Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Zimbabwe”

Episode 236: Back to School with Taiye Ayoola-Adedeji, Ayobisi Osuntusa, Nisha Ligon, and Farai Malianga

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Late summer greetings, Glocal Citizens!

It’s that time of year in most of the northern hemisphere - Back to School! Students of all manner from first time learners to adult continuing educationers are migrating to a learning institution near you--Kindergartens, middle and high schools, trade colleges, university campuses and some are taking to phones, tablets or computers for online courses. ’Tis the season for getting the mind ready for a new round of training, building and expansion. So this week, in preparation for the start of classes its a review session with some glocal citizens firmly planted in the business of education. Taiye Ayoola-Adedeji, author of the innovative, educational and interactive Yoruba-English bilingual book—The Yoruba Sound Book for Children, Ayobisi Osuntusa, Executive Director of Sesame Square Nigeria Foundation, a mirror image and partner organization of Sesame Workshop; Nisha Ligon, Co-founder and Senior Advisor of Tanzania-based, UBONGO, Africa's leading kids' edutainment company and Videographer, Composer, and Musician, Farai Malianga a tenure track Professor at Florida State University with a focus on Music for dance and choreography all join us with insights on learning education, arts and people. Class is in session, let’s LEAP right in!

Special Guests: Ayobisi Osuntusa, Farai Malianga, Nisha Ligon, and Taiye Ayoola-Adedeji.

Episode 232: The Art of Administering Grassroots Services for Children and Families with Vimbo Watson

Florence Amerley Adu — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week we’re going full circle with Zimbabwean-American, Vimbo Watson. Born in Zimbabwe, Vimbo’s family relocated to the US before she spoke her first words. Nonethless, her mother tongue has remained in her heart and has been a foundational part of fullfilling a life-long passion to uplift people and especially those in need back home. After a career in education as a teacher and principal, she’s now applying her administrative talents as the Director of Development for Kuda Vana Partnership an American-Zimbabwean non-profit operating a children's home and school in Zimbabwe. A passionate speaker and professional development provider she often translates her enthusiasm for learning and education into teaching others how to make time for wellness and self-care in their daily lives.

Where to find Vimbo?
[vimbowatson.com](link https://vimbowatson.com/)
On LinkedIn
On Instragram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Vimbo reading?
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends by Marisa G. Franco PhD
[Atomic Habits](lin https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits ) by James Clear
Drowning and other books by T.J. Newman
Books by Brené Brown
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi

Other topics of interest:
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Clans and Totems in Zimbabwean Culture
On Trauma-focused Therapy

Special Guest: Vimbo Watson.

Episode 201: On Becoming a Public Health Champion with Fiona Gambanga

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Greetings Glocal Citizens!

My guest this week is a fellow podcaster and we met as fellow members of a global #BWiD (Black Women in Development) Connect networking group. Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fiona Gambanga is a global health professional with more than seven years’ experience in qualitative and quantitative research, public health program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. She has supported countries such as Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe in health workforce planning, diagnostics implementation research and UHC implementation and planning. Currently based in Kigali, Rwanda, Fiona is also the creator, host, and producer of the podcast Utano Public Health Chats, a program focused on educating young people about the field of public health in Africa and navigating careers in the field.

For those of you planning a trip to Kigali anytime soon, you’ll want to listen in for some local lingo and recommendations for the foodie in you.

Where to find Fiona?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On X
On Facebook

What’s Fiona reading?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Finding Me by Viola Davis
The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss and Survival by Bozoma Saint John

Other topics of interest:
US Student Acheivers Program - USAP
What are A Levels?
About December 1st - World AIDS Day
On spoken English across the globe
On Zimbabwe in 2011 and 2023
The Viber App
Heaven Restaurant, Kigali

Special Guest: Fiona Gambanga.

Episode 141: Drumming and Dancing in Academia with Farai Malianga Part 2

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week's episode is home grown in a sense as I had the chance to chat with long-time friend and collaborator, Farai Malianga. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Farai's journey to the US found him at the University in Colorado in Boulder where our stories connect. He is a Videographer, Composer, and Musician who began his career in African Dance in Colorado with Leticia Williams’ Harambee and Musical Director Judy “Fatu” Henderson. He later relocated to New York where he began studying dance and drum with pioneers Yousouf Koumbasa, Mbemba Bangoura and Ronald K. Brown. He has performed with creative Masters such as Chuck Davis in BAMs ‘Dance Africa’, Reginald Yates and Heritage O.P. for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s their 40th Anniversary season; with musicians such as Roy Ayers, Wunmi Olaiya,, Manchild Black, and Akua Allrich to name a few. He has also performed on and off broadway in the musical 'Fela!' and “Darker Faces of the Earth” directed by Trezana Beverley, respectively. As a videographer, most recent projects include editing the archival documentary for “Kumbuka” the longest active New Orleans-based West African Dance troupe.

This fall he joins Florida State University as a tenure track Professor with a focus on music for dance and choreography. He will be teaching Rhythmic Analysis, Music for Choreography, and Digital Audio Recording while also providing music support for African, Dunham and Contemporary classes. We definitely have something to look forward to seeing Farai's work flourish on a whole new level in this role!

Where to find Farai?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Farai reading?
Octavia E. Butler

What's Farai listening to?
Kendrick Lamar
J. Cole
Pharoahe Monch

Other topics of interest:
Regional Dance America
Ronald K. Brown
Scott Russel Sanders
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Beatrice Capote
Onye P. Ozuzu
Camille A. Brown
Christal Brown
The Shift Network
Amiri Baraka
The Lay Out
About LEAP Transmedia

Special Guest: Farai Malianga.

Episode 140: Drumming and Dancing in Academia with Farai Malianga Part 1

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Where to find Farai?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Farai reading?
Octavia E. Butler

What's Farai listening to?
Kendrick Lamar
J. Cole
Pharoahe Monch

Special Guest: Farai Malianga.

Episode 94: Giving to Help, Helping to Give with Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week we're venturing down to South Africa where we meet one of Africa's most prominent experts on African philanthropy. Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo, born and raised in Zimbabwe--now based in Pretoria, SA, is a descendant of the Moyo (heart/soul) and Ndlovu (elephant) clans. Over the course of his personal and professional lives, he has continued to marvel and draw strength from their combined histories and diversities. He is a writer, author, researcher and thought-leader with keen interest in questions of African resources, democracy and governance. He has, so far, championed African discourse on philanthropy, contributed to the growth of many African civil society formations and has taken part in most of the continental processes of development and governance. He is currently an adjunct professor at University of the Witwatersrand Business School where he also heads the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment. Dr. Moyo has more than twenty years experience working on knowledge generation, research and policy analysis as well as building capable institutions across Africa. He writes and support institutions of civil society, private sector and intergovernmental agencies on matters of governance, development and sustainability. Dr. Moyo, over the years, has become a go to specialist on African philanthropy. There's sooooo much more to learn from this dedicated activist, #listenandlearn!

Where to find Dr. Moyo?
www.bhekinkosimoyo.com
On Twitter

On Facebook

What's Dr. Moyo reading?
In My Father's House by Kwame Anthony Appiah
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
The Beautiful Ones are not yet Born Ayi Kwei Armah
Chinua Achebe
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
I did not come to you by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Other topics of interest:
Giving to Help, Helping to Give: The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy by Tade Akin Aina, Bhekinkosi Moyo, et. al.
Akwasi Aidoo
African Philanthropy Network
Allen Fowler
International Society for Third Sector Research
Kathleen McCarthy
On Karate
Chinua Achebe
CAPSI Journal

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Special Guest: Bhekinkosi Moyo.