Shows
Doing It! with Hannah WittonSexualisation of Women with Big Boobs, Grooming and Pleasure After FGM in Nigeria with Lolo CynthiaIn this episode, Hannah is joined by Lolo Cynthia, a gender and sexuality activist and educator from Nigeria. Lolo discusses her own experiences of sexualization and grooming as a curvy woman with big breasts, the harmful stigma and myths in Nigeria around girls’ bodies and sexuality and how that makes them more at risk to predatory behaviour. Lolo shares how she is working to empower young people and girls especially to reconnect with their bodies, trust their intuition and let this guide how they engage with sex. Hannah and Lolo chat about how interconnected alcohol and dating are and why Lol...
2022-03-3055 min
Make We TalkSolidarity and Sisterhood in the Face of HarassmentOn today’s show, I discussed the uphill battle that women in Africa quietly face that leaves them feeling intimidated, degraded, and humiliated - Workplace Sexual Harassment.
I and my guests - Lolo Cynthia and Amsy Mathiam shared personal experiences of harassment from our childhood and how the experiences shaped our views and behaviors on sexual harassment till adulthood.
We discussed the power of sisterhood and mentoring young girls to find their voices on their fight against sexual harassment.We also shared tips and “hacks” to protect each other from harassment in the workplace; especi...
2021-06-0455 min
Make We TalkDREAM BIG, LEAP WITH LITTLEThis show is the tale of two journeys. The first, the journey of a young man who saw a gap in a highly competitive and difficult sector and jumped in to fill it, in a country not his own and a sector he knew nothing about. The second journey is my own.
Our stories are as similar as they are different. Both of us young and over 10 years into running businesses in African countries different than our own. And both of us leaping with very little. Ola with OuiCarry and me with Niyel continue to...
2021-05-0755 min
African Business StoriesValerie Traore: Founder & Executive Director, Niyel - The Business of Social and Political AdvocacyValerie wanted to do things differently. She told herself she was young, didn’t have the funds and needed more experience. Passion said no! So she quite her job, sold everything she owned raising $10,000. With that seed money she started Niyel, a campaigns and advocacy firm based in Dakar, Senegal. It’s been 12 years since she took that leap and we explore the journey so far. Niyel helps organizations, countries and politicians build meaningful campaigns that influence behavior on the social level and policy on the government level. She is also passionate about increasing the participation of women...
2020-08-131h 02