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EKONENI: Street Corner Stories

Pam Sykes & Jenn Warren

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Ekoneni is a podcast about everyday people finding hope, creating connections, and making a difference in their communities. Join storytellers Pam Sykes and Jenn Warren to meet local heroes who are changing the world with bravery, ingenuity and heart. Ekoneni is the Xhosa word for "corner" - and in South Africa, the street corner is where people hang out, trade stories and watch life unfold. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts. Season Two of Ekoneni is currently in production. Season O ...
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We round out our first season talking to Marcela Guerrero Casas, the Managing Director and co-founder of Open Streets Cape Town, which describes itself as "a citizen-driven initiative working to change how we use, perceive and experience streets.” Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Marcela lived and studied in the United States before moving to S…
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Theo Ndindwa uses dance for social change, and co-founded the iKapa Dance Theatre with his wife Tanya Arshamian in 2007 to teach dance, empowerment and life skills to youth in townships around Cape Town. iKapa believes that “the transformation of South Africa lies with the development of disadvantaged communities and youth.” Theo returned to South …
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In this episode we meet William Mapham, the founder of Vula, a mobile phone app that connects patients and health care workers with specialist doctors quickly, easily and effectively. Like many developing countries, South Africa doesn't have enough doctors to go around, and the problem is most acute in remote, rural and underserved areas. Specialis…
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In Episode 5 of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories we meet Rethabile Mashale Sonibare. Rethabile is the inspiring founder of the Thope Foundation, which is bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education to preteen girls in Khayelitsha, through an after school club that combines robotics and coding, with health and life skills. Rewr…
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In 2006, Luvuyo Rani opened up an Internet café in Khayelitsha, the largest township in Cape Town, after spending two years selling computers to teachers from the boot of his car. Today, Luvuyo is the founder of Silulo Ulutho Technologies, a proudly South African tech company that employs over 170 people across 45 branches. Luvuyo and his partners …
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