The HALI Access Network Podcast
The HALI Access Network Podcast series tells the stories of founders and key players within HALI Access Network organisations, their students and friends. The HALI Access Network aims to level the playing field for high achieving, low income African youth to access higher education opportunities around the globe. The views in this podcast series are the views of the guests and not necessarily those of the HALI Access Network.
Episodes
8 episodes
Meet Geofrey Njovu - chemistry student at University of Edinburgh and master of diverse skills!
This episode is a conversation between Helen, Habiiba and Geofrey Njovu. Geofrey is a Pestalozzi alumnus and Mastercard Foundation Scholar at the University of Edinburgh where he studies Chemistry. On top of his studies he is running the Master...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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43:56
Meet Corey Johnson - Founder Imagine Scholar
In this episode, Helen and Janet talk to Corey Johnson, the founder of a groundbreaking education programme called Imagine Scholar in South Africa. Imagine Scholar is an after school programme aiming to create impactful people through joyful le...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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39:45
Meet Lucy Heady and Pauline Essah of ESSA
In this episode, Helen Leale-Green talks to ESSA (Education Sub Saharan Africa) CEO, Lucy Heady, and Head of Research and Insight, Pauline Essah. ESSA is a non-profit organisation located in the UK. ESSA's mission starts with universities and c...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:48
Meet Zawadi alumnae, Leila and Christine
Welcome back to the podcast. In this week’s episode, Helen and Janet are joined by Leila and Christine, two alumnae from the Zawadi Africa Education Fund. Zawadi is a leadership programme that helps young Kenyan women access university to turn ...
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43:16
Meet COYOTA co-founder, Benson Wejere originally from Democratic Republic of Congo
In this episode of the podcast, Helen and Habiiba are joined by Benson Wereje, co-founder of CIYOTA. CIYOTA is a youth-led movement that supports the refugee population living in camps in Uganda. Most of the refugees come from the Democratic Re...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:06
Conversations With Co-Hosts: Part 2
This episode of the podcast introduces you to our final co-host: Habiiba. A recent graduate of UC Berkeley, she talks about how her role there in chairing the Model United Nations provided an opportunity to bring the voice of African into discu...
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Season 1
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21:13
Conversations With Co-Hosts: Part 1
This episode of the HALI Access Network podcast briefly introduces our host, Helen Leale-Green, and co-presenters Janet, Quincy and Habiiba. We then hear from Janet and Quincy about some of the work they have been involved in recently, as we...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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26:50
Meet HALI Access Founders, Rebecca and Rebekah!
Welcome to the launch of the HALI Access Network podcast. In this episode, Helen and Janet will be talking to the founders of HALI, Rebecca Zeigler Mano, the Founder/Director of the United States Achievers Program (USAP), and Rebekah Westpha...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:16