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Djali Podcast
This podcast from the Nawi Collective aims to create a space for oral documentation between and about African women working to tackle macro - economic inequalities using a Pan African, feminist lens. The podcast will examine how global economic and structural inequalities bear down on African women and affect their access to resources and essential services from health to education. It will also interrogate how to re-imagine a future that is inclusive and just using a Pan African feminist approach.
There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.
Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025
This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism. This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.
This episode is an opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the convening and the Jacaranda Paper in envisioning a feminist future and how to get people involved with our guest Wangari Kinoti (Action Aid International).
The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.
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There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.
Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025
This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism. This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.
This episode is an opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the convening and the Jacaranda Paper in envisioning a feminist future and how to get people involved with our guest Fatimah Kelleher.
The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.
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There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.
Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025
This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism. This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.
In today’s episode we will delve into an overview of what a feminist economy looks like, exploring the different elements of the feminist economy through thematic sectors such as decent work, agriculture etc with our guest Sanyu Awori (AWID)
The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.
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There is a wealth of African feminist academic and activist research and knowledge on neoliberalism and its impacts in the majority world. Yet, this knowledge has, for the most part, been removed from conversations on neoliberalism and its ideological and policy tenets and generally disregarded which is a function and consequence of neoliberalism itself.
Recognizing this ActionAid International, Akina Mama wa Afrika and The Nawi Collective co-convened a series of conversations among African feminists challenging neoliberalism and proposing alternatives towards a collective vision for the African continent and its people. The first of these conversations was held in Nairobi in February 2025
This podcast series: Beyond Neoliberalism ( Weaving a feminist future together) is a series of conversations borne out of the convening held in February 2025, that will interrogate, propose, shape and document pan-African feminist narratives beyond neoliberalism. This is done in recognition that we are building on decades worth of work. Our intention is to contribute to reinvigorating, documenting and amplifying. connecting key movements, thinkers, creatives and activists.
In today’s episode we will share an overview of how neoliberalism in Africa has affected women disproportionately leading to their structural exclusion and how we can use narrative shifts using storytelling and varied research methods for our reclamation with our guest Carol Nganga (Msingi Trust).
The Beyond Neoliberalism Series is produced with the financial support of Action Aid International.
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We are pleased to introduce a new series on the Djali Podcast, where we do a deep dive with a Nawi Associate to learn more about their work, their inspiration and how their work connects to the vision of the Nawi Collective.
In this episode, we are diving deep into the mind of Agazit Abate, our multi-disciplinary creative powerhouse who recently produced Nawi's Macroeconomics 101. Prepare to be inspired as Agazit shares her creative journey, the unexpected lessons she learned while wrangling economic concepts, and the exciting projects brewing on her horizon. Get ready for a dose of wit, wisdom, and a whole lot of creative energy.
Take a look at Agazit's work Prayers for a Cruel Blessed World,In A Time Not So Far Away , MERIEM- How it could be.
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We are pleased to introduce a new series on the Djali Podcast, where we do a deep dive with a Nawi Associate to learn more about their work, their inspiration and how their work connects to the vision of the Nawi Collective.
To kick us off, we navigate the creative world of multi-talented Nebila Abdulmelik, who recently co-created the children's books Our Future Cameroon and Our Future Lesotho with children from Cameroon and Lesotho.
Prepare to be inspired as Nebila shares her creative journey, where she talks about her inspiration, challenges and what children can teach us about how adults can engage in collective imaginations of what a beautiful world would look like and what it would take to get there.
Take a look at Nebila's collaborations Prayers for a Cruel Blessed World,
Letters to the future, In A Time Not So Far Away .
Get in touch with us!
Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website: www.nawi.africa
We are pleased to introduce a new series on the Djali Podcast, where we do a deep dive with a Nawi Associate to learn more about their work, their inspiration and how their work connects to the vision of the Nawi Collective.
To kick us off, we navigate the creative world of multi-talented Nebila Abdulmelik, who recently co-created the children's books Our Future Cameroon and Our Future Lesotho with children from Cameroon and Lesotho.
Prepare to be inspired as Nebila shares her creative journey, where she talks about her inspiration, challenges and what children can teach us about how adults can engage in collective imaginations of what a beautiful world would look like and what it would take to get there.
Take a look at Nebila's collaborations Prayers for a Cruel Blessed World,
Letters to the future, In A Time Not So Far Away .
Get in touch with us!
Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website: www.nawi.africa
We are pleased to introduce a new three-part mini podcast series on Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) and how they continue to affect the Continent.
This series is in collaboration with Omolara Oriye of Liberation Alliance and our conversations will be guided by the book : "Our Continent, Our Future African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment by Thandika Mkandawire & Charles C. Soludo".
Our aim is to have discussions that explore how the SAPs in the 1990s shaped African lives and our futures and what this means in light of the new round of SAPs currently being implemented in various countries all over the Continent.
In this final episode, Omolara Oriye, Tobi Ayodele and I will conclude the series by looking towards the future and discussing what a liberatory future looks like for the Continent from our perspective as African feminists.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
Get in touch with us!
Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website: www.nawi.africa
We are pleased to introduce a new three-part mini podcast series on Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) and how they continue to affect the Continent.
This series is in collaboration with Omolara Oriye of Liberation Alliance and our conversations will be guided by the book : "Our Continent, Our Future African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment by Thandika Mkandawire & Charles C. Soludo".
Our aim is to have discussions that explore how the SAPs in the 1990s shaped African lives and our futures and what this means in light of the new round of SAPs currently being implemented in various countries all over the Continent.
In this episode, Omolara Oriye and I will explore the central message of SAPs along various thematic sectors, the role that SAPs played in the rise of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the death of movement building on the continent and how our political leaders are accomplices to the destruction of our African economies.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
Get in touch with us!
Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website: www.nawi.africa
We are pleased to introduce a new three-part mini podcast series on Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) and how they continue to affect the continent.
This series is in collaboration with Omolara Oriye of Liberation Alliance and our conversations will be guided by the book : "Our Continent, Our Future African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment by Thandika Mkandawire & Charles C. Soludo".
Our aim is to have discussions that explore how the SAPs in the 1990s shaped African lives and our futures and what this means in light of the new round of SAPs currently being implemented in various countries all over the continent.
Our first guest Nombuso Mathibela, is an archivist and cultural worker, who will share with us the shifts experienced in the cultural landscape during the post-colonial era as a result of the SAPs.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website: www.nawi.africa
We have come to the end of our first series, in 2022 the Nawi Collective commissioned a collection of papers on the AfCFTA from a pan african feminist perspective,
We unpacked some of these papers during this series and provided analysis and critique of the AfCFTA and considered tangible alternatives that would make the AfCFTA work better for African women in different areas such as extractives, ecology, agriculture.
In this episode , we speak to Africa Kiiza our reviewer and expert who saw us to the finish line as he shares his thoughts on how the series of papers offered necessary critique of the AfCFTA
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Agriculture plays a key role on the African Continent. It is the biggest sector employer, directly supporting 90% of livelihoods and accounting for up to a quarter of the Continent’s total GDP.
The sector also accounts for the work done by the majority of the population, where 80% of this farming is done by smallholders many of whom are women. As such, the status and role of women on the African Continent is key to any gains that the agricultural sector intends to make on the Continent.
Our conversation today will explore the question: Where does The AfCFTA Meet African Women in Agriculture? with our guest Dr. Njoki Ngumi who authored a paper exploring the AfCFTA and feminist reflections, insights and strategies to consider when looking at the intersection of agriculture and trade.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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The AfCFTA has been founded on a pan-African premise, more specifically the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, which proposes a vision of an “integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, but what does this mean in the face of current realities of our ongoing neo-colonial relationship with global northern countries that is characterized by a power imbalance that actively harms the lives and stifles the futures of African citizens.
This week’s episode is part of a two part series exploring the AfCFTA and Feminist considerations on pan-African sovereignty with our guest Fatimah Kelleher.
In this episode Fatimah uses a pan African feminist lens to guide us in imagining what an AfCFTA working towards securing a more sovereign and economically just future especially for African women looks like. Some of the issues that African countries should be building consensus on and how feminist movement building can inform our collective activism?
Fatimah Kelleher is a Pan African feminist technical adviser/strategist engaged in feminist advocacy.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Website: www.nawi.africa
The AfCFTA has been founded on a pan-African premise, more specifically the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, which proposes a vision of an “integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, but what does this mean in the face of current realities of our ongoing neo-colonial relationship with global northern countries that is characterized by a power imbalance that actively harms the lives and stifles the futures of African citizens.
This week’s episode is part of a two part series exploring the AfCFTA and Feminist considerations on pan-African sovereignty with our guest Fatimah Kelleher.
In this episode we talk about global geo-political realities and their implications on the quest to deepen intra African trade, exploitative power relationships between former colonisers, and newcomers to the continent. Furthermore, how do these relationships impact the idea of sovereignty and integration as envisioned during the post-independence movements?
Fatimah Kelleher is a Pan African feminist technical adviser/strategist engaged in feminist advocacy.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Website: www.nawi.africa
The freedom of movement of people, capital, goods, and services is at the core of the African continental and regional integration agendas. Under the AfCFTA free movement of persons is fundamental to boosting intra-African trade.
However the implementation towards a borderless Africa is still a work in progress due to some concerns from African states which include security threats.
This episode explores a feminist/human rights based approach towards the AfCFTA and the issue of human trafficking.
Our guest, Sodfa Daaji explores how the AfCFTA has the potential to address one of the main factors exacerbating the vulnerability of the victims of human trafficking through economic empowerment.
She also proposes the integration of a human rights-based approach and the introduction of provisions within the AU Protocol on Free Movement of Persons against the danger of human trafficking.
Sodfa Daaji is a women’s rights advocate, passionate about feminist jurisprudence. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the African Legal Think Tank on Women’s Rights, a continental institute aiming at addressing modern forms of violence against women. She is currently a Research Fellow at MS Training Center for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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An enduring feature of most African economies is the extraction of natural resources for the accumulation of wealth in global north countries.
The extraction of these natural resources is one of the most important issues affecting communities in Africa today and the use and governance of these natural resources are fundamental to how economies can cope with the urgency of climate change.
The conversation with Sonia Phalatse will explore a paper she authored on why we should apply a feminist political ecology (FPE) lens to critically assess the AfCFTA, within the context of extractivism in Africa. Sonia Phalatse is a feminist economist researching and writing at the intersection of climate and economic justice.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Trade is a crucial area for women and inclusive trade policies valuably contribute to advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The AfCFTA has been identified as a key pillar for working towards and building shared prosperity through the social and economic transformation of the continent.
However a majority of trade policies and frameworks including the AfCFTA have often been gender blind, and contain provisions that worsen the marginalization of women.
Our guest, Sodfa Daaji discusses a mapping study that she authored that assesses women’s participation in the implementation of the AfCFTA . In addition to highlighting existing gaps, Sodfa also identifies entry points for a more meaningful engagement for women’s rights and feminists organizations within the process of the implementation of the AfCFTA.
Sodfa Daaji is a women’s rights advocate, passionate about feminist jurisprudence. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the African Legal Think Tank on Women’s Rights, a continental institute aiming at addressing modern forms of violence against women. She is currently a Research Fellow at MS Training Center for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Website: www.nawi.africa
Welcome to the Djali Podcast.
In this introduction episode former host Crystal Simeoni talks to new host Elizabeth Maina to catch up on what has been happening since we last heard from the Djali Podcast.
We introduce our first series which will provide a sharp analysis and critique of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Exploring to what extent the AfCFTA in respect to the issues of focus, uses a feminist/gendered approach in articulating problems and solutions. As well as consider tangible alternatives that would make the AfCFTA work better for African women in specific thematic areas. The series will be based on the collection of papers commissioned by the Nawi Collective on the AfCFTA from a Pan African feminist perspective.
The show is made possible by financial support from the Nawi Collective.
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Instagram: @nawi.africa
Twitter: @NawiAfrica
Website: www.nawi.africa