Pioneer Africa

On this last episode of Season 1, Catherine Namwezi talks about the power elite universities hold and how they can be made more accessible to African students. Now the Head of Scholarships for the Oxford Africa Society, Catherine shares her incredible childhood story growing up in Uganda and her learnings from realizing a 100.000 USD international crowdfunding campaign to secure her spot at one of the top universities in the world.

We're talking about recent HIV/Aids developments in the country with the highest infection rate world wide - South Africa. 'Hope in South Africa' representative Ovetin Ferris shares his approach to fighting HIV/Aids and Alcohol Fetal Syndrome, as well as his method to include men in the prevention movement.

I am talking fashion production with Jamie Boiles, project leader of DuHope, a cooperative that helps women in Rwanda exiting sex work through fashion. Explore the potential of fair fashion production in Africa on this episode!

In today's short episode you'll hear about an inspiring Rwandan artist's mission to use arts for peace building. Martene Umulisa, co-founder of Kaami Arts NGO, shares about her work with street children and how theatre can become a means for healing.

Powerful stories can change the world - and in this episode Ricky Marais tells his breathtaking story of growing up under Apartheid, being tortured at the age of 16 and jailed for falling in love with his wife. He tells us about his journey of making peace with his past and moving on to become a motivational speaker, life guide trainer, counselor, storyteller and South Africa's first gangster pastor. Dedicating his life to his community, he fundraises for the homeless by making his district accessible to visitors through his unapologetic honest account of the past through his famous storytelling tours.

Nathalie Niyonzima from the African Entrepreneurs Collective talks about entrepreneurship in Africa, how local business owners can transform the continent, and discusses her success case of supporting refugee entrepreneurs who have gone on to create a wealth of new jobs for locals.

Mindleap's founder Rebecca Davis talks about the global education sector and in particular Africa's potential within it. She shares her insights on how education can become a powerful path to change.

In this episode TV news anchor Fiona Mbabazi will share her take on the recent development in the global media landscape, what media can do to support Africa and what Rwanda's learnings are from the instrumentalization of its media during the 1994 genocide.

Recorded in a small café in the famous township of Soweto, one of the allegedly most dangerous places in the world and simultaneously the former home of Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela and Comedian Trevor Noah, Ntsiki Ezona talks about the community spirit of her hometown in South Africa and what the rest of the world can learn from this place, its people and history!

In this first episode you'll find out how advocacy can help to protect the rights of women, people with disabilities and LGBT communities in Rwanda! Louis Busingye, member of Human Rights First Association Rwanda, will speak about how his team supports human rights through policy development, legal support and awareness campaigning.