iamtheCODE Podcast

Exclusive Episode - This week’s podcast features Baronness Martha Lane Fox, a current member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Martha survived a serious car crash in Morocco in 2004, but never stopped working and pushing boundaries to get UK households digitalized in later years.

“Digital access and skills are essential to fully enable people to participate in an increasingly digital society. She believes, Tackling the digital divide will be crucial to addressing social and economic inequalities and levelling up every Community”. Her dedication and passion are well-documented. She is an Internet Activist and a Businesswoman and has since become the UK Digital Space spokeswoman. 

Martha and our Host discuss the power of kindness and resilience. She shared her journey and coping and getting on with things. Inspired by this quote from Martin Luther King Jr. ” If you can’t fly then run; if you can’t run then walk if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward,” Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho is determined to continue working, helping the most needed in life and fight for a world where everyone is connected and have digital access. Despite all her challenges and limitations, Martha’s kindness message is louder and more evident.

We are a small team dedicated to making the world a better place by creating inspiring content for people who want to do better and be better. Remember to Donate and support our girls. Be a force for Good. Doing Good Decreases Stress, makes you feel good, Promotes Mental Health and leads to happiness.

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed during the interview are Martha’s personal opinion.

In this week’s episode, we invited some of the Kakuma Refugee Girls in Kenya.

We are returning from Kakuma Refugee Camp, where we celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child this month. We met the girls and witnessed them learning how to CODE. It was truly unbelievable to see them coding with their tablets donated by our partner Skillsoft. It was an honour to see how much they progressed as human beings and love coding. They also loved talking about self-esteem and how to be free.

In this thought-provoking and stirring episode, our Host and CEO invited her young global leader, fellow and dear friend Argentinian-born Diana Verde Nieto, the Co-Founder of Positive Luxury. Since 2011 Positive Luxury has been accelerating organisations’ adaptation to the new climate economy. Dania is a pioneer, and her mission is to shape a sustainable future for luxury by redefining the business model and rebuilding consumer trust. She is very keen on the ESGs (environmental, social, and governance (ESG)) and thinks that corporate policies must lead to impact and accountability.

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We are a small team dedicated to making the world a better place by creating inspiring content for people who want to do better and be better. Remember to Donate and support our girls.

Another new podcast from iamtheCODE with Andrew Skipper MBE who leads the Africa practice at Hogan and Lovells, a law firm in London. He is committed to pursuing a policy of understanding, operating in, investing in and respecting Africa. As a lawyer, philanthropist, and art lover who understands the complexities of the African continent, Andrew is committed to supporting small and medium enterprises and organisations like iamtheCODE as a commercial lawyer. Their firm has offices in more than 45 countries, including 11 offices in the USA. He divides his time between managing some of the firm’s largest clients and developing relationships with African businesses, law firms and government contacts. Our host and Andrew discussed the power of giving, listening, networking and building relationships. His love of art came from having a mentor in Africa in the art industry. As the beneficiary of their pro-bono services, Lady Mariéme is genuinely grateful to have him on the podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Podcast. Kindly share it.

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed during the interview are Andrew's personal opinions.

In Part Two of Episode 4, our host continued her conversation with Charles Paul Abani. The UN resident coordinator in Ghana. In yet another superb discussion, Charles shared his ideas on creating and building a better world for all. He is inspired by what Lady Mariéme has achieved and done in Ghana for the marginalised communities. He mentioned that there is a power to what she has done as this will unleash the potential of the young people of Jamestown and fast-track their learning and entry into the Digital Economy. Abani shared three things that young people need to succeed: Knowledge -Networks- Resilience. He also shares his thoughts on life as a journey; we all must learn through practice, and success takes time. Charles ended this episode by saying he is grateful for the work of iamtheCODE. 

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This week, Lady Mariéme Jamme @mjamme converses with Mr Charles Abani, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana. He is of British and Nigerian descent and has dedicated 20 years of his life to promoting development, and equality in the world. Charles is very passionate about making a difference in people’s lives and enabling young people faced with poverty to live purposeful and sustainable lives. Charles cultivates the potential of the people of Ghana, so they can believe in themselves and be the protagonists of change. He believes that if they succeed, we all succeed, in the same sentiment of Ubuntu, to Charles, “I am because you are”.

Listen to learn how we together, can be all part of the change. Also, how we can cultivate belief in ourselves to make our voices heard. We are a small team dedicated to making the world a better place by creating inspiring content for people who want to do better and be better."

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed during the interview are Charles’s personal opinions.

How To Motivate People To Do Good For Others.

"We are not free until everyone is free"- is the message from a young girl in Ghana that our host Lady Mariéme met recently.

Our Host Lady Mariéme has been busy travelling and meeting incredible young women. She caught up with them and visited their schools and communities.

The girls will start their coding classes this September. Some of the girls are from Jamestown in Accra and will be the first girls to learn how to code with our new iamtheCODE Digital platform. The concrete benefits of coding come as valuable tools for both governmental bodies and the population as a whole. If you don’t know, Jamestown is the oldest district in Accra. A place where you can experience the real Accra. She left Accra, thinking about the world’s inequalities and kept asking herself why so many people struggle for decades of inaction. She also thought about the opportunities we have to do Good collectively. But how do we motivate people to do good for others?

Our Host thinks our attitude is everything but we must also eliminate excuses. She said there is no passion to be found in playing small.

The world needs your help; get out and give all you have to elevate humanity. You cannot take things with you. She wants to use her life want to make someone’s life better. Remember to Donate and support our girls.

Listen to this fantastic episode where she captured the voices of Praise & Favour, young learners in Ghana; We hope you can learn from the Girls of the African Science Academy.

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In episode 2, Lady Mariéme @mjamme sits down with her DoGood Fellow, Dr Raghu Appasani, an integrative psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and social entrepreneur who focuses on bridging the gap between western and eastern mental health practices. As the Founder & CEO of the Minds Foundation, Dr Raghu is taking an innovative and proactive approach to increasing access to mental healthcare through their virtual therapy clinic and MH4ALL 24x7 helpline in India. 

Listen to this powerful and inspiring conversation about being present with yourself and your loved ones. Also, how to conserve energy without sacrificing your wellbeing, and building inclusive communities where marginalised women and girls can have a safe space to express themselves without encountering taboos around mental health. Fun Fact: Dr Appasani and Lady Mariéme got nominated by the Do Good Fellow Summit Sweden in 2022. Both value the impactful work they do for the lives of marginalised individuals and communities. The Do Good Summit is chaired by Karl-Johan Persson, Chairman of H&M and Founder of the Good Fellows. As a philanthropist, Karl-Johan has the vision to do good globally by supporting diverse and innovative organisations. We are a small team dedicated to making the world a better place by creating inspiring content for people who want to do better and be better.

Welcome to Season 7 of #iamtheCODEPodcast. Lady Mariéme Jamme @mjamme the host is honoured to share the latest news about our work in building and creating opportunities for resilient souls. We recently travelled to Salvador Bahia, Brazil, and Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, to meet our beneficiaries. And despite coming from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds, they are incredibly determined to create a better life for themselves. We are so proud of all they have accomplished, and we know that with your continued support, they will go on to achieve even more. Each time you support iamtheCODE, you elevate marginalised young women and girls globally. Season 7 is all about "Do-Gooders." This year Lady Mariéme was honoured to be nominated as a Do-Good Fellow in Sweden at the Do-Good summit."I thought many people were doing good in this world, but perhaps we don't hear from them often." ~ Lady Mariéme Jamme

Happy Monday. Welcome to the final episode of Season 6, Decoding the Sustainable Development Goals. We are grateful to all the listeners for taking in the wisdom shared by our profound guests this season. Our guests for this episode are students from the Rwanda Coding Academy. With the kindness of our host, Lady Mariéme, Phinah & Shallon felt lucky to have been featured live from the Davos Forum. In this episode, the girls share insights on their passion for digital skills as coding fosters their creativity and helps them express ideas. The skills also equip them to design global solutions to sustainability issues. They also agreed that coding benefits all areas of society as it helps you think critically and take action effectively. This has led to the Rwandan Government using some welfare projects coded by the students of RCA. At last, the amazing girls voiced a message for the world leaders: Invest in technology-led education for the entire youth community. 

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