Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, West Africa

Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, West Africa

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Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, West Africa episodes

  • Episode 36 - The Story of Mr. Tarlee A. Nuahn

    ✅ Project Coordinator at Willette Safehouse
    ✅ Working to provide access to education for the the visually impaired, auditory challenged and albino communities.
    ✅ Author, speaker and education consultant

     In this new episode I chat with Mr. Tarlee A. Nauhn, an educator working in Liberia to make education accessible to  excluded communities.  I learned a lot from this conversation and I believe you will!
    Listen and be inspired! 

    58 min
  • Episode 35 - The Story of Mr. Calvin Nelson

    ✅ International Business Student (Financial Management) 
    ✅ Agribusiness Manager and Founder, SME Startup Connect 
    ✅ Eggland LLC Liberia  Co-Founder/ Lead Partner Co-Founder/ Lead Partner 
           Producing Quality Eggs For the Liberian Market.

     In this new episode I chat with a Calvin Nelson, a Liberian living in Finland, pursuing an advance degree in International Business. Follow his interesting journey from being refugee to a budding international businessman. 
    Listen and be inspired! 

    51 min
  • Episode 34 - The Story of Mr. Patrick K. Johnson

    ✅Cyber Security/System Engineer professional with over twenty (20) years of experience
    ✅Transforming large-scale legacy infrastructures to modern digital platforms
    ✅AWS Certified SysOps Associate and AWS Certified DevOps Professional certifications
    ✅Bachelor Degree in Information Technology – Colorado State University
    ✅MBA in Technology Management with focus on Information Assurance

    In this new episode, I chat with a good friend from high school, Patrick Johnson. In this honest and raw emotional conversation, Patrick opens up about surviving the Liberian civil war and finally reuniting with his family in the U.S.  He enjoys football, basketball, snowboarding, UFC Kickboxing, and hacker/security events. Patrick lives with his family in Virginia.

    New Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia is streaming on all major podcast platforms. Listen and be inspired! 

    1 hr 39 min
  • Episode 33 - The Story of our Co-Founder Dr Sylvia G. Bollie

    ✅ Co-founder of the Institute of Basic Technology
    ✅ Double Board Certified Physician
    ✅ Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur

    This week on Contextualizing #STEM #Education in #Liberia, I sit down for a chat with my wife, best friend and co-founder of our nonprofit. She talks about growing up as a first generation American, her motivation for pursuing medicine and her love for Liberia.

    Now streaming on all major podcast platforms. Listen and be inspired! 

    45 min
  • Episode 32 - The Story of Thelma T. Ahamba

    ✅ Author, Entrepreneur,  Social Media Strategist , Brand Optimizer
    ✅ Host of Chat with Themmy podcast
    ✅ Champion for women empowerment 

    The story of Thelma is one of resilience, selflessness and overcoming one's insecurity.  In this episode she describes her struggles/experiences and how she's using them as a platform for empowering others through her books, podcasts and clothing line. Follow the links below:

    Clothing line https://colorful-lemonade-apparels.creator-spring.com ( Ships globally).
    Books by Thelma  https://selar.co/m/ColorfulLemonade  

    Listen and be inspired! 

    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 31 - The Story of Mr. Harris G. Moseray

    ✅ Chemistry Lab Mentor
    ✅ President of the Chemistry Student Organization
    ✅ Graduating Senior at the University of Liberia
    ✅ Hult Prize Winner

    Mr. Harris G. Moseray is the  Chemistry mentor in our STEM program and a graduating senior from the University of Liberia.  His love for Chemistry was inspired by nature and a palm oil processing company in his local town.

    Listen and be inspired! 

    51 min
  • Episode 30 - The Story of Dr. Elton Geepea

    ✅  Medical Doctor (MBChB)
    ✅  Doctorpreneur, Founder of Arepubliz  
    ✅ Medical Intern at Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Ghana

    Dr. Geepea shares how at a very early age his dad inspired his dream of becoming a medical doctor. He discusses the how the challenges of this pursuit lands him at the University of Ghana medical school. He's a recent med school graduate and hopes to eventually  become an Orthopedic surgeon.

    Listen and be inspired! 

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 29 - The Story of Ms. Evangeline S. Bundor

    The story of Evangeline is one of determination for a young lady  overcoming the odds to obtain her undergraduate degree and with hopes of one day becoming a medical doctor.

    She currently serves as the mentor of our Biology lab, she  is a graduating senior and Vice President of the Biology Student Union at the University of Liberia.

    Stay tuned and be inspired!

    37 min
  • Episode 28 - The Story of Dr. Gracie Brownell-Vinton

    ✅Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce
    ✅Director of the Masters in Social Work Program
    ✅ Wife, mom and a proud Liberian

    In this new episode of Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, Dr. Brownell-Vinton, then a high school student, describes how her early days of going into the communities to talk about safe sex, family planning,  etc., served as an impetus for interest in social work.

    Stay tuned and be inspired!

    1 hr 15 min

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This podcast is produced by the Institute of Basic Technology, a nonprofit high school STEM education lab providing access to students in Liberia, West Africa. It tells the unique stories of current…