FailUp Africa the podcast

by Elma Akob and Boniface Omina

FailUp Africa the podcast is a space where our guests get real about failure. Sharing their experiences dealing with and learning from failure, our guests unmask what it really means to fail. Everything from academics, to careers, to starting a business, and even personal relationships, we come with vulnerability, empathy, and humor to discuss failure as experienced in Africa

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Breaking the Cycle of Fear of Failure with Stacey Garwe & Martin Ndung'u

    Breaking the Cycle of Fear of Failure with Stacey Garwe & Martin Ndung'u

    In this episode, we talk to Stacey Garwe and Martin Ndung'u who share with us about their project 'Fanikiwa Pamwe' which directly translates to 'succeeding together'. Their project focused on offering young individuals a chance to overcome the fear of retaking exams and pursue success. The project also aimed to create a community of educated youth in Harare, equipping them with the tools to translate their high school education into meaningful careers in both the informal and formal sectors

  • Embracing the Power of Celebrating Failure with Fail-A-Bration with Emmanuel Misiati & Sibyl Khavere

    Embracing the Power of Celebrating Failure with Fail-A-Bration with Emmanuel Misiati & Sibyl Khavere

    In this episode we sit down with the Fail-A-Bration team to discuss how they are holding safe spaces for young Kenyans celebrate and share stories/experiences of failure in a more positive way. Fail-A-Bration is an initiative by the Shiriki 254 group.

  • Using Chess to Overcome the Fear of Failure with Team Psych-64 with Elvis Njenga Kinyua & Faith Ruth Nganga

    Using Chess to Overcome the Fear of Failure with Team Psych-64 with Elvis Njenga Kinyua & Faith Ruth Nganga

    Welcome to our first ever series on the FailUp Africa podcast. Over the next few weeks we are going to be sharing a series of mini-podcasts where the participants of the recently concluded Post Virtual Experience Challenge share their lessons from engaging in the challenge. Our first team leveraged the game of chess to share practical lessons on how to overcome the fear of failure. #queen'sgambit #chess #fearoffailure

  • Using Emotional Intelligence when we Fail with Shekila Athman

    Using Emotional Intelligence when we Fail with Shekila Athman

    Happy new month, We have just crossed over to a new quarter and we hope that the first three months of 2023 has been nothing short of amazing. In this episode, our guest Shekila Athman, a 21 years old university student alongside our two co-hosts reflect on how they use emotional intelligence when they fail. They also get vulnerable about the different struggles of emotional intelligence when faced with failure. How do you use emotional intelligence when you fail?

  • Permission to Fail with Shabnam Aggarwal

    Permission to Fail with Shabnam Aggarwal

    What would your life look like if you gave yourself the permission to fail? In this episode, Shabnam Aggarwal, the Chief Technology Officer at Rising Academies shares her lived experiences and how her quest for StartUp success has taught her how to give herself the permission to fail.