Growing up in Kenya, Haizol Mutuamba, always wanted to help others and do great things in her community, but she didn't know how. But after attending several conferences and meeting some truly inspiring people, she discovered what she wanted to do and set out on a journey to do it. Today, she is an activist who is helping to foreground marginalized people and issues in her country, and she has set her eyes on even greater things to come. 

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Episode Host: Haizol Mutuamba

Musical credit: Growing up by Scott Buckley

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In this episode, Timothy, a student residing in the central Nigerian city of Ilorin takes us on a journey into the lives of street kids whose disadvantaged backgrounds have denied them the opportunity of an education. Timothy runs a small charity called "speak for a child" and he uses this episode to truly speak for these children, who are often overlooked by authority figures and the mainstream media. Through interviews with educators, charity workers, government officials, and the kids themselves, Timothy shines a bright light on this largely overlooked issue and calls on all of us to take action in our own little way. 

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Episode Host: Timothy Oluwamayomikun Adediran

Musical Credit: Slow Down - Andre Cabot 

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The second season of the climb podcast kicks off with the riveting story of Yasmin Bawa, a young physically challenged Nigerian who takes us on a journey into the life of a physically challenged person in Nigeria. Through interviews and reflections recorded with her cellphone, Yasmin relives her disability journey and foregrounds some of the major challenges the disabled community in Nigeria face. Yasmin hopes that this episode will engender a deeper understanding of people living with disabilities and drive more support for them from governments and NGOs. 

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Episode host: Yasmin Bawa

Musical Credit:  Hardest Choice by Jonny Easton  

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After witnessing her classmate use her school beret to sustain her period, Ruth Egbedi set out on a journey to fight period poverty and ensure that every young girl has access to sanitary pads. It hasn't been an easy journey, but it has been a remarkable one. Follow the epic journey of Ruth Egbedi on the final episode of the climb podcast first season.

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright

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Oladotun Ajayi is a graduate nurse and social entrepreneur from Oyo State in South-West Nigeria. As a University student, Oladotun stumbled upon LinkedIn, an online professional networking platform, and in a short time, he was surprised at the impact the platform had on his career.  Seeing how impactful the platform had been for him, Oladotun decided to introduce it to other young people whose careers and networks also stand a chance to be enhanced. In 2022, he co-founded students on LinkedIn, an organization that aims to introduce LinkedIn and its immense benefits to young people around the world. Since establishing students on LinkedIn, Oladotun and his team have had virtual and in-person training sessions with thousands of young people, and he also has won a number of awards and recognition for his work, including one special award that is consider the highest honor any young changemaker in the world can get. Find out what it is, and listen to Oladotun's full story on the climb podcast. 

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright 

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Memory Tapela Banda is a young social entrepreneur from the southern African nation of Zambia. Growing up in her local community, Tapela became friends with two girls who were living with Albinism, and in the course of their friendship, Tapela witnessed first-hand, the intense discrimination and exclusion these girls suffered from their community. This encounter was one that would change Tapela's entire life as she could not understand why people would be treated differently because of a condition they were born with and couldn't control. In 2017, Tapela launched the Zambian Albinism Matter Organization, a group dedicated to safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of people living with Albinism. Six years later, the organization has done some truly remarkable things and continues to grow. Listen to Tapela's Story on the climb podcast.  

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright

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Dr. Nicholas Addae Mensah is a doctor and youth-health campaigner from the West African nation of Ghana. Born to a hardworking single mother, Dr. Nicholas grew up facing serious financial difficulties that almost scuttled his dreams of becoming a doctor. But against the odds, Nicholas made it through medical school, and today, beyond being a doctor, he has also dedicated himself to help educate young people about teenage pregnancy, STD's, depression, and other youth related health issues. Find out how he's doing this by listening to his incredible story on the climb podcast. 

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright



 

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Leonie Mills is a young communications professional and youth activist from the west African nation of Ghana. She is the founder of the African Youth Security Network, an organization aimed at connecting youth across Africa and placing their voices at the heart of the continent's political and economics discourse. Born in the United Kingdom, Leonie returned to her native Ghana to pursue her lofty dreams of raising the voices of young people in Africa's most youthful continent. So how does she intend to do this in a continent where the vast majority of leaders are over the age of 60? Listen to her story on the climb podcast.

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright. 

Episode Editor: Jewel Atedou Bright

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Uma Abu is a young Nigerian software engineer working with Microsoft in the United States.  As a child, Uma was fascinated by airplanes and wanted nothing more than to be a aeronautical engineer. Unfortunately, While studying for a degree in aeronautical engineering at Iowa State University, something happened that changed the trajectory of his life and career, sending him on a career defining journey.  Follow this journey by listening to his full story on the climb podcast.

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright 

Editor: Jewel Atedou Bright  

Music credit: Emulsion by Gavin Luke.

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Dr. Atsu Dede Latey is a young medical doctor from Ghana. In 2017, he launched an innovative toll-free short code mental health support helpline from his University dormitory, and today, what he created has gone on to help thousands of people across Ghana. For his incredible work on this largely overlooked issue of mental health in Africa, Dr. Atsu has received several awards and features on international journals. So how did he do it? How was something so innovative created a University dormitory? Find out on this episode of the climb podcast, Atsu's Story. 

Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright 

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