app02 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:18:54 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “National Democratic Institute” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/national%20democratic%20institute Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 88: In the Grassroots of Democracy with Gemima Neves Barlow https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/88 29e0f77a-e5b0-4d91-9116-29675211caad Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 48:43 no <p>Greetings Glocal Citizens!<br> This week we meet our first Cape Verdian guest by way of Angola and New England in the United States. She's Gemima Neves Barlow, the deputy regional director for Southern and East Africa at the National Democratic Institute base in Washington, D.C. In in her 20-year tenure at NDI, Gemima has successfully implemented a wide range of democracy programming across the African continent, especially West and Southern Africa. Starting as Program Officer for Southern and East Africa, she supported electoral integrity and political party strengthening programs in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Over the years, Gemima has expanded her technical expertise on democratic development in Africa, managing NDI’s largest country programs in West Africa as a Program Director for the Central West Africa Region (Anglophone). She has also coordinated several large international election observation missions in such countries as Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia and served in NDI offices in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. </p> <p>Prior to joining NDI, Gemima was a program specialist at the Africa-America Institute (AAI) designing and implementing cross-cultural exchange programs for African activists in the areas of conflict resolution, good governance, citizen engagement and human rights. For NDI and AAI respectively, she also organized and led study missions to South Africa for delegations of Iraqi women leaders and U.S. Fulbright teachers. </p> <p>In our conversation you'll come away with a greater understanding of the grassroots work that is necessary in supporting a strong, functioning democracy and much, much more!</p> <p><strong>Where to find Gemima?</strong><br> <a href="https://www.ndi.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">www.ndi.org</a><br> On <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemima-barlow-5295161/" rel="nofollow noopener">LinkedIn</a><br> On <a href="https://twitter.com/ndiafrica" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a></p> <p><strong>What's Gemima reading?</strong><br> <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07Y89JXBZ&amp;preview=newtab&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZQR0PYVBE6G3W4YBHB67&amp;tag=glocalcitiz0e-20" rel="nofollow noopener">Black Bottom Saints</a> <em>by Alice Randall</em><br> <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07Y89JXBZ&amp;preview=newtab&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZQR0PYVBE6G3W4YBHB67&amp;tag=glocalcitiz0e-20" rel="nofollow noopener">Just as I Am: A Memoir</a> <em>by Cicely Tyson</em></p> <p><strong>What's Gemima watching on YouTube?</strong><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxej9nPf6TqFyfsiez1_P3w" rel="nofollow noopener">Amber Ruffin</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/WhereDidUGetThatNY" rel="nofollow noopener">Karen Brit Chic</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUWOuDU2xtjQwhkxt1q6Tjg" rel="nofollow noopener">Angela Mashelle</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/casscass2102" rel="nofollow noopener">Cassie Thorpe</a></p> <p><strong>Other topics of interest:</strong><br> <a href="https://www.aaionline.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Africa-America Institute</a><br> <a href="https://afrobarometer.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Afrobarometer</a><br> <a href="https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2020/" rel="nofollow noopener">Global Democracy Index</a><br> <a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/government-technology" rel="nofollow noopener">On Dem Tech</a><br> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/arab-spring/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Arab Spring began in 2010, more than a decade ago</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cape_Verde" rel="nofollow noopener">About Cape Verde</a></p> <p>*When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!</p> <p>Special Guest: Gemima Neves Barlow.</p> florence adu, florence amerley adu, business, expat, ghana, africa, angola, afrobarometer, praia, africa america institute, amber ruffin, karen brit chic, cassie thorpe, angela mashelle, black bottom saints, gemima neves barlow, national democratic institute, cape verde, washington d.c., democracy specialist, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, policy, voting, elections, democracy, capitalism Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week we meet our first Cape Verdian guest by way of Angola and New England in the United States. She's Gemima Neves Barlow, the deputy regional director for Southern and East Africa at the National Democratic Institute base in Washington, D.C. In in her 20-year tenure at NDI, Gemima has successfully implemented a wide range of democracy programming across the African continent, especially West and Southern Africa. Starting as Program Officer for Southern and East Africa, she supported electoral integrity and political party strengthening programs in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Over the years, Gemima has expanded her technical expertise on democratic development in Africa, managing NDI’s largest country programs in West Africa as a Program Director for the Central West Africa Region (Anglophone). She has also coordinated several large international election observation missions in such countries as Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia and served in NDI offices in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Prior to joining NDI, Gemima was a program specialist at the Africa-America Institute (AAI) designing and implementing cross-cultural exchange programs for African activists in the areas of conflict resolution, good governance, citizen engagement and human rights. For NDI and AAI respectively, she also organized and led study missions to South Africa for delegations of Iraqi women leaders and U.S. Fulbright teachers.

In our conversation you'll come away with a greater understanding of the grassroots work that is necessary in supporting a strong, functioning democracy and much, much more!

Where to find Gemima?
www.ndi.org
On LinkedIn
On Twitter

What's Gemima reading?
Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall
Just as I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson

What's Gemima watching on YouTube?
Amber Ruffin
Karen Brit Chic
Angela Mashelle
Cassie Thorpe

Other topics of interest:
Africa-America Institute
Afrobarometer
Global Democracy Index
On Dem Tech
The Arab Spring began in 2010, more than a decade ago
About Cape Verde

*When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!

Special Guest: Gemima Neves Barlow.

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This week we meet our first Cape Verdian guest by way of Angola and New England in the United States. She's Gemima Neves Barlow, the deputy regional director for Southern and East Africa at the National Democratic Institute base in Washington, D.C. In in her 20-year tenure at NDI, Gemima has successfully implemented a wide range of democracy programming across the African continent, especially West and Southern Africa. Starting as Program Officer for Southern and East Africa, she supported electoral integrity and political party strengthening programs in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Over the years, Gemima has expanded her technical expertise on democratic development in Africa, managing NDI’s largest country programs in West Africa as a Program Director for the Central West Africa Region (Anglophone). She has also coordinated several large international election observation missions in such countries as Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia and served in NDI offices in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Prior to joining NDI, Gemima was a program specialist at the Africa-America Institute (AAI) designing and implementing cross-cultural exchange programs for African activists in the areas of conflict resolution, good governance, citizen engagement and human rights. For NDI and AAI respectively, she also organized and led study missions to South Africa for delegations of Iraqi women leaders and U.S. Fulbright teachers.

In our conversation you'll come away with a greater understanding of the grassroots work that is necessary in supporting a strong, functioning democracy and much, much more!

Where to find Gemima?
www.ndi.org
On LinkedIn
On Twitter

What's Gemima reading?
Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall
Just as I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson

What's Gemima watching on YouTube?
Amber Ruffin
Karen Brit Chic
Angela Mashelle
Cassie Thorpe

Other topics of interest:
Africa-America Institute
Afrobarometer
Global Democracy Index
On Dem Tech
The Arab Spring began in 2010, more than a decade ago
About Cape Verde

*When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!

Special Guest: Gemima Neves Barlow.

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