Podcasts about presidential precinct

Episode Notes Lala Touray is a 2021 Alumna of the Mandela Washington Fellowship's Civic Engagement Institute at the Presidential Precinct. She is an award-winning poet, activist, and mentor to young girls and women in the Gambia. Lala is also the recipient of the 2022 Youth Excellence Award by She Awards Gambia. In this episode, Lala shares her vision for increasing women's participation in Gambian politics and a call to #BreakTheBias for the benefit of all people.

Episode Notes Johnathan Miller is President of the Airborne Lifeline Foundation and a member of the Presidential Precinct's Global Advisory Council. He served from 2018-2021 as the Africa Regional Director for the United States Peace Corps, where he was responsible for overseeing Peace Corps programs in 26 countries across the African continent. Listen to our latest episode of Global Founders to learn more about the Airborne Lifeline Foundation and hear some key takeaways from Johnathan's career of service.

Episode Notes Melene Rossouw, 2019 Alumna of the Mandela Washington Fellowship at the Presidential Precinct, is the External Leader of Siyabuya, a national advocacy campaign and movement to #makeSAbetter in the wake lives and livelihoods that have been destroyed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In conversation with Presidential Precinct Board member Francois Baird, a South African himself, learn about Melene's work to encourage South Africans to get vaccinated and give back to the benefit of their communities and country.

Episode Notes Tobiloba Ajayi and Racheal Inegbedion are Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni, completing their Institutes at the Presidential Precinct in 2016 and 2021, respectively. Long before the Presidential Precinct brought these two together, their shared passion for improving quality of life of families with special needs children was fueling a force for good across Nigeria. Listen in to this conversation with Rae & Tobi, sharing the latest impact of their collaborations and the daily challenges faced by children living with disabilities in Nigeria. Click here to read Rae & Tobi's recent monitoring and evaluation report. Click here to participate in a mentorship survey, recently launched by Rae.

Episode Notes His Excellency Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, Ambassador for Botswana to the United States, joins Neal Piper at the Presidential Precinct for a conversation around Botswana's role in the future of global democracy. Learn more about Botswana's history and longstanding multi-party democracy, while considering how all countries must work to maintain their democratic processes day-by-day.

Aziz Ullah, 2018 Alumnus of the Presidential Precinct, shares key concepts, insights, frameworks, and strategies to help entrepreneurs sustain and grow their startups in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.This 20/20 Talk was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi

As we all respond to the pandemic through our work and community engagement, how can we ensure that the poor and vulnerable are not overlooked? What can COVID-19 teach us about our community's strengths and weaknesses, and how can we use this unprecedented time to highlight and address longstanding injustices?This Campfire Conversation was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Special thanks to our moderator, Doug Smith. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi

What are you thankful for? This week's episode features a guest I'm so thankful to have met and had the opportunity to work with this fall through the State Department's Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative. As host entrepreneur taking part in the program this year, I was lucky enough to be paired with the very first female founder of a repurposed fashion startup in Peru. On this week's show, we dive into her story, how she got to where she is today and key information any ethical brand should have before sourcing textiles and materials from her home country. Meet this week's guest, Dana Vidal, Founder of Remodela Fashion Lab. Sign up for the PressDope weekly email to get DIY PR tips and The Dope List of media opps, calls for pitches, FEST events and more ways to raise your visibility. What you'll learn It’s not everyday we get a designer from Peru, so we decided to ask her what the sustainable fashion space looks like from her side of the world! Dana Vidal of Remodela Fashion Lab says that Peru is famous for its fabrics made from alpaca fur, however, there are issues behind this luxurious textile that rarely get discussed. Thanks to a harsh climate where alpaca thrive best and poor working conditions all around them, alpaca workers are faced with a tough and, very often, inhumane way of life. Dana explains why sustainable brands and ethical fashion entrepreneurs need to check out manufacturing partners carefully before using this high-end fabric. How you'll be inspired Dana had one of the best deals anyone could ask for: a high-paying job, a fancy title, and career security. When she gave it all away, no one in her circle could fathom her reasoning. Dana, however, knew exactly what her why was, and she also knew that was chasing her passion for fashion and making a positive impact meant more than a corner office. Was it scary? Of course it was. But she took the leap to follow her startup dream all the same. Hear why and how she did it in this episode. What you'll tell your friends While Dana knows for sure that her passion for the environment came from her mother, her love for fashion is something that popped up out of nowhere. When she was young, she could always remember wanting to pick up a pair of scissors and remake things. Dana says she’d often wonder, “Why should I wear the same skin like everyone else? So boring!” We’re definitely happy Dana was showing some FEST-y characteristics as a child and that she ended up choosing the route that she did! Resource of the week Shut it down: the best tech tool Dana can recommend? Well, it's the least techie of them all: this startup founder says simple, close your computer. She swears by stepping away from the screen to stay organized and on the right track. Connect with Dana Vidal Website: remodelafashionlab.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/remodelafashionlab/ Mentioned in this episode: Zoom   Young Leaders of America Institute   Nancy Hopkins of the Presidential Precinct   NYU Gallatin University   Fashion Revolution   People Tree   3 Day Startup   Flydog   Oesh   David Touve   YLAI   Globe In   T-shirt motto: May my actions and my thinking be in good of others and myself.   Find more episodes featuring women at the forefront of FEST online at www.Spiritof608.com.

Hear from Elinor Steele, the Vice President of Global Communications and Women's Initiatives at Tupperware Brands Corporation. Elinor joins us in the studio on the week of the 2017 Global Leadership Forum, presented in partnership with Tupperware. In this episode, Elinor tells the story of Tupperware, giving context to the alignment of the Precinct's and Tupperware's commitment to empowering women all over the world. Global Founders is a monthly podcast produced by The Presidential Precinct and hosted by Neal Piper. This podcast is recored at the Potter Studio at Montpelier, the home to President James Madison, the Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights.

Bukky Shonibare describes the longstanding personal impact of the Presidential Precinct on her daily work, promoting girls' education in Nigeria. Bukky is a Presidential Precinct alumna, having attended the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship.

Bukky Shonibare, a Strategic Team Leader for the Bring Back Our Girls movement, discusses the recent freeing of 82 Chibok school girls from Boko Haram in Nigeria, along with underlying challenges regarding access to education for young girls. Bukky is a Presidential Precinct alumna, having attended the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship.

Our inaugural episode of Global Founders delves into the history of the Presidential Precinct, how our past five years have impacted communities around the world, and lessons learned in entrepreneurship from our Founder, James B. Murray, Jr.