In this episode, three stories all about our travels at home and abroad. Paul Murray indulges in forbidden (and fermented) fruit in Italy. Margie Morris brings back gifts for her child's classmates - just not the ones she thought. Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan has a life dictated by her visa.
Dr. Esther Ngumbi is a 2007 recipient for the highly competitive American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship. She has been featured in the AAUW celebrating 125 years of fellowships and grants views and on the cover of AAUW?s highly acclaimed national research report: ?Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?. Dr. Ngumbi is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in Auburn University, Alabama. She has worked with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGIU) where she served two terms as a Commitment Mentors and with AAWU in various capacities. Esther was named by One World Action as one of the 100 powerful women who change the world. She continues to be a global leader, motivational speaker and is passionate about issues related to hunger, gender, education, youth activism and sustainability.
Fatou Wurie is completing her masters in Public Policy at the University of Oxford and is Co-Founder of The Survivor Dream Project (SDP), a local nonprofit organisation that provides holistic support to women and youth survivors of trauma in Sierra Leone. A communicator and advocate, Fatou is passionate about gender equity and committed to building health care systems and securing economic and political freedoms for all in Sierra Leone, the continent of African and the Global South. She loves stories; reading them, writing them and telling them, she believes stories are a powerful tool for healing.
Anne is a Kenyan, a feminist, and creative writer who has previously worked with ZanaAfrica -- where she educated girls on their sexual/reproductive health and rights. She is also a graduate of The Moth's Global Community Program.
Mary Hamilton gets married to an unconventional man.
Esther Ngumbi hides an act of defiance from her mother.
by Jon Howe
Jon Howe re-commits to his ailing wife.
Emily Recinos struggles with her diminishing eye-sight.
by Anne Moraa
Anne Moraa reveals her true self during a traffic jam in Nairobi.
by Fatou Wurie
Fatou Wurie recognizes her grandmother’s impact on her life during a trip to Sierra Leone.
Sandra Kimokoti is challenged by ideas about body image and femininity.
Rehema Nanfuka tries to address an issue on-screen and off.
by Bina Maseno
Bina Maseno eagerly awaits election results when she runs for political office.
In this episode, we share three stories from our Global Community workshop and showcase in Nairobi, Kenya. Sandra Kimokoti is challenged by ideas about body image and femininity. Rehema Nanfuka tries to address an issue on-screen and off. Bina Maseno eagerly awaits election results when she runs for political office.