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BONGA PODOct 31, 2022
Young Well Africa (YWA) - Episode II Coping For Creatives TZ Edition
Dickson Godwin Kirenga | Skettcherr
Illustrator, Animator, Storyboard artist
Dickson is a 22-year-old artist from Dar es Salaam Tanzania. At 18, he was scouted by a group for his art. At the time he was a college student pursuing Information Technology. This opportunity presented a dilemma. He had to choose between his degree or an early start at pursuing art full-time.
Tune in to learn how his support system responded to this unexpected opportunity and the lessons he got from this transition.
Learn more about our guest:
Instagram:https://instagram.com/skettcherr_?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Young Well Africa (YWA) - Episode 1 COPING FOR CREATIVES
How music continues to heal: Charles Kibira | African Supaman Music Entrepreneur
This is our first episode ever.
Our theme for this episode is coping for creatives. We explore the challenges unique to young adults in the creative industry.
Our guest is an amazing 30-year –old creative from Nanyuki Kenya, Charles Kibira also known as the African supaman. He is a music producer, a sound engineer, singer song writer, also producing podcasts, jingles, voice overs, and Youth Leader
During the pandemic as with most artists he suffered multiple losses in his career and had to close shop. Listen in to learn about how this blow to his career took a toll on him and how he got through it.
Learn more about our guest: Charles Kibira | African Supaman
Founder: African Supaman Records
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-kibira-039203130/
Website: https://africansupamannetwork.wordpress.com
TikTok: tiktok.com/@africansupamanworldwide
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AfricanSupaman
DESCRIPTION OF THE YOUNG WELL AFRICA PODCAST
A collection of resilience stories from young adults across Africa.
Kagendo Munene is a therapist working with young adults and the founder of Beyonder, a wellness consultancy that works with young adults to innovate wellness in Africa.
She has decided to embark on a journey to contextualize wellness by sharing the lived experiences of young adults across the continent. She has noticed how stories of resilience are told in ways that do not fully capture the actual timeline where one was deep in the struggle. It minimizes the impact of the situation on their self-worth, relationships, and goals.
Young well Africa is a space where stories of resilience are shared by young adults all over Africa living their truth. You get to learn how a typical modern young adults coped with difficult moments in their lives that led them to transform into who they are today.
By listening to the stories of ordinary young adults she hopes you are encouraged to reflect on your personal way of coping and know that you are not alone on your young adulthood journey
Instagram: @beyonderwellness
TikTok: @youngwellafrica
Every third Tuesday of the month, new episodes are released!
Young Well Africa (YWA) - Intro Episode MEET THE HOST
MEET THE HOST
Young adults’ counsellor innovating wellness in Africa through storytelling
Kagendo Munene is a counselling psychologist and founder of Beyonder, a wellness consultancy that works with young adults to innovate wellness in Africa.
In this intro episode she shares her ‘why’ for starting the Young Well Africa podcast. It is a space where stories of resilience are shared by young adults all over Africa living their truth. You get to learn how a typical modern young adults coped with difficult moments in their lives that led them to transform into who they are today
This year she is turning 35 and reflecting on her young adulthood journey and how listening to adulting stories from her three elder sisters helped her to create her own definition of success and cope better.
She hopes that the stories in the YWA podcast will help you reflect on what is best for you as well and deal with the pressure placed on the young adult by society.
DESCRIPTION OF THE YOUNG WELL AFRICA PODCAST
A collection of resilience stories from young adults across Africa.
Kagendo Munene is a therapist working with young adults and the founder of Beyonder, a wellness consultancy that works with young adults to innovate wellness in Africa.
She has decided to embark on a journey to contextualize wellness by sharing the lived experiences of young adults across the continent. She has noticed how stories of resilience are told in ways that do not fully capture the actual timeline where one was deep in the struggle. It minimizes the impact of the situation on their self-worth, relationships, and goals.
Young well Africa is a space where stories of resilience are shared by young adults all over Africa living their truth. You get to learn how a typical modern young adults coped with difficult moments in their lives that led them to transform into who they are today.
By listening to the stories of ordinary young adults she hopes you are encouraged to reflect on your personal way of coping and know that you are not alone on your young adulthood journey.
Learn more about the host: LinkedIn: Kagendo Munene
For more information, reach out to us
Instagram: @beyonderwellness
TikTok: @youngwellafrica
Every third Tuesday of the month, new episodes are released!
Active Citizens Of Young Africa (ACOYA) Episode 2 - SDGs Part 2
On this episode, we continue to talk about sustainable development goals (SDGs) and how they compare/how they should be approached in different parts of the world.
Active Citizens Of Young Africa (ACOYA) Episode 2 - SDGs
Active Citizens of Young Africa (#ACOYA) is podcast series that explores topics that need in-depth discussions through open conversations with the young people in Africa. This podcast is hosted by James Ngechu. The topics range from sustainable development goals (SDGs) to the roles of the youth in keeping our leaders accountable for a better Africa.
ACOYA is an avenue for the young people in Africa to share knowledge and make plans to make our community, country, region and Africa a better place. We are lucky to have groups of vibrant young people across the continent that are willing to listen and learn. We are also fortunate to have people who are willing to teach and mentor these young people. The goal is to provide a platform for these linkages to happen.
We look forward to engaging with you in these discussions. Enjoy!
Active Citizens Of Young Africa Episode 1 - Election Period Amongst Young People in Kenya
Hosted by James Ngechu
A discussion podcast with young people about matters governance and what roles they have to play as active citizens in the governance in Africa.
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