This week I speak with Nafula Wafula about people power and the courage it takes to speak out.

Nafula is an activist based in Kenya and she shares that her first true understanding of people power was in high school when she staged a protest after seeing a student being beaten. She mobilised other students to walk out the school gate. Nafula, and the others, spoke out despite the fear of consequences – and they were listened to.

Nafula’s passion for speaking out continued – she’s an activist as well as supporting other change makers as part of her work for Change.org.

In our chat we talk about the courage it takes to speak out against power – knowing there could be negative consequences – and how we can support change makers to take this brave step. We talked about the importance of sharing skills, standing in solidarity with others as well as challenging the shrinking space there is for civil society to speak out.