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In this episode, I had a late, late-night seat down interview with change-makers, Jamaican, Rwandese CEO, educational consultant, and attorney, Donnalee Donaldson at the fringes of the Segal Conference. An educator and education development specialist with a passion for strengthening education systems, and designing academic programs that create equitable access to education for all, particularly underserved populations. Donnalee is co-founded secondary and tertiary education programs in four countries, including in a refugee camp. Her expertise includes teacher training, instructional coaching, curriculum development, program design, refugee education/education in emergencies, creating school-to-workforce pipelines, competency-based education & student recruitment, and admissions. She is currently serving as the Rwanda Country Director of Educate!, where she leads a team that uses a novel approach to teacher training to support the government's implementation of a competence-based curriculum. An attorney by training, Donnalee's professional experience also includes litigation and policy work for four local government agencies. As an international education professional, she draws on her legal background to develop practical policy solutions to systemic education issues. I am based in Rwanda, but available for consulting opportunities globally (and remotely). Regards, Daniel Listen to Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa Podcast here: https://rb.gy/5owkxu Listen to Conversations with Daniel Duwa Podcast here: https://rb.gy/k3cccz Support Kenyan Stories here: https://ko-fi.com/danielduwa Online Store: https://rb.gy/jq9be6 My Book: Uzuri by Daniel Duwa: Stunning Women in Nairobi https://rb.gy/4ippey Support Page: https://rb.gy/xjaf66 To recommend yourself or other Kenyan Stories guests, or audio or film production enquires please email. danielduwacreative@outlook.com Other Social: Facebook Page: danielduwacreative, danielduwa Facebook @danielduwa Twitter, Instagram: @danielduwa My Story - Youghest Pirate: https://rb.gy/vcthbh Podcaster and Executive Strategist & Intelligence Leadership Coach - growing talents, scaling businesses, and bringing clarity to corporates in uncertain times. #5nextsteps Filming, Photography, Creative, People, Places, Beautiful Things. The Innovation Centre, Loresho Ridge, Nairobi, Kenya. Both the Podcasts I produce - Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa & Conversations with Daniel Duwa are available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Anchor, RadioPublic, Pocket Cast, Spotify, or anywhere you get #storiesthatmatter and #podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/danielduwa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danielduwa/support

Change Makers - Daniel Duwa interview Jamaican, Rwandese CEO, educational consultant, and attorney, Donnalee Donaldson. An educator and education development specialist with a passion for strengthening education systems, and designing academic programs that create equitable access to education for all, particularly underserved populations. Donnalee is co-founded secondary and tertiary education programs in four countries, including in a refugee camp. Her expertise includes teacher training, instructional coaching, curriculum development, program design, refugee education/education in emergencies, creating school-to-workforce pipelines, competency-based education & student recruitment, and admissions. She is currently serving as the Rwanda Country Director of Educate!, where she leads a team that uses a novel approach to teacher training to support the government's implementation of a competence-based curriculum. An attorney by training, Donnalee's professional experience also includes litigation and policy work for four local government agencies. As an international education professional, she draws on her legal background to develop practical policy solutions to systemic education issues. I am based in Rwanda, but available for consulting opportunities globally (and remotely). About Donnalee: Donna. I'm a Jamaican woman living in Rwanda. I believe we should all get free or die trying. I find freedom in words. On this blog, I celebrate being a multidimensional woman. I have many interests: travel, education, Pan-Africanism, the black diaspora, Jamaica, law, natural hair, postcolonial literature, running, politics, women’s issues, and more. I write about them all. Please find Donalee at http://www.donnatruly.com/ Regards, Daniel. To recommend yourself or other Kenyan Stories guest, or audio or film production enquires please email. danielduwacreative@outlook.com Other Social: Facebook Page: danielduwacreative, danielduwa Facebook @danielduwa Twitter, Instagram: @danielduwa My PhotoBook - Uzuri by Daniel Duwa is available on Amazon: https://rb.gy/x6i6y5 My Story - Youghest Pirate : www.bottomline.co.ke/daniel-duwa-youngest-pirate-ever Podcaster and Executive Strategist & Intelligence Leadership Coach - growing talents, scaling businesses, and bringing clarity to corporates in uncertain times. #5nextsteps Filming, Photography, Creative, People, Places, Beautiful Things. The Innovation Centre, Loresho Ridge, Nairobi, Kenya. Both the Podcasts I produce - Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa & Conversations with Daniel Duwa are available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Anchor, RadioPublic, Pocket Cast, Spotify, or anywhere you get podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/danielduwa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danielduwa/support

Change Makers - Daniel Duwa interview Jamaican, Rwandese CEO, educational consultant, and attorney, Donnalee Donaldson. An educator and education development specialist with a passion for strengthening education systems, and designing academic programs that create equitable access to education for all, particularly underserved populations. Donnalee is co-founded of secondary and tertiary education programs in four countries, including in a refugee camp. Her expertise includes teacher training, instructional coaching, curriculum development, program design, refugee education/education in emergencies, creating school-to-workforce pipelines, competency-based education & student recruitment and admissions. She is currently serving as the Rwanda Country Director of Educate!, where she leads a team that uses a novel approach to teacher training to support the government's implementation of a competence-based curriculum. An attorney by training, Donnalee's professional experience also includes litigation and policy work for four local government agencies. As an international education professional, she draws on her legal background to develop practical policy solutions to systemic education issues. I am based in Rwanda, but available for consulting opportunities globally (and remotely). http://www.youtube.com/danielduwa http://www.instagram.com/danielduwa https://www.twitter.com/danielduwa https://www.facebook.com/danielduwa danielduwacreative@outlook.com www.bottomline.co.ke/daniel-duwa-youngest-pirate-ever +254733247307 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/danielduwa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danielduwa/support

On episode 6, Donnalee Donaldson shared her journey to global citizenship, which started when she left Jamaica at sixteen and headed to the United States. She eventually found her way to Rwanda in East Africa. On this episode, she returns to share her adventures traveling to over twenty African nations in the five years she has called Kigali, Rwanda home. From her deeply spiritual backpacking trip across Ethiopia to partying in Uganda to reveling in the traces of Jamaica she found in Ghana, Donna speaks passionately about all that Africa has to offer the traveler who is open to experiences beyond safari. She also debunks common myths about the continent, including one prevalent among black travelers who romanticize the motherland. Committed to highlighting the excellence overflowing in many African nations, Donna hosts the podcast, Diaspora Diaries, which highlights innovators, influencers and entrepreneurs who call Africa home.

On her 16th birthday, Donnalee Donaldson was serenaded by the staff at the American Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Having earned a full scholarship to a top university, the woman who was processing her visa paperwork demanded that everyone clap for this bright young girl who was leaving her mother to go off to the land of opportunity while still a teenager. Four years later, Donna was in law school at Emory University, the youngest of her classmates. In this episode, she talks about her decision to leave a burgeoning law career in New York City to return to Jamaica. She was only in Jamaica for two months before she decided to relocate to Kigali, Rwanda with a job in education reform. Though not what her family and friends imagined for the “girl from Montego Bay who made good,” Donnalee shares that living in and traveling around Africa has made her appreciate the excellence of the black diaspora. She has also gained an appreciation for the privileges she enjoys as a single, professional woman with disposable income: advancement in a field that is challenging and rewarding, learning how to navigate the pitfalls that occur when you are a young professional and have advanced farther than some senior members of your team and of course, the ability to travel across the African continent and connect with other young black professionals. Always humble, Donnalee does not understand why others are impressed with her life. She maintains that she just did what girls from poor neighborhoods in Jamaica do: worked hard in school so she could get a scholarship to a good college outside of Jamaica and become a lawyer or doctor. She laughs as she remembers the concern all of Montego Bay expressed when she first announced she was leaving America to come back to Jamaica and then followed that questionable decision with leaving Jamaica to go to Africa. “I have freed myself from the belief that is prevalent in many developing countries,” Donna says. “The belief that there is only one path one must take, only one way to make your mama proud: go to a western country and become a lawyer, teacher or doctor. Remain a lawyer, teacher or doctor for thirty years.” Donna now realizes the only path worth pursuing is the one that makes you feel happy and at peace.

  This is a quick introduction to More Than Regular. More Than Regular is a biweekly show about ordinary people, living extraordinary lives. From creatives in Rwanda, to entrepreneurs in Jamaica, the featured guests and dynamic conversations show us that there are many paths to success, and we all have the power to design, and live, our best lives. The host, Donnalee Donaldson interviews achievers, entrepreneurs, creators, innovators and gamechangers, most of whom beat the odds and defied the status quo to get to where they are. If you’re interested in learning about how to travel more, build your own business, overcome obstacles, and set yourself apart, More Than Regular is that dose of inspiration for you! Visit DonnaTruly.com for show notes, follow me @donnatruly on social media, and say hello at donna@donnatruly.com.