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When we talk about discourses on housing, we usually draw references from the western context. It is only in the last few decades that developing countries have come to the forefront of housing dialogues owing to their growing economies and increasing populations. Today, we take a closer looking at the housing market in Kenya, especially in Nairobi. Etta Madete is an architect, sustainable design expert, and developer passionate about sustainable real estate development in emerging markets. Passionate about advocacy, Etta previously taught at the University of Nairobi, is an EDGE Expert, Aspen and Mandela Washington Fellow. She has co-led acclaimed exhibitions at the Barbican and at the Guggenheim with Rem Koolhaas and has over 15 publications in Aljazeera and Architectural Record, amongst others. Etta's affordable housing initiative: https://zimahomes.co.ke/

Rumbi Katedza (she/her) is a filmmaker and writer living in Zimbabwe. She produces corporate and independent narrative and documentary content through her production company, Mai Jai Films. A company focused on pioneering a new generation of Zimbabwean films & filmmakers through creative co-productions. Mai Jai Films runs Postcards from Zimbabwe, a children's audio-visual and life-skills training project, & ZimbabweFilm.com, a comprehensive Zimbabwean film promotion website. One of her latest films Transactions, tells a story of Zimbabwean migration through a family divided by the circumstances of a failed economy; separated across the world the family meets online to decide who needs the most financial support back home.Dr Moreangels Mbizah is a conservation biologist working at the intersection of conservation and community development in Zimbabwe. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Wildlife Conservation Action: an organization focusing on building the capacity of local communities to protect and coexist with wildlife while improving livelihoods. She received her Doctoral Degree from Oxford, is a TED Fellow/Speaker & Mandela Washington Fellow. In 2019, Moreangels gave the TED talk, “How community-led conservation can save wildlife.” Her study also followed the famous Cecil the lion- until he was shot by a trophy hunter in 2015. In the TED talk, Moreangels wonders how things could've gone differently by asking: "What if the community that lived next to Cecil was involved in protecting him?In this episode, host Nadine talks to the two pioneers about how they met and the film that Rumbi is developing about Moreangels. Moreangels shares the realities of conservation in Zimbabwe and Rumbi opens up about it's film industry. Moreangels highlights the developments they've made like mobile boma's, and the walls they run into in their conservation efforts whilst Rumbi reminds us of Moreangels rare, inspiring story. They discuss the importance of funding, impact producing goals with the coming work, and the critically important right to tell one's own story. This episode refers to the following works: “One Woman's Remarkable Journey to Protect Lions," "Transactions," Mbizah' TED TALK, Wildlife Conservation Action & their training programs, Mbizah' published studies, Katedza previous & upcoming films.Rumbi Katedza (she/her) is a filmmaker, producer, and writer living in Harare, Zimbabwe.Moreangels Mbizah (she/her) is a conservation biologist living in Harare, Zimbabwe.Nadine Reumer (she/her) is an actress and producer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leah Molatseli is a lawyer, published author, and engaging speaker, renowned for her innovative contributions to Legal Tech. As the founder of Contract Alchemists, she focuses on modernizing legal teams through legal operations, agile methodologies, and technology, propelling the legal sector into a new era of efficiency and effectiveness. Leah's academic endeavors include guest lecturing at the University of Cape Town, where she enlightens legal professionals on the transformative power of legal tech. A Mandela Washington Fellow and University of Notre Dame alum, Leah's dedication to advancing legal tech is further evidenced by her ISF Africa fellowship in 2023 and her recent shortlisting for the Women in Law Awards Justitia 2023. Her leadership roles extend to the Advisory Board for the Global Legal Tech Hub and national representation for the Global Legal Tech Consortium. Leah's significant contributions to legal tech innovation have earned her accolades such as being named one of the International Legal Technology Association's Most Influential Women in Legal Tech for 2022, an American Bar Association 2022 Women of Legal Tech Honouree and Voice and Brand Council Member of CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium). We would love to hear from you, follow us on Instagram @sister_in_law_ and @leahmolatseli If you haven't already purchased your tickets for the upcoming I am Lady Justice workshop in Polokwane you can do so now on www.sisterinlaw.co.za See highlights from our previous workshop here: https://youtu.be/e4pYh4hqZ3k?si=goxH7_GityRiEZgd --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tebello-motshwane/message

Ibrahim Mustapha is a multi-talented young Ghanaian  public speaking coach, and social entrepreneur who was selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2021. He is also a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and the founder of Me for Africa, an NGO focused on promoting sustainable development and economic empowerment in Ghana. Additionally, Ibrahim is the founder of IM radio, an online radio platform, and has a growing community on Udemy where he shares his expertise on public speaking, writing, and digital skills. He was also a Digital skills trainer with the Google Digital Skills Africa Program. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crypto-hipster-podcast/support

Thokozile is an admitted attorney and seasoned infrastructure development professional with over 12 years' experience having worked for multinational companies like Norton Rose Fulbright, Citibank, and E.ON Energy and is currently the COO of Bayakha Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure fund manager with a mandate to make equity investments in large scale energy, water, ICT and Transport infrastructure projects. She is passionate about skills development and regularly facilitates training for Development Finance Institutions with the Association of African Development Finance Institutions and conducts masterclasses for SMMEs as part of corporate Enterprise and Supplier Development Programmes. Thokozile has served on various public and private sector committees, including the South African Local Government Youth Development Forum Energy Working Committee, the BRICS Women Business Alliance Energy Security Subcommittee, the Climate Council's Working Group for Women's Access to Energy Finance and she chairs the Chaba Winds of Change Community Trust. Thokozile's work in socio-economic development includes founding READPower, a social investment initiative that donates solar lights to enable children to read and do their homework as night. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow and an alumna of the Power Africa/YALI Women in African Power Programme. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tebello-motshwane/message

Welcome back to Wild Connection the Podcast. My Fulbright series  Voices of Uganda continues this week with Mandela Washington Fellow, business owner and entrepreneur Gerard Iga. One thing that folks may not recognize about Uganda is its diversity of natural spaces, wildlife, and culture. Perhaps that is why it's called the Pearl of Africa. Gerard specializes in giving visitors a rich and diverse experience of Uganda, sharing his love of his country with others. He is passionate about tourism and community development and is the owner of Lado Tours specializing in connecting natural resources and cultural resources with conservation, while uplifting communities. Now we had a few sound issues with people talking in the background periodically, so apologies for that. If you want to keep up with Gerard or book him for a tour here are various ways to get in touch: Lado Tours Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Website You can follow the show on Itunes, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also follow the show on Twitter: @WildConnectPod You can also follow me on  Twitter: @realdrjen Instagram: @readrjen Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RealDrJen

Rita Ezenwa Okoro is an expert who believes in creative arts as a force for human development. Her visionary leadership shines as the founder of the United Nations Intercultural Innovation Award-Winning Street Project Foundation, an organization that implements inclusive creative arts-led leadership programs for at-risk youth in Africa. Rita is also the Executive Director of the Global Play Brigade, a movement that uses play to soften borders and barriers between people across the globe. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow and recipient of the Lagos State Award of Excellence in Youth Development.Besides developing creative strategies for businesses, Rita is a movie buff, public speaker, singer, and world traveler who considers herself a global citizen.Episode Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBlQYGpBHE4Web: https://www.globalplaybrigade.org/welcome-rita-ezenwa-okoro-as-gpb-s-executive-directorFacebook: https://fb.watch/f55iWfeut0/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAxyDkpp3wk/YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0B0s334hmEYT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we_vXfgPxVAWeb: https://thenationonlineng.net/foundation-inducts-100-youths-creative-boot-camp/FB: https://web.facebook.com/rita.omovbude/posts/pfbid037ZVKV1uinNGEqPf29azVRrd5RJy6gVuJFWLJPoED7vCWS1cnuiZ4KHNRSBHKKQwblPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/developing-young-leaders-on-the-streets-of-lagos/id1564304654?i=1000527287560Web: https://www.ispa.org/news/521423/Spotlight-on-Rita-Ezenwa-Okoro-Founder--Lead-Visionary-of-Street-Project-Foundation.htmJoey Pinz Conversations Podcast Information: • Website: https://www.joeypinz.com • Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/joeypinz • Music by Tom Izzo: @wahlsinger  https://tomizzomusic.com  Support our podcast:  • Subscribe: https://joeypinzconversations.com/subscribe/ • How much is this podcast worth to you? Consider $5, $10 or $20/mo with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz  • How about a one-time payment?  • What is the episode worth to you? $25/$50/$100/$500 /$1,000/$5,000 with PayPal (one-time): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JoePannone Please subscribe/follow to Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations Podcast: • Spotify, Apple, Google, or others.  Please consider rating with 5 stars if you like it. • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joey-pinz-discipline-conversations/id1583997438 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69SFwY3XSwcw9qNvElAn10 • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODI4OTA2LnJzcw • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeyPinzDisciplineConversations?sub_confirmation=1Please follow on social media: @TheJoeyPinz • Instagram: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.instagram.com/TheJoeyPinz  • Twitter: @TheJoeyPinz  https://twitter.com/TheJoeyPinz • Facebook: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.facebook.com/TheJoeyPinz • TikTok:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoeypinz • Minds:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.minds.com/thejoeypinz • YouTube:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.youtube.com/@thejoeypinzFinally,  join our newsletter: https://joeypinzconversations.com/#newsletterSupport the show

Author of Doing, Being, Becoming: For the Love of the Creative Arts Rita Ezenwa-Okoro is an author and the Founder and Lead Visionary of Street Project Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that uses creative and performing arts tools to facilitate opportunities for youth leadership development, social mobilization, and cross-cultural dialogue in Nigeria. She is also the Principal Communications Consultant of ROC, a strategic communications company that provides business owners access to world-class communication solutions. She was also recently appointed the Executive Director of the Global Play Brigade, a movement of performance activists who use 'play' as a catalyst for softening the borders between us humans. Rita is a Mandela Washington Fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program. She is a global fellow of the prestigious International Society of the Performing Arts (ISPA) New York, and the recipient of both the Lagos State Award of Excellence in youth and social development and the Lagos State Award of Excellence in entrepreneurship development. Additionally, she is a recipient of the Extraordinary Women Award in France and Next Generation Leaders Award. She is a graduate of the International Class of the East Side Institute, New York, and has her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Arts from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and her masters degree in Media and Communications from the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria, and a Certificate in Civic Leadership from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA. Under her leadership, Street Project Foundation most recently received the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) and BMW GROUP's Intercultural Innovation Award in Dubai. Rita is the author of Doing. Being. Becoming. For the love of the creative arts, a book about her performance journey as a grassroots creative youth organizer in Nigeria and published by the New Degree Press, Washington DC, USA. Street Project Foundation https://streetproject.org.ng/author/rita_ezenwa-okoro/ Global Play Brigade https://www.globalplaybrigade.org/welcome-rita-ezenwa-okoro-as-gpb-s-executive-director ISPA.org https://www.ispa.org/page/fellow20_ezenw Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ladyreo/?hl=en Twitter https://twitter.com/ritaezenwaokoro To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kim-lengling1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kim-lengling1/support

Lukonga Lindunda is a startup ecosystem builder. He is Executive Director and co-founder of BongoHive, an award-winning innovation hub and tech incubator based in Lusaka, Zambia, that is changing the landscape of entrepreneurship in the region. Lukonga is a Mandela Washington Fellow and has 15 years of experience working with entrepreneurs and development partners. He began his career providing technical assistance in aid sector programmes with Education Development Center (EDC) and VVOB. In 2011, he founded BongoHive with three colleagues after noting a gap in the support young entrepreneurs needed to bring their innovative business ideas to life. Since then, Lukonga has steered BongoHive to nearly 1300 Startups and MSMEs harnessing over $2 million in resources to support their growth since 2016. BongoHive have been featured on global and regional media outlets such as CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, TechCrunch, and many others. In today's conversation, Lukonga recalls the founding story of BongoHive. He looks back on the early approaches he took to generate revenue and pay the bills, as well as the different sectors and services BongoHive has offered over the years.  The story of Lukonga and BongoHive is also the story of how the tech sector in Zambia has evolved over the past ten years. It is a case study that illustrates many of the challenges of building the tech sector in low-income countries in Africa: the essential pieces of missing infrastructure, the limited options for funding and talent, and above all the unfaltering grit of its founders. To find out more, access the show notes at https://AidEvolved.com  Let us know what you think of this episode on Twitter (@AidEvolved) or by email (hello@AidEvolved.com)

Today's guest Is South Sudan's first English-speaking Stand-Up Comedian Akau Jambo, formerly known professionally as Ak Dans is a South Sudanese stand-up comedian, actor, and activist. He is the Founder of the Juba International Comedy Festival the first comedy festival in South Sudan. Akau is also a Mandela Washington Fellow, 2022 cohort *Business inquiries | neeceelexy@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Friendships & community have been a recurring theme on my mind this year. How can we live rich lives without rich relationships? In this episode, I have a long-awaited conversation with one of my besties, Kemi Onabanjo - Joseph. In this episode, you'll hear a lot of laughter,  reflection, and wisdom, as we take you on a journey. We talk about: How we met (how a seemingly insignificant IG moment birthed something bigger than us)What is something Kemi is learning this season?How we have stayed connected over time despite living on different continentsHow does she make time to stay connected to her wide network and to her closest circle (which is pretty wide)?How she thinks about relationships and making room for new friendsHow she has processed and moved forward from friendships grown distant Authenticity and vulnerability are superpowers that she has managed to tap into. How is she able to show up and share in this way?Looking back on our friendship over the last 5 years, what she is most thankful for (I share what I'm thankful for as well)Her best  advice for anyone actively looking to find their tribe in this season Part 2 of the conversation will get into Friendship Money circles! I can't wait to have Kemi back (this year) to finish our conversation!Kemi will say that she is just a happy child (also someone's mom and wife) who loves life, loves to laugh, loves to dance, loves to travel, loves to stay fit (sometimes), loves work, loves love, and loves Jesus.Kemi works as an Associate Partner of one of the leading global management consulting firms (McKinsey & Company) in Nigeria. Prior to joining McKinsey, she worked with Zenith Bank and Ericsson (both in Nigeria) across various roles. Kemi holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Covenant University and an MBA from INSEAD in France (where she was valedictorian for her class).Outside of work, she is the President of the Covenant University Alumni Association, a pioneer Mandela Washington Fellow of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative, an Associate of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative, and a pioneer mentee of the WIMBIZ (Women in Management, Business and Public Service) mentoring program. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for HOPE (Helping Other People Excel) and also serves on the board of the Steadfast Love Foundation and Beyond a Curved Spine. In 2018, she was a Future Awards Africa Nominee in the Professional Service category and was recognized on YNaija's Power List for Corporate Nigeria. In 2017, she was also recognized as one of the top 100 inspiring women in Nigeria by Leading Ladies Africa. She actively mentors young men and women.Kemi is a lover of theatre and actively explores the world through travel. Follow Kemi on Instagram here and sign up for her weekly value-packed newsletters here! Thank you for listening to this episode and this season of the Rich Immigrant podcast, please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with someone in your world that needs to hear these conversations.  Please stay  connected with the podcast and join our community online at www.therichimmigrant.com or on  Instagram at 'Therichimmigrant.'

Marie Christina Kolo wasn't trying to be Wonder Woman when it came to the secret she kept for many years. But in her work as a climate activist, she wanted to be strong for her community. It wasn't until she became a Mandela Washington Fellow that Marie Christine found the courage to get vulnerable, which allowed her to make a deeper impact.

Dr. Sunday Agbonika is pioneering Animal-Assisted Interventions in Nigeria with a specific goal of helping children with Autism.In this 38th episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I spoke with Dr. Sunday Agbonika, a Veterinary Surgeon, dog trainer, and 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, about his journey to bringing Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) to his country, Nigeria, and what his goals are in doing so. Dr. Sunday first discovered the power of AAI in watching a short documentary by Nathan Selove. In this video, Nathan tells his own story of how Sylvia, his Assistance Dog, helped him to thrive with Autism. For Dr. Sunday, this was personal, as he had a nephew whom he believed to be similar to Nathan. While his nephew had passed away two years prior to finding the video, Dr. Sunday wanted to help other Nigerian children with special needs.One of the biggest challenges that Dr. Sunday encountered is the stigma surrounding children with special need in Nigeria. In order to access the children who he believed could benefit from AAI, Dr. Sunday ended up pursuing opportunities for Animal Assisted Therapy in special education centers as opposed to directly introducing the idea of Service Animals to individual families. He now works with multiple species including a turtle, rabbits, and two dogs—Tish, a crowd favorite, and Bishop who both live for the love they receive while working with children.While Dr. Sunday, a dog lover since birth, loves to see the joy and happiness on the faces of the children that they work with through his organization, Dogalov, what also fuels him is the feedback that they receive from teachers and caregivers. He shares the story of two boys who went from a lack of motivation to coming alive when they met the dogs. Dr. Sunday's therapy dogs were so impactful for these boys that the teachers shared their newfound motivation with their parents and they both were able to get their own dogs at home to continue to improve their lives outside of the center.Dr. Sunday's efforts in Nigeria led him to become a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow where he was placed in LeHigh University where he was able to get involved in Equi-librium, an equine therapy facility for children with special needs, as well as to meet the international AAI community and connect with mentors around the world including Dr. Elizabeth Omerod who was instrumental to introducing the human-animal bond in the UK. These experiences led to shaping his work back home in Nigeria as well as to founding the first ever intra-African AAI conference.If you're ready to learn more about Dr. Sunday's AAI work in Nigeria, let's dive in:In this episode, we discuss …How Dr. Sunday discovered animal-assisted interventions through a short documentary.Which animals Dr. Sunday partners with and what his dogs Tish and Bishop love about being Therapy Dogs.How Dr. Sunday is bringing together his community and international leaders in AAI.Give it a listen and let me know which part you found the most helpful, then follow their journey at @drsenos.•Interested in getting started as a Therapy Dog but don't know where to begin? Check out my new guide at freeguide.therapydogtalk.com.

Greeting Glocal Citizens! In our conversation this week, I am inspired by the work of this high growth serial entrepreneur with experience building businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Ghana. As a strong believer in constant learning, building and improving on existing solutions Nana Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh is excited about the church, aviation, technology and agriculture. Born and raised in Ghana, he has an academic background in Technology and Entrepreneurship from Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and an MPhiL. Agricultural Engineering (Machine Systems) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He has been afforded the opportunity to lead teams in building the following: Asoriba a Church CRM and donation platform, MybusinessPay a Fintech that processes millions of payments across the world into Ghana for local businesses. Fusion Point, a Technology Consulting Company and CCTVCam Live a security business building an AI solution to identify criminals via regular CCTV Cameras. Nana is currently CEO of tech startup Grow For Me (GFM) which is a web and mobile based crowdfunding and crowd farming platform that sponsors farmers in growing more crops to solve hunger and poverty problems in Africa. Using drone and satellite imagery, they are able to update sponsors on the progress of the farms they've invested in, while providing the best Agronomic advice to optimize farm production. They are solving for global sustainable development goals (SDG) 1 and 2 by creating wealth and producing more food at the same time. GFM aims to contribute to the food production in Africa by helping feed 2.2 billion young Africans by 2050. The ultimate goal is to keep people out of poverty by bringing back young Africans into the aging Agricultural industry. Where to find Nana? www.growforme.com (https://www.growforme.com/en/home/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kingnanaprempeh/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kingnanaprempeh/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/kingnanaprempeh) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHAe8YCb0rv5nGRjduQ4TA) Other topics of interest: On Nana's bamboo bike ride (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/4-friends-ride-bamboo-bicycles-to-Nigeria-to-raise-funds-to-fight-malaria-679943) Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative (http://ghanabamboobikes.org/) Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (https://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org/) Check out Episode 10 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/10) with Mandela Fellow Valerie Labi Special Guest: Nana Opuku Agyeman-Prempeh.

Silvia Tonui is a Marketing & Project Management consultant who started her career in 2009 at Elle Magazine, South Africa in Trade & Consumer Marketing, managing Marketing campaigns for clients like Esteè Lauder, Mr Price Young Designer Search, Clinique and many others. She moved back to Kenya in 2012 and worked as CEO of FAFA (Festival of African Fashion & Arts), responsible for creating a market for East African fashion designers both locally and internationally, providing fashion training for young designers through the FAFA Insight Project and planning Kenya's biggest fashion gala, FAFA. She is currently a Project Manager Consultant ,most recently for British Council's Creative DNA Project, responsible for planning and overseeing three major Fashion & Textile projects. She is a farmer in her free time and the founder of a Kenyan honey brand called Marigat Gold. She plays a major role in providing Agribusiness mentorship to Kenya's youth, having been part of Safaricom's Entrepreneurship Program, "BLAZE Be your own Boss" for 3 years. Her mentorship focus is on value addition, branding and market access. She has a degree in International Business Administration from The United States International University and an MSc in Project Management from The University of Salford, Manchester. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow and was listed in Business Daily's Top 40 under 40 Women in Kenya in 2018.

In this episode of BDMT we talk to Tempitope Okupe of Nigeria and Ronnie Ronnie Muwanga of Uganda about their experiences living in their countries as Black Disabled men.Bios:Temiope is a Mandela Washington Fellow who holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development in the United Kingdom. Temitope is a program coordinator at the Community Development Links Initiative. Temitope leads the organization's special needs empowerment team, with over seven years of experience in community development. He has provided capacity building and mentorship to children and young adults with special needs in communities. A motivational speaker and disability rights advocate, he has been actively involved in the disability rights movements as well as with various development organizations that promote disability rights and address empowerment equality, accessibility, and opportunity concerns around the world. Opening theme song: "Story Neva Been Told" By Keith Jones and Leroy Moore. If you want to individually support us, please go to our Patreon page at this link: https://www.patreon.com/blackdisabledmentalk. The video version of this episode will be on Patreon.

Joe Njagu is a Zimbabwean filmmaker who directed his debut feature film Lobola in 2010, which paved the way for a new chapter of independent film-making in Zimbabwe. His next feature film, The Gentleman, won him Best Foreign Language Director at the America International Film Festival and Best Film at the NAMA awards in 2012. He has directed several other feature films, including Something Nice from London, Escape, Tete B and The Letter. Joe has also produced the multi award winning film Cook Off - the first Zimbabwean film to be acquired by Netflix. Joe is a YALI alumni and a Mandela Washington Fellow, the flagship program of President Barack Obama's Young African Leadership Initiative. In 2014, he was listed among the top 35 under 35 in Media in Africa by the non-profit Young Professionals in International Affairs. Joe was recently awarded with a NAMA legend award in 2021, He runs Joe Njagu films based in Harare, Zimbabwe.Website: www.joenjagufilms.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joenjaguTwitter: https://twitter.com/joenjaguYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/joenjaguIMDB : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4755154/ Resources mentioned: FilmContact.com PlayAfrika Side By Side (2012) documentary Actions to take Episode Transcript availableFollow @zimexcellencepodcast (IG) & @vongaiofficial (IG/Twitter)Interested in being featured or want to leave us a message? Email us at zimexcellencepodcast@gmail.comEnjoyed this episode?https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vongaiofficialSupport post-productionhttps://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=zimexcellenceIf you're interested in how learning how I launched ZimExcellence then you're in luck. Sign up for my podcast workshop and learn how it's easier and more affordable than ever to start a podcast. Also, get a copy of my podcast resource guide which covers industry terminology, and suggested tech setup in addition to countless online resources to support your podcast journey. Just head to vongai.com/podcastcreation. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show>> Sign up for Vongai's podcast workshop Buy ZimExcellence Merch

Joe Njagu is a Zimbabwean filmmaker who directed his debut feature film Lobola in 2010, which paved the way for a new chapter of independent film-making in Zimbabwe. His next feature film, The Gentleman, won him Best Foreign Language Director at the America International Film Festival and Best Film at the NAMA awards in 2012. He has directed several other feature films, including Something Nice from London, Escape, Tete B and The Letter. Joe has also produced the multi award winning film Cook Off - the first Zimbabwean film to be acquired by Netflix. Joe is a YALI alumni and a Mandela Washington Fellow, the flagship program of President Barack Obama's Young African Leadership Initiative. In 2014, he was listed among the top 35 under 35 in Media in Africa by the non-profit Young Professionals in International Affairs. Joe was recently awarded with a NAMA legend award in 2021, He runs Joe Njagu films based in Harare, Zimbabwe.Website: www.joenjagufilms.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joenjaguTwitter: https://twitter.com/joenjaguYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/joenjaguIMDB : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4755154/ Resources mentioned: FilmContact.com PlayAfrika Side By Side (2012) documentary Actions to take Episode Transcript availableFollow @zimexcellencepodcast (IG) & @vongaiofficial (IG/Twitter)Interested in being featured or want to leave us a message? Email us at zimexcellencepodcast@gmail.comEnjoyed this episode?https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vongaiofficialSupport post-productionhttps://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=zimexcellenceIf you're interested in how learning how I launched ZimExcellence then you're in luck. Sign up for my podcast workshop and learn how it's easier and more affordable than ever to start a podcast. Also, get a copy of my podcast resource guide which covers industry terminology, and suggested tech setup in addition to countless online resources to support your podcast journey. Just head to vongai.com/podcastcreation. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show>> Sign up for Vongai's podcast workshop Buy ZimExcellence Merch

​​This week's guest on That's How We Role podcast is Patrice Juah, an accomplished author, award-winning poet, education entrepreneur and former Miss Liberia.  She is the founder of the Martha Juah Educational Foundation, based in Liberia, West Africa. The Foundation launched the Sexy-Like-A-Book initiative, designed to inspire young women and girls to improve their perspective on reading, literacy, and education. She is a firm believer in the transformative power of education. Among MANY things, Patrice is a Mandela Washington Fellow for President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative.Patrice's desire is to motivate and empower young women by supporting local non-profit organizations to educate women on HIV/AIDs, teenage pregnancy, and education.So let's find out more about this incredible woman and her amazing accomplishments and platforms, as we welcome Patrice Juah.LINKS TO PATRICE - https://linktr.ee/p-atricejuahPatrice Juah is a Communications and International Affairs Professional. As founder of the Martha Juah Educational Foundation, she champions girls' education, leadership, and digital and information literacy through the foundation's Sexy Like A Book initiative. The initiative takes a social and academic approach to address some of the barriers to girls'  education in Liberia.Patrice works to improve girls' perspectives on literacy and education by fostering creative expression and cultural awareness. Through public speaking workshops, mentorship meet-ups, and social excursions, girls not only enhance their capacity to tackle academic rigor but are equipped with the confidence and voice to write and speak about taboo topics in their communities. This approach of embedding Social Emotional Learning into girls' education empowers girls with the social-emotional skills to think critically and make informed decisions as socially conscious young leaders.Explore Sexy Like A Book's Enchanting Voices Anthology (Book One), written by the first cohort of young writers. Proceeds from the book support the provision of scholarships and educational resources to girls in rural Liberia. A second anthology, written by cohort two, will be released later in 2021.An accomplished author, award-winning poet, former Miss Liberia, and a firm believer in the transformative power of education, Patrice is a Steering Committee Member of Karanga - The Global Alliance for Social-Emotional Learning and Life Skills. She also supports the Liberia Literary Society as a board member and editor. Patrice is a Deutsche Welle Global Media Fellow, a Kistefos Scholar, and a Mandela Washington Fellow for President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative. She holds a master's degree in International Relations from the IE School of Global and Public Affairs at IE University, in Madrid, Spain.  A perpetual knowledge seeker, she has a fascination for languages and enjoys fostering global collaborations. More on Patrice's work can be found here: https://linktr.ee/p-atricejuahDonate to Sexy Like A Book here.Enchanting Voices echoes stories of a Liberia that could be but struggles in the now. It echoes stories of hope and dreams; of courage and resilience; of possibilities and a future waiting to bloom. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThatsHowWeRole)

Sandiso is an innovator and entrepreneur, with over 10 years experience in technology consulting. She is the former Head of Open Innovation (Africa) at Accenture and has led tech implementations, data strategy, cost reductions assignments in the Consumer Goods sector. She is the founder of COOi Studios, an innovation lab for corporations. Amongst other accolades, she is a Sustainable Development Goals ambassador, Mzansi's 100 Inspiring and Aspiring Leaders, a Play Your Part Ambassador with Brand South Africa, an Inspiring Fifty Women in Tech and a Mandela Washington Fellow. 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all our men listeners. This conversation has an interesting segment about the gap in the social education of young men.  As women we tend to want to save the world, but we do it for free and sometimes to our own peril. However, have you ever considered that you can solve social problems and make money at the same time. That is the definition of Social Entrepreneurship. Our colonisers gave us the non-governmental organisation model and created a dependency on charity. We actually need to move away from Non-for-profit organisations and make businesses that are sustainable, profitable and making positive change in our communities.  Listen to Chola Lungu's journey of impacting social change as an entrepreneur.  "I'm a designer; I design afrocentric clothes, educational material and empowerment programs/workshops for youth" Chola Lungu, owner of Poleka Designs is a Fashion entrepreneur, Zambian culture promoter and 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow. She is a trained runway model and a fashion designer. Chola recently became an author. Her book, Lemonade, is an introduction to financial literacy and environmental issues for children. It is a "Proudly 100% Zambian Product" where the Author, the Illustrator and the Publisher are all Zambians.  Chola is also an Independent Communications Consultant who has worked with Government, NGOs and the corporate world in designing internal and external communication strategies. In addition, Chola is passionate about working with youth and women. She has been a volunteer at Africa Directions in Mtendere for 6 years and with Njira for 4 years,, also in Mtendere. Njira provides free Fashion and design courses for GBV survivors.  Quotes: "You have to have an income" "Don't leave your job until your side hustle is making enough" "Pace yourself. I don't do everything all the time" "Be bold and a bit more daring" "Find opportunities ... get involved"   Connect with Chola: Instagram: @CholaLungu Facebook: Chola Chilufya Lungu   KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose   LINKS: Socials: www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman  www.facebook.com/chulubydesign    Join the Africana Woman Visionaries: https://www.facebook.com/groups/708489836426989    Africana Woman Blog: https://www.africanawoman.com/blog

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all our men listeners. This conversation has an interesting segment about the gap in the social education of young men.  As women we tend to want to save the world, but we do it for free and sometimes to our own peril. However, have you ever considered that you can solve social problems and make money at the same time. That is the definition of Social Entrepreneurship. Our colonisers gave us the non-governmental organisation model and created a dependency on charity. We actually need to move away from Non-for-profit organisations and make businesses that are sustainable, profitable and making positive change in our communities.  Listen to Chola Lungu's journey of impacting social change as an entrepreneur.  "I'm a designer; I design afrocentric clothes, educational material and empowerment programs/workshops for youth" Chola Lungu, owner of Poleka Designs is a Fashion entrepreneur, Zambian culture promoter and 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow. She is a trained runway model and a fashion designer. Chola recently became an author. Her book, Lemonade, is an introduction to financial literacy and environmental issues for children. It is a "Proudly 100% Zambian Product" where the Author, the Illustrator and the Publisher are all Zambians.  Chola is also an Independent Communications Consultant who has worked with Government, NGOs and the corporate world in designing internal and external communication strategies. In addition, Chola is passionate about working with youth and women. She has been a volunteer at Africa Directions in Mtendere for 6 years and with Njira for 4 years,, also in Mtendere. Njira provides free Fashion and design courses for GBV survivors.  Quotes: "You have to have an income" "Don't leave your job until your side hustle is making enough" "Pace yourself. I don't do everything all the time" "Be bold and a bit more daring" "Find opportunities ... get involved"   Connect with Chola: Instagram: @CholaLungu Facebook: Chola Chilufya Lungu   KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose   LINKS: Socials: www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman  www.facebook.com/chulubydesign    Join the Africana Woman Visionaries: https://www.facebook.com/groups/708489836426989    Africana Woman Blog: https://www.africanawoman.com/blog

Jerry Mang'ena is a Marine Biologist, Aquapreneur, and the co-founder and director of Aqua-Farms Organisation in Tanzania. He is a tutor at the School of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology of the University of Dar es Salaam a co-organizer of TEDxOysterbay, a Mandela Washington Fellow, a Global shaper and a Climate Reality leader. Jerry has been able to penetrate the international seaweed market by exporting Seaweed to the United States. He is committed to protecting the ocean from unsustainable use and firmly believes that if aquatic resources are sustainably used they can help to mitigate climate change impacts and poverty. Since 2018, using a Gender-sensitive approach, he has changed lives of 58 women from Zanzibar Islands through training on financial literacy, business management skills, value addition to seaweed-based products. He lives in Tanzania and does most of his work in Zanzibar, an island on the East Coast of Africa that also experiences influxes by Sargassum, a phenomenon that is not well known. Listen to the episode to hear about: - Intro ~ 0:00 - Guest intro ~ 1:28 - What is sargassum to you ~ 3:00 - History of sargassum in Zanzibar ~ 4:04 - Quantity of sargassum ~ 6:50 - Sargassum's effect on different stakeholder groups ~ 8:01 o Fisherman and sargassum ~ 10:00 o Seaweed farmers ~ 11:30 o Tourism industry ~ 13:30 o Fishing industry ~ 15:30 - People positively interacting with endangered species (dugongs, sea turtle) ~ 17:45 - The coral reefs of the region ~ 21:00 - People interacting with sargassum ~ 23:40 - People using sargassum ~ 24:45 o Chickenpox medicine ~ 25:00 o Skin care ~ 25:38 - Aquaculture ~ 26:38 - Nile fish ~ 30:10 - International organizations helping with local community ~ 31:57 - Good bye ~ 34:58 Transcript For more information about Jerry and his organisations: ֍ Aqua farms organization Website ֍ Aqua farms organization Twitter ֍ Aqua farms organization Instagram ֍ Aqua farms organization Facebook ֍ Aqua farms organization: Youtube channel ֍ Jerry‘s Linkedin ֍ Jerry‘s Instagram ֍ Seaweed Innovate Instagram We love to hear from you, feel free to drop us an email to SargassumPodcast@gmx.net, and connect with us on social media: facebook, twitter, Instagram, linkedin. Can't get enough? Become one of our patrons Become one of our patrons (https://www.patreon.com/Sargassumpodcast) for as little as $1 a month and take part in an exclusive monthly happy hour with our podcast guests and other Sargassum crazy patrons. We are grateful for each supporter and look forward to connecting with you. Like our music? The song is called Them Ah Pree by Drizzle Roadranna. Follow him on youtubeand Spotify

  In this week's episode, I'm joined by Palesa Mothapo, Ph.D., Head of Postdoctoral Research Support in Stellenbosch University’s Division for Research Development located in Stellenbosch, South Africa’s Western Cape province, for an informative and interesting discussion of topics including:  - How Palesa first developed her interest in Zoology and then later, decided to focus on invasive species - In her role at Stellenbosch University, where she helps postdocs making the transition from academia to industry, the types of skill development strategies and resources she draws upon in working with her trainees - Which knowledge, skills, or abilities postdocs typically already possess that Palesa finds are most relevant to a transition to industry, and which are often most in need of further development - How Palesa goes about helping trainees learn to effectively communicate complex scientific topics to general audiences and her own approach to translating and distilling her research work so it’s engaging and accessible to non-experts - What it was like for Palesa to serve as a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2018 and how she feels the experience may have influenced her perspective and work - Palesa's plans and goals for 2021

This episode features Melene Rossouw, born and raised in Cape town. She got her start as an activist early in life when she was elected into the Student Council at University. Knowing the struggles of women and girls who grew up in poverty, Melene was motivated to form and develop the Women Lead Movement, an organization whose aim is to educate, empower and inspire women to lead social change in their communities through Human Rights and Leadership training curricula. Melene is an admitted Attorney by the High Court in South Africa; a 2018 Obama Foundation Leader: Africa; 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow and an internationally recognised Gender Rights activists by ONE Global Campaign.  She never dreamed, when she was called a backyard dweller as a child, that she should one day be recognized throughout the world as an activist, that she would make a difference, that she would actually possess powers that could change people’s lives. Linkedin: Melene-Rossouw Facebook: Melene-Rossouw Twitter: @MeleneRossouw Instagram: @MeleneRossouw Website: www.womenleadmovement.org

Meet Dr. Joel Duah Afi, the medical director of the Asunafo South District Hospital ( Kukuom), a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow. Dr. Joel leads the administrative and clinical work of the hospital with hia team providing general medical and surgical care. He is also the finanvial secratary of the Mandela Washighton Fellowship Association of Ghana and Co-founder of Abusua Community Medical Center at Kukuom. He is a multiple Award Winning fwllow with significant International experience and a number of awards to his credit including the USADF/ CITI Foundation vrant recipient award, World Connce t and recipient exchange award. He has several years of experience in community development and working towards a sustainable and equitable society for all. He holda a Bachelor's degree in Medicine & Surgery- MBchB, MBA in strategic Management & Consulting from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology & a post graduate Diploma in Education from Valley View University. He is currently an MPH candidate majoring in Health Policy and Management and a resident Physician in Family Medicine with the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Joel enjoys travelling and he is motivated in designing and implementing health inferventions in low resource setting focused on attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3.

Sam Beckbessinger is the bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a Fu*king Grownup, sold in six countries. She writes weird horror stories and kids' tv shows, and helps people learn to adult better (she's still trying to figure it out herself). We deep dive into: - Budgeting for freelancers - Finances during COVID - Where to save money - Tools to help with financial planning - Investing Check out Sam's weekly Blog on: https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com She was one of the writers on Serial Box's and Marvel's Jessica Jones: Playing With Fire serialized novel. She's also written several episodes for animated kids' TV show, Team Jay, commissioned by the Juventus Soccer Club and produced and animated by Sunrise Productions, and the family-friendly comedy series Jungle Beat, which has been broadcast in over 180 countries on channels including Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Sam was a Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders at Yale University in 2014, and is a partner and co-founder of two financial technology businesses: Lettuce and Inves. She is co-writing Magpies, a mystery-suspense novel about missing girls who come back, changed, together with Dale Halvorsen. Let's turn this financial battle into party - join the Tribe and become the best version of yourself www.novieguide.com

Sam Beckbessinger is the bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a Fu*king Grownup, sold in six countries. She writes weird horror stories and kids' tv shows, and helps people learn to adult better (she's still trying to figure it out herself). We deep dive into: - Budgeting for freelancers - Finances during COVID - Where to save money - Tools to help with financial planning - Investing Check out Sam's weekly Blog on: https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com She was one of the writers on Serial Box’s and Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Playing With Fire serialized novel. She's also written several episodes for animated kids’ TV show, Team Jay, commissioned by the Juventus Soccer Club and produced and animated by Sunrise Productions, and the family-friendly comedy series Jungle Beat, which has been broadcast in over 180 countries on channels including Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Sam was a Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders at Yale University in 2014, and is a partner and co-founder of two financial technology businesses: Lettuce and Inves. She is co-writing Magpies, a mystery-suspense novel about missing girls who come back, changed, together with Dale Halvorsen. Let's turn this financial battle into party - join the Tribe and become the best version of yourself www.novieguide.com

"When you buy something, you are not paying for it with money. You are paying for it with hours of your life you had to spend earning that money." Jose Mujica Founder of TKO Consultancy, personal finance and wellness coach and Mandela Washington Fellow 2019, Tokiso TKay Nthebe joins me for a conversation about our finances. TKay and I cover investments, savings,budgeting, retirement, insurance and our relationship with money. Drop your thoughts on https://anchor.fm/hlalefang-makoetlane/message

Al Kags is a marketing and communications expert, serial entrepreneur and consummate champion of government openness through data. His life embodies ‘big picture thinking’ and living for a higher purpose.Al is the co-founder and the CEO of the Open Institute, an African organisation that works with governments and civil society organisations to promote open government and citizen engagement.Primarily, Al works across sub-Saharan Africa but contributes to global open government movements. He sits on the Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).He has served asa member of the Global Open Data Working Group and the Global Open Data Initiative and was the co-chair of the Kenya OGP Working Group, chair of the Kenya Open Data Taskforce and the Kenya Open Government Initiative.As a serial entrepreneur, he has founded and grown several successful businesses and he continues to invest his time and money in businesses that have a social impact.Al is a Mandela Washington Fellow (2014) and was recognised as a New Generation African Leader (2013) – African Leadership Network among other recognitions. He was last year named in ‘Top 40 under 40 Kenyan Men’ by leading publication ‘Business Daily.’Enjoy this episode about the difficult but necessary relationship between the private and public sectors.

Neglected and ignored by the medical establishment throughout most of its history, sickle cell disease remains one of the most common (and commonly misunderstood) genetic conditions in the world. In this episode, we break down the myriad effects that one nucleotide substitution can have on the human body and discuss the basics of what it means when blood cells sickle. Continuing with the theme of the seen and unseen, we then turn to the history of sickle cell disease, a history of long-standing injustice and the unending fight to raise awareness and provide support for those impacted by the condition. And as always, we wrap up with a discussion on the current global status of sickle cell disease and some exciting new treatment options on the horizon.  We are so honored and thrilled to be joined this episode by not one, not two, but three incredible guests! You’ll hear first from Marsha Howe and Sharif Tusuubira, who share with us some of their firsthand experiences living with sickle cell disease. And then in our current status section, Dr. Megan Hochstrasser from the Innovative Genomics Institute walks us through the mind-blowing genome editing approaches being used to treat genetic conditions such as sickle cell disease. You can follow Marsha on her website for her non-profit organization and blog “My Life With Sickle Cell” as well as through her social media channels: Twitter: @MarshaMLWSC,  Instagram: @marsha_h181, Facebook: Marsha Howe. And make sure to check out B Positive Choir too! Twitter: @bpositivechoir and Instagram: @bpositivechoir. Learn more about Sharif Tusuubira’s amazing advocacy efforts on his website and through his social media channels: Twitter: @tkksharif, Instagram: @tkksharif, Facebook: Sharif Kiragga Tusuubira. You can also watch his 2017 talk in Washington, DC as a Mandela Washington Fellow. And to learn more about the futuristic-sounding research being done at the Innovative Genomics Institute (including using CRISPR to develop a faster, cheaper coronavirus test!), you can follow Megan (@thecrispress) and IGI (@igisci) on Twitter, or head to their website.

Pearl has over five years of experience in community engagement. Currently, her focus area is mental health awareness and is the founder of the Walk With Me Foundation, a mental health awareness and support non-profit organization. She also runs her own business as an event planner. With alcoholism and drug abuse very close to home, and her personal experiences with anxiety and depression which included not being able to freely speak about it or access help easily, Pearl is passionate about getting Zambia to a place where mental illness is openly spoken about and given equal priority to physical health. She is a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow and also a Top 2019 Unleash Talent. Pearl is determined to grow and expand her work in the mental health sector in Zambia and across the African continent. During our interview, Pearl mentioned the app "The Mighty" as a great resource for anyone struggling with mental health. The Mighty is a safe, supportive community for people facing health challenges and the people who care for them. You can find this resource at themighty.com or in your mobile app store. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stickaround/support

This episode is brought to you by me. If you like this show and want to support it, please visit my courses on Pluralsight and buy my new book "200 Things Developers Should Know", which is about Programming, Career, Troubleshooting, Dealing with Managers, Health, and much more. You can find my Pluralsight courses and the book at www.developerweeklypodcast.com/AboutShow resources:Follow Caleb on TwitterConnect with Caleb on LinkedInFollow Kids Comp Camp on TwitterWindows Insider Feature of Caleb NdakaSupport the Kids Comp Camp: https://www.kidscompcamp.com/support/Full transcript:Barry Luijbregts  0:17  Welcome to another episode of Developer Weekly. This week, I’m talking with Caleb Ndaka about teaching kids how to code. Caleb is a co-founder at Kids Comp Camp. Caleb Ndaka is a 2019 Obama Leader, a  2018 Mandela Washington Fellow, a 2017 Microsoft’s Windows #Insider4Good fellow and a 2015 American Express and Ashoka Emerging Innovator. He is also a TEDx speaker and a part-time actor. Great to have you on the show, Caleb, how you doing?In your bio, it says that you are a 2019 Obama leader. Can you tell me a bit about what that means? Caleb Ndaka  1:48  Obama foundation runs a program called Africa leadership program in which they try to bring young African leaders together to have conversation today. Your support system for each other in order to create proactive and authentic leaders in Africa, because they do believe that the greatest gap we have in Africa is not about resources. It's about leadership. And so they believe invest in the young leaders so that they can build and change their communities. Barry Luijbregts  2:23  Right. That's incredible. Okay, so tell me a little bit more about yourself, like, where you from and how you got into software development. Caleb Ndaka  2:33  Great. Thank you for that question. I was born in North rift Kenya in a small slump called landers. And then soon after we moved to South Eastern Kenya, a small village called kV and that's where I grew up. I went to school there, up until I went to college when they got to come to the city of Nairobi. So generally Mama Mama village boy Who, by chance got into technology got into software development. Part of that story is between high school and college, I was out of school for four years. And the reason for that is because my parents could not afford my quality education. But then four years later, as more opportunity open to join one of the local University School of computer science and information technology, and I started with a certificate cause in it, then I proceeded to a diploma course in it, then eventually graduated with a bachelor's degree in it. And with that background, I was able to be introduced now to to software development and the passion to teach kids especially in rural areas, how they can learn about our not just to use technology, but to develop technology for themselves and for their communities. Barry Luijbregts  3:56  So that they are actually creators and can create things for other people as well. Caleb Ndaka  4:01  Yes, not just consumers, but also but also creators. But also, because I do believe change from within is a more sustainable change. And so having rural communities embracing technology for themselves, creating technology for themselves, is a dream that I hold very dear to my heart. And that's what I live for every day to see how can we, how can we equip them better to know how to use technology to address the most pressing issues in their communities? Barry Luijbregts  4:34  Right. And that's a very powerful thought, I think, as in to get the power from within and not be reliable. From all these other big companies from the United States and from Europe and all over the world, but to build your own strength, yes. Caleb Ndaka  4:49  change from within power from the from within is the most powerful energy employee they never gave to people. Barry Luijbregts  4:57  So random question, what is the internet It like over there. Oh, is it fast or is it limited? Caleb Ndaka  5:03  Oh great. Like I mentioned I come from Kenya and in the last five to 10 years Kenya as witnessed a very fast growing internet penetration. And so we can say like three quarters of the country you can get stable internet connection. And that is what we are leveraging on to create our program. So we have pretty good internet, it could get better back with what we have. We can also do some meaningful stuff. Barry Luijbregts  5:33  And is it expensive? Caleb Ndaka  5:36  According to the surveys which have been done in Africa, again, Kenya, we have the lowest rates of of accessing to the to the to the internet. But the thing also is the economic power for most people, is not that strong. So it is relatively cheap but Not very cheap to the majority of people and especially to the majority of people who live in rural communities whom we we solve, Barry Luijbregts  6:07  That can be a problem, I imagine. Yes. Okay, so Well, let's talk about the thing I wanted to talk with you about about kids comp camp. So I saw this online and I was very interested in how it got started and why you started it and how it actually works. Can you tell me a bit more about why you started and what it is? Caleb Ndaka  6:29  Yeah. So kids comp comp, is an initiative to help children in rural communities in Africa to catch up with a current digital driven society. And the way it began, it was a random idea. on a road trip. I was just about to graduate from the University and a few friends asked me if we could do a road trip and we said our boat we do that road trip with laptops in our bucks and go look for I don't know school in a village And to teach those kids out to use computers. That was in April of 2014. And so we did a rotary, we carried our laptops and we found a school in one of the rural counties in the in Kenya. The first class, we had 30 kids, but it is what shook us. Out of the 30 kids, only three kids, I'd seen a laptop before. And we were like, shocked. We thought like computers and access to technology is is a thing for everyone. Only that we realized we were only reserved from, from our band kind of setting. And so that was like, the glaring gaps that we saw, and we felt like we need to do more, we need to come back and do more and more, and 2014 to right now we've been able to train over 10,000 children, both here in Kenya and also in Rwanda. 90% of those kids, this was their first time to use computers, and 54% they were girls. Barry Luijbregts  8:08  Wow, that is amazing. And and what what kind of ages do you teach? What? How old are the kids? Caleb Ndaka  8:15  So we get between 8 years old to 18 years old. So, according to the Kenyan education system that is about primary school and high school, Barry Luijbregts  8:29  and do you then also teach adults? Caleb Ndaka  8:32  Um, yes, like I've mentioned, we started in 2014. So it's been almost five to six years. And one of the things that we realized, like three years into the program was that kids, especially in Africa, don't make decisions. The decision makers are parents and teachers, and therefore we thought, in order to make our program more sustainable, we need to involve the parents. We need to involve the teacher So apart from just the core business of train kids, we've started another supportive program to train their teachers and to train their parents so that they know the benefits. And also they have the the basics of becoming like a support system to this kids. So yes, we do have a program for children. And we also have a program for adult but especially adults around the kids that we're trying to reach out to where basically the parents and teachers, Barry Luijbregts  9:30  To get their buy in and to make them help the kids. It's a very clever, so can can every kids just join or how does it work? What What skills do kids and or adults need in order to participate in the competition Caleb Ndaka  9:46  so kids could come targets children and adults with no prior exposure to computers or technology, and therefore we start with them from ground zero. We don't require any scale Or an experience, what we just ask of them is that they need to be enthusiastic to learn. So no prior skills or knowledge is required, because we were trying to get our kids and parents who have not had access to computers or technology.  And so we begin with them from ground zero.  Barry Luijbregts  10:19  So you you completely start at the beginning as in this is a laptop. Caleb Ndaka  10:26  And that is a computer. This is a mouse This is are you right click this is click, we basically begin by bailing confidence just as I want any digital device.  Barry Luijbregts  10:38  That is amazing. And do most of the participants. Have they seen other devices like phones, for instance? Caleb Ndaka  10:46  Oh, well, they're the data that we have so far is at 90% of the 10,000 plus beneficiaries of the program. This was their first attempt to use their computers. But when it comes to access to mobile devices, As the number changes a bit, we can almost say like 40% of them actually have access to, to a feature phone. And maybe 30% 20% of us have access to a smartphone. So more people right now they have access to mobile devices, but computers still as cost resource in the rural communities in Kenya.  Barry Luijbregts  11:29  So it's really mobile first. Yeah. And then some, some kids will have have had access to the internet through mobile phones, I guess. The kids come in with no experience. They learn all this stuff from you, and what do they take away when they're done? What are the skills that they have? Caleb Ndaka  11:46  Great. That's a great question. So over time, we've been we've been trying to modify our curriculum to really meet the felt needs of these kids. And we've divided our curriculum into three big blocks. The first block is what to call get started and get started, like you've mentioned is trying to build confidence of this kid around to these machines I would do up in a computer how do you use the basics of that of that computer? How would you build clear audience around any device and the next big block is what to call get productive. Now that you know how to use our computer, how can you become more productive doing your your duties and in that time, also teach them how to access the internet, how to use productive programs like Microsoft Office, and other programs which they can use in their in their daily their daily lives. And then the last big block is what to call like, Get creative, which is a big block for us. And that's where we where we introduce them, introduce them now to Cody and just bring that whole notion of you do not To be a consumer of technology, you can be a creator of technology. Yeah. So those big blocks, it's our we we try to align our curriculum, get started, get productive and great creative. Barry Luijbregts  13:14  That's great, especially that you didn't end with the empowerment of you can do it yourself. You can just type in some text on the screen and some magic happens somewhere. And somebody can press a button and something Yes, Caleb Ndaka  13:27  for sure. For sure. One of the mentality that you've been trying to fight, especially in the rural communities that we work is that most people view technology as a concept of the West. Great. Most people think that technology is something which comes from elsewhere, and we just use it. So we are trained to change that and especially to this young kid as they grow up to take up their careers to choose up their studies to show them technology is just like a pen is a toy, which you can use to rights rights. And so technology is a tool they can use to, to empower themselves is a tool that they can use to empower their community is something that they can they can use for their for their better days to come. Barry Luijbregts  14:15  Right. So yeah, it's not only just skills, but it's mostly also attitude and confidence Caleb Ndaka  14:21  a lot, a lot. And let me tell you, that's something that we I didn't know when we were starting out, I thought like, we only need to give these kids skills, but then realize when those skills they land on not very prepared attitudes, then these in mice that you can, you can do and that's why we returned also to work in the in the mind and attitude change as much as we are giving them skills that they need for 21st century. Barry Luijbregts  14:50  So let's circle back a little bit. You said that one of the parts is then also to teach the kids how to use the internet. Now, I have to Young kids, and the oldest one is four. So she's not really understanding what the internet is, luckily for me, but I'm already dreading the time where she can actually access the internet and look stuff up. Because, you know, how do you guard them from the internet and all the bad stuff that you can find on there? And how do you make sure that they know what is real and what isn't real? Because there's so much stuff on there that is just non information and things that are just false? Yeah. Do you teach about that? Caleb Ndaka  15:32  Yes. online safety is a big thing to us. In 2016, I was able to attend the Internet Governance Forum in Mexico. And that's one of the things that I came out with that on in safety is not just a thing for the first world right after ro internet. Internet is threatening the cup like we've been saying, internet is making us to be a global village. So wherever Are you accessing the internet from my village in kaisi or whether you're in Netherlands like you are, as long as you can access the internet, then we are in one space, we are in one ecosystem. And therefore we we tend to be very intentional about online safety. And part of that is teaching teachers and parents how they can become informed guardians when it comes to internet use, right? Um, yeah, the thing about them, most of the population that we're dealing with is that most of them they do not accept the internet while at home. Most of them as the internet, were there, were they in school, or were they now a program. And that's a very big advantage to us, because we become like the first people to give them an introduction to the internet. And so therefore, we believe that I just given this kids putting into to know this is useful. It is not giving these kids an opportunity to know how they can protect themselves on very basic, but yet critical levels. That's something that we are we are very keen on trying to integrate, actually to each and every component of our of our curriculum. Barry Luijbregts  17:20  Right. Yeah. And then you get the advantage of catching them in the beginning where they first start to learn to access the internet. Caleb Ndaka  17:27  Yes, yes. And that's that's very important, because their first experience forms a big a big notion of the entire experience being online. Absolutely. Barry Luijbregts  17:39  Yeah. All right. So and then you start to teach them how to code. So what do you use for coding, what kind of languages and tools we use? Caleb Ndaka  17:48  Yeah. So like I mentioned, we target age to 18. Most of these kids are in rural Kenya. And one of the challenge that we have is just access to internet. So we try to Look for tools, which do not necessarily have to rely on Internet's we are biased towards tools you can use offline. And to fit that bill crutch as been a useful resource. You can just download it in our machines, and then we can be able to roll it out. But it also is very child friendly in terms of, you can teach the basics of programming, from conditional statement from logical thinking to how to issue out commands using very child friendly graphics. So scratch is like our main tool, which we are using to teach this kids. But we've also been able to use Minecraft when we have access to connection. And again, we're just trying to create this sparkless interest and give them the basics of how to, to reason like a programmer, you know, typically out to our problem solving, how to look when they're they're going about introduction to software development, once they have the basics of that, and especially now that we have all the kids in the program right now, we're able to do a bit of HTML and CSS, and now they tend to build small websites. And they're Barry Luijbregts  19:18  right, and then they can do it themselves. And then do you also give them a CI an example projects to make sure that they have something real world to work? Yes, Caleb Ndaka  19:27  um, our approach of learning is, is what are called project based learning. And it's the way we do it. Just to mention is that a good comp comp is a not for profit, we have a very small core group, but then we work a lot with volunteers, and most of them are university students or the volunteers from the community and we do have a mobile lab, which we move around the villages with, and so the mobile lab as 21 workstations, and we will also request volunteers when they come to volunteer with that they come with their laptops. And the more than we use for teaching is we have one volunteer Trainer with between three to five kids around the table, and they have access to a device. So we change the training from being a classroom, whereby one person is talking and like 30 or 50 or 100 people are listening to him. So we change that to making learning to be in very small teams, between three to five kids with a trainer and we make learning to be very project based learning, they are walking through a very particular program project in which they will be able to demonstrate by the end of the day, or by the end of the cup, Barry Luijbregts  20:50  then it will stick because of this. It is real world. Yes. That's a very good, good way of teaching. So you mentioned you work with volunteers. as well. So how largest is the organization? How many people work for it? So Caleb Ndaka  21:05  we are not a very big organization. We have a core team of five guys. But then we we are powered by volunteers every now and then we are We surely issue out a request for volunteers to come into work with us. So for the last five, six years, we've had over 1000 volunteers from all across the country, Kenner will be able to come in volunteers with us from a weekend to a holy day long depending on when they are available. Barry Luijbregts  21:37  Well, is it difficult to find volunteers?  Caleb Ndaka  21:39  It is not. It is not because of two things. First and foremost. Most university students when it's during their long holiday, they are looking for things to keep them busy. And so right I've seen an opportunity First of all, we give them an opportunity to travel across the country, being places have never been. And we are giving them an opportunity for them to predict proactively and productively use their holiday time. So we've been able to have very good structure at comes to attracting volunteers in our program,  Barry Luijbregts  22:12  and you pay for the travel as well. That's very attractive. I imagine. And are you planning to increase your core team? So you have five core people right now? Are you planning to increase that? Caleb Ndaka  22:27  Yes, definitely. For the last four, five years, we've been able to reach out to 10,000 kids. And our next milestone is trying to reach out 50,000 kids by 2030. In what we call the visual 50 k, r. And as we grow in numbers, we also want to grow the team. And so that's something that we are working towards that we can make the program more sustainable and more impactful, Barry Luijbregts  22:57  quite some goals. What do you need for the goals to happen. Like, how do you fund your organization? Caleb Ndaka  23:04  Great, great question there. We are a not for profit organization. And so before we are relied onasking for support from our friends and our family, we've also been writing grants. And we've also had different partnerships. We've been on Microsoft before, we have, but now we have General Electric's and a few organizations will be able to come to come on board. And so that is what we've relied on in the in the past, but also in the coming days, we are trying to make the program a little bit more sustainable by introducing what we're calling the income generating activity. Let me give you an example. Like we mentioned before, we only used to train kids, but then we realized this kids need that support system. And so we need to train the parents and their teachers. So one of the The income generating activities is actually by charging adults when they come to be trained, right? So we get, we get to two things that go when an adult comes to train their pain. And so we're able to make the program a little bit sustainable. But also, most of those adults, they end up becoming part of our community trainers. So that's something that we're trying to explore. We're trying to scale it up trying to see if we can make ourselves to be self sustaining in the coming days. Barry Luijbregts  24:33  So we've talked about how kids come in with, with zero skills, and maybe a bit of experience with the internet and a mobile device. And then they learn to use the internet they you learn to use computers, and they learn how to code as well and adults as well. Do you also follow up on people that you taught as in maybe a year later to see where they are and Or do you also provide them with access to traineeships? And ultimately a job? Caleb Ndaka  25:09  Yeah, that's an interesting question. It's something that I've been trying to address. So currently, this is the way we we've been doing it. We do not do what to call 181 that we don't do one comp and go away. We try to do every comp, we try to follow up and follow up and follow up. And, and part of that is because of something that we learned in our earlier years, community involvement and community ownership is very important. Right. And so we first avoid, we do not show up in communities. We wait to be invited. So we issue out a call for nomination people nominate, and then when you know minich we come and do a survey. And that's our base to establish if there's a need And what kind of supports the community is able to offer to us. In order for us to make our follow ups to be more seamless, and to be more effective. We are training more community based trainers, and most of this community based trainers, their local teachers, and that means that data will be not skewed for the next 510 or 20 years. And either most best placed person to do the follow up even after our initial phase of our training is, is done. And so by being intentional about training teachers in that community, that's the way we are trained to feel our follow up strategy, because the the locals in that communities, they are available in that communities. And if there's kills, and if they're motivated, then they become the best follow up methods to use. Barry Luijbregts  26:55  That's a very powerful way to scale your Organization has it and to keep keep the kids engaged. Caleb Ndaka  27:03  Yes. And also every after every program we do monitoring and evaluation, and one of the key areas would be trying to, to see is to ask ourselves, are we in talking to this kid when it comes to choosing careers and choosing, you know what to study and especially as you proceed to college, or as they proceed to, to high school, and so far 60% of the kids in our program, they are now more aligned to technology base, subjects and careers. And so we believe that's something that we are adding value to them, especially among gods who would just fear or our bad attitude towards, you know, Sciences and Technology. Barry Luijbregts  27:49  So you said, you run a non for profit that is, and you get some help also from partners like Microsoft and other companies. Can our listeners maybe also help you out in some way? Because I see on your website, https://www.kidscompcamp.com/support/. People can also support you with money and other things. Caleb Ndaka  28:16  Yeah, we believe that it it takes a village to raise a child. And so even in this digital driven society, it's good to take the digital village to ensure that every child is given equal fighting rights when it comes to tackling our today's digital driven society. And so if any listener feels they're there, they're able to come and help us to get more rural kids, that there are more than enough opportunities to do that and how to do that, like you just said, please visit our website https://www.kidscompcamp.com/support/. And there are a few ways you can you can be able to support us our mission, a few of them, you know, the first thing is that every year We run a campaign called donates lunchbox. So lunch box is food for one child for one camp at only $2. And the reason for that is sometimes we have kids who are walking up to 10 kilometers to be able to join our our camp. And so I keep cannot walk for all those kilometers and come and sit in a class with empty stomach, they will not concentrate, they will not enjoy. So wish I could say that kids comp come is about food, fun and computers. And so every year we are trying to raise food for this kid so that we can attract them to the camp. But also we can make them enjoy the training and through that they can be also to enjoy what technology can be able to offer for them. So if you can be able to donate one lunchbox, two lunchbox, 10 lunchbox, that's that would be great. A lot of boxes, only two to $2. And the challenge has always been if you can keep our lunch, maybe Be and donate that money to as a child in rural Kenya, that will be absolutely great. So how to do that? Visit www.kidscampcamp.com there are there ways you can you can be able to donate to us. The other way is if you have any unused or underused device, or even if you can consider donating devices to us, that will be great. First and foremost, it will help us to reduce the number of students to device ratio. Right now one device saves between three to five kids. If we can have one device, having two kids, that would be great. And that means we need to invest in more devices. So if you have a laptop, if you have a computer, if you have a smartphone, or a tablet, you feel it's going to be of benefit to our program would be most definitely happy to connect with you and try to see how we can. We can we can really connect. But most important if you can come volunteer with us. We believe that scene is better Leaving. And participating is only now one of the things that you've noticed is most of volunteers, they don't just come teach. After they teach, they go back and become our strongest support. So if we have time, a day, a weekend, a holy day, please come and volunteer with us. And like I mentioned, they can't come compounded calm is an email where you can reach out to us and we can be able to tell about the volunteer program that we have. So those are some of the ways in which we can, you know, work together and create a better world for this gift in rural Africa.  Barry Luijbregts  31:57  Well, that is amazing. I think your organization is amazing, and you are doing just incredible work. Thank you so much for that. And I would urge everybody that's listening to this to take a look at the website at https://www.kidscompcamp.com/support/, and I will also put that link in the show notes. Caleb, thank you so much for your time.And see you all next time. Caleb Ndaka  31:58  Thank you so much Barry. I was pleased to share about our small journey in rural Africa and how we can make this was a better place.

Melene Rossouw is the Founder of Women Lead Movement, an organization whose aim is to educate, empower and inspire women to lead social change in their communities through Human Rights and Leadership training curricula. Melene is an admitted Attorney by the High Court in South Africa; a 2018 Obama Foundation Leader: Africa; 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow and an internationally recognised Gender Rights activists by ONE Global Campaign.  Melene also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from the University of the Western Cape, with a specialization in Public and Constitutional Law.

In this episode, we meet Jill Finlayson - Director of the Women in Tech Initiative at UC Berkeley, Chepkemoi Magdaline - Founder of EldoHub and 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow, Nosiphiwe Ngqwala - Techwoman Fellow 2019 and PhD in Environmental Health and Biotechnology, and Kira Gardner, Program Manager at CITRIS Foundry.Each of these women are changing the face of Technology in their hometowns, whether that is Berkeley, CA, Grahamstown, South Africa, or Kenya. Make sure you tune in and learn more about the wonderful work being done in their respective homes as well as around the world. You don't want to miss out on this! Support the show (https://www.gofundme.com/manage/stem-communications-fund)

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Today's Guest is Phenomenal - Mr. Peter Ayeni, a Serial Entrepreneur and Doer using technology innovation for Social Good. Founder/CTO of Mbele, iLection and IdeaHacks, he holds a Diploma in Computing from Informatics Education Singapore, BBA in IT Security from SMC Switzerland and Executive Education in Business & Entrepreneurship at Kellogg Business School. A Fellow of the DO School and Mandela Washington Fellow, winner of the Union Bank Centenary Innovation Challenge and a lifelong learner. He shared his journey with us; debunked myths about getting started both as an Entrepreneur and Technologist. Do listen, share with a friend and have an Amazing Weekend! Notes from Today's Episode: § Don't get attached to a particular solution, there are various ways to get any problem solved § Cash flow is important for businesses to thrive § Don't get stuck on your mistakes, learn from them § Experience and relationships are beneficial to your success as an Entrepreneur § Context is important, indigenous solutions is the next best thing Listen via: Remember to go out and create Awesomeness, I am looking forward to hearing from you, send in your comments via email: thecreativeschronicles@gmail.com, remember to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Podbean and any other podcasting app you use, just search for The creativeschronicles on your podcasting app and subscribe, thank You! Show Notes: Mr. Peter on Social Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/peterayeniofficial Twitter - https://twitter.com/peterayeni_ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peterayeniofficial/ LinkedIN - https://linkedin.com/in/peterayeni/ Links: Mbele Academy - http://mbeleacademy.org https://www.facebook.com/mbeleacademy/ https://twitter.com/mbeleacademy https://www.instagram.com/mbeleacademy/ Idea Hacks - http://ideahacks.xyz https://facebook.com/ideahacksxyz/

Chola Lungu Mutoni is a 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, which is President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, she was trained at University of Texas in Austin, USA in Business Entrepreneurship and Leadership. She holds a BA in Politics & Sociology from Rhodes University, in South Africa, and a Certificate in Diplomatic Practice, Protocol and Public Relations from ZIDIS.  She also holds a  certificate in Model/Celebrity Management from Model Management in Pretoria, South Africa.  Chola began her career in the fashion industry in 1999 as a model for Extravaganza Modeling Agency in Namibia. She has been designing afrocentric clothes for over a decade but only launched her label, Poleka in 2013 at Zambia Fashion Week. Poleka means to explode and in Zambian slang, it means to look really good. Poleka designs are inspired by local and international cultures, fabric textures, and lifestyles. Anyone who has followed Poleka since 2013 knows that Chola rarely repeats collections. Her work  over the years has produced effortless and wearable garments, that reflect unique combinations of regional and international lifestyles and culture. Chola believes in the importance of investing in the next generation, inspiring others and giving back. When she is not designing, she works as an Independent  Communications Consultant. She also runs Katuntulu, which is an organization that focuses on empowering youth.

Chola Lungu Mutoni is a 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, which is President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, she was trained at University of Texas in Austin, USA in Business Entrepreneurship and Leadership. She holds a BA in Politics & Sociology from Rhodes University, in South Africa, and a Certificate in Diplomatic Practice, Protocol and Public Relations from ZIDIS.  She also holds a  certificate in Model/Celebrity Management from Model Management in Pretoria, South Africa.  Chola began her career in the fashion industry in 1999 as a model for Extravaganza Modeling Agency in Namibia. She has been designing afrocentric clothes for over a decade but only launched her label, Poleka in 2013 at Zambia Fashion Week. Poleka means to explode and in Zambian slang, it means to look really good. Poleka designs are inspired by local and international cultures, fabric textures, and lifestyles. Anyone who has followed Poleka since 2013 knows that Chola rarely repeats collections. Her work  over the years has produced effortless and wearable garments, that reflect unique combinations of regional and international lifestyles and culture. Chola believes in the importance of investing in the next generation, inspiring others and giving back. When she is not designing, she works as an Independent  Communications Consultant. She also runs Katuntulu, which is an organization that focuses on empowering youth.

In our 9th episode supported by the Ford Foundation, Jillian speaks with Ricki Kgositau, the Executive Director of Accountability International, a think tank that uses accountability to improve human rights and social justice for marginalised people. Herself a young, African trans woman, Ricki is devoted to engaging with youth, women, girls, sex workers, LGBTIQ persons, and survivours of crime in Africa. Ricki's focus is on what she calls the "intersectionalities of struggles," grappling with human rights, gender identity, spirituality and socio economics. And for her, this is deeply personal work. She brings her own experience and stories into every aspect of our conversation. Ricki completed her graduate studies in International Relations, with a specialty in International Human Rights Law and Diplomacy. She was also a 2016 Mandela-Washington Fellow of the US State Department's Young African Leaders Initiative. Beyond being a human rights advocate, Ricki is a fashion designer, an organisational leader, a wife, sister and daughter, and a deeply spiritual person. She is, in her own words, privileged. And this interview Ricki causes us to consider what true privilege really is.

STEM education for young girls has been overlooked in many places around the world, but Uchenna Onwuamaegbu-Ugwu is working hard to change that. As the founder and CEO of Edufun Technik, she is providing STEM learning and resources to schools and students in eastern Nigeria. Uchenna, a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow, advocates for youth empowerment through hands-on learning, and she shares how she hopes to shape the next generation of change-makers in Africa. Read more and find the transcript on the YALI Blog: yali.state.gov/yali-voices-podcast-uchenna-onwuamaegbu-ugwu-brings-stem-education-to-nigerian-girls

Mukase Chic is a culinary entrepreneur with food blogging & styling, catering, a food bank and food events under her entrepreneurship umbrella. Mukasechic believes African flavour and spices is the best in the world. A Mandela Washington Fellow, she’s written food articles for most Ghanaian magazines, and been featured on CNN Africa and Buzzfeed. Find Mukasechic: https://www.instagram.com/mukasechic Follow Item 13 on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter. esSense 13 is on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter. Don’t forget to subscribe & leave us a review!

Vincent Kumwenda is the Organizer of TEDxLilongwe, located in the capital city of Malawi. Because they are next to the second largest lake in the world, they focus on ideas that address local issues, such as Agriculture, Fishing, and the burgeoning startup economy. An interesting fact that you won't be able to tell from listening is that Vincent called me on his cell phone while the city was in one of their frequent blackouts, and I could only see him from the light of his phone. It was eerie and cool at the same time. TEDxLilongwe does something interesting to reach two goals; develop a unique activation for a partner and deliver ideas to the rural regions of Malawi populated mostly by impoverished people. After his event, Vincent packed up team members and speakers and traveled to small villages over a few days and introduced the villagers to TEDx and big ideas. Malawi is a country of 18 million people and provides a rich source of speakers and topics. Vincent's day job is the Chief Executive Officer of mHub, Malawi's first technology and innovation Hub. mHub is a social enterprise that champions the development of local technology solutions. He manages a team of determined and passionate youths who nurture young innovators and emerging entrepreneurs with technical and business skills to create sustainable business solutions. Vincent is also a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow, a US Government sponsored Young African Leaders Initiative. Shout out to Randy Bretz, Organizer of TEDxLincoln for introducing us to Vincent.

In Episode 5 of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories we meet Rethabile Mashale Sonibare. Rethabile is the inspiring founder of the Thope Foundation, which is bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education to preteen girls in Khayelitsha, through an after school club that combines robotics and coding, with health and life skills. Rewriting this and other narratives has become Rethabile’s mission — and in the process, she has also become one of the successful black South African women she talks about — applying her ingenuity and heart to changing the world around her. Rethabile is a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow, the flagship programme of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that bring young Africans to the US, and she credits the fellowship with introducing her to an Africa-wide network of alumni that is helping to expand Thope Foundation and her new Molo Mhlaba School. Learn more at www.thopefoundation.org and www.molomhlaba.org. Find a full transcript of this episode at www.ekoneni.com.

In the second episode of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories, we meet Cape Town director Shane Vermooten​, who just released his first feature length film and Africa's first medical thriller, BYPASS. BYPASS tackles the challenging subject of organ donation and highlights the underbelly of South Africa’s organ trafficking black market. With only 2% of South Africans on the organ donor list, filmmaker Shane Vermooten hopes to play a role in changing the low numbers of organ donation in the country. Shane is a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow, the flagship programme of US President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training and networking. In 2016, he was named as one of the Mail & Guardian's 200 Young South Africans. Learn more at www.bypassmovie.com. Find a full transcript of this episode at www.ekoneni.com.

Faideye Loum, the founder of KABIO, an engineer turned fashion designer sits down to chat with The Iveoma Show. I met Fadieye when she was a Mandela Washington Fellow a part of the Young African Leaders Initiative. There is a corresponding video as well available on iveoma.com and youtube (search for YALI Interview Series). 

Agnes Yahuma, a Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders Initiative  (YALI), joins me to discuss how her startup Onu Gas Limited is tackling the high unemployment rate of young people in Nairobi, Kenya. Agnes' startup Onu Gas Limited is a piping cooking gas into housing as real estate developers build apartments. This is done in an extremely safe manner and deals with the high rate of cooking gas fatalities that occur because of leaking gas pipes.  

Adjo Dede Asare, a Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders (YALI), joins me on The Iveoma Show to talk about how her family grew Alfie Designs, a fashion house in Ghana, to 8 Sub-Saharan African countries.

Michel is a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow who works as a community activist and has spent several years working to reduce youth violence and encourage peaceful solutions to election-related conflicts. A graduate of Benin University, he currently serves as a United Nations Volunteer Peace Building Fund program assistant in Mali.

Ugandan-born Cyrus Kawalya sounds a bit coy about his past as an entertainer in the latest YALI Voices Podcast with the State Department’s Macon Phillips. He was once nicknamed “Cyrus the Virus,” known for songs like “A Menace to Society.” He was also a professional photographer who founded Vision I, an organization that offers workshops to young people who are interested in pursuing a career in film or photography. But many YALI Network members have also heard of this 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow as the man behind the #IPledgePeaceUg campaign, which many credit with playing a part in the decreased violence around Uganda’s elections in February 2015. What motivated this successful artist to change his focus from the entertainment industry to social advocacy, and transform his routine from being “a late-night person” into someone who now advocates meditation and reading? Kawalya also discusses how he uses the YALI Network to engage rising leaders across the African continent and challenge them to stand up to corruption. “I’m going to be looking at you. I want to see what you’re going to do when you get into that space,” he says.

In this week's episode, we chat with Raindolf Owusu, a 24-year-old tech wiz kid who's breaking all the rules and writing some new ones along the way. Raindolf is the founder and CEO of Oasiswebsoft, a web development company based out of Accra, Ghana. Raindolf's foray into the technology space was quite accidental.While growing up in Ghana one fateful day, his dad brought home a computer for his older siblings. However, his fascination with the device would change the trajectory of his life. From his early encounter, he dreamed of the creating many things with the aid of the marvelous device. Though a visual arts student in high school, he decided to obtain a degree in Computer Science from a private university in his hometown. As a direct result of being bored with the academic curriculum, he and his friends (Kwabena and Aaron) decided to build Africa's first web browser “Anansi.” They received accolades and publicity for their efforts and then decided to parlay their early success into building their first company. Though, the brilliant young men were passionate about the work, they had diverging visions of the future, and so each man decided to follow his calling.Raindolf, undaunted decided to follow up with their initial dream and launch Oasis Websoft, a web development company with the sole aim of solving challenging African problems with technology. But the early success  Raindolf met would soon be replaced by a near crippling failure. He intrepidly decided to build an Operating System based on Linux. After spending many months working, he released the project to the world and was immediately met with an astounding amount of negative feedback. Though, despondent and dejected by the negative feedback he decides to use the criticism as fuel to power his dreams. He throws himself back into his work and builds two new apps “Bisa” and "Doctor Diabetes", which are healthcare portals that provide a valuable service for young Ghanaian.  In addition to his healthcare apps, Raindolf has also created Anasipedia and Ebola  Ghana Alert. His prolific abilities in programming, leadership and management has caught the eye of many international organizations and has opened doors for his personal and professional life. Case in point, his recent induction as a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow  and his  ongoing partnership with IBM. With renewed validation and restored confidence Raindolf is now on a quest to raise funds to grow his start up and show the world how to build a world class company from Ghana.   Press Links For Raindolf PRESS Forbes NPR