The Spark It Podcast

Discover how volunteering can change your life and community! In this episode, Hellen Kimaru shares her journey from being a university student and passionate volunteer to founding LatitudeZero Opportunities , a social enterprise empowering hundreds of youth in Kenya. We discuss the transformative power of volunteering, building hands-on skills, breaking gender stereotypes, and turning passion int...

President William Ruto promised schools in Nairobi a machine to make one million chapatis each day! Kenyans quickly reacted with jokes, questions, and serious debates. Patrick and Kimaru discuss if this promise is realistic or just another funny story. They talk about how costly chapatis are, if it's smart spending, and whether important things like roads, healthcare, and jobs should come first. L...

In this episode of The Spark It Podcast, Hellen Kimaru and Patrick Chandiga Justine discuss finding purpose. Is it something we find, or does it find us? Patrick shares how his faith, refugee experience, and passion for service shaped his purpose. We discuss how purpose evolves, why it’s okay to feel lost, and how to recognize what truly drives you. If you’ve ever questioned your purpose, this epi...

Is love truly the foundation of relationships, or have we overhyped its importance? In this episode, we dive into relationships that function out of duty, shared goals, or cultural expectations. From arranged marriages to transactional relationships, we explore whether love is essential or just one of many possible foundations. Can mutual respect, companionship, or mutual benefit replace romantic...

In this episode, we sit down with Patrick Chandiga Justine, founder and Board Chair of Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda), to explore his journey from becoming a refugee, quitting a family-owned business to founding a refugee-led regional NGO serving over 178,000 youth, women, and children. We dive into how his experience of war in South Sudan and hate-motivated violence i...

In this episode, Hellen Kimaru dives deep into the journey of finding her voice. She shares how she grew from being a quiet, unseen child to a confident leader, poet, and public speaker. She talks about how reading books, performing poetry, and taking leadership roles helped her express herself, build confidence, and heal from childhood trauma. Through engaging stories about childhood competitions...

In this episode, Hellen Kimaru, a Kenyan social entrepreneur, poet, and advocate for youth and women empowerment, dives deep into the moment that redefined her life. She shares her journey of resilience—from a childhood shaped by creativity and poetry to surviving a traumatic event that forced her family to rebuild from scratch. Through heartbreak, displacement, and the power of family and communi...

In the episode, we sit down with Hellen Kimaru, a Kenyan social entrepreneur, poet, and advocate for the empowerment of youth, women, and girls. We explore her journey to reconnecting with God and finding faith within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We also highlight and demystify some notions about the church by diving deep into its culture, singing, literature, community, and more. We discuss...