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Our Voices - VOA Africa

Our Voices is a 30-minute round table discussion program with a Pan-African cast of women focused on topics of vital importance to African women including politics, social issues, health, leadership and the changing role of women in their communities.

  1. HACE 6 DÍAS · VIDEO

    Our Voices 645: Postpartum care and recovery after giving birth - November 15, 2024

    On this week’s Our Voices, we discuss postpartum care for new mothers. Soon after the baby's delivery, women experience a post-partum period which usually lasts 6 to 8 weeks and ends when the mother's body has nearly returned to its pre-pregnant state. During this time some women struggle to adapt to the novel demands of motherhood as they experience sleep deprivation and exhaustion, feel overwhelmed and often question their adequacy as mothers. We speak with experts who will unpack the significant changes that some women experience in the postpartum period and why postpartum care is important for new mothers. This and more on this week's Our Voices!

    28 min

  2. 8 NOV · VIDEO

    Our Voices 644: Experts discuss America’s readiness for a female president, 2024 presidential election - November 08, 2024

    On this week’s Our Voices, we focus on the 2024 U.S. presidential race in which former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris for the nation’s top office. Will America ever have a female president? Learn more on this week’s Our Voices. Guests include Anita Powell, VOA’s White House correspondent, Cassandra Veney, executive director of Howard University's Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership and Philomena Desmond-Ogugua, the co-national chair of the Harris-Walz campaign for the African diaspora in the U.S.

    28 min

  3. 1 NOV · VIDEO

    Our Voices 643: Life and beauty behind pageant - November 01, 2024

    On this week’s Our Voices, we sit down with Snit Tewoldemedhin, a beauty queen and the winner of the 2024 Miss Universe Eritrea. We are also joined by Lady Kate Ndi, the founder of Miss Africa USA. The discussion is about how beauty pageants have evolved from being competitions based on physical appearance to those that emphasize intelligence, talent, community service and advocacy. This, and more, on today’s Our Voices!

    28 min

  4. 25 OCT · VIDEO

    Our Voices 242: Women for Peace in the Sahel - October 25, 2024

    On this week's edition of Our Voices, we hear about women who are leading change for a safe and prosperous Sahel. Coumba Bah, a Malian gender and communication specialist, and Wapoenje Dacruz Evora from the United States Institute for Peace’s Africa Center joined our hosts at the Our Voices table. Plus, Dacruz Evora of USIP's Women Preventing Violent Extremism program says adding women to the peace-building discussion can provide greater gains when fighting for stability and security on the continent.

    28 min

  5. 18 OCT · VIDEO

    Our Voices 241: Parenting in the digital age - October 18, 2024

    On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we will explore the new challenges of parenting in the digital age, and long-term effects of smartphones on children’s development. Julie Scelfo, the founder and Executive Director of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) shares her personal story behind the creation of the a parents-led advocacy group on media safety. And Rachel Barr, chair of psychology at Georgetown University and director of the Georgetown Early Learning Project, provides insight on how young children bridge the gap between what they learn from media and how they apply that information in the real world.

    28 min

  6. 11 OCT · VIDEO

    Our Voices 640: African diaspora members vote in 2024 US elections - October 11, 2024

    On this week’s Our Voices, we discuss how African migrants will be a key voting bloc in the U.S. presidential elections, and how Black women are mobilizing to ensure that the concerns of members of the diaspora, including Africans, are heard by candidates. Our guests include Nneka Achapu, the founder of the African Public Affairs Committee (AfriPAC), and Aisha Biro Diallo, the founder of the Pan-African Women in Leadership Forum.

    28 min

  7. 4 OCT · VIDEO

    Our Voices 639: USAID global ambassador promotes better food for a better life - October 04, 2024

    On this week’s Our Voices, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, an award-winning-actor and the USAID Goodwill Ambassador for nutrition in Nigeria, visits VOA alongside Foyeke Oyedokun-Adebagbo, a Behavioral Change Specialist at USAID Nigeria. The discussion will focus on how USAID is addressing malnutrition in Africa. All this and more, on today’s Our Voices!

    28 min

  8. 27 SEPT · VIDEO

    Our Voices 638: Fighting sexual harassment - September 27, 2024

    On this week’s episode of Our Voices, we hear from survivors of sexual harassment and speak with African scholars who have produced research on how prevalent the issue is on the continent. Guests include Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme, the founder of Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI). She is also the lead editor of the book “Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa."

    28 min
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