Exploring Coexistence Across Contintents with Taylor Rabe & Yamat Lengai

In this Podcast, I'm talking with John Mwakima, a Community Leader whose passion for the carbon market was sparked by witnessing its transformative impact on his rural village, making him a fervent advocate for climate action and sustainable socio-economic empowerment. We talk more about John's Journey as a community leader, the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, its positive impact on the local community, and how it's tackling climate change. We also dive into how corporations can join in to support and fund efforts on the ground for climate action.

In this episode, I'm talking with Grace Wanene, the Founder of Drawing Dreams Initiative, a Youth-led grassroots conservation organization focusing on menstrual health & hygiene education, teenage Mamas empowerment, and youth development. We talk through her upbringing and how her love for children and people grew from a young age, her Miss. Tourism pageant days, and how that shaped her path in modelling and breaking the ceiling to form the Drawing Dreams Initiative. We also dive into some of the programs she helps to run, their impact, sustainability, and scalability across Kenya plus so much more. EnjoyEnjoy💚

Here is a short snippet of the episode dropping tomorrow featuring Grace Wanene, Founder of Drawing Dreams Initiative, a youth-led grassroots organization focussing on Menstrual Health & Hygiene Education, Teenage Mamas Empowerment, and Youth Development.  Stay tuned💚🎙️

It's #WorldSoilDay today, and we're chatting with the phenomenal Marete Selvin, a documentary producer and co-founder of Meraki Africa, a multimedia communication and production company dedicated to empowering action toward a more inclusive and sustainable world. We talk through her upbringing and storytelling career to the creation of The Allure of Soil, a campaign that celebrates the beauty and critical importance of soil. Listen in to hear Marete's incredible journey and all about soil, an often overlooked resource and the foundation of life. EnjoyEnjoy💚

This incredible Podcast will be published next week on Thursday on World Soil Day. Stay tuned to learn the amazing Journey of Marete Selvin, her passion and journey in filmmaking and storytelling and her new found passion, soil, which she will be telling us more about. Stay tuned!!

In this podcast, I'm chatting with Blake Moynes, a Canadian whose big heart and passion for conservation are unmatched. We talk about what got him hooked on nature from an early age growing up, his most vivid memories with wildlife species, and what conservation means to him. We also dive into understanding the aim behind founding Save Our Species Alliance (The SOSA), its objectives, and the impacts they have achieved so far. It's all about inclusion for Blake and getting people out there to see and experience the world for themselves. Enjoy and be inspired!!

In this Podcast, I'm chatting with Amanda Dewey, COO, of Dazzle Africa. Amanda has over 12 years working in conservation and her gracious voice and experiences will make you fall in love with community projects that give you a purpose that is beyond what you can imagine. We talk about her upbringing and where her love for nature, community engagement, and sustainability stemmed from. We also dive into Dazzle Africa, how it came to be, her role, and the great work they're doing. Amanda also weighs in on opportunities that exist out there for the youth in her space tying it all into her love for local communities and positive impact travel. Enjoy and be inspired!!

In this Podcast, I'm talking with Ms. Munira Anyonge Bashir, Kenya Country Director, The Nature Conservancy. We talk through her upbringing in Vihiga County and in Nairobi, her early recollections of enjoying nature and wildlife, and also her early career life working for the Kenya Wildlife Service. We also dive into her transition from Government to Non-Governmental Organization, the Nature Conservancy, her role and what that encompasses, the biggest threats facing wildlife in Kenya and what coexistence looks like in a modern and changing Kenya. Listen in to the end to hear more about the challenges she has overcome, her wins and advise to young people looking to make a difference in the places they have been planted. Enjoy!!

Hello Folks!! In this episode, I'm chatting with World Elephant Day founder, Patricia Sims. Patricia visited the Kenya and Maasai Mara for the first time. She is very passionate about elephants and has done extensive research work and awareness creation for the conservation of these majestic creatures. We talk through her beginnings, her work with dolphins before transitioning to elephants and her time in Indonesia studying and helping to conserve Asian elephants. We also dive into how she founded World Elephant Day, how the project has been so far, and what the future of conservation looks like. Enjoy and be Inspired!!

In this Podcast, I'm talking with Joseph Tororey, the Production Manager at Savannah Tracking Ltd. We chat about his upbringing, his love and passion for design that got him to where he is at the moment, and his current role at Savannah Tracking and what that entails. We also dig into what sort of technological advancements they have made on collars touching on Sustainability innovation and the Internet of Things (IoT). Listen in to hear what message he has for young folks and what he is up to when he is not designing collars. Enjoy and be inspired.