Earth Day Africa Justine Perrotti
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- Society & Culture
This is a podcast to teach others about Subsaharan Africa's mission of fighting climate change. Working through EARTHDAY.ORG, we are here to interview and learn from people in Africa.
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Episode 3: Zinja and Conservation Arts of Malawi
In this episode, Justine Perrotti interviews Zinja of Conservation Arts. Zinja was the creator of all the music used in every episode of this podcast, and he discusses how he has brought the arts together with action movements to display messages to the public. Here are some helpful links if you wish to learn more about Conservation Arts:
https://www.facebook.com/ConservationArtsMw/
https://www.instagram.com/conservation_arts/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/CMMALAWI
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMhKt2x4BYp5pMq0PLOTVuQ
https://conservationartsmw.org/ -
Episode 2: Mock COP26 Interview
In this episode Justine Perrotti and Matt Lefler interview two of the organizers of the Mock COP26: Kevin Mtai of Kenya and Kelo Uchendu of Nigeria.
The Mock COP26 was an international, student-led project mobilizing around the postponement of this year’s COP to create an inclusive event for the youth, and show world leaders and the global community what an ambitious yet realistic COP could look like. EARTHDAY.ORG partnered with Mock COP26 with the goal of engaging global delegates and to raise awareness and bring change regarding Climate justice, education, resilient livelihoods, health and wellbeing, and nationally determined contributions.
For further information go to https://www.mockcop.org/
For any questions or interest in the podcast contact perrotti@earthday.org -
Episode 1: Board Members Interview
In this episode, intern Justine Perrotti interviews multiple staff members of the EARTHDAY.ORG Africa team over a group call. The staff members on the call include Matt Lefler (Manager of EARTHDAY.ORG Africa), Jean-Bertrand Mhandu (Regional Director of Zimbabwe), Derrick Mugisha (Regional Director of Uganda, and Head of social media), and Ghammid Abdul Basat (Regional Director of Tanzania).
Each member discusses what they did before that lead them to work with EARTHDAY, what they've been able to achieve, and what goals they have set for the future. If you want to continue learning about the program beyond the product, go to EARTHDAY.ORG/AFRICA.