Ziada asks Mary Ann all about her new Jijaze project which is launching next week on 12th Jan.

Ziada and Mary Ann talk about 2016. Was it a terrible year? What's been happening in Tanzania? The UK? on the world stage? And in their own lives. They also look forward to 2017 and to what they hope it has in store, including on the podcast!

On this episode of Change Making Women we interview Eleanor Brown, the singer and songwriter who both wrote and performed our theme song. In the show we talk about how Eleanor got started writing music at a young age, where she draws her song writing inspiration from, the link between personal transformation and making a difference in the world and Eleanor's passion for connection to and the protection of the natural world, We also get an amazing performance of Eleanor's song 'A Call to Stand'

In this episode Mary Ann asks Ziada to give her some advice about using social media to promote your work, be it a business or charitable enterprise. Ziada gives some useful tips on how to identify what you are trying to achieve and where to focus your energy.

Maria Magembe and Hellen Lawuo-Meena tell us about their new business, Daughters of the Soil, a premium skincare brand of African Heritage with a social purpose. We talk about the inspiration they have taken from Maria’s Great Grandmother, putting Africa on the map in a positive way through the products they are creating, the challenges of starting the business, their tips for working with a friend and their dream to develop a platform that supports rural women in Africa.

Ziada tells Mary Ann all about the upcoming Nywele Natural & Beauty Expo which Kipilipili are part of organising in Dar es Salaam. We find out what visitors can expect at the show and why the organisers have chosen to focus on natural products made as locally as possible as well as offering women a chance to learn from exhibitors and experts about the natural hair and beauty challenges they face!

Ziada and Mary Ann reflect on the recent US election and the fear and sadness many are feeling about the result and ask how we might turn use our fear and anger to galvanise effect action for change? They talk about co-ordinating movements for change and inspiring ourselves to focused action towards the change that we believe in.

On this weeks show we interview Noelah Msuya, Founder and Director of Child Support Tanzania, an not-for-profit organisation based in Mbeya which promotes educational inclusion through their early childhood development centre and a range of activities with local schools and communities. Noelah tells us why real inclusion matters and how she has coped with leading a growing change making project alongside being a Mum.

This week Mary Ann talks to Aisha Hannibal about their work together establishing the Red Tent Directory and how it has organically grown now lists dozens of Red Tent Circles for women across Europe. They talk about what they have learnt in the process about sustainable growth and leadership, what is important to them about attending Red Tents and other women's circles and the part they think they have to play in making a difference in the world

Ziada and Mary Ann talk about motivation and how they personally pick themselves up with they fall. They share their experiences, speak about some of the things that haven't gone so well for them, where they turn when things feel impossible in the projects they are engaged in and their top tips to stay motivated no matter what happens.