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On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we focus on this year’s World Press Freedom Day commemorations which are being observed under the theme “Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis.”

Guests include Sophia Mbugua, an award-winning journalist and the founder of Africa Climate Conversations. We are also joined by Lisa Palmer, the education lead of the Planet Forward project at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs.

On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we focus on the prominence of polygamy in Africa. The conversation will unpack the relationship between the practice, religion and cultural perceptions.

Guests include Coumba Makalou, a women’s advocacy consultant. We are also joined by Professor Marame Gueye from East Carolina University.

On today’s episode of Our Voices, we focus on women with autism. VOA unpacks how they live independently, build careers, start businesses and more. Researchers encourage employers to hire women who live with the condition due to their ability to solve problems and direct approach to communication.

Guests include: Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, a consultant at the Equity, Justice & Representation of the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network. We are also joined by Ayo Sokale, an actress, civil engineer. She is also the CEO and founder of Get Coached App.

On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we speak to experts about how married couples should handle financial disputes within their relationships.

Reports show that mishandling finances is one of the leading causes for divorce worldwide.

Learn more about how best to handle love and money on this week’s edition of Our Voices!

Guests include:

Thando and Lindie Jacobs, finance experts. We are joined in studio by Nikki Pruett, a workshop facilitator and financial expert at the University of Maryland.

On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we discuss depression in Africa. Experts say the mental condition affects at least 66 million women on the continent.

Guests include Dr. Mathero Michelle Nkhalamba, a Malawian clinical psychologist who provides insight on the symptoms of depression and how to treat it.

We are also joined by Judith Kalonji, a U.S. based naturopathic practitioner and nutritionist who speaks on how to overcome depression through a healthy diet.

On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we discuss breast ironing, a form of female genital mutilation, FGM, which is commonly practiced in Africa. This is when the breasts of young girls are flattened to deter unwanted male attention.

Guests on the show include, Chi Yvonne Leina, a Cameroonian women’s rights advocate and Margaret Nyuydzewira, a survivor of breast ironing and the founder of CAME Women and Girls Development Organization.