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SOUND AFRICA is a space for creative non-fiction from the African continent. We are licensed by the Composers Authors & Publishers Association of South Africa

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SOUND AFRICA is a space for creative non-fiction from the African continent. We are licensed by the Composers Authors & Publishers Association of South Africa

    Episode 09 - Adam

    Episode 09 - Adam

    Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about innovative young Africans and their hustles. In this episode we speak to one truly remarkable young Kenyan who is bending the rules just enough to make an unjust system work for him.

    This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation.https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/

    • 17 min
    Episode 8 Emmanuel

    Episode 8 Emmanuel

    Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about innovative young Africans and their hustles. In this episode Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, Emmanuel Ampomah, takes us to Ghana where we hear from young people who have struggled to find a job immediately after graduating.

    This series has shown that having a degree isn't always a ticket to employment, and in this episode we hear firsthand that expectations about jobs… and reality… are two different things.

    This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation.https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/
    External Media (YouTube):00.41 - Vusi Thembekwayo, Keynote Speaker Speech, ALU graduationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rh2tvk-QDM&t=2s&pp=ygU4VnVzaSBUaGVtYmVrd2F5bywgS2V5bm90ZSBTcGVha2VyIFNwZWVjaCwgQUxVIEdyYWR1YXRpb24%3D

    • 26 min
    Episode7 - Theresa

    Episode7 - Theresa

    Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about innovative young Africans and their hustles. In this episode Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, Theresa Ayerigah, takes us to her home country of Ghana to see how innovative young Africans are turning food into profit.

    This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation

    https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/

    External Media (YouTube)
    06.04 – Newzroom Afrika
    06.07 - Clive Butkow, CEO of Kalon Venture Partners, Newzroom Afirka
    06.11 – Newzroom Afrika
    06.18 - Andrew Darfoor, Group Chief Executive of Alexander Forbes, CNBC Africa
    06.21 - Newzroom Afrika
    06.24 - Newzroom Afrika

    • 20 min
    Episode 6 - James Tayali

    Episode 6 - James Tayali

    Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about  innovative young Africans and their hustles. In this episode Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, James Tayali, takes us to Malawi where some young boda-boda drivers, risk their lives to make a living.

    This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation.

    https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/

    • 24 min
    Episode 5 - Ibrahim Bahati

    Episode 5 - Ibrahim Bahati

    Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about about innovative young Africans and their hustles and in this episode Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, Ibrahim Bahati, heads back to his home country of Uganda where art and the hustle come together in unexpected ways.

    This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council with support from The Mastercard Foundation

    https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/

    • 28 min
    Episode 4 - Anita Owiti

    Episode 4 - Anita Owiti

    Hustling the African Dream is a podcast about innovative young Africans and their hustles. In this episode Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, Anita Owiti, takes us to Kenya to see how innovative young Africans are tackling the environmental crisis and climate change.

    This podcast was produced in collaboration with The Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation

    https://hsrc.ac.za/https://mastercardfdn.org/
    External Media (YouTube):04.48 – David Ewusi-Mensah, Co-founder Eco Amet Solutions, AFRICER Project
    04.59 – Gayle King, CBS News
    05.07 – Malcolm Webb, Al Jazeera
    05.11 - David Ewusi-Mensah, Co-founder Eco Amet Solutions, AFRICER Project
    25.40 – Leah Namugerwa, Climate Activist, COP27
    26.06 – Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, COP27
    26.14     – Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, COP27

    • 29 min

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