This episode follows Aboubacar Sidiki Komara’s story. This young Guinean architect founded Kaloum Bankhi, a non-profit organisation which aims to provide affordable and sustainable housing for underserved communities in the central neighbourhood of Kaloum in Conakry. As a recipient of the Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize and First prize winner of UC Berkeley’s Big Ideas competition, Aboubacar remains more determined than ever to provide context-based solutions to housing issues in Africa. In this episode, he explains how he draws inspiration from the rich history of African indigenous architecture in his work.Music Credit: Beautiful Girl by Jason Showhttps://audionautix.comCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Growing up in a small town in the Central African Republic of Cameroon to witness immense depravity and youth violence had a great impact on Christian Achaleke. It made him want to contribute towards ensuring a better future for other young people like him, and at the age of 17, he did just that when he joined a local youth charity as a volunteer. Over a decade later, Christian has grown himself from a volunteer at that charity to become its Executive Director, Winning numerous international awards along the way, and transforming the lives of thousands. So how did he do it? Listen to the Christian's Story on The Climb Podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Music Credit: 'Life Is' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Karabo Mokgonyana is a lawyer and passionate development activist. Growing up in a small village in the South African province of Limpopo to witness the high levels of underdevelopment ignited Karabo's passion for development. Today, apart from running her own not-for-profit organization, Karabo is an accomplished development consultant and sits on the advisory boards of some of the world's leading development organizations.  So how did she do it? Listen to Karabo's Story on the climb podcast.Episode Host: Jewel Atedou BrightMusic Credits: 'Childhood' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Follow the story of Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, a former banker who was driven by her passion for sustainable development and advocacy to quit her job as a banker to dedicate herself fully to the service of others. Today, less than two years later, she occupies one of the most important offices for young people on the African continent. So how did she do it? what is this office? and what can young people across Africa learn from her story? Listen to the story of Chido on the Climb Podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Music Credits: African Party Theme Song KukyezaMusic promoted by The Free Cat: http://tiny.cc/50cnpz  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

At the age of 14, James Okina encountered the problem of out-of-school street children in his home city of Calabar, southern Nigeria. Refusing to accept the grim reality that children as young as 10 were living on the streets of Calabar and fending for themselves, James begins to speak with people in hopes to galvanize help for these forgotten children, but his efforts yields little results. But rather than giving up, James took the bold step of establishing an organization known as Street Priests which has impacted the lives of over 16,000 children till date. An organization he still actively remains a part of today despite being in the diaspora.  Listen to the Story of James on the Climb Podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou BrightMusic Credits:'Undertow' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Derick Omari is one of the most successful social entrepreneurs in the west African nation of Ghana. At the age of 27, Derick has innovated some of the most significant learning aids for people living with disabilities, and for his work, he has won significant local and international awards.  Find out the deep-rooted reason Derick choose to dedicate himself at a young age to the service of others, and learn about his plans to build Africa's largest social enterprise. Listen to the story of Derick on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou BrightMusic Credits: 'The Things That Keep Me Here' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au  'Undertow' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au   Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

For almost a decade, Cynthia Nyongesa, a 27 years old storyteller and education advocate has been using the power of storytelling to get much needed support and life-changing opportunities to those in need.  Her passion for helping others which was born out of the economic disparity she witnessed growing up in her native Kenya has seen her impact the lives of hundreds of people. Listen to the stories of those she has impacted and find out how her passion really started and evolved. Listen to the story of Cynthia on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Music Credits:Song: "Scott Buckley - Growing Up [Piano]" is under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: http://bit.ly/b-growing-up Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Follow the story of Saidy Brown, a young South African woman as she walks us through her life as an HIV activist. After discovering that she was born with HIV at the tender age of 14, Saidy decided to share her unique experience with her community and, so far, she has been on a transformational journey. Now 28, she has become a champion for social justice and health equity in her country. Listen to Saidy's Story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Khadidiatou CisseEpisode Credits: Jewel Atedou BrightMusic Credits: andanteby Jean TobaFree Music ArchiveCC BY-SA Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

In 2014, Gideon Olanrewaju, a University Undergraduate, encountered some children on the streets as he returned home from class. It was an encounter that marked a turning point in his life, an encounter that will go on to birth one of Nigeria's most consequential educational charities, and earn Gideon numerous local and international awards. Listen to Gideon's Story on The Climb Podcast.Episode Host: Jewel Atedou BrightCredits: Khadidiatou Cisse 🎵 Song: 'Sappheiros - Embrace' is under a creative commons license license.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLKyBhC6igFhLEb0gxvQNg​🎶 Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:https://youtu.be/DzYp5uqixz0 Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

At the age of 18, Namibian born Marvis Elias got her friends together to set up a foundation. The foundation sought to restore the dignity of Namibia's underprivileged, giving them an experience they deserve and fighting the scourge of poverty. A decade later, Mavis's foundation is one of Namibia's most impactful foundations and along the way, she has won a very special award from a very special woman. Listen to Mavis's story of the Climb Podcast.   Episode Host: Jewel Atedou BrightCredits: Khadidiatou CisseMusic Credits:Song: Jarico - Island Music supported by #BackgroundMusicWithoutLimitations @NoCopyrightMusicForCreators https://bit.ly/2XoXFnb  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Born in the midst of the brutal Sudanese civil war, Steven Wani's entire life has been shaped by conflict. The Sudanese civil war which stemmed from South Sudan's desire to be independent from the Republic of Sudan claimed thousands of lives, including Steven's father, who fought for the south. Today, South Sudan is an independent country but has failed to live up to the great sacrifices made for its freedom by men like Steven's father. Now a lawyer and young politician, Steven has taken up his father's fight, but not from the barrel of a gun this time, rather, Steven is doing it from the might of his intellects. So what exactly is he doing and how is he doing it?  Listen to Steven's Story on The Climb Podcast.Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Credits Narrator: Khadidiatou CissePodcast Hosts: Jewel Atedou Bright and Khadidiatou CisseMusic Credits: Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTgThe End by Day 7: https://soundcloud.com/day7official/t...Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

Follow the story of Mariam Dahir, a Somali doctor, researcher and anti-female genital mutilation activist, whose remarkable life work against FGM resulted in an historic law against FGM  in her native Somaliland. How did she start? how was she able to accomplish all these in one of the most conservative regions of the world? and what's next for her? Listen to the Mariam's story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Khadidiatou CisseEpisode Editor: Jewel Atedou Bright Podcast Hosts: Jewel Atedou Bright and Khadidiatou Cisse Music Credits:African Party Theme Song KukyezaMusic promoted by The Free Cat: http://tiny.cc/50cnpz "Infados" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by The Free Cat: http://tiny.cc/50cnpz  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...

At the age of 16, John Oseni, a boy living with his parents in the south-west Nigerian city of Akure had a burning passion. It was a passion his parents could not understand, but that passion was about to make them a very happy family. Now 17, John's passion has catapulted him from his little Nigerian town to the world stage and the gilded halls of the United Arab Emirates, where he received a special award from one of the Emirate's rulers.  So what was this passion? how did it come about? and how is John now helping other young Nigerians to live their own dreams? listen to John's story on the Climb Podcast.Podcast Hosts: Jewel Atedou Bright & Khadidiatou CisseEpisode Editor & Narrator: Jewel Atedou BrightMusic Credits:🎵 Song: 'Sappheiros - Embrace' is under a creative commons license license.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLKyBhC6igFhLEb0gxvQNg​🎶 Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:https://youtu.be/DzYp5uqixz0 🎶 BACKSOUND PIANO CINEMATIC || NO COPYRIGHTMusic Provided by: Mokkahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjcASuIe44E  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.comTweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSEFollow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstituteEmail us at channelsear@channelstv.com Thank you for Listening...