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In this Tough Girl Podcast EXTRA episode, we catch up with Helen Dainty — solo female cyclist, self-described "full-time global hobo," and one of the most committed long-distance bike travellers you'll ever meet. For the past decade, Helen has spent nine years on the road, travelling exclusively by bicycle and living on around £50 a week. She's cycled across Australia, ridden from London to Nordkapp and back, travelled extensively through the Middle East and North Africa — and in 2025 became the first woman to cycle across Libya. When war in Sudan forced her to abandon an overland route into East Africa, Helen adapted and rerouted — because that's what life on the road demands: flexibility, resilience, and the ability to trust the process. In this episode, we dive into what's happened since we last spoke in January 2022. From navigating complex visa systems (including Algeria and Libya), to travelling with police security details, being detained in Libya, and accepting incredible hospitality through the Warm Showers community — Helen shares the raw, practical realities of long-term cycle touring. We also talk about: The logistics of visas with a British passport Working with visa agents and last-minute plan changes Cycling in Algeria and Libya Budget travel (sticking to AUD $100 per week) Her bike setup — switching from chain to belt drive Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres and long-distance reliability Not collecting souvenirs and living with less Documenting her journey on YouTube (and the time spent editing!) Saying yes to unexpected opportunities Helen also opens up about going through perimenopause and menopause while cycling through deserts — dealing with extreme sadness, brain fog, hot sweats in the middle of the night, and coming out the other side feeling stronger and more balanced. At 47, she believes she has another strong decade of adventure ahead — and she's not slowing down. Looking forward, Helen plans to spend the next two years cycling down the west coast of Africa in an attempt to circle the continent, before eventually heading back towards Australia through Asia. Her advice for women wanting to do something different? Say yes to the opportunity — you can work out the details on the way. Accept without hesitation. Raw, honest, practical and deeply inspiring — this is a powerful catch-up with a woman who has built her entire life around two wheels. ***  New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast drop every Tuesday at 7 AM (UK time)! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women pushing boundaries.  Do you want to support the Tough Girl Mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media in the world of adventure and physical challenges? Support via Patreon! Join me in making a difference by signing up here: www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast.  Your support makes a difference.  Thank you x *** Show notes Who is Helen Catching up since we last spoke Cycling through the Middle East and Africa  TGP Episode - January 2022 -  TGP Extra Episode -  What's changed?! Going back to the start of 2022  Taking the ferry from Turkey to Lebanon  Flying home to surprise her family for Christmas  Setting off toward Iran in 2022  The practical side of travel - visa's, entering and leaving countries (with a British Passport) Saudi Arabia and Oman using a E-visa system  Getting a visa for Algeria - paperwork, needing to be in your home country while applying for the visa, face to face visit to the Embassy in London  Visa's for Libya - not being issues and needing to work with a contact to get a visa  Using a visa agent - Tap Persia  Last minute change of plans and trying to extend a 2 week visa while in the country - which proved impossible  Booking accommodation to get the visa  Cycle touring being a little stressful at times Cycling in Algeria for a few days and what the experience was like Warmshowers hosts  Accepting hospitality  Having an Algerian security detail (police) and what that entails  Needing to trust the process  Having her passport taken off her… Arrested/detained in Libya by the police  Finding affordable accommodation  Tourist sites in Algeria and Libya  Not meeting other bike packers in Libya  How it all happened…. Saying yes to opportunities as they present themselves  Libyan Cycling Centre  Starting to share videos on Youtube and documenting her trips  Working on improving the sound quality  Aiming for 8 min vlogs The time spend editing…. Sticking to her budget of AUD $100 a week The bike, the bike set up and new gear Changing from a chain to a belt drive  Getting a new saddle - Repente  What is a belt drive and needing a specific frame for it and how it works  Why it's popular with long distance tourers  Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires  Not collecting souvenirs  Day to day emotions and loving life on the road Not having any plans to stop cycling  Heading into Western Africa - and taking 2 years to cycle down the coast  Planning to cycle back to Australia through Asia 47 years old - another good decade ahead of her Going through menopause 3/4 years ago Not knowing what was happening in 2021/2022 and not undertaking that she was going through perimenopause  Experiencing extreme sadness and brain fog  Feeling more balanced and having less brain fog, and less depression bouts Having hot sweats in the desert, in the middle of the night  Feeling glad to be on the other side of it Starting to think about bone density  Cycling down the West Coast of Africa  Using this downtime over winter to plan out her route and sort out visa's. Taking her dad to Ethiopia  How to connect with Helen on social media and follow along with her journey  9,570 subscribers on YouTube - wanting to reach 10k!  Final words of advice for women who want to do something different and take on new challenges  Say yes to an opportunity -you can work out the details on the way Accept without hesitation!    Social Media All links: helsonwheels.bio.link   Instagram: @hels.on.wheels  Facebook:  @Helsonwheelswithmlt  Youtube: @helsonwheels 

Mashoto Mokgethi, GM Domestic Tourism – SA Tourism explains how they are pitching travel to the local market in SA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is data helping to transform the supply chains connecting the dots in the African healthcare market? How are technology providers and analytics specialists working with medical and development to bring cutting-edge capabilities to the frontline where it is needed most?Joining us on this episode of the podcast are two experts with their ears to the ground.Director of VillageReach's Global Technical Team and experienced health supply chain expert Tapiwa Mukwashi is our first guest. On a day-to-day basis, Tapiwa ensures VillageReach's various teams across Sub-Saharan Africa have the technical assistance they need to do their jobs, working closely with vendors such as data analytics company Kapsule to do just that. David Chen, Kapsule's Co-CEO and Co-Founder, also joins us to explain how.During the conversation, the duo highlight the progress made but emphasize the need for more mature modeling and professionalization of the supply chain to better underpin African healthcare networks. Here, the importance of skills, infrastructure, and technology to improve efficiency and visibility, especially at the last mile delivery level, are emphasized. The discussion also underscores the need for solutions tailored to the unique contexts of public health supply chains in Africa, focusing on the problem, building trust, and strategic implementation.It is a highly complex and nuanced landscape to navigate, and several key strands emerge during the podcast:· Building trust and collaboration among like-minded stakeholders to drive innovation in public health supply chains.· Identifying and addressing root problems rather than focusing solely on outcomes.· The role of optimism and perseverance in overcoming entrepreneurial challenges.To hear more from Tapiwa and David, tune in to the full conversation now.Additional Links & Resources:Learn more about Village Reach: https://www.villagereach.org/Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comWEBINAR- Achieving the Next-Gen Control Tower in 2024: Lessons Learned from the High-Tech Industry: https://bit.ly/3Syzrn1WEBINAR- Data Driven Decision Making in Logistics: https://bit.ly/49lt102This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Mary Kate Love. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-leadership-across-africa-using-innovation-transform-african-healthcare-supply-chains-1238

Today we conclude our coverage of the 2022 NeurIPS series joined by Catherine Nakalembe, an associate research professor at the University of Maryland, and Africa Program Director under NASA Harvest. In our conversation with Catherine, we take a deep dive into her talk from the ML in the Physical Sciences workshop, Supporting Food Security in Africa using Machine Learning and Earth Observations. We discuss the broad challenges associated with food insecurity, as well as Catherine's role and the priorities of Harvest Africa, a program focused on advancing innovative satellite-driven methods to produce automated within-season crop type and crop-specific condition products that support agricultural assessments. We explore some of the technical challenges of her work, including the limited, but growing, access to remote sensing and earth observation datasets and how the availability of that data has changed in recent years, the lack of benchmarks for the tasks she's working on, examples of how they've applied techniques like multi-task learning and task-informed meta-learning, and much more.  The complete show notes for this episode can be found at twimlai.com/go/611.

Donald Trump is expected to announce his third presidential run following disappointment in the midterm results. Also, a story of hope and determination as Kenyan girls get the opportunity to attend school. Plus, Finding Calm TODAY—CEO and founder of Tripp—Nanea Reeves in studio 1A to shares some ways and techniques to help alleviate stress with some calming tools. And, on the ground in Moonachie, NJ at the 72 thousand square foot studio where all the floats are designed and built for the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

Myanna Dellinger interviews Guðný Nielsen who explains how her organization, SoGreen, uses carbon offsets for the education of girls in Africa and how that, in turn, helps reduce climate change. SoGreen is an Icelandic Climate Tech startup based out of her hometown Reykjavik, Iceland. SoGreen focuses on scaling up climate solutions that are founded in social impact and community development in low-income countries.

Philip Emeagwali, also dubbed as 'The Bill Gates of Africa'. Born in Nigeria, from a child soldier to multi-millionaire and inventor. This is his story. I pray you find inspiration in it.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------New Episodes are released on Spotify, Apple Music and Google Podcast EVERY SUNDAY.For updates on episodes and other empowering content, please follow our other social medias.Instagram: @SchoolofhigherthoughtTwitter: @HigherthoughtpcIf you have any requests of topics for us to discuss,please email: schoolofhigherthought@hotmail.com.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intro Music:Day Ahead by Joe Crotty | https://soundcloud.com/joecrottyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Anissa, Linda E, Luanda Yasmin and Sophie Hannah return for another episode of [ETHNICALLY] SPEAKING. This week, the ladies examine why China is investing so heavily in Africa and if the continent is setting itself up for unsustainable levels of debt, the issue with catch-all term BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and potential alternatives, whether polyamorous relationships are the new normal or just hard work, and first date spending etiquette.--------------------------------------- FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION #EthnicallySpeakingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/unitedmelanincoFacebook: https://facebook.com/unitedmelanincoTwitter: http://instagram.com/unitedmelanincoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedmelaninco/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/UnitedMelaninGroupGet in touch with us: ethnicallyspeaking@unitedmelaningroup.com---------------------------------------- LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es004(Website – Show notes)https://www.lightingafrica.org/(Website – Lighting Africa – Akon's solar energy company)https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/public-sector/china-investment-africa-infrastructure-development.html(Article – China's role in African infrastructure and capital projects – Hannah Marais & Jean-Pierre Labuschagne for Deloitte Insights)---------------------------------------- Music by GC

After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin (BTC) in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch is back in part 3 of her six-part documentary podcast series. In the first and second part of this six-part series you heard about the difficult living situation, the hyperinflation and about the multi-currency world that Zimbabweans have to live with since many years. In this - the third part - you will hear from two early bitcoin (BTC) adopters based in Harare. We speak about the different use cases for bitcoin, how it can be exchanged to U.S. dollar and RTGS [the Zimbabwe dollar], what the obstacles and pros are, about regulation and what the two online entrepreneurs want to tell people outside of Africa.In the third part of the six-part series about Bitcoin in Africa you will hear from two early bitcoin adopters based in Harare. Anita speaks with them about the different use-cases for bitcoin, how it can be exchanged to US Dollar and RTGS, what the obstacles and pros are, about regulation and what the two online entrepreneurs want to tell people outside of Africa.After the interviews Anita answers a listener's question about the possibilities for rural communities to use bitcoin.

A group of South African teenagers has successfully built a homemade airplane and is now taking a shot at flying it from Cape Town, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt. The whole expedition is being led by 17-year-old Megan Werner. She established the U-Dream Global, a non-profit organization that aims to encourage young people to reach for their dreams and discover their true passions. Through her organization, Werner held an audition for teenagers who want to join the expedition. Out of 1,000 applicants, Werner selected 19 teenagers to help her build the homemade airplane. For three weeks, the teenagers assembled the four-seater airplane from an aircraft kit manufactured by The Airplane Factory, a South African company selling planes. Six of the teenagers, including Werner, obtained a pilot's license to fly the plane. They are set to journey 7,455 miles to Egypt for six weeks. The expedition will have various stops, some of which are in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Kenya. Then, the teenage pilots will take a different route on the return journey. To ensure the safety of the young pilots, professional pilots will fly alongside them during the expedition. According to Werner, the goal of the expedition is to inspire the youth and teach them important life skills. She plans to meet people from poverty-stricken communities during their trip. She also wants to conduct motivational talks for young people after the expedition. Despite the advocacy, the expedition's announcement has drawn mixed reactions from the public. According to one of the teenage pilots, people from her community were skeptical about the project at first but later on became very supportive of her.

Good morning! Today we're discussing Unicaf University, an African institution founded in 2012 with programs in fields like business, education and health care management, and the efforts of American colleges and universities with prison education programs to use technology to deliver instruction to incarcerated individuals, even with strict limitations on internet access in correctional facilities. Website: https://leafletreview.wordpress.com/ Articles Discussed: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/education/learning/online-higher-education-opportunities-africa.html> https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-06-06-technology-is-helping-prison-education-programs-scale-what-s-the-catch --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thumbthrough/support

Lagosian is joined by Demilade Odetara, founder of PLEDRE (PLatform for EDucational REsources - www.pledre.com), a Nigerian startup revolutionizing education in Africa by leveraging technology to create a better educational system for African schools. PLEDRE provides digital infrastructure to augment or replace existing complex and expensive physical infrastructure. Demilade discusses how he got the inspiration to start PLEDRE, his goals, challenges, and success so far. Follow Lagosian @Lagosianinnyc on Twitter and Instagram. Message me on Twitter or Instagram to be a guest on the show, suggest a topic, or place an advert. Phone:+2349034681246 (Nigeria), +16173839610 (US) Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.  Lagosian in New York City is a Qwenu Media production. 

In this week's episode I sit down with Simi Fajemirokun of Read2Succeed Africa. She talks about redesigning education across Africa using a method called African Design Thinking. This is truly an inspiring episode where we learn about the hurdles one faces when partnering with the public sector in Nigeria and across Africa.

The end of Apartheid in South Africa has led to many positive changes in the country. But the division of wealth and income remains inadequate to address Apartheid’s crippling economic legacy. Like many growing countries, South Africa faces the difficult challenge of redistributing its wealth. However, unlike other countries, South Africa is facing the challenge head on. CATRIONA PURFIELD, World Bank Senior Economist We look at the top ten percent. They are earning incomes that are a thousand times bigger than those in the bottom ten percent in South Africa. They are only earning ZAR 200 a year before fiscal policy takes effect. However, once we look at fiscal policy, we say that it takes taxes to the rich, and gives it to the poor in the form of fiscal benefits. And as a result of that, that gap narrows from a thousand times bigger, to sixty six times bigger. In South Africa, the government provides benefits in the form of cash payments such as child and old age grants to the poorest people. It also provides free education and free healthcare. As a rule, the poorest people receive more in cash benefits than they are required to pay in taxes. The most recent South Africa Economic Update finds that this is a level of redistribution unsurpassed by other countries. GABRIELA INCHAUSTE / World Bank Senior Economist And what we find is that in terms of fiscal policy’s ability to reduce inequality and to reduce poverty, South Africa stands out. It stands out both in its ability to redistribute, but also in its ability to actually produce impacts on reducing poverty. South Africa’s cash transfers are cutting the poverty rate for those living on less than $2.50 per day by about 7 percentage points. The money brings meals to the dinner tables of families who otherwise would have no reliable income. 66 year old Eunice Ngcobo lives in the township of Alexandra in Gauteng Province. She’s Raised her four grandchildren after they were orphaned. EUNICE NGCOBO/Social Security Grant Recipient If I wasn’t getting the old age and child support grants, life would be very difficult for me. I am not working, and I have high blood pressure, so I would be in and out asking for food for my kids as well. Despite the benefit of such a progressive fiscal policy for South Africa’s poor, the country is grappling with slowing growth, high fiscal deficits and a debt burden that has grown to 40 percent of GDP, leaving little room for expanded social spending . Ending the legacy of inequality in South Africa and ensuring a bright future for all of its citizens will require a greater emphasis on the quality of education and health spending. It also calls for higher growth that creates jobs, especially for the poor, so that all South Africans can increase their earning potential.

MPI vs Income Poverty in South Africa using the South African National Income Dynamics Study.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Will Chinese engagement benefit Africa? Using hard data and a series of vivid stories ranging across agriculture, industry, natural resources, and governance, Brautigam's fascinating book provides an answer.Deborah Brautigam is the author of Chinese Aid and African Development, Aid Dependence and Governance, and coeditor of Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries. She is a professor in the International Development Program at American University's School of International Service in Washington, DC.Cosponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Will Chinese engagement benefit Africa? Using hard data and a series of vivid stories ranging across agriculture, industry, natural resources, and governance, Brautigam's fascinating book provides an answer.Deborah Brautigam is the author of Chinese Aid and African Development, Aid Dependence and Governance, and coeditor of Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries. She is a professor in the International Development Program at American University's School of International Service in Washington, DC.Cosponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies.

A talk by American University professor Deborah Brautigam. Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Will Chinese engagement benefit Africa? Using hard data and a series of vivid stories ranging across agriculture, industry, natural resources, and governance, Brautigam's fascinating book provides an answer. Cosponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies. From the World Beyond the Headlines lecture series.

A talk by American University professor Deborah Brautigam. Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Will Chinese engagement benefit Africa? Using hard data and a series of vivid stories ranging across agriculture, industry, natural resources, and governance, Brautigam's fascinating book provides an answer. Cosponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies. From the World Beyond the Headlines lecture series.