Send us a text Reverse Culture Shock: Coming Home After 10 Years Away What happens when home doesn’t quite feel like home anymore? In this episode, Angella sits down with Njoki Mburu, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from University of British Columbia, to explore the complex realities of reverse culture shock after more than 10 years abroad. Njoki shares why she chose to return to Kenya, craving wholeness, family, and a sense of belonging, and the joys of rediscovering home, f...
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Send us a text Reverse Culture Shock: Coming Home After 10 Years Away What happens when home doesn’t quite feel like home anymore? In this episode, Angella sits down with Njoki Mburu, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from University of British Columbia, to explore the complex realities of reverse culture shock after more than 10 years abroad. Njoki shares why she chose to return to Kenya, craving wholeness, family, and a sense of belonging, and the joys of rediscovering home, f...
Send us a text Reverse Culture Shock: Coming Home After 10 Years Away What happens when home doesn’t quite feel like home anymore? In this episode, Angella sits down with Njoki Mburu, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from University of British Columbia, to explore the complex realities of reverse culture shock after more than 10 years abroad. Njoki shares why she chose to return to Kenya, craving wholeness, family, and a sense of belonging, and the joys of rediscovering home, f...
Send us a text In this episode, Angella sits down with Sabelo Dube, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from Ashesi University, to have a raw and much-needed conversation about mental health from the perspective of an African man. Sabelo shares his deeply personal journey with depression, which led him to leave university and return home to Zimbabwe before he was later clinically diagnosed. We talk about the challenges of navigating mental health in environments where stigma is hi...
Send us a text In this special October episode, Baobab’s birthday month, we sit down with Bethany Weigele, Chief Innovation Officer at EdPlus and the “Queen Mother” of Mastercard Foundation's Baobab platform, to revisit the platform’s inspiring origin story. From its humble beginnings with just 35 members to today’s thriving community of more than 80,000 scholars and alumni, Bethany reflects on the values and vision that fueled Baobab’s growth. We talk about humility and human-centered design...
Send us a text In this episode, Angella sits down with Lindiwe Mutungamiri, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from Ashesi University and Arizona State University, who recently completed her master’s in Computer Science. Lindiwe opens up about navigating the in-between stage of life after graduation, balancing the reality of paying bills in the U.S. while holding onto her bold dream of building a multi-billion-dollar company in Africa that creates jobs and impact. We talk about t...
Send us a text Welcome to Turning Points: Stories of Change and Growth, a podcast by Mastercard Foundation’s Baobab Platform for young African leaders. Angella Nantambi, an alumnus of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Ashesi University in Ghana, is your host. She is also a graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management, where she pursued a Master's in Global Digital Transformation. In each episode, we’ll dive into real, unfiltered conversations with young African leaders who ...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Episode Twelve The Tales of Strength and Resilience Podcast has been an insightful journey to understand strength and resilience. D...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Brian Mukeswe who resides in Canada, serves as a Lead Data Scientist at Mastercard and is a proud two-time recipient of the Masterc...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Primerose Katena who resides in Accra, Ghana is an entrepreneur and Project Manager. She co-founded Tendo Technologies, a couple of...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Kendi Mwabila who resides in Nairobi, Kenya with her husband and two sons. She is the visionary Founder and Group CEO of Qendy Grou...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Douglas Ogutu who resides in Nakuru, Kenya – is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and the founder of Dowe Music & Arts - a...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Episode Seven Muhumuza Faizo King is a professional Technologist, an Educationist and a Leadership mentor who currently serves as C...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Episode Six Muthoni Waigwa, the host of Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast, shares her reflections on the concept of failure ...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Episode Five Nour Al Halabi is a graduate with a degree in Anthropology from the American University of Beirut and has accumulated ...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Episode Four Dorothy Nakaggwa is a Freelance Copywriter specializing in creating email content for ecommerce brands. With over four...
Send us a text Imagine losing your sight in a blink of an eye. How would you cope with the sudden darkness? How would you navigate the world without seeing it? How would you overcome the challenges and prejudices that come with being visually impaired? Eve Kibare knows the answers to these questions. She is a film producer, content creator, communication consultant and storyteller who lost her sight three years ago due to an illness. But she did not let that stop her from pursuing her dreams ...
Send us a text “Tales of Strength and Resilience” podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Challenges come at different stages of our lives; offering different lessons that we can learn from. One challenge that we ...
Send us a text Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast explores the boundless dimensions of strength and resilience. Join the host, Muthoni Waigwa, on a transformative journey as we delve into the very essence of these profound qualities. We will unveil the multifaceted nature of strength and resilience in heartfelt conversations with extraordinary individuals. Episode One Muthoni Waigwa, the host of Tales of Strength and Resilience podcast, shares her thoughts on this first episode...
Send us a text In this episode, we talk about the mindset of young people in Africa and how our decisions can affect where we end up as young people. Emmanuel Cisco is a Liberian Speaker, Author, and Entrepreneur, and currently is the Marketing Director for an oil company in Ghana. Cisco moved to Ghana as a refugee from Liberia during the Civil war but despite the challenges he faced, Cisco graduated as the best student in BSc Economics from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Admin...
Send us a text In today's episode, we take a look at the challenges that exist within the Education Sector in Africa and some of the factors that stop young people from reaching their full potential Join the Baobab Platform today.
Send us a text In today's episode, we talk about the challenges that Technology companies face in Africa. Tech companies are known to play a major role in the development of regions, countries, and even continents. What challenges do Tech companies in Africa face and is there any hope for these companies? Join the Baobab Platform today.
Send us a text Reverse Culture Shock: Coming Home After 10 Years Away What happens when home doesn’t quite feel like home anymore? In this episode, Angella sits down with Njoki Mburu, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from University of British Columbia, to explore the complex realities of reverse culture shock after more than 10 years abroad. Njoki shares why she chose to return to Kenya, craving wholeness, family, and a sense of belonging, and the joys of rediscovering home, f...
