Latest Ngo; non-profit Podcast Episodes

The Power of Community

Pioneer Africa - March 07, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes
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 ...

The Power of Media

Pioneer Africa - March 01, 2019 05:45 - 15 minutes
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.

The Power of Stories

Pioneer Africa - February 21, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes
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 ...

The Power of Education

Pioneer Africa - February 14, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes
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.

The Power of Entrepreneurship

Pioneer Africa - February 07, 2019 08:44 - 18 minutes
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.

The Power of Fashion

Pioneer Africa - February 01, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes
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!

The Power of Advocacy

Pioneer Africa - January 21, 2019 18:21 - 16 minutes
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, le...

The Power of Health

Pioneer Africa - January 14, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes
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 preventio...

The Power of Arts

Pioneer Africa - January 07, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes
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.

The Power of Access

Pioneer Africa - January 01, 2019 08:00 - 25 minutes
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 ...