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Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
Raziah Mwawanga
28 episodes
2 days ago
"Welcome to 'Discovering Africa Thru' Technology', the podcast series that showcases the brilliance of Africa's great minds, innovators, and experts as they tackle complex challenges with homegrown solutions driven by knowledge, technology, and innovation. Our podcast is inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science, technology, and innovation. We believe that Africa has the power to solve its own development challenges and become a strong, united, resilient, peaceful, and influential global player
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"Welcome to 'Discovering Africa Thru' Technology', the podcast series that showcases the brilliance of Africa's great minds, innovators, and experts as they tackle complex challenges with homegrown solutions driven by knowledge, technology, and innovation. Our podcast is inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science, technology, and innovation. We believe that Africa has the power to solve its own development challenges and become a strong, united, resilient, peaceful, and influential global player
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Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
The Potential and Market of African Spices and Herbs Adesunbo Adeniran

Adesunbo Adeniran, owner of Arike Holistic Lifestyle Limited(Arike) and founder of Women Entrepreneurs in Herbs, Spices and Natural Products, discusses the challenges of getting Organic African Spices and Herbs.

Adesumo intends to unite African women to utilize the existing potential of African spices, herbs, markets, research, branding, and marketing to capture the global $ USD 45.61 billion spice and herbs market.


Instagram: @herbs.and.spices.by.arike 

Facebook: Herbs and Spices Inn by Arike 

Tiktok: @byarike 

X: @byarike 

Thread: @herbs.and.spices.by.arike

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1 year ago
20 minutes 8 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
‘Shujaa wa Usawa wa Kijinsia'Ufeminisia, Railimali na Bajeti za Kijinsia’Mary Rusimbi

Mary Rusimbi Mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi wa Nendiwe Feminist Wellness and Coaching Center

Kutana na Mary Rusimbi Gwiji na Mtaalam wa Jinsia na Bajeti za Jinsia Tanzania, Mmoja wa waanzilishi/Mkurugenzi wa Mtandao wa Jinsia Tanzania(Tanzania Gender Networking Programme) TGNP

Mvumbuzi, Mbunifu, Mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi wa Kwanza wa Mfuko pekee wa Ruzuku kwa wanawake Tanzania – Tanzania Women Fund (Women Fund Tanzania Trust) mfuko wa kwanza wa Kifeministi wa Kitaifa wa ruzuku wenye ajenda ya kuwekeza katika rasilimali kwa wanawake , wasichana na haki za Watoto Tanzania.

Je unajua Tanzania ilikua nchi ya tatu Afrika katika mafanikio ya kutengeneza bajeti za Kijinsia?

Na ilikuwa imefanikiwa na kwenda kwa kasi kubwa kuongeza usawa wa jinsia kwenye mapendekezo ya katiba mpya pamoja na kuongeza asilimia 50 ya wanawake katika uongozi.

Usawa wa jinsia unawezekana kwa kuendeleza harakati zilizoanzishwa sio kufautilia mipango na malengo ya jumla yanarudisha nyuma maendeleo

 

https://nendiwewellness.com/

https://wftrust.or.tz/

https://tgnp.or.tz/


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1 year ago
33 minutes 13 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
 ‘Shujaa wa uwekezaji katika Uchumi ‘Sauti ya Mwanamke Sokoni’ Jane Magigita

Je unajua umuhimi na uwezo mkubwa uliokuwepo kiuchumu kama serikali ingetambua,dhamini na kuwekeza katika wanawake wasikuwa kwenye sekta rasmi ya wanawake masokoni.

 Kutana na Jane Magigita Mkurugenzi wa Equality for Growth na Mvumbuzi, Mbunifu wa 'Sauti ya Wanawake Sokoni'.

Mwanasheria, Mtetezi wa Haki za Wanawake na Haki za Jinsia pamoja na Mwezeshaji wa Sekta isiyorasmi akifafanua uzoefu wake kuhusu umuhimu wa kundi lisilotambulika, lililosahaulika (WANAWAKE SOKONI)na mchango wake katika uchumi wa Tanzania pamoja na umuhimu wa kuwekeza kwao kwa kuwatambua na kuwarasimisha.

 

Equality for Growth

https://efg.or.tz/

Facebook: equalityforgrowth/

Instagram:equalityforgrowth/

Twitter@equalityforgrowth


#SautiyaMwanamkesokoni

#mperizikisimatusi

#vitendawilivyacorona #simulizizawanawakesokoni

 

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1 year ago
37 minutes 32 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
‘Uwekezaji katika Haki za Binadamu za Wanawake Watetezi wa Haki za Binadamu na Makundi Maalum Hilda Stuart Dadu

Wakili Msomi Hilda Stuart Dadu ni Mratibu wa Mtandao wa Wanawake Watetezi wa Haki za Binadamu Tanzania (Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders Tanzania) na Katibu wa Mtandao wa Wanawake Watetezi wa Haki za Binadamu Africa Mashariki.  

Mwanaharakati Mbobezi na Mtetezi wa Haki za Binadamu za Wanawake na Makundi Maalum anaelezea mafanikio na changamoto katika kuwekeza katika haki za binadamu Tanzania.

Hilda anasistiza umuhimu wa kuwekeza katika sheria na mifumo bora inayoheshimu, linda na kutekeleza sheria za kuwalinda wanawake watetezi wa haki za binadamu na makundi maalum Tanzania. Kuimarisha utawala bora na usalama wa raia kuzuia uvunjwaji wa sheria, machafuko, ukatili wa kijinsia na matabaka yatakayogharimu taifa gharama kubwa.

 

https://cwhrds.or.tz/

@cwhrdstz

https://web.facebook.com/cwhrdstz

https://www.instagram.com/cwhrdstz/

 

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1 year ago
32 minutes 8 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
Invest in Women:Accelerate Progress'Celebrating Feminist Business Change Makers Chioma (Kyena) Ogbe

Celebrating International Women's Day Meet Chioma (Kyena) Ogbe, a global business owner and founder of NEO-RITZY LTD, a food processing business in Benin City, Nigeria, and a child nutrition enthusiast.

Chioma explores the importance of investing in women because ignoring them ignores change and the importance of Africans training their children to take up family businesses and build them to create generational brands and legacies that will outlive them.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chioma-ogbe

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1 year ago
35 minutes 28 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
Celebrating Feminist Change Makers in Climate Change and Gender Climate Justice Matui

Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress

Join Maria Matui, a Feminist Change Maker Champion in Climate Change and Gender Climate Justice and the Country Coordinator of Gender Climate Change Coalition Tanzania, to explore Tanzania's contribution, success, impact, and challenges in shifting to a green economy and care society in Gender Climate Justice.

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1 year ago
26 minutes 19 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
Investing in Women: Accelerate Progress' Promoting Feminist Change Makers 'STEM Champions' Mercy Bruce-Amanquah

Mercy Bruce-Amanquah, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Francis Faki Amanquah Foundation (FFAF), shares how she honoured her late husband's memory and passion through the creation of a foundation to provide scholarships to five talented and academically brilliant female STEM students in financial need to study undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana (KNUST).


Investment in women is everyone’s responsibility and can be done by everyone.


https://www.ffafund.org/

https://www.knust.edu.gh/

The Rockefeller Foundation


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1 year ago
25 minutes 4 seconds

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Wekeza katika wanawake : Ongeza kazi ya Mabadiliko Shujaa wa Lishe Bora na Usalama wa Chakula Tanzania Fortunatha Mmari

Sherekea mafanikio ya wanawake bingwa na mashujaa wa kutetea Lishe Bora na Usalama wa Chakula Tanzania. Kutana na Bi Fortunatha Mmari, Mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi wa Afco Investment na Mvumbuzi wa Fortune Foods Lishe bora kwa watu wa kipato cha chini Tanzania.

Je, unajua lishe bora ni muhimu sana kwa kina Mama wajawazito kutoka ujauzito unapoaanza mpaka siku 1,000!?

Utapia mlo unachangia kudumaa kwa watoto na magojwa yasiyo ya kuambukizwa kwa watoto na watu wazima na kugharimu serikali fedha nyingi kutibia?

Je unajua kuhusu viatilishi vinavyoongeza virutubisho vinapatikana katika vyakula maalum na kuongezwa kwenye vyakula kwa gharama ndogo na kupatikana kwa urahisi na bei nafuu kuzui kudumaa na utapia mlo.


https://afcoinvestment.co.tz/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fortunatha-mmari

https://www.gainhealth.org/fortunatha-mmari


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1 year ago
30 minutes 42 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
IWD Investing in Women:Accelerate Progress' Promoting Feminist Change Makers 'STEM Champions' Pauline Okeyo

Celebrating International Women's Day by supporting Women Feminist 'STEM Change Maker Champion Data Scientist Pauline Okeyo, a Solution Engineer for the Middle East and Africa Region and a Geospatial Technology professional in location intelligence and analytics at Esri, the global leader in location analytics

Did you know that there are many free, fully funded opportunities to promote women in Data Science?

Research has shown that most Data Science women stay in the profession for only 10 years. Join us to learn the reasons and opportunities in the profession.

https://www.esri.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/esri

Instagram: esrigram

Twitter: Esri

https://www.linkedin.com/in/okeyopauline/


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1 year ago
22 minutes 8 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
IWD Investing in Women:Accelerate Progress' Promoting Feminist Change Makers 'STEM Champions' Mercury Shitindo

Celebrating International Women's Day by supporting Women Feminist 'STEM Change Makers Champions' with Mercury Shitindo, a Bioethicist and the Chairperson of Africa Bioethics Network from Kenya.

Promoting ethical research practices in Africa, preventing unethical dumping through training Research Ethics Committee, and supporting women researchers with equitable training and working opportunities.


https://africabioethicsnetwork.org/

https://www.instagram.com/africabioethicsnetwork

Facebook/Twitter:africabioethics


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1 year ago
37 minutes 49 seconds

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IWD Investing in Women:Accelerate Progress' Promoting Women Access to Access to Land Rights Dr Monica Magoke Mhoja Malkia wa Ardhi

Celebrating International Women's Day through supporting Women Feminist Change Makers '' Malkia wa Arthi'

Meet Queen of Land, aka Malkia wa Ardthi, Dr Monica Magoke Mhoja, Outreach Director—Africa Landesa. She is the pioneer and Innovator of Stand4HerLand Campaign Tanzania, championing women's access to land rights.


Operation #StandForHerLand #WomensLandRights #LandIsPower #LandIsDestiny

⁠https://www.landesa.org⁠

@⁠LandesaGlobal⁠

@monicaElias


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1 year ago
20 minutes 26 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
eLife Young Science Researchers Fellowship

Ailís O'Carroll, Ph.D., eLife Community Manager, shares her experience as a researcher and the vision and impact of the eLife Young Science Researchers 2022-2023 Fellowship Programme.

Are you a researcher looking for the best comprehensive research community and experts to learn from and grow your research skills and knowledge?

Check out :

https://elifesciences.org

elifesciences.org

https://www.facebook.com/elifesciences

@eLife

https://www.instagram.com

https://www.linkedin.com

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2 years ago
20 minutes 12 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
16. Solving Food Security Issues Thru' Innovative Agriculture Technologies and Financing with Sofia Ahmed Sadik

We can solve African food security and waste through sustainable agriculture practices and financing we speak with Sofia Ahmed Sadik, Country Manager Food & Land Use Coalition Ethiopia


What are the three key solutions to food security in Africa?

How can Africa invest in regenerative agriculture to protect indigenous food and cash crops?

Why do we always take so much from the land and return nothing?


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2 years ago
29 minutes 25 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
15. Creating fertilizer and biogas from Agriculture post harvest and food waste with Engineer Noël N'guessan

Imagine using gas from the waste you produce in your home.

Farmers are currently making money from Biogas thanks to an interesting African innovator.

We speak with Noël N'guessan, a chemical engineer who has created

a household biogas solution called Kubeko, that households and factories can use to produce clean cooking gas and liquid fertilizer for their needs.

In the episode, we discuss

  1. How to convert gas from food and agriculture waste
  2. Business and life lessons from creating the biogas solution
  3. Challenges of hardware investment for African innovators and advice for investors, government to be lenient to African investors and government support among other things


Follow Noël N'guessan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kombo-ekra-no%C3%ABl-n-guessan-b7180b59/


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2 years ago
33 minutes 2 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
14. Impacting africa Thru Venture Capital, learn about the Venture Capital Business and Market Opportunities in Africa

Africans have creative ideas, but the problem is where to find money to make the idea happen. Venture capital is one way of funding that can make ideas come to life.

We speak with Cindy Ai and Mark Kleyner, the Co-Founders of Dream Venture Capital an Investor Accelerator for Africa from the US and UK respectively, and, Lionel Rey, from Cote D' Ivoire, who is the lead of Kulea, a Pan-African business angel network that invests in early-stage startups and SMEs, and a Dream VC Alumnae and they share,

  1. What is venture capital and how does it work?
  2. What are the different types of Venture Capital?
  3. The unique challenges Africa faces with Venture Capital?


To find out more about the world of Venture Capital and the opportunities,

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Cindy Ai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindyai/

Mark Kleyner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markkleyner/ Lionel Rey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lionelrey/

Website: https://www.dream-vc.com/

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2 years ago
46 minutes 29 seconds

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13. Impacting Africa Thru Innovative Legal and Land Rights solutions Innovation Apps Sheria Kiganjani, Mwanamke na Arthi and Sheria Kiganja

learn from women and human rights advocates and activists who have developed mobile apps to provide women access to land rights, legal aid and reporting human rights violations in Tanzania through mobile apps and their success stories with Dr. Monica Magoke Mhoja, Outreach Director Landesa, Advocate Neema Magimba Co-founder and CEO Sheria Kiganjani and Gertrude Dybane, Senior Program Officer Legal and Human Rights Center Tanzania


Did you know you can use your analog phone and smartphone to access information about land rights and legal aid 24 hours per day?

Do you know there are free lawyers who you can consult for free for your legal problems through your phone for no cost?

Do you know you can report human rights abuses at an instance and get immediate support from a network of lawyers?

Follow Landesa, Legal and Human Rights center, and Sheria Kiganjani


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2 years ago
1 hour 10 minutes 23 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
12. Impacting Africa Thru Research Covid 19 WHO Vaccine with Dr. Oladipo Elijah Kolawole PhD

Meet one of the only two African Experts Dr. Oladipo Elijah Kolawole PhD who developed the Covid 19 Vaccine from Nigeria as he shares his journey and the complexities of research and creating vaccines in African


Do you know that African Scientists and Researchers have the capacity to create vaccines and other development challenges solutions but lack funding?

Do you know that African medical research is a big challenge to African researchers and scientists?

Do you know that the African Initiative for Vaccines provides mentorship for African researchers?


Follow us for more content about Africa using Science, Technology, and Innovation to empower people's lives

Follow Dr. Oladipo Elijah Kolawole https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-oladipo-elijah-kolawole-ph-d-32037742/


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2 years ago
31 minutes 34 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
11. Impacting Africa Thru' Quality and Equitable Education from best teachers at affordable cost with Salvatory Kessy

Education can be expensive for a student as they need the best teachers, fellow student support, and a conducive learning experience. What if you had a way of saving on those problems at an affordable cost?

We spoke to Salvatory Kessy, a Tanzanian actuary scientist and the Chief Executive Officer of Silabu, an education technology app that seeks to

  1. Attend custom specialized teacher's classes.
  2. Hire a private teacher for private tutoring.
  3. Provide peer-to-peer learning and group tutoring


Listen to how this app is changing the lives of African students, teachers, and parents.

Follow Salvatory: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvatory-kessy-a9b7a615b/

Instagram Salvatorykessy 

Twitter Kessysalvatory

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2 years ago
48 minutes 24 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
10. Impacting Africa through Data for Decision Making with Kenneth Mubea Phd

Like fortune-telling, Data has the power to foretell your past and future. Join Kenneth Mubea the Capacity Development Lead for Digital Earth as he shares his experience on how data can unlock the promise of tomorrow to make the right decisions.


Have you ever wondered what Data Science does and possibly considered a career in Data Science, learn to form an expert on the insights of the profession.

Did you know Africa has one of the best state-of-the-art Digital Earth observation and information services that every person, organization, and government can use to make wise environmental and economic decisions?

Data Science is the new norm and career opportunity in Africa, get an insight on how to start


Follow us for more content about Africans using science, technology, and innovation to empower people's lives

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2 years ago
42 minutes 44 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
09. Using Policy, Data and Research to Protect African Farmers, Consumers and Traders against Unfair Competition

How can African SMEs take advantage of the 1.3 billion worth of revenue to be generated from being in the African free trade market where established companies have a more competitive advantage?

We speak with Thembelezi Buthelezi, principal economist at the Competition Commission of South Africa, and Dr Mor Bouktum, Assistant Professor of Law Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE (UN-CHK) of Senegal, Head of the division of Research and Innovation the department in charge of coordinating the research at UVS and Director of the interdisciplinary school of UVS.

Law Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law-Munich-Germany

  1. How Africa misses opportunities through the current market structure
  2. How to use flexibility to look at African problems to better open up our markets
  3. 3 strategies SMEs can use to position themselves to thrive in the midst of established competition among other topics

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Connect with Thembelezi Buthelezi : https://www.linkedin.com/in/thembalethu-buthelezi-0b441853/ Dr Mor Bouktum: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mor-bakhoum-61296713/


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2 years ago
59 minutes 46 seconds

Discovering Africa Thru' Technology
"Welcome to 'Discovering Africa Thru' Technology', the podcast series that showcases the brilliance of Africa's great minds, innovators, and experts as they tackle complex challenges with homegrown solutions driven by knowledge, technology, and innovation. Our podcast is inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science, technology, and innovation. We believe that Africa has the power to solve its own development challenges and become a strong, united, resilient, peaceful, and influential global player