The Global Founders Podcast

Tobiloba Ajayi and Racheal Inegbedion are Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni, completing their Institutes at the Presidential Precinct in 2016 and 2021, respectively. Long before the Presidential Precinct brought these two together, their shared passion for improving quality of life of families with special needs children was fueling a force for good across Nigeria. Listen in to this conversation with Rae & Tobi, sharing the latest impact of their collaborations and the daily challenges faced by children living with disabilities in Nigeria.

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His Excellency Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, Ambassador for Botswana to the United States, joins Neal Piper at the Presidential Precinct for a conversation around Botswana's role in the future of global democracy. Learn more about Botswana's history and longstanding multi-party democracy, while considering how all countries must work to maintain their democratic processes day-by-day.

The Presidential Precinct is fortunate to have John Olajide, Founder and CEO of Axxess, as a part of its global network. We welcome John on the Global Founders Podcast as he shares about leadership journey from Nigeria to Dallas, Texas. You won't want to miss this conversation, packed with good words for any entrepreneur or community leader. Listen in as John is interviewed by Presidential Precinct Board member Francois Baird.

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Twenty-five years ago in Beijing, China the UN Fourth World Conference on Women set forth a powerful global agenda to achieve women’s equality. While much progress has been made, millions of women and girls around the world still face discrimination, violence, and unequal access to resources. The gender gap in the economic sphere is particularly striking. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020 reveals stubbornly low levels of women in managerial or leadership positions, and women’s wage stagnation, low formal labor force participation, and lower incomes. This conversation will highlight ways that men can serve as visible, vocal champions for women’s advancement in the workforce, with a focus on concrete actions that major global companies can take to achieve gender equality.

This Campfire Conversation was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.

Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi

In the rapid transition to living in a virtual world due to COVID, there have been a wide range of reactions and questions around what is effective practice. In this talk, Dr. Kristin Palmer will review the essential research framework behind effective online education. She will illustrate this framework in action by walking through the African Scholarship Cohort (ASC) with Distance Education of Africa (DeAfrica). In the ASC program, over 20,000 scholarships have been provided with learners from every country in Africa over the past five years. Attendees will take away from this talk an understanding of how to design effective online courses with practical advice for building a sense of belonging and encouraging engagement.

This 20/20 Talk was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.

Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi

Twenty-five years ago in Beijing, China the UN Fourth World Conference on Women set forth a powerful global agenda to achieve women’s equality. While much progress has been made, millions of women and girls around the world still face discrimination, violence, and unequal access to resources. One major obstacle to women’s empowerment is societal norms that dictate who has power and privilege. It is therefore critical to enlist men and boys in changing these norms and acting as visible allies for gender equality. This discussion will explore creative effective ways to engage men and boys in understanding how gender equality is good for society as a whole and the role they can play in promoting equal rights and opportunities for women and girls.

This Campfire Conversation was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.

Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi

COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on economies and employment around the world, including across the African continent. The world’s 1.2 billion young people have been particularly hard hit, with a sharp decline in job prospects and risks to their socioeconomic well-being. At the same time, young African business and social entrepreneurs are a tremendous asset for catalyzing economic growth, driving poverty eradication, and ensuring job creation. If provided with support, access, and opportunities to launch and grow their ventures, African youth can play a powerful role in driving positive change as we navigate this pandemic and meet important societal needs for the future. During this conversation, participating experts will highlight examples of how young people are changing the face of entrepreneurship in Africa and discuss ways to unlock their potential.

This 20/20 Talk features Gordon Wong, Regional Advocacy Manager for the ONE Campaign. For 16 years the ONE Campaign has led innovative and highly successful global campaigns to eradicate poverty and preventable disease. But what are the factors that led to these wins? ONE’s Regional Organizing Manager Gordon Wong will share the kind-of, sort-of “secret sauce” to ONE’s global advocacy work and how you can apply them to your work.

This 20/20 Talk was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.

Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi

This 20/20 Talk features Presidential Precinct Alumna Grace Jerry - a music artist, disability rights advocate, and peace promoter in Nigeria. Since coming to the Precinct in 2015, Grace has remained consistent in her passion to mainstream disability in development issues. She shares best practices for leaders working to promote inclusive responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with examples of effective advocacy for people with disabilities. Grace also shares how she has used music as a tool to share key messages in her community and bring hope to our world when we need it most.

Aziz Ullah, 2018 Alumnus of the Presidential Precinct, shares key concepts, insights, frameworks, and strategies to help entrepreneurs sustain and grow their startups in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This 20/20 Talk was presented by the Presidential Precinct Network. Learn more at presidentialprecinctnetwork.org and presidentialprecinct.org/covid/.

Introductory music titled "Supernova" by Presidential Precinct Alumnus David Hofisi