Podcasts by EKONENI: Street Corner Stories
Ekoneni is a podcast about everyday people finding hope, creating connections, and making a difference in their communities. Join storytellers Pam Sykes and Jenn Warren to meet local heroes who are changing the world with bravery, ingenuity and heart. Ekoneni is the Xhosa word for "corner" - and in South Africa, the street corner is where people hang out, trade stories and watch life unfold. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts.
Season Two of Ekoneni is currently in production. Season One was supported by the U.S. Consulate of Cape Town and the American Corner, Cape Town Central Library.
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8: Creating Aha Moments with Marcela Guerrero Casas from 2018-06-26T10:22:48
We round out our first season talking to Marcela Guerrero Casas, the Managing Director and co-founder of Open Streets Cape Town, which describes itself as "a citizen-driven initiative working to ch...
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7: Choreographing a New Future with Theo Ndindwa from 2018-04-09T14:53:14
Theo Ndindwa uses dance for social change, and co-founded the iKapa Dance Theatre with his wife Tanya Arshamian in 2007 to teach dance, empowerment and life skills to youth in townships around Cape...
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6: William Mapham and the App that's Changing Healthcare from 2017-11-02T10:12:32
In this episode we meet William Mapham, the founder of Vula, a mobile phone app that connects patients and health care workers with specialist doctors quickly, easily and effectively. Like many dev...
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5: Rethabile Mashale Sonibare on Black Excellence and STEM for Girls from 2017-10-02T14:47:50
In Episode 5 of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories we meet Rethabile Mashale Sonibare. Rethabile is the inspiring founder of the Thope Foundation, which is bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and...
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4: Bringing Tech to the Township, Luvuyo Rani from 2017-08-28T15:33:43
In 2006, Luvuyo Rani opened up an Internet café in Khayelitsha, the largest township in Cape Town, after spending two years selling computers to teachers from the boot of his car. Today, Luvuyo is ...
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3: The Future is In Our Hands, Joy Olivier of IkamvaYouth from 2017-06-30T07:59:39
In the third episode of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories, we meet Joy Olivier, Co-founder and Director of IkamvaYouth - a Cape Town organisation tackling poverty through education, one youth at a tim...
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2: BYPASS with Shane Vermooten from 2017-06-07T14:29:38
In the second episode of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories, we meet Cape Town director Shane Vermooten?, who just released his first feature length film and Africa's first medical thriller, BYPASS. B...
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Sneak Peek: BYPASS with Shane Vermooten from 2017-06-05T16:16:37
Welcome to EKONENI's sneak peek of Episode 2, where we meet Shane Vermooten - a director from Cape Town who just released his first feature length film and Africa's first medical thriller, BYPASS, ...
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1: Tamburai Chirume of ONEOFEACH from 2017-04-28T16:13:06
In the first episode of Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories, we meet Tamburai Chirume the co-founder of ONEOFEACH, a mother and daughter design duo based in Cape Town. ONEOFEACH is driven by Tamburai an...
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Sneak Peek: Tamburai Chirume of ONEOFEACH from 2017-04-27T08:27:50
Welcome to EKONENI's sneak peek of Episode 1, where we meet Tamburai Chirume - co-founder of ONEOFEACH, a mother and daughter design duo based in Cape Town. ONEOFEACH is driven by Tamburai's love f...
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The American Corner Makerspace from 2017-04-26T10:51:23
Ekoneni: Street Corner Stories is supported by the U.S. Consulate of Cape Town and the American Corner, Cape Town Central Library. Our ad music "Sea Legs" is by Bottled Sounds and Shaun Lawler. Pho...
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