Rootencial Conversations

Josefina Bonsundy

Providing visibility to stories from African and African diaspora communities, through inspirational interviews and conversations that explore topics in identity, society and business, and contribute to the creation of a positive narrative.

  1. 27/10/2019

    Esther Bolekia: Que Comiencen Los Buenos Tiempos

    Esther Bolekia es ingeniera de caminos y directora de Dévé, una revista digital de estrategia, liderazgo y estilo de vida con el objetivo de inspirar una mejora en la toma de decisiones en el ámbito personal y profesional. En esta entrevista, Esther nos habla de cómo su historia personal ha sido un gran impulso en la creación de este espacio digital y en su carrera.

    27 min

  2. 29/09/2019

    Danielle Akini: Réveillant le génie qui sommeille dans les enfants

    Danielle Akini est fondatrice de Genius Centers, une start up créée dans le but d'enseigner des compétences en informatique, robotique et l'espirit d'entrepreisde aux enfants. Pour ce faire, Genius Centers propose une plate-forme d'apprentissage en ligne ne nécessitant pas , qui propose des cours interactifs pour des enfants au Cameroun. Dans cette interview, Danielle nous en dit plus sur cette initiative et sur ce qui l'a conduit à sa création.

    12 min

  3. 28/08/2019

    Priscilla Omouendze : La Richesse Naturelle de l’Afrique

    Cette épisode du podcast présente Priscilla Omouendze qui nous avons rencontré lors de la conférence de WIA (Women in Africa) au Maroc en Juin 2019. Scientifique est fondatrice du projet de fabrique des cosmétiques naturels N'Kira. Elle nous raconte le pourquoi de la création de ce projet, et comment sa frustration a été un levier clé pour arriver à le lancer.

    18 min

  4. 01/08/2019

    Omnia Shawkat: Reclaiming African Narratives

    This part two from the Women in Africa Initiative interview episodes, features Omnia Shawkat, founder of the digital cultural platform Andariya, seeking to reclaim an African narrative through storytelling. Andariya amplifies stories from Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda on a diverse array of contemporary topics ranging from literature, film and general culture!

    17 min

  5. 11/07/2019

    Edwige Takassi: Soil of Africa – Embracing Africa’s Natural Heritage

    We speak to Edwige Takassi from Togo and co-founder of the trademark "Terroir d'Afrique". Their mission is to leverage Africa's natural heritage to promote African local production and consumption of natural products such as tea, coffee, honey and oils.

    16 min

  6. 10/06/2019

    Christiane Sungu and Lucrece Wasolua-Kibeti: The Politics of Hair, Identity & Confidence

    What does hair mean to us and our society?  Christiane Sungu and Lucrece Wasolua-Kibeti, founders of Krowned, a social initiative aiming to empower young girls through haircare, indirectly explores this question during our conversation. Both as part-time models, a lawyer and a medical student respectively, bring to the table the 'silent' but visual conversation of hair, emphasising the importance of representation and embracing our identity, to build confidence in who we are.

    34 min

  7. 01/05/2019

    Stephen Akintayo: The Key to Unlocking Africa's Potential is Business

    Stephen Akintayo’s story shatters the myth that you need a lot of capital to start a business and become an entrepreneur. In this conversation, Stephen shares powerful messages on the importance of creating wealth for Africa, leveraging technology to unlock the potential of the continent, and the importance in investing on "informal" means of education to attain better financial literacy.

    57 min

  8. 08/04/2019

    Muna Lobe: Reclaiming African Arts and Culture

    We speak with Muna Lobe, founder of creative AYA Consulting firm. Muna talks about the importance of supporting creative artists, the power of storytelling for stories to transcend non-African communities, as well as renaming, redefining and reclaiming African Arts and Culture by their communities.

    37 min
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Providing visibility to stories from African and African diaspora communities, through inspirational interviews and conversations that explore topics in identity, society and business, and contribute to the creation of a positive narrative.

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  • Creator
    Josefina Bonsundy
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  • Episodes
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