Djali Podcast

What does it mean to measure impact when traditional frameworks were never built to capture the realities of African women's lives? In the kickoff episode of our new series, *Reimagining Impact*, host Elizabeth Maina sits down with action researcher and Nawi associate Josephine Njungi to challenge conventional Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL).

Together, they unpack the pressures of "anticipatory obedience" to donor frameworks, the extraction of rigid metrics, and what gets erased when we ignore social capital, community care, and lived experience. From redesigning reporting templates to hold space for dreaming, relational trust, and failure, this conversation explores how a Pan-African feminist approach can transform MEL from a rigid compliance exercise into a dynamic, political sandbox for genuine systemic change.

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There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.

Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective  co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025

This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism.  This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.

This episode is an opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the convening and the Jacaranda Paper in envisioning a feminist future and how to get people involved with our guest Wangari Kinoti (Action Aid International).

The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.

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There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.

Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective  co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025

This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism.  This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.

This episode is an opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the convening and the Jacaranda Paper in envisioning a feminist future and how to get people involved with our guest Fatimah Kelleher.

The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.

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Instagram: Actionaid international
TikTok: @actionaidinternational
LinkedIn: ActionAid
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There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.

Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective  co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025

This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism.  This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.

In today’s episode we will delve into an overview of what a feminist economy looks like, exploring the different elements of the feminist economy through thematic sectors such as decent work, agriculture etc with our guest Sanyu Awori (AWID)

The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.

Follow Action Aid:

Facebook: ActionAid
Instagram: Actionaid international
TikTok: @actionaidinternational
LinkedIn: ActionAid
YouTube: ActionAid International

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Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website:  www.nawi.africa

There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.

Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective  co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025

This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism.  This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.

In today’s episode we will share an overview of how neoliberalism in Africa has affected women disproportionately leading to their structural exclusion and how we can use narrative shifts using storytelling and varied research methods for our reclamation with our guest Carol Nganga (Msingi Trust).

The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.

Follow Action Aid:

Facebook: ActionAid
Instagram: Actionaid international
TikTok: @actionaidinternational
LinkedIn: ActionAid
YouTube: ActionAid International

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Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website:  www.nawi.africa

We are pleased to introduce a new series on the Djali Podcast, where we do a deep dive with a Nawi Associate to learn more about their work, their inspiration and how their work connects to the vision of the Nawi Collective.
In this episode, we are diving deep into the mind of Agazit Abate, our multi-disciplinary creative powerhouse who recently produced Nawi's Macroeconomics 101. Prepare to be inspired as Agazit shares her creative journey, the unexpected lessons she learned while wrangling economic concepts, and the exciting projects brewing on her horizon. Get ready for a dose of wit, wisdom, and a whole lot of creative energy.
Take a look at Agazit's work Prayers for a Cruel Blessed World,
In A Time Not So Far Away , MERIEM- How it could be.

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Website:  www.nawi.africa

We are pleased to introduce a new series on the Djali Podcast, where we do a deep dive with a Nawi Associate to learn more about their work, their inspiration and how their work connects to the vision of the Nawi Collective.
To kick us off, we navigate the creative world of multi-talented Nebila Abdulmelik, who recently co-created the children's books Our Future Cameroon and Our Future Lesotho with children from Cameroon and Lesotho.
Prepare to be inspired as Nebila shares her creative journey, where she talks about her inspiration, challenges and what children can teach us about how adults can engage in collective imaginations of what a beautiful world would look like and what it would take to get there.
Take a look at Nebila's collaborations Prayers for a Cruel Blessed World,
Letters to the future, In A Time Not So Far Away .

Get in touch with us!

Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website:  www.nawi.africa

We are pleased to introduce a new series on the Djali Podcast, where we do a deep dive with a Nawi Associate to learn more about their work, their inspiration and how their work connects to the vision of the Nawi Collective.
To kick us off, we navigate the creative world of multi-talented Nebila Abdulmelik, who recently co-created the children's books Our Future Cameroon and Our Future Lesotho with children from Cameroon and Lesotho.
Prepare to be inspired as Nebila shares her creative journey, where she talks about her inspiration, challenges and what children can teach us about how adults can engage in collective imaginations of what a beautiful world would look like and what it would take to get there.
Take a look at Nebila's collaborations Prayers for a Cruel Blessed World,
Letters to the future, In A Time Not So Far Away .

Get in touch with us!

Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website:  www.nawi.africa

We are pleased to introduce a new three-part mini podcast series on Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) and how they continue to affect the Continent.
This series is in collaboration with Omolara Oriye of Liberation Alliance and our conversations will be guided by the book : "Our Continent, Our Future African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment by Thandika Mkandawire & Charles C. Soludo".
Our aim is to have discussions that explore how the SAPs in the 1990s shaped African lives and our futures and what this means in light of the new round of SAPs currently being implemented in various countries all over the Continent.
In this final episode, Omolara Oriye, Tobi Ayodele and I will conclude the series by looking towards the future and discussing what a liberatory future looks like for the Continent from our perspective as African feminists.

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Website:  www.nawi.africa

We are pleased to introduce a new three-part mini podcast series on Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) and how they continue to affect the Continent.
This series is in collaboration with Omolara Oriye of Liberation Alliance and our conversations will be guided by the book : "Our Continent, Our Future African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment by Thandika Mkandawire & Charles C. Soludo".
Our aim is to have discussions that explore how the SAPs in the 1990s shaped African lives and our futures and what this means in light of the new round of SAPs currently being implemented in various countries all over the Continent.
In this episode, Omolara Oriye and I will explore the central message of SAPs along various thematic sectors, the role that SAPs played in the rise of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the death of movement building on the continent and how our political leaders are accomplices to the destruction of our African economies.

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Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website:  www.nawi.africa