EP 56 - #FreeOurGirls

In This Episode: 

No country or continent is perfect. I love Africa, and I know this show is dedicated to informing people of the beauty of Africa that the media doesn't show you. 

However, I love my continent so much that I also want us to be better and do better. That is why I have decided to speak on the #FreeOurGirls issue that occurred in Burundi a few weeks ago.

Mentioned In This Episode:

1. Burundi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi
2. Pierre Nkurunziza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Nkurunziza 
3. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/
4. Lewis Mudge: https://www.hrw.org/about/people/lewis-mudge
5. Justice Minister Aimée Laurentine Kanyana: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aim%C3%A9e_Laurentine_Kanyana 
6. Global Citizen: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/
   

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EP 54 - The Modern Day Shero: Wangari Maathai

In This Episode: 

We will honor the life and achievements of Wangari Maathai, the first Black African Woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She fought for peace, women rights and was an environmentalist who played a major role in saving the earth. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

1. Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/ 
2. Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica: https://www.mountosb.org/  
3. University of Pittsburgh: https://www.pitt.edu/  
4. University of Nairobi: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/  
5. National Council of Women of Kenya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicovaginal_fistula 
6. The Greenbelt Movement: https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/ 
7. The Greenbelt Movement (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Green-Belt-Movement-Approach-Experience/dp/159056040X 
8. Unbowed: https://www.amazon.com/Unbowed-Memoir-Wangari-Maathai/dp/0307275205 
9. The Challenge For Africa: https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Africa-Wangari-Maathai/dp/0307390284 
10. The LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/ 
11. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world
    

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EP 53: THE MODERN DAY SHERO - JOSEPHINE EFFAH-CHUKWUMA

In This Episode:

“According to the 2018 report on the killing of women and girls released by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, about 87,000 were killed worldwide in 2017, 58 percent of them victims of domestic or family violence” - The Washington Post.

This is why we have chosen to dedicate this episode to Josephine Effah-Chukwuma. She is the first person ever to set up an organization and shelter in Nigeria, to help women and young girls who are victims of Domestic Violence.

Domestic violence is a battle that we all must continue to fight.

Mentioned In This Episode:

1. Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh: https://www.drasatrust.org/dr-adadevoh/
2. Josephine Effah-Chuwkuma: https://www.ashoka.org/en-US/fellow/josephine-effah-chukwuma
3. Rosa Parks: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks
4. Female Genital Mutilation: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation
5. VVF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicovaginal_fistula
6. Project Alert Nigeria: https://projectalertnig.org/

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