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Faith Abiodun is Executive Director at UWC International bringing a wealth of experience from his time spent as an education and social enterprise leader, international affairs analyst, writer and speaker.  Prior to UWC International, he spent nearly a decade at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he served as an executive leading the recruitment of thousands of young leaders from all over the world for ALA's programmes. He also headed the Communications, Marketing, Programme Recruitment and Partnerships departments, helping to build ALA's global brand and developing strategic partnerships with governments, corporates, foundations, NGOs and schools. He also founded the ALA Model African Union, through which more than 1,500 young leaders from 58 countries participated in a simulation of the African Union. Earlier in his career, Faith was a journalist with The Guardian in Nigeria; he also founded The Speech Academy, an elocution and public speaking institution and Future Africa, a public sector leadership organization with a network of emerging leaders spread across more than 30 African countries. Previously, he worked in Corporate Communications at the Bi-Courtney Group and served a sabbatical stint with the international secretariat of Catalyst 2030, a coalition of the world's leading social enterprises working with national governments to accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.   Faith is a member of the Board of Trustees for News Decoder, a Paris-based global education news service. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University, New York. He is also an alumnus of the World Innovation Summit for Education's (WISE) Learners Voice Executive Education programme. UWC Harvard Impact Study: https://www.uwc.org/impactstudy Social Links Instagram: @UWCint Facebook: @UWCint LinkedIn: @UWC International @faithabiodun⁠ Twitter: @UWCint

In our next episode of the IMPACT = podcast, we speak to Dr Frank Aswani, Chief Executive Officer of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA). AVPA is a pan-African network of investors who are collaborating to increase the flow of capital into social investments across the continent, ensuring it is deployed for maximum social Impact. Frank has extensive experience in both the private and social sectors. Before joining AVPA Frank held the position of VP and Director of Strategic Relations for six years at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg. In this enlightening conversation with our host Andrew Murray Watson, Frank provides an overview of the impact investing landscape on the African continent and the untapped potential of its population. A passionate advocate for impact-led investment, Frank believes the opportunity for this type of transformational investment across Africa is huge.

Morehead-Cain president, Chris Bradford, joined Catalyze with scholar host, Elias Guedira '26, to share about the state of the Program after his first year and a half in the role. The president talks about the progress the Morehead-Cain community made in 2022 and what opportunities he sees for the Program in 2023 and beyond.You can learn more about the Program by viewing the online 2021–2022 Year in Review. Chris joined the Morehead-Cain Foundation in the summer of 2021 after 17 years with African Leadership Academy (ALA), an educational institution based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Music creditsThe intro music is by Scott Hallyburton '22, guitarist of the band South of the Soul. How to listenOn your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our RSS feed.Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O'Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.

Episode OverviewAs a child, Segun Olagunju prayed for wisdom, which is the only thing that can explain a 20-something recognizing that if he's going to make a difference in the world (Nigeria, in particular), he's going to work backwards from being a 50-something changemaker in 2035.  Setting out on a 30-year journey to learn business, leadership, French and return to his home country strategically, Segun realizes the path is anything but straight.  Worse, it's anything but *forward.*  Through a series of humbling experiences (“only out of humiliation comes humility,” he says), Segun learns that if you're pursuing a meaningful purpose in life, these setbacks are minor blips—and even laughable rabbit trails—in a life with a clear direction. Upon second thought, it makes sense that a life following a North Star will occasionally take you down from mountains that you climbed and through muddy bogs in your way— and this is to say nothing of the inevitable trips and falls that come with going somewhere and doing more than just staying put.   But how do we even find our North Stars? Segun has wisdom to offer for that as well. As a leadership coach for individuals and organizations, Segun offers a few exercises we can do to find out what might be our purpose in life. We hope you'll listen and give his tips a try. Episode Linkshttps://bit.ly/segun-linkedin (LinkedIn) https://bit.ly/segun-unison (Unison Solutions) (formerly eFacil) https://bit.ly/segun-ala (African Leadership Academy) Question of the DayWhat's one of your most embarrassing moments that led to you feeling proud of your resolve to overcome it? *tell us in the comments or email us at info@ilnppod.com Bookshttps://www.amazon.com/Love-Your-Enemies-America-Contempt/dp/0062883755/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1644945603&sr=1-1 (Love Your Enemies) by Arthur C. Brooks https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Giver-Bruce-Wilkinson/dp/159052201X (The Dream Giver) by Bruce Wilkinson https://www.amazon.com/Homo-Deus-Yuval-Noah-Harari-audiobook/dp/B01MYZ4OUW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QWNXR4W9YS28&keywords=homo+deus&qid=1643645610&sprefix=homo+deus%2Caps%2C276&sr=8-1 (Homo Deus) by Yuval Harari https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Angela-Duckworth-audiobook/dp/B01D3AC5VU/ref=sr_1_2?crid=I3WBN9QS03TE&keywords=duckworth&qid=1643645677&s=audible&sprefix=duckworth%2Caudible%2C138&sr=1-2 (Grit) by Angela Duckworth Episode Highlights[9:57] -  Story of failure [24:52] - What is happiness? [29:10] - When a job finds you and humbles you [38:35] - When searching, write a letter to your friends and family and tell them what you're looking for [42:30] - What is the African Leadership Academy (ALA) [44:40] - Segun and Fin met in Narnia [46:40] - Writing and sharing your manifesto, leaping forward in an organization [56:00] - Segun influences schools around the globe [58:12] - Finding your next purpose work [67:45] - When your purpose shifts away from your vocation and to your family  [1:13:33] - Tools - Transition Email - Manifesto -Work Backward Press Release -Strategic Outcomes Worksheet

Constraint breeds innovation. Africa's development challenges have catapulted the region to become the global leader in financial technology. Now those constraints are leading the continent to become a pioneer in the future of education. Over the last 15 years, Ghanaian-born education entrepreneur has launched the African Leadership Group (ALG), a formidable set of institutions from the renowned African Leadership Academy (ALA) to the African Leadership University (ALU). But when the pandemic halted ALG's momentum, Swaniker was forced to pivot and re-imagine the organizational structure entirely. Within months, his team unveiled a bold new business model to better support its mission of creating the next generation of African leaders. In this episode, the former McKinsey executive, who has been listed among Time's Most Influential People, opens up about ALG's unique approach to education. Not only has it helped graduates to land jobs with some of the world's top companies, but it's also attracted global attention for its practical approach to learning and leadership that turns traditional education on its head. Swaniker also shares personal lessons in navigating risk and why Africa must “think global” in order not to get left behind.

The road that brought Chris Bradford to Chapel Hill began in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and included stops in New Haven, Connecticut; Palo Alto, California; Oundle, England; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Chris spoke with Morehead-Cain from his home in Johannesburg to share his story of founding African Leadership Academy (ALA), his personal mission (which he says is to “build platforms that enable individuals to reimagine what’s possible for themselves and their societies”), and his vision for Morehead-Cain as the incoming president.Chris, CEO and co-founder of ALA, will succeed Executive Director Chuck Lovelace ’77, who leaves this summer after 37 years with the Foundation. Learn more about Chris.How to listenOn your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our RSS feed. Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O’Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.Music credits The intro music is by Scott Hallyburton ’22, guitarist of the band South of the Soul.The music for the ending is by Nicholas Byrne ’19. Follow Nicholas @art.sandcrafts on Instagram. 

This episode features Veda Sunassee, a citizen of the beautiful island of Mauritius, an alumnus of Princeton University and Head of College at The African Leadership University. Veda Sunassee is one of Africa's leading entrepreneurs and changemakers. He started his career with the African Leadership Academy (ALA).  He has also worked at the African Leadership University (ALU), first as the Director of Student Life at the Mauritius campus and later as Head of College at the Rwanda campus.  In this episode, Veda covers education, African affairs, leadership challenges and lessons learnt from visiting 39 countries. Twitter - @vedasunassee https://za.linkedin.com/in/veda-sunassee-37019715 #1000africanvoices #mauritius

In the spirit of celebration, we join Africa Leadership Academy as they celebrate 10 years of developing and educating the new breed of young leaders in Africa. We are speaking to Amjab Bashir who is a member of the European Parliament and Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group; our conversation is about the current trends in Leadership across Africa from the perspective of a businessman and a politician. The Decennial Indaba brought together ALA alumni, staffulty, and alumni staffulty to the African Leadership Academy (ALA) campus to celebrate the community that has been built over the last 10 years and chart the course for ALA's future. ALA’s Indabas are gatherings for ALA community; they provide the perfect opportunity for members of the network to reconnect with old friends, meet other members of our community who share their passions, and renew our focus on the African continent. As 2018 marks ALA's decennial year --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the spirit of celebration, we join Africa Leadership Academy as they celebrate 10 years of developing and educating the new breed of young leaders in Africa. We are speaking to Amjab Bashir who is a member of the European Parliament and Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group; our conversation is about the current trends in Leadership across Africa from the perspective of a businessman and a politician. The Decennial Indaba brought together ALA alumni, staffulty, and alumni staffulty to the African Leadership Academy (ALA) campus to celebrate the community that has been built over the last 10 years and chart the course for ALA's future. ALA’s Indabas are gatherings for ALA community; they provide the perfect opportunity for members of the network to reconnect with old friends, meet other members of our community who share their passions, and renew our focus on the African continent. As 2018 marks ALA's decennial year, we are hosting the biggest Indaba in ALA's history. The Decennial Indaba will be held on ALA's campus and will feature special guests and speakers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

In the spirit of celebration, we join Africa Leadership Academy as they celebrate 10 years of developing and educating the new breed of young leaders in Africa. We are speaking to Amjab Bashir who is a member of the European Parliament and Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group; our conversation is about the current trends in Leadership across Africa from the perspective of a businessman and a politician. The Decennial Indaba brought together ALA alumni, staffulty, and alumni staffulty to the African Leadership Academy (ALA) campus to celebrate the community that has been built over the last 10 years and chart the course for ALA's future. ALA's Indabas are gatherings for ALA community; they provide the perfect opportunity for members of the network to reconnect with old friends, meet other members of our community who share their passions, and renew our focus on the African continent. As 2018 marks ALA's decennial year, we are hosting the biggest Indaba in ALA's history. The Decennial Indaba will be held on ALA's campus and will feature special guests and speakers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

In the spirit of celebration, we join Africa Leadership Academy as they celebrate 10 years of developing and educating the new breed of young leaders in Africa. We are speaking to Amjab Bashir who is a member of the European Parliament and Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group; our conversation is about the current trends in Leadership across Africa from the perspective of a businessman and a politician. The Decennial Indaba brought together ALA alumni, staffulty, and alumni staffulty to the African Leadership Academy (ALA) campus to celebrate the community that has been built over the last 10 years and chart the course for ALA's future. ALA's Indabas are gatherings for ALA community; they provide the perfect opportunity for members of the network to reconnect with old friends, meet other members of our community who share their passions, and renew our focus on the African continent. As 2018 marks ALA's decennial year Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

African Leadership Academy (ALA) is an institution focused on developing Africa’s next generation of leaders. ALA provides practical leadership education, networking and mentoring opportunities for its students, as well as financial incentives to remain on the African continent. Fred started ALA when he was 27 years old. Fred speaks with Jessica Harris about how he […]