Landlocked country in south-central Africa
In this recent radio interview, Kennedy Gondwe of CFAR Southern Africa and Tim Martin of CFAR USA answer important questions about our crisis of discernment and the challenge of cultic groups today. What does Scripture tell us about identifying, understanding, and answering false teachers and their followers? Listen for answers!Recording courtesy of Faith Radio 92.1 FM (Kitwe, Zambia).
20 million people in the Horn of Africa are at risk of starvation, largely due to a four year drought which has created the driest conditions in the area in forty years. Dr. Joseph Awange and IFAD's Satu Santala look at the root cause of famine and the solutions we can put in place. Also joining us is climate specialist Paxina Chileshe who looks at resilience building for rural communities in east and southern Africa. Plus, we hear from two farmers in Kenya about how they are dealing with drought. Land tenure specialist Harold Liversage examines how better land tenure can reduce conflicts over land and water which are increasing due to climate degradation. Our Recipes for Change campaign takes on two new exciting chefs from India, Chef Zacharias and Chef Dhondy. We also look at how young people in rural communities are being motivated to make a better life closer to home with the help of agribusiness hubs. And we have our third of four visits to the good people at the Global Donor Platform. Finally, we hear about a project in Zambia where resilience building is at the fore. This is Farms. Food. Future. – a podcast that's Good for You, Good for the Planet and Good for Farmers brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development. For more information: https://www.ifad.org/en/podcasts/episode33
"We cant' let ourselves think about what and who we are leaving behind or it will break us. My daily routine was in every sense life giving. And what will make me feel that way when I return to the States?" Christine Herbert, Peace Corp volunteer and author of The Color of the Elephant, a book that recounts her African Peace Corp experience, answers this question and others in part 2 of her conversation with Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous.
Ladies n' Genminminminmin (er, min...) we have Clergy in 'The Clearing'!Please welcome my very dear and lovely old friend The Reverend Olivia Coles. A real life "Vicar of Dibley" here in The Good Listening To Podcast: The Story Behind Your Story Show! recorded as a FaceBook LIVE!"More tea Vicar?""No, but I'll have another one of those Rock Cakes. Those are the buggers that made me fart..." erm, etc!Hurrah!Olivia Coles is the Vicar of Whittlesford, in Cambridgeshire. Her late father, Jeremy, was himself a Vicar, her mother Margaret was a Trauma Counsellor (and still with us). Her husband, Alasdair, is a Professor of Neuropathology at Cambridge University and he too is ordained. Their son Alex is a Northampton Saint! (He plays Rugby professionally - he has not been canonised!) Their social worker daughter, Kana, is currently specialising in Domestic Abuse. More about Olivia:Olivia herself has enjoyed a lot of training, a lot of counselling and a lot of open-house life experience in Zambia and Peru as well as in the UK. Her faith is God is beacon-like without being off-putting. Her sincerity shines through her conversation. Some might say she exhibits evidence of low self-esteem. Others might more charitably recognise her attractive humility and wonderful work ethic. The Reverend Olivia Coles loves people. She loves listening to them. She loves sharing their joy at christenings and weddings, as well as in old age, supporting their grief at funerals and wakes. Olivia takes her job very seriously - but not herself. (She once sat in a bath of porridge as a student for a whole day to raise money for charity!) For Olivia, all relationships are of paramount importance. Primarily, of course, her relationship with God and then follow all her other relationships - with her extended family and many friends, her parishioners and the wider community, including refugees arriving soon under her roof from Ukraine. She loves walking with her dog, especially on the seashore, describing the sea itself as ‘God's paintbox'. Olivia has no doubt whatsoever that God is always with us. She has no doubt whatsoever that God loves us unconditionally. Her best advice resonates the recommendation of all 12 Step fellowships: “Let go and let God!”If you are world-weary and cynical, you may find Olivia's ideas at best, naive and at worst, simplistic. But remember, it is both ignorant and arrogant to reject them without even listening to them. We invite you therefore to open your ears, open your mind, open your heart. Who knows how affected you may be by Olivia's quiet enthusiasm? Do you remember the story of St Paul on the road to Damascus? Think about it!Reg Starkey - Health Triangle Magazine
Your Working Dog Radio hosts, Eric @vanessk9 & Ted @ted_summers, sit down with Director and Co-Founder of ATS, Anti-poaching Tracking Specialists, Bryce Clemence. Bryce Clemence, was awarded 2021 Best Game Ranger in Africa, by the Game Rangers Association of Africa, for the Rhino Conservation Awards. These awards recognise excellence and unity in the field of wildlife management. Bryce and his father, Peter Clemence, founded ATS in 2009; later joined by Bryce's brother, Shannon Clemence. Shannon served as a tracking instructor at Scott Donelan Tracking School, which regularly trained American Special Military Units. Shannon returned to Zimbabwe and joined the family in 2015. Peter is an ex-Selous Scout Chief Instructor, in the Rhodesian Army. The Selous Scouts were raised as a special forces regiment, and specialised in bush craft and counter insurgency, and intelligence based work. They were trained to hunt and forage for their own food and water supplies. Their survival skills allowed them to operate without external support which was critical to their operations. The Selous Scouts is still widely recognised today as one of the most elite counter insurgence units in history. Bryce Clemence and his father have trained many of Zimbabwe's best rangers in key Intensive Rhino Protection Zones across the country. Extensive training has been conducted for Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) and Africa Parks. Additionally, ATS has trained hundreds of rangers, and prepared pass-outs for APU's in South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Chad and Congo. Today, ATS is regarded as having created one of the best operating Malinois canine units in Southern Africa: An award winning rhino protection, anti-poaching and illegal wildlife anti-trafficking, wildlife conservation and security unit in Zimbabwe's Savé Valley Conservancy. The dogs will regularly track up to 25kms, and on poacher detections will go further than this. Total area under their protection is 250,000 HA. ATS works primarily against two main groups: Rhino Poachers, and Bushmeat Poachers. The rhino poachers are highly skilled network in trafficking, well supported, and motivated by the rising demand for rhino horn in Asia. They are not afraid to use gunfire against ATS. The bushmeat poachers are prolific, subsidiary illegal hunters. These hunters employ snare traps, and usually, homemade type weapons, spears and knives. They know the bush very well and are vulnerable to becoming targets for ivory syndicates (rhino gangs) to recruit. Their work is not for the faint of heart! Be sure to sit down, and learn something from this incredible team! You can also follow ATS for more information and to learn how to get involved! @ats_antipoaching
In episode 12, I finally give credit to the Madalitso Youth Choir for their opening music and song. I really messed up by not doing this sooner and I apologize to them for my oversight. In the show, Micah and I comment on listener feedback and then we talk about the end of Covid testing to enter the US, we discuss the use of Apple Air Tags in luggage while traveling, and then we talk about the different classes of service on airlines and how they have changed over the years. We end the show talking about creative use of Hilton and IHG Credit Card Benefits Again, opening music is provided by the Madalitso Youth Choir as they sing their Welcome Song, recorded at the lobby of The Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia. We hope you enjoy the show!
I've got a question for you.Where is Zimbabwe?I'm serious.If I were to hand you a blank outline map of the world, would you be able to point to the country of Zimbabwe?Pointing in the general direction of a continent is not the correct answer.If you're like me, you might know that Zimbabwe is in Africa, but if you're like me you couldn't point to exactly where in Africa it is located.Here's a description of the location from Britannica:Zimbabwe “… shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique.”1Does that help or do you have difficulty knowing where those other countries are located?For me, I knew where South Africa was and had a good idea where Mozambique was, but I had no idea where Botswana or Zambia were located.I hope your geographical knowledge is better than mine but this episode of the Big Sky Writer Newsletter is not about geography.It's about the economy.Why don't you know more about Zimbabwe?Most of us are probably aware that our country is going through some difficult economic times and the immediate future doesn't look promising.Okay, what is coming to our economy looks terrible.And, trust me on this, it's not Putin's fault.We have destroyed ourselves.You would think that with inflation already here and threatening to get worse, America's news organizations would cover how other countries have handled similar challenges … in the present and in the past.Perhaps we could learn what works and what doesn't.But how often do you hear about what happened in Germany in the 1930's or what is happening in Zimbabwe or Venezuela in the present?I'm guessing not very often.The Zimbabwean DollarSo it's time for a very short history lesson on the Zimbabwean dollar.2The first Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) was introduced in 1980 and was worth a little more than the US dollar … $1.47 to be exact.But Zimbabwe had a number of social, political, and economic problems — does that sound like any country you know today? — and Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) began to lose purchasing power. The government of Zimbabwe dealt with the problem by printing more Zimbabwean dollars.Does that sound like any country you know today?What happened after that?In Zimbabwe in 1983, one US dollar would get you one ZWD.But by 2006, one US dollar would get you 500,000 ZWDs.That's called inflation.Time for a changeThings got so bad, they decided to scrap their ZWD and come up with a new currency, the ZWN. In 2006, people could exchange 1,000 ZWDs and get 1 ZWN.In August of 2006, one US dollar would get you 650 ZWNs. Not as good as the original ZWD but it was respectable.However, only two years later one US dollar would get you 1,000,000,000 ZWNs.In other words, it was worthless.
Mike Quinn was co-founder and CEO of one Africa's earliest major financial technology (FinTech) companies, Zoona. He raised over 35 million dollars of international investment for this Zambian startup - before its heartbreaking crash and Mike's exit from the company. In the conversation today, Mike shares how this Canadian engineer first came to Africa as a volunteer with Engineers Without Borders. Through early connections and personal initiative, he then found himself leading a Zambian mobile money company. In just a few years, Mike grew Zoona to a company that served millions of unbanked consumers in Zambia and Malawi. But that all changed when their Series C round of financing fell through at the last minute. This is a classic David vs. Goliath story. Mike and his co-founders were a group of young, ambitious techies who wanted to make life easier for millions of Zambians. To do this, this small company needed to go head-to-head with billion-dollar international phone companies. The craziest part? They almost won. All of this and more is covered in Mike's book, Failing to Win, available worldwide through Amazon. You can also access the show notes at  or connect with us on Twitter @AidEvolved.
15.06.22 Pt 2 - Bemba is a language in Mutale's country, and she teaches Gareth and Simphiwe how to say a few words, and tells us about the beautiful land of Zambia. South Africa's very own Chuck Norris, as seen on the hit TV series Devilsdorp, Ben Booysen joins the team to talk about his new book, and the realities of being in the SA police force.
15.06.22 Pt 1 - Journalist, producer, voice artist, events host, and businesswoman Mutale Mwanza joins the show as our special guest co-host. One of Mutale's first questions is about witchcraft in Limpopo… which leads the team to talk about fallen boobs!
Faced with rising numbers of migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the English Channel on boats, the British government came up with a plan to fly them to Rwanda to apply for asylum there. Now, the plan is facing legal challenges, and it might not even happen. And, in 1962, revolutionary leader Fidel Castro banned professional sports in Cuba, and encouraged athletes to pursue amateur careers. Now, the country is ending its longtime ban on professional boxing, and the national team has made a triumphant debut. Also, in Zambia, the growing presence of neurologists in the region is starting to challenge long-held beliefs about multiple sclerosis. Plus, for the third time in 40 years, a human beat a horse in the annual 22.5-mile race held in Wales, scoring a cash prize and bragging rights over 1,000 other runners and 50 horses (and their riders). This podcast and all The World's coverage is free and accessible because listeners like you support our work. We need your help to continue to go beyond the headlines, to bring you the people at the center of the events we cover. Help us reach our goal of raising $25,000 before June 30 by learning more and donating here.
Naked, afraid, and alone . . . well, she wasn't naked, but Christine Herbert did have some scary moments (poisonous snakes, floods) spending two years in the African nation of Zambia, thousands of miles away from friends, family, and even people of her race. No electricity in her mud hut was just one element of her experience that molded an unexpected transformation that challenged the way she understoond the world. She captures two years of wonder in her book "The Color of the Elephant" and shares the laughter, the mud, and the tears in her interview with Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofuous.
Lebanon's crisis has devastating effects on education: Many parents can no longer afford to pay for school fees, and more and more children have dropped out. Community health workers are important for people all over the world, especially in rural areas where doctors and nurses are few and far between. We hear from one brave woman in Zambia who's trying to make a change in people's lives.
In episode 10, Micah and I discuss my trip to South Africa and Zambia. In Part 1, we focus on the non-United parts of this trip as the United experience was simply too painful and fresh to cover. We want to focus on the positives and discuss the other aspects of the trip... including some of the bookings and land activities. This was my first trip to Zambia and seeing / experiencing Victoria Falls. On this trip, I was also traveling with another couple, friends of mine for over 30 years! In this show, we also answer listener mail by addressing the economics of this project, where the money is coming from and the expected benefits. Basically, we discuss the math behind the project. In episode 11, Part 2, we will cover what went right and what went wrong with United... so please check back for that episode!
The purpose of this session is to obtain an overview of the key elements of the new Christian Global Health in Perspective course designed to prepare both those trained in the medical professions and others about the biblical, historical, cultural and strategic aspects of evidence-based global health service. Wholeness from the perspective of shalom will form a sustainable framework upon which one can build effective transformational service among the nations, because health concerns everyone.
The Bible is replete with women who've made a tremendous difference for the sake of the Gospel: Sarah, Esther, Elizabeth, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the list goes on. Leah is a wife and mother of two in the eastern part of Zambia in Africa. She lives in a simple hut, draws clean water from a well, and cooks over an outdoor pit. Leah finds great joy in discipling Christian teens in her primitive village using God's Word and Project Philip Bible studies from Bible League International. Thank you for tuning in and inviting others to listen with you. Length - 17:23
This session will present how combining cultural competence and critical thinking when teaching healthcare in a global setting, will be more effective if the participant’s previous learning experiences are included in teaching methods.
Listen to the Sun. May 29, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is part two of the African Liberation Weekend. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the announced sanctions by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government against neighboring Rwanda over the status of rebel attacks in the east of the country; a Sudanese woman, Amira Osman Hamed, has been chosen for a human rights award; the Malawian currency, the Kwacha, decreased 25 percent in value in recent weeks; and the African Union summit discussed the crisis in food security on the continent. In the second hour we look back on the life, times and contributions of Congolese revolutionary leader Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and the circumstances surrounding his assassination. In addition, we examine the unanswered questions involving the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in then then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in a mysterious airline crash. Finally, we feature an archived audio report on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba during April 1961.
For the last decade Alan Dein has crossed the globe via the internet to gather stories from total strangers and occasional old friends. Roberta from Zambia is tending to her chickens when she encounters Alan. She shares stories of her father's commitment to education that has shaped a generation and the pain of loss. Steve, in Kenya, has parked up his taxi with a rooster nearby. He unravels his life story of a boy from the ghetto who found love. In Uganda, Marion the midwife has been picking up the pieces of community life still ravaged by Covid-19. All three stories connect in unusual ways, but show that people are alike all over.