Africa's Pearl: Recent Episodes
Dominick Combs
This podcast attempts to spread ideas regarding Uganda's current economic development, as well as shine a light into the lives of Peace Corps Volunteers during their service.
Is this episode, I sit down with the poet and journalist John Hillary. At the old Railway Museum in Jinja, Uganda, we take the afternoon to discover— together in the sun—how poetry can help make a better world.
Hiiii all 🌸🌸 so good to be back! In the intro I talk about returning to Uganda, the new volunteer cohort, development theories and some new formatting for the podcast. Then, I speak with Irene Kangume, the current program manager for agribusiness and economic development at Peace Corps Uganda. NOTE: if you’re running low on time, I recommend skipping the first 10 minutes so you can get right to the conversation with Irene. Enjoy 🌻🌻
In this episode, I speak with three Peace Corps volunteers about how we have failed, and about how we can use our failures to help us succeed.
In this episode, I explore what micro finance is and how it can help push up poor folks incomes; further, I sit down with a man who works in microfinance, right here in Kinoni, Uganda.
In this episode I speak with fellow Peace Corps Volunteer, Jared Riemenschneider, about everything from Santa Claus fighting a Santa Claus size turkey to what food really belongs in a tin can, in this Christmas/Thanksgiving Edition. Happy holidays!
In this episode, I speak with three PCVs: Carrie Angell, Chris Vakkur, and Jared Riemenschneider. We discuss topics such as health inequality, opportunity cost for NGOs, incentive structures that are created from donor funding and much more. Please join us in our journey to learn more about Uganda's economic development!
In this episode, I start a very breif discussion about the history and elements of Malaria. In addition, I speak with two women from Kinoni about their struggles with Malaria.
In this episode, I talk about foreign aid and describe some of its benefits and challenges. After the introduction, I speak with a local school teacher here in Kinoni Town, Uganda, regarding a specific instance when foreign aid worked.
In this episode, I speak with two peace corps volunteers: Imani Morgan and Rachel Montavon. We discuss mostly topics regarding women's rights and what challenges women face here in Uganda. As always, you can email me at dominick.combs@live.longwood.edu if you have any questions or want to support any of our organizations.
In this episode, I speak with three other peace corps volunteers: Maya Piper, Thomas Nantz, and Andrew Bassett. We cover topics such as culture shock, HIV, and coffee production. We also touch on the lovely nature of our fellow PCVs. Lastly, please feel free to email me at dominick.combs@live.longwood.edu if you have any questions regarding our service, or if you wish to help support any of our organizations.