As much as Indigenous people make up only an estimated 5% of the world's population, they have different backgrounds, cultures, and traditions. They often have a shared history of being uprooted and forced from their ancestral lands. Listen in as Wankatuya Keya aka 

Cruz Collin takes Daniel through the native American's story, explaining how the community members face marginalization and discrimination, including being prevented or denied the ability to live their traditions, express their cultures, and even speak their language!

Indigenous populations, often also referred to as Indigenous peoples, are distinct cultural and social groups that share ancestral connections to lands where they live or peoples from an area where they have been displaced. Indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a geographical area or country before people from other countries or cultures arrived.

Listen in to Lisa take Daniel through a conversation surrounding gender equity vs. equality, and get to understand the important distinction—gender equality and gender equity are related terms but have different meanings! Lisa Hussain is passionate about the development of Guyana, SAGE scholar alumna Lisa Hussain is a CARICOM Researcher Intern at UN Women understudying a Multi-Country Study on the Economic Costs of Violence against Women and Girls in CARICOM. She graduated from the University of Guyana in 2018 with a Bachelor’s in Economics but her accomplishments went beyond that of academics. In recognition of her contributions to the cultural environment of the University’s campus, she was the recipient of both the Council of the University prize and the Dennis Irvine Award. These awards were well earned as in her second year, she founded the first and only female empowerment organization (The University of Guyana Female Empowerment Movement -UGFEM) at the Turkeyen campus on the pillars of gender equity. Lisa is quite active as she currently serves on the advisory committee of UGFEM, she is also a 2021 mentee of the Miracle Corners of the World Young Leaders Fellowship Program, a 2022 Kectil Coordinator for the Caribbean & South America, and the Founder/CEO of her new movement Period Positive aimed at shedding the myths & taboos for a period positive Guyana.

The world has been devastated by the war and destruction in Ukraine. It is critical that youth hear directly from youth on the ground about the situation. Kectil is thus very pleased to present Oleksandra Fomin, a 2022 Kectil Colleague from Ukraine, on a Kectil KYN Podcast hosted by our Podcast leader, Daniel Ochieng in Kenya. Oleksandra is currently living in eastern Ukraine. She reports on the Russian invasion of Ukraine as she is currently living it, and in particular, tells us how young Ukrainians are responding.

Oleksandra has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the National University of Ostroh Academy and an MBA from Uzhhorod National University. She was also an exchange student at the Faculty of Public Governance of Mykolo Romeris University in Lithuania. She has experience analysing company management models, sustainable finance and investment, communication and business negotiation. Oleksandra co-founded Sustainable Agency, Ukraine's first sustainable startup that implements educational programs on sustainable development and entrepreneurship, and provides consulting and incubation services to sustainable start-ups.

Listen to the interview with Oleksandra here: https://bit.ly/3qv06CZ. It is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and iTunes.
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The Kectil Youth Network (KYN) podcast hosted by Kectil member Daniel O’Chieng is a youth-run media of the Kectil Program that highlights youth from around the world to uncover the critical issues, which would not otherwise be told by the mainstream media, or might get diluted.
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Today on KYN Podcast, we bring you Keaton Harris, one of our most active Kectil alumni from South Africa, doing great things for his community. Keaton is a Medical student at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa. He is the CEO of InforMED Global, a healthcare-focused company that bridges the communication gap between a healthcare practitioner and his/her patients by providing high-accuracy language translation which can be used during a one-on-one consultation in a clinic or a health center. This means a South African can get medical treatment in China with ease. How cool! Keaton also has his Bachelors of Pharmacy (finishing with a Summa Cum Laude) and was recently named one of the Top 100 Brightest Young Minds on the African Continent.

Even more fascinating about Keaton is that at the age of 6, he already wanted to be a medical doctor. Keaton was from an economically disadvantaged family but that did not stop him from achieving his dream. Coming from a single-mothered household, although divorced when Keaton was only 6 years old, his mom sold all she had to pay for his tuition during his first year of his Pharmacy degree. We learn hard work, resilience, determination, and so much more from Keaton’s story.

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In this episode, we listen to a young social innovator, Thamsanqa Hoza, referred to as Thami. Thami has continuously displayed his passion for the intersection of infrastructure development, tech, and people. He has become a leader in the water industry & the innovative landscape in Africa. He currently focuses on water solutions, including innovating the Hot Nozzle and providing Water Heating solutions for Africa. Amanzi Africa & NuWater provide clean water to communities, and Thami is heavily involved in water projects &  consulting. He refers to himself as a  global citizen. Enjoy listening to Thami’s journey in the innovation space in Africa and beyond.

In this episode, listen to Ashwathy take Daniel through her fascinating entrepreneurial journey as an inspirational youth! Ashwathy is a TEDx Speaker, Social Entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of Avasarshala, a platform in India that connects students with aspirational opportunities, identifies their interests, and connects them to the correct prospects through a personalized recommendation engine based on their age and location.

She is the People’s Choice Awardee at Youth Co: Lab India 2020 (in partnership with Atal incubation Mission and UNDP India).  Ashwathy is also a Kectil International Youth Leader, Curator of Global Shaper Community- Trivandrum Hub (an initiative of World Economic Forum), cohort member at Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business 2021, Indian Ambassador for Digital Grassroots Program, Wedu Changemakers Rising Star for 2020, Vital Voices GROW Fellow 2020, inSIG 2020 Fellow, Youth IGF India 2020 Fellow, a Member of Internet Society- Trivandrum Chapter, Headstart Volunteer, public speaker and a thought leader who wishes to guide young minds to make their life enjoyable- one day at a time. Enjoy listening to her contribution in developing skills beyond education in preparation for life skills for the 21st Century!

Young people are largely excluded from the political space of the country due to corrupted political systems. In this episode, we have an in-depth dive into Joel's passion for youth leadership and youth-driven development with a determination to put his rural community at the vanguard of innovations and technical development inspired by the youth. Joel Odota is the founder of Lamwo Youth Forum for Change, a community-based organization purely led and run by the youth to change the face of development. He holds a master’s degree focused on Politics and International Relations from China's top University, Pekin. 

Enjoy!

Through ecology, our world is enriched and preservation of the environment is a very instrumental factor for human well-being and prosperity.  It provides new knowledge of the interdependence between people and nature vital for food production, maintaining clean air and water, and sustaining biodiversity in a constantly changing climate. In this episode, we are joined by a youth environmentalist, Luiz Bispo, who shares his journey as an environmentalist. Luiz is a world citizen, an environmental activist, and passionate about youth development. Luiz has been a Kectil member since 2017, co-coordinating the Latin American youth activities such assessments. Enjoy!

We all wonder what it would be like to access education in a military-run state. We know it would not be easy to have quality education due to the constant combat. In this episode, we are joined by super-talented youth, Ray from Maynmar who has beaten all odds and maneuvered his path to gain an education despite all the hardships.

Enjoy!