Africa Creates: UN Women – Working for Universal Equality
"The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female. So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly.” A...
Vered Ehsani
Africa Creates: Mentoring the Future
Passionate about mentorship, Winter Okoth explains how her experiences in a small school in rural Kenya inspired her to form Pamoja. “I have learnt to take my ...
Africa Creates: How to Inspire the Next Generation
Rashida Namulondo is a youth worker, actress and award-winning performance poet. She’s a lover of storytelling, and uses this gift in her mentorship work. Her ...
Africa Creates: The Lioness is in the House
L-NESS alias Lydia Owano Akwabi is a Hip Hop Cultural Specialist, and one of the top performing “femcees” who acts as an ambassador of Hip Hop in East Africa. ...
Africa Creates: She is Nairobi… Fashion!
As luck would have it, the moment we started our interview, someone started hammering against a wall somewhere. Despite the background noise, Anne Mpinga’s voic...
Africa Creates: Beware the Dangerous Word
If you’ve never thought of poetry as dangerous, it’s time to re-think that belief! Tete “Neno Kali” Burugu joined me to discuss poetry, fatherhood and Kenyan cu...
Africa Creates: How Many Doctor Poets Do You Know?
A poet and a doctor, Neal Hall, M.D. is no slouch. A graduate of Cornell and Harvard Universities, he has authored 2 award-winning books. His first book, Nigge...
Africa Creates: Dancing Across an Ocean
Joanne Ball-Burgess is a singer, dancer and writer. More than that, I found her to be a warm and charming lady who sincerely wants to uplift others with her num...
Africa Creates: There’s always room for chocolate, Yes or No?
Yes. Definitely Yes! There is ALWAYS room for chocolate! No, I'm not addicted. Why do you ask?Handmade chocolate, sculptured cakes & homemade ice cream… No,...
Africa Creates: Brainstorm, Kenyan Style
Michael Onsando is a reader who happens to write. That’s what Michael gave me for his bio, that one sentence! And while that is the most succinct bio I have ev...
Vered Ehsani
Vered Ehsani (http://veredehsani.blogspot.com/) is a writer, an environmental consultant & a radio show host of Africa Creates.Africa Creates (http://africacreates.net) is an online radio show that provides a platform for African writers, musicians, filmmakers & other artists to be heard & promoted both locally & internationally.