• Her bold decision to quit her corporate job just two weeks ago to pursue music full-time after years of juggling both careers
• The story behind her album "Gikundiro" (meaning "highly favored") and how she's using her voice as an instrument of healing
• Her powerful performance at the 30th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, and the responsibility she feels to use music for peace and healing
• Navigating the challenges of being an independent female artist in Rwanda's evolving creative industry
• How her faith helps her overcome creative blocks, including regular visits to Saint Dominique Chapel for inspiration
• The reality of being a "one-person band" - managing everything from PR to performance as an emerging artist
• Her powerful message to young artists: "Nothing is unattainable. Be patient, but keep believing in your dreams."

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Connect with Christiane:

Instagram Boukuru

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Curator & Host: Aya Chebbi

Producer: Omom Mbu-Ogar

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• Lisa reveals how she used dance as her "superpower" to avoid bullying in boarding school, eventually becoming an entertainment prefect
• The viral uniform dance video that got her suspended but inadvertently helped change perceptions about dance in Ghana
• Breaking into a male-dominated dance style while staying true to herself and challenging gender norms
• How COVID-19 transformed the dance industry in Ghana and created new opportunities for artists
• Her pride in achieving financial independence through dance at a young age, including buying her own car
• Balancing family expectations (coming from a family of bankers) with her passion for dance
• Her views on marriage, relationships, and focusing on personal growth at her age
• Future aspirations including choreographing for international brands and advancing her education

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Connect with Lisa:

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Curator & Host: Aya Chebbi

Producer: Omom Mbu-Ogar

Graphic Designer & Audio engineer.: Kenechukwu Nwachukwu

Music License Agreement signed for the Use of ‘Fire’ by Mpho featuring MiDi KwaKwa

In this episode, we openly talk politics in Namibia and the rise of the youngest minister in Africa. Emma shares about her childhood, the ever changing ICT sector and digital economy, Palestinians right to self determination and she also shares her gratitudes affirmations and haircare routine. She is an orchids lover.

Emma believes " The political space has written rules and unwritten rules, silent expectations and loud expectations. It is easy to go with the crowd and what others believe its true. But it important that constantly I make decision that I believe in."

On female leadership she believes "Women show up everyday. Women are good enough to raise Presidents, Kings and Leaders but we’re not good enough to be those leaders ourselves? Make it make sense!" she continues "There aren’t many of us in this country, on the continent or in the world. We, young women, are also here and we deserve a seat at the table."

She has been helping girls code and reducing cost of data, donating laptops to schools and community centres as well as passing bills in Parliament on reduction and removal of tax on sanitary pads. She also advocated for paid Internships which was adopted by finance ministry.

On being part of Nalafem Collective she says " Being part of a Pan-African feminist movement on the continent like Nalafem is an energy booster that validates our feelings of the lack of compassionate grief and that we’re not alone, let's get back to work. This makes Nalafem necessary"

Her dinner table would surly have Former President of Liberia , Ellen Johnson Sirelaf and Former Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia, Libertine Amathila.

Worlds of Wisdom from Emma:

• Inform yourself
• Understand how systems operate
• Show up! Be seen! Make your voice heard
• Your don’t have to know all the answers but have a spirit of a learner
• Continuously be authentic

Book recommendation: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by by John Gray

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Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

nalafem.org/manifesto

For collaboration and sponsorships contact aya@nalafem.org

In this episode, we openly talk about the creative industry, manifesting Forbes 30 Under 30, her travels and adventures, her childhood, co-creation from a place of knowing to social media as a space of entitlement. You will also learn how to operationalize creatives and navigate the space.

Jena's mother encouraged an environment where she could simply ‘become’ which opened her to the world of ‘trying’, from studious kid, to tour guide to a boss of a marketing agency, Jena shares her three dimensional self.

We’re looking at a potential politician. Jena studied Political Science. She identifies as feminist and champion for underrepresented and overlooked people because she says “ I am her, she is me”. She believes her contribution to the liberation of women, black and brown bodies is in "opening doors and access" for her people as well as translating their voices to the stakeholders that matter.

Some of her Words of wisdom;

• What do you do when no one else is watching
• Create your container and processes
• Do the work when no one watching
• Ask yourself how you show up in the world
• This body is the only airplane we get to fly- take care of it & nurture it
• We have one life to live
• It is our job to build with, to allow to be built through
• figure out what do you care about & what gets me excited
• Extract your creative DNA from your work to show why you add value
• let go
• Be ready to give and ready to receive
• Increase your value
• Allow yourself to feel, if you need to cry, cry
• Hearing ‘No’ is part of life journey, it’s okay
• Enjoy being a kid, being curious of not knowing
• 3 Ss 1) Start your day with meditation - 2) Strengthen yourself for the next season & 3) Stay in touch with my network

Enjoy this episode and don't miss her poetry at the end. Find out more about her work at www.jenasekwa.com

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Visit our website to learn how you can help: nalafem.org follow IG account @IamNala_podcast

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

nalafem.org/manifesto

For collaboration and sponsorships contact aya@nalafem.org

Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective?

Visit our website to learn how you can help: nalafem.org follow IG account @IamNala_podcast

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

nalafem.org/manifesto

For collaboration and sponsorships contact aya@nalafem.org

South African actress, producer, entrepreneur, spiritual activist and mother, Mona Monyane has a remarkable journey.

In this episode, we openly talk about feminism, relationships, divorce, spirituality, self awareness , connecting with the divine and being fully oneself. Mona shares how her ancestors awakened her from grief of the death of her baby 7 days after birth. She talks of black women as 'queen's and backbone of society which led to her work supports SGBV survivors, the right of choice for women, limited by patriarchy to be labelled and ostracised. However, Mona explains why she does not identify as feminist, she doesn’t strive to be equal to men or match their energy but owning her power as a woman is what she strives for.

Mona is an artist and considers "Being in the creative industry as a calling not a career", she believes Africa's voice needs to be reintroduced as absolutely able to express itself intelligential and put itself on world stage

Her Words of wisdom

• Never stop being who you are
• Never forget -- You are the light
• Be still. Be you. Stillness is being who you are
• Remember me by being everything you are meant to be
• Perfection is an illusion
• Be yourself -- Shine bright like a Dimond
• Stop questioning if you’re getting it right or wrong (an elephant doesn’t doubt if it’s n elephant)
• You have the power to choose you, every single day, all day long
• You are enough, be all of you
• Get pissed off with the version of yourself that doesn’t want the best for you
• It’s comfortable to sit in pain, Time to be uncomfortable, own who we are
• You loose a lot of people because they were not meant to stay, your tribe will find you

Spiritual practice Tips

1. Isolate yourself
2. Write things down (aspirations, dreams, feelings..)
3. Go to nature (hub a tree, sit by a river, dance in the rain, lay on the ground…)
4. Get a pet
5. Pray (have a conversation with the great divine)
6. Create an environment (candles..)
7. Rest

Final thought from Mona is " What's difficult about the truth is that - it is simple", so hoping this episode will bring you closer to living your truth and reflect in the Christmas season on who you really are.

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Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective?

Visit our website to learn how you can help: nalafem.org follow IG account @IamNala_podcast

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

nalafem.org/manifesto

For collaboration and sponsorships contact aya@nalafem.org

Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective?

Visit our website to learn how you can help: nalafem.org follow IG account @IamNala_podcast

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

nalafem.org/manifesto

For collaboration and sponsorships contact aya@nalafem.org