Voices of Resilience

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . Co-hosted by Clay Lowe and Lorraine Charles , this conversation features Emmanuel Trinity ,...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . Co-hosted by Clay Lowe and Camila Massa , this conversation features Vestine Ihimbazwe , a b...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . Co-hosted by Clay Lowe and Lorraine Charles , this conversation features Nick Murphy , CEO a...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . In this powerful episode, we are joined by Sherrifa, a resilient learner originally from Sud...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na’amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we take a closer look at the world of digital remote jobs, through the eyes of refugees living and working in Kenya. Co-hosted by Clay Lowe and Gerawork Teferra (Gera) , this conversation fea...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . In this episode, we are joined by Seid and Maria, two individuals whose lives have been resh...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . In this episode, we explore one of the biggest barriers to digital inclusion: connectivity ....

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . In this compelling episode, we sit down with Sharmi Surianarain, Chief Impact Officer at Har...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . We're thrilled to welcome Elvis , a renowned researcher and consultant specializing in the f...

Welcome to Voices of Resilience Season 3 , brought to you by Na'amal , a non-profit and social enterprise dedicated to empowering forcibly displaced individuals through dignified remote work. In this episode, we delve into the exciting and sometimes challenging landscape of AI and Africa's digital future . This episode of Voices of Resilience delves into the evolving landscape of work in Africa, p...

In this compelling episode of Voices of Resilience , host Clay Lowe sits down with Daniela Alba , an advocacy and communications specialist at Jesuit Refugee Service in Rome. Daniela shares her powerful personal story as a Mestizo woman from Colombia who experienced forced displacement as a child and has since dedicated her career to fighting for the rights of forcibly displaced people worldwide....

In this episode, host Clay Lowe speaks with Giselle Gonzalez, Founder and CEO of EqualReach, and Susan Achiech, Founder of Tech-Femme Algorithms and a full-stack developer from Kakuma refugee camp. Together, they explore how transitioning from traditional freelancing to team-based project work can create meaningful opportunities for displaced talent. Giselle shares how EqualReach connects skilled...

In this episode of Voices of Resilience , we explore the transformative potential of Jobtech in fostering inclusivity for refugees. Guests Brenda from the Jobtech Alliance and Simon from the African Youth Action Network, share their expertise, highlighting innovative approaches to reducing barriers, empowering displaced individuals, and integrating them into the digital economy. Key topics include...

In this episode of Voices of Resilience , host Clay Lowe speaks with Rai Friedman, founder and CEO of Global Rights Defenders, about the impact of government policies on refugee employment, using Kenya as a key case study. Rai shares her journey into refugee advocacy and highlights the importance of migration governance in creating sustainable solutions for refugee integration. The discussion expl...

In this episode, we delve into the opportunities offered by digital platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Appen, as well as specialized platforms like NaTakallam and Step Up One, which leverage refugees' unique skills in areas such as language tutoring and cultural exchange. Emerging platforms like CrowdGen by Appen are also highlighted for their adaptability in supporting refugee workers. The episod...

In this episode, we focus on education and skill development for the future of work, with guests Laura Jardine Patterson, founder of CONCAT, and Justin Justin Paluku Mbunzule, a data analyst and Kenyan refugee involved in supporting other refugees in Uganda.  Justine founded UP With Africa and supported MIT ReaCT in opening their Hub in Uganda at a center where he taught other refugees about IT. J...

This episode explores the intersection of AI technology and refugee employment, featuring Jina Krause-Vilmar, President and CEO of Upwardly Global, and Blein Alem, a network admin and IT support professional. The discussion delves into the potential of AI to empower refugees and immigrants in their career journeys, as well as the challenges they face in accessing and utilizing AI tools for career...

In our latest podcast episode, Chris Maclay, Program Director at Jobtech Alliance, explores the changing landscape of work in Africa, highlighting the transformative role of "Jobtech" platforms.  He shares how digital platforms are now a necessity to connect people to job opportunities, including those from marginalised groups like refugees and women. Chris also discusses the importance of digital...

Season 2 of the Voices of Resilience podcast themed ' The Future of Work for Refugees ' dives deeper into the intersection of technology and remote work, specifically focusing on how these factors impact forcibly displaced individuals and refugees. In Season 1, the podcast amplified the voices of refugees, sharing their personal journeys, challenges, and successes in securing dignified livelihoods...

In this teaser for Season 2, Na’amals’ Executive Director Lorraine Charles, highlights Na’amals’ work over the past year, including the release of their impact report and the launch of two new projects in Kenya and Ethiopia. These initiatives support refugees and host communities in accessing remote employment. She also shares news about an exciting new research project, funded by the World Bank,...

Tune in to listen to an episode where Lorraine, Alpha, Sonia, and Clay reflect on the intakes and lessons from the episodes from Series 1 of the podcast Voices of Resilience.  This episode presents the vision and mission of the Migration Summit, happening in April 2023 -   a month-long global convening designed to build bridges between diverse communities of displaced learners, universities, compa...

On this week’s episode, we spoke to Nassim Majidi. She is a researcher and the co-founder of Samuel Hall, a social enterprise dedicated to conducting research on migration and forced displacement in Asia, Africa, and Europe with the goal of informing policy action and other forms of positive impact for communities. Nassim speaks to us about her paper titled ‘Storytelling in Research with Refugees’...

Everyone has a story and each story needs a way of expression. For some, it is poetry, for others through music. Marieke and Sarah create both poetry and music with the refugee community at a refugee center in Belgium. The safe space they created for people to be authentic and share their stories has its own journey of commitment, passion and love for poetry, music, and humans. In this week’s epis...

When war broke out in Syria, 31-year-old Baraah Ramadan hoped that she would, somehow, still be able to live in her home and lead an ordinary life. However, when a bomb nearly struck her house, she realized she needed to flee to a safer environment with her husband and three children. In this week’s episode, Baraah talks about how uniquely difficult forced migration is for women and mothers. She s...

Suha has been working on raising awareness and empowering migrants and refugees around the world for many years. She is passionate about storytelling and she finds inspiration and strength in the stories of the people she works with every day. She is the Co-Founder and Strategic Director of Migration Jam, a storytelling platform founded and run by refugees and migrants that seeks to change the mai...