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The Kurerie Podcast

The Kurerie Podcast

by Chizulu Uwolloh

Society & Culture

Season 2

The Rayan Laghzal Episode

Rayan Laghzal, is a young Moroccan leader, editor-in-chief of "Le Bureau Des Jeunes Reporters (BDJR)", writer for "Moroccan Digest", and member of "Les Lycéens!". He has also written articles for Politics4Her and is the founder of 'Point Culture', a podcast that delves into politics and art.

The Green and Beyond Mag Episode

The Green and Beyond Mag, co-founded by Maesha and Shoummo, is an online magazine that shares stories of people, communities, and businesses who love planet Earth. They are building a sustainable community of people who inspire and help each other take action to protect the future of our planet. Maesha is a climate journalist, a writer, and a social worker. She co-founded Green & Beyond Mag after discovering her passion for writing for positive impact, specifically to inspire climate action. Shoummo is a climate journalist, writer, and engineer who is all about green tech and energy. Having worked as a writer for over 8 years, he found true purpose in writing to bring climate change, sustainability, and climate optimism to light.

The Itofa Ivarah Episode

Itofa Ivarah is a development consultant; his work intersects between designing education intervention for marginalized children and rehabilitating internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. He is the founder of My9jaFoodBank initiative and Church On The Street where he has raised over $16,000 for community impact project in Nigeria.He is a recipient of the Oxfam hunger heroes award for his contribution to tackling food insecurity in Nigeria.

The Lella Violet Halloum Epsiode

Lella Violet is an 18 year old, Lebanese British, Digital Changemaker and Power of Youth Champion. Since 2020, she has connected thousands of young people and lifelong learners globally to industry leaders and policymakers. Lella uses technology as a catalyst to drive the UN Sustainable Development Goals & ensures young people are at the fore of the ongoing digital transformation. Through her work, Lella strives to diversify the industry by creating unique opportunities for young people, particularly underserved & underrepresented groups and those with non-traditional academic backgrounds, highlighting the important role young people play in industry and wider society. She does so across sectors, notably, with IBM, global government, UN entities and grassroots digital inclusion charities.Her efforts towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work & Economic Growth & Reduced Inequalities have been recognised as a recipient of the 2021 Diana Award, Harvard Society Prize, a finalist in the Women of the Future Young Star category & Northern Power Women 'One to Watch'.

The Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi Episode

Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi is a 22 year old Nigerian Environmentalist, Climate Activist, Storyteller, founder of LEARNBLUE and Teen Vogue 21 Under 21 Honoree.LEARNBLUE is an international youth-led non-profit organization, creating awareness, and inspiring individual actions against global environmental issues that threaten our planet.

The Heritage Sanmi-Lawal Epsiode

Heritage is the Founder of Her Dream Initiative, an organisation concerned with women rights and girl-child empowerment. She has worked and volunteered with organisations such as; Amnesty International, Hacey Health Initiative, Malala Fund and Thrive CIC Future. Through writing and expressing her thoughts on various platforms, Heritage has educated people on key policies affecting girls. She is an advocate for the protection of the environment and an ambassador for the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative on Prevention of Campus Sexual Violence.

Season 1

The Taryn Riddle Episode

Taryn Riddle is a student at Harvard University pursuing degrees in both Economics and South Asian Studies, with a minor in Environmental Science. She has been involved with MUNs for several years now, including starting and directing the Youth International Summit Model UN, a student-led online conference with delegates from over 120 countries. She finds MUNs to be a welcoming, international community and is honoured to work alongside motivated and globally-aware students.

The Dhruv Shah Episode

Dhruv Shah, professional athlete, world record holder, and co-founder of Project Smira is building a team where individuals connect, educate, grow together and give back to the world. Project Smira is a youth-led organization focused on providing second-hand clothing to individuals, organizations, orphanage homes, and non-profits, promoting sustainability.

The Yasmina Benslimane Episode

Yasmina Benslimane is a feminist human rights defender with a multicultural background. She has accumulated over 7 years of professional experience with human rights institutions, NGOs, and United Nations agencies in several countries. She is the founder of Politics4Her, a feminist youth-led blog and movement encouraging the inclusive participation of young women and girls in politics.

The Titilope Adedokun Episode

Titilope Adedokun is on a mission to help individuals and companies to create sustainable change and put social impact at the forefront of their mission, no matter what it is. A feminist advocate, she is building sisterlyhq.com, a community that amplifies the voices of African women and connects them with tools and resources to thrive in their chosen paths. Titilope is a pioneer LinkedIn Top Voice for Africa, and loves conversations, baking shows, and singing in no particular order.

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