6 in the Eve

How do radio stations make money? A question asked to every single person who works with a Radio station. 

There is a whole business ecosystem in Media but few people really know how it works...If you listen to the show, you will learn a thing or two from one of our own who understands this industry. That is Lee Ndayisaba. 

Lee started off his career as a radio presenter. Being a big dreamer, he later continued his adventure in Tanzania where we work with the leading media house in that country. By the way, when he left Rwanda, he bought a one-way ticket. He was determined to make it or to make it! Speaking of setting crazy goals.

In this episode, Lee shares his experience working with the media in East Africa and a dept analysis of Rwanda's media landscape. 

Lee produced the very first East Africa Got Talent. He talked about the contest and the way forward.

In other news, 6 in the Eve will run a #VisitRwanda contest in December. The contest will be on Twitter and Instagram. You will find more details here.

Get ready to play and win! 

Thank you very much for listening. 

Keza spoke to Ginty for a long time. Every aspect of the conversation was so worth it that they decided to put this conversation in two part. You can find Part one here.

In this particular episode, Keza talks about her healing journey, how it changed her and made her a whole different person with different perspectives. She also talks about her love life and the things she now considers important.

Keza is now a content creator, she says gives constructive criticism on various issues in comic ways. You can check out her her Instagram page for more.

Keza is a woman,  a mum,  a wife, a former flight attendant, a content creator, and a cancer survivor. In fact, she says she beat cancer a**!

Keza is such a storyteller (Check out her Instagram). That is the exact reason why her conversation with Ginty has two parts. 

This is the first part of the conversation with Keza on 6 in the Eve.  She tells the story of her 'debut' as a radio presenter in Rwanda. At that time, working as a radio host was not an easy task. The money was little, the pay not consistent, but Sistah Kaz enjoyed her work all the same,  and it did open more doors for her.

Since she was 10, Keza wanted to be a flight attendant. A few years later she started working with Rwandair! It looks like dreams do come true indeed. 

In this episode, she shares with us her cancer journey, the healing process, and the most important things she learned. 

*As a bonus, Keza tells us how she found love after her divorce and so much more. 

We hope you enjoy this conversation, watch this space for part two. 

See you next week.

A conversation with Eric Ngangare (1Key). 

1Key shared his journey as an artist, who is trying to survive and thrive doing what he loves. Music. His passion though is currently not giving him the income he needs to make ends meet. So, he does what most adults do. Get into a different profession. He works in advertising, but his heart is not there. His dream is way bigger. He wants to make money, buy an island, and build an art school on it. Well...Kristine K. Stevens said, If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough!

How big is your dream? How passionate are you about it? What are you doing about it? 

Since dreaming is free and we have complete control over our ability to do so, why is it that we limit ourselves? This and more on this episode. 

There is an old saying in French: 'Qui ne dit mot consent', meaning that silence is consent. But is it really?

Ginty and Mpinga (Marino) decided to have this conversation when one of Marino's friends asked a group of women she was interacting with if they would ever refuse to have sex with their husbands, in case they don't want to. In the begging, Ginty couldn't really understand what Mpinga was talking about, because in her mind people should be able to say no when they don't feel comfortable about certain things. Well... the truth is, that is a very naive way of looking at things.

More often than not, women are told that they actually CANNOT say no! This is the general discussion during many bridal showers. But when you do not have the ability to say no, can we assume that you have said yes? There will be a time that you will let things happen because you want them to, there will also be a time you will let them happen because you have no choice. You have no right to say no. No right to explain yourself. That is marital rape, and it is actually recognized as a crime in Rwanda. But do people know? Do they report? Are they given justice? Do women or men ever go report such abuses?

Listen and tell us what you think.

This is the second part of the conversation that Ginty had with Pam. You can listen to part one here

They are talking about Social media, the impact it has on us, and how we relate to each other in that virtual world.

What happens when someone is saying/using words that do not work for you, things that are controversial, things that might affect you as a person or as a society, or things that might work against you? Are we able to control how people express themselves? How do you make peace with things you cannot control or should you try to put up a fight? One important aspect of this show is the discussion on how toxic social media can be.

In other news, Ginty and Pam briefly talked about issues that affect young girls such as teen pregnancy, rape, and how the words used to express these situations are often misleading.

Thank you for listening and let us meet here again next week.

This is a conversation with Pam Wa Mudakikwa. Pam is an ordinary woman doing extraordinary things with an interesting point of view on many aspects of life. When Ginty booked an appointment with her to have a chat about life in general, Pam said yes, knowing that she might be going to the hospital at any time during the interview. She was waiting for her baby boy. (Congratulations Pam). 

While growing up,  we all went through phases of questioning and trying to understand what exactly we wanted to do or be. Pam says, 'you don't have to do one thing'. 

She had a strong take about our ability to properly use the 'Kinyarwanda' language and this show was quite a good exercise for Ginty. 

Ginty and Pam spent some time discussing beliefs and traditions in Rwandan settings. Sometime back, a video circulated on social media, and all hell broke loose. Disagreements were all over the timeline. A lady was clearly stating that she is not a virgin and that in fact, she casually carries condoms! We do not really know the origin or disagreements on those facts, or why we as a society are so uncomfortable with these subjects, but Pam did say something about it. 

Send us your thoughts and thank you for listening. 

Here is the 6 in the eve radio promo for the month of October. Some of the sound bites in the promo are part of the shows that you will be listening to very soon! 

This is a conversation about Rwanda's local tourism. In this episode,  Ginty speaks to Seth Butera, an expert in regional tourism, and specializing in digital tools for the tourism industry (e-tourism). Seth helped us understand Rwanda as a destination and unpacked the services that are available and truly designed for the locals. Covid-19 has made governments and tour companies re-evaluate their tourism strategy and approach. All over Africa, we have seen the new strategies putting the locals at the center. Is this likely to continue even after the world would have gone back to normal? Can the tourism industry survive and thrive if it centered on foreigners only? That and more in this episode. 

In this episode, Ginty had a conversation with Karen Bugingo. Karen is a cancer survivor, a businesswoman, and a published author. . Ginty and Karen talked about life, her cancer journey, the healing journey, the serial entrepreneur she is and so much more.