web02.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Social Innovator” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/social%20innovator Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:00:00 -0500 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 10: Driving Social Change and Innovation with Valerie Labi, Country Director @iDEglobal.org https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/10 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5E5QQP1EmrbpK-0yWaEa2w-mHqiaj059GY2kdI-CqIo Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 28:23 no This week we meet social innovator, Valarie Labi at the iDE-International Development Enterprises offices in the heart of Accra's innovation hub in Osu. Valarie is the iDE Country Director and founder of Sama Sama, a social enterprise catalysing sanitation and hygiene markets by integrating the entire sanitation value chain and with the aim of providing toilets to more than 300,000 people by the end of this year. Among her other hats is rather a crown, she is the Queen Mother of Sanitation, and she was also among the inaugural class of young African Leaders taking part in the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Links of Interest Val's work at iDE (http://www.ideglobal.org/people/valerie-labi) About Sama Sama (http://www.samasamaghana.com) Mandela Washington Fellowship (http://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org) Val on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-labi-27217936/) Special Guest: Valerie Labi. social innovator, valerie labi, international development enterprises, sama sama ghana, queen mother of sanitation, ghana, queen mother, sanitation, mandela washington fellowship, african leaders, florence adu, florence amerley adu, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, business, culture, global citizen This week we meet social innovator, Valarie Labi at the iDE-International Development Enterprises offices in the heart of Accra's innovation hub in Osu. Valarie is the iDE Country Director and founder of Sama Sama, a social enterprise catalysing sanitation and hygiene markets by integrating the entire sanitation value chain and with the aim of providing toilets to more than 300,000 people by the end of this year. Among her other hats is rather a crown, she is the Queen Mother of Sanitation, and she was also among the inaugural class of young African Leaders taking part in the Mandela Washington Fellowship.

Links of Interest
Val's work at iDE
About Sama Sama
Mandela Washington Fellowship
Val on Linkedin

Special Guest: Valerie Labi.

]]> This week we meet social innovator, Valarie Labi at the iDE-International Development Enterprises offices in the heart of Accra's innovation hub in Osu. Valarie is the iDE Country Director and founder of Sama Sama, a social enterprise catalysing sanitation and hygiene markets by integrating the entire sanitation value chain and with the aim of providing toilets to more than 300,000 people by the end of this year. Among her other hats is rather a crown, she is the Queen Mother of Sanitation, and she was also among the inaugural class of young African Leaders taking part in the Mandela Washington Fellowship.

Links of Interest
Val's work at iDE
About Sama Sama
Mandela Washington Fellowship
Val on Linkedin

Special Guest: Valerie Labi.

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