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Prime Spark with Sara HartWhat Is Healthy Aging, a Podcast with Wangari KamauWangari says about herself, my passion for working on wellness awareness came from two life-altering events, moments of profound upheaval that nudged me toward the path of healing and self-discovery. The first event arose when I found the courage to raise my voice against unequal pay. Standing up against the establishment was daunting, made worse by the intense backlash stemming from dehumanizing treatment. The second event arrived when my almost 30 year marriage ended. Suddenly, I was standing at the precipice of my 50s, left with the task of redefining my identity beyond what had always anchored me. ...2024-08-0731 min
Off the Fence with Karen Covy: Mastering Decision Making, Divorce & MoreThe Resilience Recipe: Wangari Kamau's Secrets For Bouncing BackWangari Kamau, the founder of Soma Global Consulting, is no stranger to life's challenges. From standing up against unequal pay to enduring a complicated international divorce after a nearly 30-year marriage, she has weathered many storms. Yet through it all, she found the resilience to not just survive, but thrive.Her journey led her to develop powerful methods for nurturing mind, body and spirit during life's toughest transitions. Wangari now guides others, especially women over 50, to craft personalized self-care "templates" incorporating techniques like mindfulness, meditation, gentle movement and connecting with supportive communities. She also leads highly sought-after...2024-06-1237 min
The Book Nook By Play AcademyAmazing RainIt's the rainy season in Doll Village and the dolls are not thrilled. However, they soon discover how amazing rain is.
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Umba Creations is a Kenya-based company founded by Wangari Kamau, a mother, creative and entrepreneur dedicated to creating p...2023-11-1506 min
Kenyan Poet's PodcastEp 16: The makings of an award-winning film production designer, challenging gender stereotypes (With Sunshyn Siteiya)Siteiya Warui popularly known online as Sunshyn Siteiya is a polymath. She is an award-winning film production designer, art director, creative designer and props master. In other words, she is a creative fundi with a wild imagination. She sees colours vividly, knows how to play with them, how to build concepts for different sets. Perhaps the most endearing thing about her is that she is unafraid to get her hands dirty be it climbing ladders haggling at a hardware or plastering a wall.
In this episode, we begin with a poetry reading - The Twist...2021-09-2233 min
The KenyanistThe politics of street naming in NairobiIn the first episode of The Kenyanist, Kamau Wairuri (host) talks to Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, a lecturer in Spatial Planning at the Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi. Melissa argues that street names reflect what those in power want us to remember or forget.
In the first segment, we go back in time to trace the emergence of Nairobi City around the Railway Depot and how the streets were named. Noting that after Kenya became a Crown Colony in 1920, the British were more deliberate about naming the streets. One of the ways of claiming a space is to imprint a name on...2021-09-0451 min
Kenyan Poet's PodcastEp 9: At 13 years old, she has published a book on Children who save the mangrovesThis is part two of a two-part conversation I had with Rehema Kibugi & Mwalimu Mbatia on their passion for teaching & learning Kikuyu and how that has sparked Rehema's interest in writing.
Rehema Kibugi is only 13 years old and already, she has the title -Child Author to her name. Her book 'The Children who Saved the Mangrove published in April this year is a 56-page story about a boy called Kamau who learns about mangroves and how they help the environment. Then one day, he comes across people cutting them.
In this episode...2021-06-2509 min
Music To My EarsFind Time To LiveLet's talk Intimacy. Do you feel free asking for the things you want or go with the flow.. Find courage to go for the things you want whatsapp no +254747840962. Twitter@chiriejamie. Bensol Medicine EP, Crystal asige Lenga, Jadi the band wivu, Octopizzo ringa, Jivu wangari, Tetu shani asante sana ft fadhilee, blinky bill ft sage rise, Kamau mango, Noah oduor Good thing.. Have a nice week people2021-05-1524 min
B.O.O.S.T. PodcastLearn, Unlearn, Relearn | Wangari Kamau EP63Wangari Kamau is a speaker, facilitator, and founder of Soma Global Consulting. She helps organizations continuously innovate to align people development programs with evolving business needs that fit with the future of work. During our conversation, we explored the challenges associated with ongoing remote work, upskilling workforces, the mental health implications of COVID, racism, and more. Tune in and then tap into Wangari’s genius - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangari-kamau-gphr/ | https://somaglobalconsulting.com/Let's Stay in Touch! LinkedIn (be sure to mention you heard the podcast ;-)) Website...2021-03-0423 min
Mettā PodcastEpisode 8: Women In DesignThis episode is brought to you by Hivos East Africa, a development aid organization that provides financial support to organizations working in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. They advocate for and support knowledge sharing, in particular in the field of, social change, digital activism, and rural innovations.
In this episode, of our #WomenIn series, we discussed Challenging the idea of specialism, Doing design differently, the need for designers to be entrepreneurial, the challenges and opportunities of our digital age, and encouraging emerging designers.
The speakers included:
Wamuyu Ndegwa - interior and furniture designer, a...2020-11-3039 min
Elimu PodcastRevolutionary Womyn 4/4: IntersectionsDrawing from the works, struggles and legacies of Winnie Madikizela Mandela, Wangari Maathai and Stella Nyanzi, our guests-hosts Keitu Malatsi, Njoki Mburu and Diana Kamau discuss their intersections.
Music credits: Ablaye Cissoko, “Amanké Dionti” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZhzpfh-sI] | Sona Jobarteh, “Saya” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_37TbI1Q4].
Additional resources: Sadiah Qureshi, “Displaying Sara Baartman, the ‘Hottentot Venus’” [http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/2004HisSc..42..233Q/0000233.000.html] | Hélène Cixous, “The Laugh of the Medusa” [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3173239?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents] | Leanne Simpson, “Islands of Decolonial Love: Stories & Songs”.2019-10-2100 min