DEBUNKING NOTIONS, RESHAPING MINDSETS

Mpologoma Media

"Africa" is poor and always will be. Africa is all savannah and wild animals. It’s hot, dry and sunny all the time. Africans have no access to Modern technology . . . . . . . . .and many more bla…bla… blaaahs "The West" is a land of opportunity for all, where all dreams come true. Every “Mzungu” is rich and ready to save an Africans. The white race is supreme. If life is hard in your country, migrate to the West. . . . . . . . . .and many more bla…bla… blaaahs

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    DEBUNKING STEREOTYPES AROUND AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS

    He has a Turkish father and a Dutch mother, and works as a Senior Coalition Builder at the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP). The NFP helps people and organizations collaborate to create more inclusive food systems, generate new ideas, and find solutions to major challenges. In the second episode of Debunking Notions, reshaping mindsets, Cissy Nalumansi speaks with Ibrahim Palaz. When he did an internship in Tanzania in 2007, Palaz thought his Turkish background would give him an advantage — that he would be seen as one of the boys. But things turned out differently. “When I told the first taxi driver I met that my father was Turkish, he looked at me puzzled and said: ‘You’re white, man — really white.’” Palaz believes that both Western and African knowledge are essential to build inclusive food systems, but he also sees a clear shift taking place. “We need all parties to co-create solutions together. For a long time, we mainly exported knowledge developed in the Netherlands — knowledge that helped us become a world leader in agriculture. But now we see a growing movement towards more sustainable farming. Interestingly, the discussion around this is often much more advanced in Africa than in the Netherlands. That’s partly because the effects of the climate crisis are felt more strongly there, which in turn drives innovation. In the field of agroecology, for example, we can learn a great deal from African countries.” On October 16, NFP will once again host its annual World Food Day Event. Click here for more information:

    43 min

  2. AUG 8

    DEBUNKING STEREOTYPES BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE AROUND MIGRATION FT PR. ELVIS IRUH NDUBUISI HOSTED BY CISSY NALUMANSI

    We kick off our podcast series with a very special guest: Elvis Iruh. He came to the Netherlands from Nigeria almost thirty years ago because of political oppression and is now an important voice of the African diaspora all over the world. He is especially so as publisher and editor-in-chief of The Voice Magazine, and organizer of the Voice Achievers Award in which special Africans or people who have a positive impact on Africa are honored. Elvis wants to break with the African tradition of giving people the recognition they deserve only after their death. In addition, Elvis is pastor of the Victoria Outreach Church in the Netherlands. In this lively dialogue, Cissy Nalumansi talks to Elvis about the themes of Debunking Notions, such as mutual prejudice and misunderstanding. When Elvis wanted to do a masters in journalism in the Netherlands as a follow-up to his Nigerian education, he was told that his Nigerian diploma was not valid here and he had to start all over again. While the education he had completed in Lagos was a globally renowned institute that even attracted many English journalism students, he had to prove himself all over again and he did that with The Voice Magazine. Keep believing in yourself, is his message. It hurts him that he sees many Africans in the West in jobs that are below their education, such as cleaners and shopkeepers. But he also saw the beautiful things of the Netherlands. Old people in their seventies and eighties who are still in love with each other and show love for each other in public. They walk hand in hand down the street and sit arm in arm on a bench in the park. He had never seen that in Nigeria. “My grandfather had 3 wives who all lived in different houses. They were only invited by him to visit and eat with him. There was no question of public affection. When I came to the Netherlands, I thought: this is how it should be, this is how couples should treat each other. Even today, after almost thirty years in the Netherlands, I can still enjoy seeing old people walking down the street hand in hand and showing their affection to each other in public”.

    57 min
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"Africa" is poor and always will be. Africa is all savannah and wild animals. It’s hot, dry and sunny all the time. Africans have no access to Modern technology . . . . . . . . .and many more bla…bla… blaaahs "The West" is a land of opportunity for all, where all dreams come true. Every “Mzungu” is rich and ready to save an Africans. The white race is supreme. If life is hard in your country, migrate to the West. . . . . . . . . .and many more bla…bla… blaaahs

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