It’s a superpower. Biculturalism shows up subconsciously informing our work in ways trends never could.

In episode 3 of The Bicultural Edge, visual artist Lamiae El Hajjaji and cultural historian Jennifer Tosch talk about how their layered identities shape the stories they tell.

📺 Full episode on YouTube — link in bio

@lamiael_
@jennifer_a_tosch
@imkemocamara

@stratosstudio.nl
#community
#thebiculturaledge

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Omek summit 2026, what an incredible day!

It was beautiful to be in the room again with the phenomenal @my_omek community in Amsterdam.

I had the honor of moderating the opening panel with the incredibly wise and insightful duo @cohwilliams and @ycm.joseph. We talked about tapping into the power within, personal agency, and how to lead yourself in life and in your career from a place of self-awareness and wisdom in an increasingly complex world.

I also co-hosted a workshop with the incredible @ingridtappin (a real swoon moment) on Leading with Bicultural Intelligence. We connected to our origin stories, contextualised them as a tool for self-leadership, and explored how the shift inside shifts the outside, using @ingridtappin framework from her new book ‘Exceptionals’ to map our identity intelligence. (You need this book in your life.)

What a gift to be in the room with 400+ African and bicultural professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, creators, and changemakers.

All gathered in a space that centers our experience and puts identity at the heart of self-expression, growth, and wellbeing.

@my_omek is truly indispensable.

A huge thank you to @imkemocamara @kswank @sofia_kaabu_kingdom_ @sandra_nwart and all the amazing volunteers who poured so much into this top-tier event, showing up with some much love, leadership and generosity.

Looking forward to the next time 💛

📸@shannonkanhai

#professionaldevelopment #communitybuilding #africandiaspora #bicultural publicspeaking

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Values are the new currency. ✨

As bicultural Muslim women carving careers in spaces that weren’t built for them, staying true to yourself and the values that raised you becomes the edge.

In the last episode of season 1 of the Bicultural Edge, the two guests, and friends, Rislene Moustapha and Fatima El Hatik reflect on what it takes to successfully break out of the race and gender boxes Western societies tend to put them in, all while embracing the contrast between the collective culture values and individualistic environment.

@rizou82
@fatimaelatik

📺 Full episode on YouTube — link in bio

Shoutout to the team bringing this to life.

Production Partner: @stratosstudio.nl
Executive Producer: @sandra_nwart
Creative Director: @kswank
Art Director: @sofia_kaabu_kingdom_

#community
#bicultural
#sharedexperience
#omek

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"You’re always busy, Ms. Aba."
Maybe.

But I prefer to say that I am doing work that fills me with purpose.

Because if you ask me, African music and culture deserve to be part of the global conversations that shape our cities, our stages and our future.

Last weekend marked the first part of The Hague African Festival. @thehagueafricanfestival

A festival that means so much to a community that has gathered around a shared love for African culture for years.

People often speak about Africa as if our stories are the same. But just like fingerprints, every story is unique. Every rhythm, every language, every journey carries its own history.
That is why these moments matter.

Last year, our collaboration with @amaredenhaag opened the door to welcoming the legendary Youssou N'Dour. This year, we brought another icon to The Hague: Baaba Maal.

Artists whose stories and sounds continue to inspire generations and shape the African music that so many of us love today.

A special shout-out to Chelsea and the team at Amare for creating space for African legends on one of the Netherlands' most beautiful stages. ❤️

Thanks to icons in our communitiea who shared their stories: Kemo Camara in how he builds communities. And Nana Piaw' in what leadership means to him while being a chief.

Moments like these remind me that culture is more than entertainment.
It is memory.
It is connection.
It is belonging.

And I am grateful to play a part in carrying those stories forward.

#TheHagueAfricanFestival #THAf #AfricanMusic #BaabaMaal #AmareDenHaag AfricanCulture

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Community isn’t a marketing strategy. It’s human technology, the original infrastructure for identity, resilience, and becoming.

Listen to the episode with Kemo Camara (Omek) (link in bio)

#HouseofPeregrine #PeregrinePodcast #Community #CommunityBuilding #Belonging #HumanConnection #Diaspora #ExpatLife #LivingAbroad #GlobalCitizens

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Believe me when I say this is just a small portion of a day filled with amazing workshops, inspiring talks, meaningful exchanges and so much more. I wish I could have captured it all but I hope you get the gist.

To everyone I got to meet at the summit it was a real pleasure. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.

And to those I didn’t get a chance to connect with, I’d love to still make that happen. Feel free to find me here , on LinkedIn, or on the Omek app.

For those interested in the @my_omek community go follow them on Instagram and join the app. It’s worth it.

Let’s keep the conversation going. 🤍

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Meet Kemo, Founder and CEO at Omek, born in Guinea, educated in the US, and now based in Amsterdam.

Kemo’s early life in Conakry shaped his trajectory. Raised in a large family, he grew up as one of many. It was an early education in belonging, responsibility, and understanding what it takes to nurture people within an ecosystem where everyone has a role to play.

As a young boy, he witnessed how leadership and vision could transform people’s lives. He watched a finance minister develop infrastructure that changed his country within months, sparking a lifelong ambition to sit at the tables where tangible change is made.

From that moment, his mission was clear, to understand how to move a country, its people, and its ideas from point A to point B. That pursuit led him to study Business, Economics, and International Development, followed by a decade working in international organizations before eventually founding Omek.
The thread running through it all was community.

From founding football leagues to helping create professional networks and the organizations, bringing people together came naturally. Over time, it became clear that his purpose wasn’t simply to have a seat at the table, but to build new ones.
Today, that dream has taken on a life of its own. Through Omek. Powered by people and grounded in community reflects something Kemo learned before he became an entrepreneur. Meaningful change happens when people invest in themselves and in one another.

Kemo is one of the People of Omek.
Powered by people, grounded in community.

@imkemocamara

#poweredbypeople
#peopleofomek
#omekstories
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@webstermugavazi
@albert.stevanus.official
@sofia_kaabu_kingdom_

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Some more pictures of the opening of @joysoldiers at @oscamonline 💚✨️

The exhibition 'Joy Soldiers: The Language' is free to visit at @oscamonline until July 12 - and reopens from August 24 to 30!

📸 @its_nevets

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