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Incredible India TravelStepwells and a Sun TempleThis episode takes you to a 11th century temple at Modhera in Gujarat, which is designed to get lit-up by the first rays of the sun on the summer solstice every year. Our next destination will be Raani ki vaav, a world heritage site and the grandest step-well in Gujarat built by a Queen in the memory of her husband. It is sheer poetry in stone. More interestingly the world of women and water converged at the step wells in medieval times. This immersive experience will end at Patan with a glance into weaving of the magical Patola silk s...
2025-04-2410 min
The VA PodGetting Funding in 2024While Africa has attracted numerous investors over the years, enthusiasm seems to be dwindling. In 2023, African startup funding had a significant 39% year-on-year decline. In 2022, Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe of Ventures Africa highlighted the lack of "unicorns" in Africa's digital economy, suggesting that initial optimism has given way to closer scrutiny. What's the way forward for startups?
The podcast you are about to listen to was adapted from our LinkedIn Audio Event, held on Thursday, 1st of February, 2024, where we discussed "Getting Funding in 2024".
The event was hosted by Zainab Amoo, a Social Media Executive at Ventures Africa, who held an interesting discourse...
2024-02-1947 minThe VA PodThe importance of social enterprise to Africa's growth,In Africa, social enterprises are driving development by blending profit with social good. They are proving that businesses can be inclusive and financially powerful engines for change. Yet, their dual nature presents challenges in securing resources for growth and job creation.
According to the British Council, the estimate for the number of jobs directly created by social enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranges from 28 million to 41 million.
In this podcast, adapted for our LinkedIn Audio Event held on the 18th of December, 2023, Zemmy Momoh, Director, CSR & Social Impact Programming, Channels Media Group and Oluwatosin...
2024-01-1640 minThe VA PodThe importance of media in climate adaptation.Africa is the hardest hit by climate change. According to the World Meteorological Organization, Africa is suffering disproportionately from the climate change crisis, even though it contributes only a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions.
However, the Sterling One Foundation has partnered with Microsoft Nigeria, Sterling Bank, The Sun Media, Oando Foundation, Coca-Cola, and other esteemed private sector organizations to initiate a workshop to transform the Nigerian media landscape. The primary objective is to empower media professionals to amplify the urgency of the climate change crisis through their reporting. The Sterling One Foundation is dedicated to advancing sustainable development...
2024-01-1011 min
Psalms for ShepherdsPsalm 119 | Part 6 | Psalms for Shepherds This is week 6 of our time in Psalm 119 and we are covering the sixth letter in this Hebrew acrostic, known as Waw (Vaav). When I read Psalm 119: 41-48 in preparation for today’s podcast, the song writer’s desire was to honor the Father in how he responded to others in every situation. It was so clear when he was mocked, in public and in private, with those with much influence and with those of little influence. In every situation, his desire was to give godly answers, without embarrassment or shame. The psal...
2023-11-2507 min
The VA PodExploring production and next-level creativity in Nollywood with Chioma Ude.Nollywood is undoubtedly Africa’s largest movie industry, and you will agree that its content has become a unifying factor on the continent. The gigantic movie industry has been estimated to be worth over $6.4 billion as of 2022, has raised and is still raising unique actors across the spectrum.
In this podcast, we discussed the business of Nollywood and the International market, with Chioma Ude, as she explores the production and next-level creativity in Nollywood, She is the Founder of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), an international film showcase that presents an immersion into filmmaking, with participation from all over Af...
2023-10-0525 min
The VA PodHow Ijeoma Onah sources new markets for Nollywood globally.Nollywood, Africa’s largest movie industry has come a long way. From the days of videotapes to CDs, Nollywood and the African movie industry have earned their fair share of fame on streaming platforms and in the continent’s evolving cinema culture.
In this podcast, we have a chat with Ijeoma Onah, media entrepreneur and Founder of the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS). NIFS is a body that is designed to enable business-driven conversations on the bourgeoning film industry in Nigeria. She shares insight into the challenges and what it takes to sell Nollywood and the African movie industry on the...
2023-10-0528 min
The VA PodInspire Africa Conference 2023From the 17th to the 21st of September, 2023, Nigeria hosted the maiden edition of the Inspire Africa Conference. Innovate Africa Foundation organised the event for people in the product space to empower the product community in Africa.
The event was held at Eko Convention Centre Lagos. It had over 1000 product leaders in attendance from more than 30 African countries with at least six partners at Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), who coached, trained, and advised the vibrant product community in attendance.
In this podcast, we speak to Christian Idiodi- a Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group- t...
2023-09-2715 min
The VA PodA tale of impact and entrepreneurship at Africa’s Business Heroes Semi finals 2023
These 20 semi-finalists were chosen from 27,000 applicants and one thing they all share in common is the ability to drive impact as well as making profits in the various markets they are operating in. From Ghana’s Sommalife Limited to Zambia’s Good Nature Agro and Egypt’s iSpark, here are some impact stories from some of these entrepreneurs.
2023-09-1313 min
The VA PodSeems like the right time for Nigeria to invest in renewable energy.This podcast was adapted from our LinkedIn audio event titled, Seems like the right time for Nigeria to invest in renewable energy. Given the ongoing global conversation around the energy transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy, we deemed it fit to bring on board two industry experts in Nigeria to hold this conversation. They include Chibunna Ogbonna, co-Founder and CEO of Kiru Energy Limited and Lolade Alonge, Business Communication officer and project manager at Koolbooks. The conversation was hosted by Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe, Staff Writer at Ventures Africa.
2023-08-0856 minThe VA PodThe effects of livestock farming on the ecosystemDid you know that livestock farming has a vast environmental footprint, offering both +ve and -ve impacts?
2022-03-2807 min
Neend - Bedtime Stories in HindiBeautiful Relaxing Bedtime Story(Hindi kahani)- Kaleshwari ka SafarHumari app ko install karne ke lie iss link par click kare: https://bit.ly/3zDVXicGujarat ke mahisagar jile mein base ek chote se gaaon lawaada ke pass ek pracheen jagah hai. Jo Kaleshwari naam se prachlit hai. Iss jagah ke baare mein kai baatein prachlit hai. Yaha aapko mahabharat ke waqt ki bhi kuch nishaniyan aur kuch aisi pracheen cheje dhekne ko milenge jo aapne shayad tak aaj se phele nahi dheki hogi. Toh chaliye aapko aaj le chalte hhai mazedaar jagah, Kaleshwari- jungle ke beech ke pracheen vaav, kund aur bhim ke paav. Iss...
2021-12-2633 minThe VA PodHerstory in 🇸🇳,🇪🇹,🇳🇬,🇲🇦This week on Herstory, learn about Senegal's budding beauty entrepreneur, women empowerment in Ethiopia's coffee industry, and female CEOs in Nigeria's banking sector.
2021-07-1606 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, learn about Quartey-Papafio, one of Ghana's leading cable manufacturer, Grace Nzivo, a foremost Kenyan engineer, and Sohair Mansour, Egypt's famous matchmaker.
2021-07-0206 minThe VA PodInterview: Democracy and patriotism as a system to deliver economic developmentWhat is the link between patriotism and economic development? How does patriotism or the lack of it impact a country's development in general?
2021-06-1223 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, learn about women money changers in Djibouti and women brewers in Kenya and South Africa.
2021-06-0805 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Standard Chartered Bank awards five female owned businesses $9,000 in Kenya, BBC report identifies a prevalence of digital gender gap in Africa, and Mali's Seynabou Dieng wins at the 2021 Cartier Women’s Initiative.
2021-06-0105 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Kenya's first female Chief Justice assumes office, and women in rural Namibia earn a living from biodiversity-friendly trade.
2021-05-2504 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Vogue celebrates Nigeria's leading female tech entrepreneurs, Girlcode Africa partners with Amazon to train unemployed women in South Africa, and Crystal Partners launches in South Africa.
2021-05-1906 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Vodafone is connecting pregnant women with emergency healthcare in Africa, Libya’s first female foreign minister is being pressed to quit, and a Ugandan juice producer gets a $10 million grant.
2021-05-1206 minThe VA PodHerstorySolape Akinpelu empowers Nigerian women to adopt high-level financial services and Catherine Nanziri is the first Ugandan woman boxer to make it to the Olympics.
2021-05-0505 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Unicef and Microsoft collaborate over issues of domestic violence in Ghana and over 200 female cocoa farmers benefit from adult literacy programme in West Africa.
2021-04-2804 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, more than 90 percent of women in Mali, Niger and Senegal are deprived of their bodily autonomy, Nigeria’s Nnenna Nwakanma is improving women’s access to the internet, and a women’s rights group takes Mali to court.
2021-04-2006 minThe VA PodHerstoryKenya's Chepngetich breaks women's half-marathon world record, Tunisia's Minister of Women affairs calls for mainstreaming gender in climate change, and two Morrocan women have been nominated for Berkeley Awards.
2021-04-1303 minThe VA PodHerstoryKenyan women turn fruit waste to footwear, a 50-year-old Nigerian woman attends school for the first time, a Ugandan woman opens her home to children with down syndrome.
2021-04-0605 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, TUMI Ghana creates economic opportunities for Ghanaian women, TAMWA Zanzibar works towards breaking social barriers for women, and the people of Sudan call for justice over the killing of a teenage girl.
2021-03-3005 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Tanzania welcomed its first female president, Kenyan court upholds FGM ban, and Egyptian women oppose repressive law.
2021-03-2306 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, five African women lead COVID-19 recovery in Botswana, court establish female access to inheritance in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, and Kenya ordains first female bishop of the Anglican Church.
2021-03-1504 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Facebook honors Africa's leading women with a book launch, three African women make the 2021 international women of courage award list, and South African women launch movement to promote gender equality.
2021-03-0806 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, over 50 women accuse ebola aid workers of abuse in the Congo, Bollore Transport and Logistics appoints its first female manager in Nigeria, a young innovator is turning trash to cash in Kenya.
2021-03-0109 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, AFDB sets out to support women entrepreneurs with up to $2 billion in loans and Ghanaian-born script writer gets hired by Marvel for the next installment of the movie, Blade.
2021-02-2405 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, 26-year-old Nigerian-American becomes one of Washington’s counsels, Ghanaian software engineer, Anna Addei, joins Microsoft, and South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail emerges winner of the inaugural ICC Women’s Player award.
2021-02-1706 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to become the first female Director-General of the WTO, Nigerian-born Lawyer, Eno T. Ebong, has been appointed the Acting Director of the USTDA, and the Gambia records its first female-owned cotton farm.
2021-02-1006 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Odun Eweniyi and Eloho Omame launches First Check Africa, a female-led angel fund, more African women join the Amujae Initiative, and South African activist launches a safe taxi company for women.
2021-02-0105 minThe VA PodAmos Sanasi's mission is to educate people about sex & broaden the scope of sex education in NigeriaIn a religious conservative society like Nigeria, where open conversations on sex and sexuality are frowned upon, Amos Sanasi has built a brand doing exactly that.
2021-01-2148 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, AFDB appoints new female Acting Director for the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption, female lawmaker, Farida El Choubachy, becomes the first woman to preside over the opening session of Egypt's parliament, and 10,000 Nigerian women are set to benefit from a COVID-19 recovery partnership between Value Seeds and the Mastercard Foundation.
2021-01-1806 minThe VA PodHow food brands can subscribe to eco-friendly packaging to impact environmental sustainabilityOzioma is a chef who is not just promoting healthy food choices by the meals she makes, but is also contributing to economical and environmental sustainability as she embraces an eco-friendly packaging business style.
2021-01-1823 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Fidelity Bank Plc. announces its first female CEO, three women contest for Nairobi's gubernatorial office, and the Nigerian government announces N20,000 grant disbursement to 125,000 women.
2021-01-1107 minThe VA PodInterview: Building a brand of value with TSpices KitchenOluwatosin is more or less an 'accidental' food content creator who has built a thriving brand by simplifying food recipes for Nigerians.
2020-12-2828 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Zimbabwean journalist wins APO women in media award, women-led businesses are set to benefit from the TEF and EU partnership, and the midwife in Northern Nigerian providing support for women in labour.
2020-12-1507 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Forbes African of the Year 2020, Sierra Leone promotes gender equality and women empowerment with a new policy, and Cameroonian Author, Djaïli Amadou Amal, receives French Prize for her Novel.
2020-12-0704 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins Women's Prize Award, UNICEF is set to boost maternal and infant health in Eastern and Southern Africa, and US virtual academy empowers women in Namibia with business skills.
2020-11-2406 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, a Nigerian woman wins a seat in the US 2020 November elections, 24 African female entrepreneurs advance to the final stage of the 2020 AWIEF Awards, and women in rural northern Nigeria band together to provide an ambulance for their community.
2020-11-0906 minThe VA PodInterview: The business of apiculture with Olawunmi Omope, owner, Mercee FarmsNigeria is capable of generating $10 billion annually from trading honey and other hive products, yet it produces less than three percent of its potential honey output.
In this interview, a young apiarist discusses the process of honey farming and the issues apiarists in Nigeria have to deal with.
2020-11-0329 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, a Nigerian doctor wins the World Bank SDGs award, the UN train Tanzanian women in horticulture, and a Liberian-based NGO seeks to empower young girls.
2020-11-0213 min
Cuarto ArteHablemos del cuarto arte- RUVNVNEn este episodio tuvimos de invitado a RUVNVN, quien nos platico un poco acerca del genero musical "vaporwave" y como ha llevado su proyecto de VAAV Social Club. Platicamos acerca de sus inicios en la música y sobre cuales fueron sus influencias para dedicarse a esta misma. Tambien hablamos de las cosas raras que te puedes encontrar en el mundo de la musica como el "noise music".
2020-10-2700 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is appointed the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, CBN announces strategy to eliminate gender gap in financial inclusion, and Zimbabwean women raise awareness on community issues through art.
2020-10-1207 minThe VA PodAn interview with Princess Adeyinka Tekenah, founder of Happy Coffee NigeriaIn this interview, Adeyinka Tekenah discusses the largely untapped economy of locally produced coffee, policies to advance that economy, and what it means to be an indigenous coffee producer in Nigeria.
2020-10-0127 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Yemi Alade is appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the UNDP, Nigerian gender and disability rights advocate wins the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation changemaker award 2020, and NGOs seek to end child marriage in Zimbabwe.
2020-09-2808 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Google gives a business grant of Ksh125 million to 500 Kenyan women, the Nigerian Supreme Court voids an age-long patriarchal law of the igbo people, and a grassroot organisation donates L$300,000 to increase women participation in politics in Liberia.
2020-09-2109 minThe VA PodThe gendered effects of COVID-19 on women and girlsInitially, COVID-19 was labelled the 'great equaliser', the disease that is no respecter of class. However it is turning out to be anything but that.
2020-09-2007 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) appoints Hilda Kragha as its new managing director, South Africa’s double Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, loses appeal against the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and women groups sue Zimbabwe’s President Emerson Mnangagwa over sexist cabinet appointments.
2020-09-1406 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Rwanda appoints its first female director of external intelligence, Mastercard and Womenwork Network collaborate to help female businesses in Kenya, and the Nigerian government begins profiling women and children in IDP camps in the northeast.
2020-09-0708 minThe VA PodHerstoryThis week on Herstory, Kenya Women Empowerment Index reveals less than 50 percent of women living in Kenya’s urban areas are empowered, Khadra Ali improves Somalia’s human capital with digital literacy, and the Nigerian government rescues 71 Nigerian girls from Lebanon.
2020-08-2411 minThe VA PodHerstoryGabon appoints its first female Prime Minister, a Kenyan environmental activist wins a $12 million lawsuit for her community, and Nigerian fashion label, Tiffany Amber, swaps couture for PPEs.
2020-07-2705 minThe VA PodHerstoryAn aggregation of women-centred stories in the news across Africa. This week on Herstory, a free ambulance service is saving women and babies in Kenya and Sudan is set to ban female genital mutilation.
2020-07-1805 minThe VA Pod"Everyday we pray that this pandemic ends."As Nigerians adapt to new ways of living, many people are struggling to survive.
2020-07-1224 minThe VA PodTackling rape culture amid societal and systemic limitations in Nigeria.Rape culture is an endemic issue in Nigeria, and private citizens have taken it upon themselves to address it, but there are a plethora of limitations standing in their way.
2020-05-3011 min
The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast10: Rann of Kutch with Sangeeta DasThis week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Sangeeta Das from the blog lifeisavacation.in. Sangeeta blogs about the complete experience of a destination, the sites, the people, art and the food, the experience of just being there and the soul search that follows. She believes that sites are seen by tourists but travelers seek much more wanting to immerse into the sights and sounds of the place with all their senses Today's destination: Kutch, Gujarat Nearest Airport: Kutch airport (Bhuj) Nearest Railway Station: Bhuj railway station Prerequisities - permit required for Great...
2017-06-0142 min