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Libya:Today we’re talking with Hajer Sharief , Peace & Human Rights defender,  Co-founder of Together We Build It. She focuses particularly on youth peace and security and women peace and security agendas. 

Aya and Hajer talk about demand 9 of B+25 manifesto on Silencing the Guns and how young women can be part of decision making  in peace and security frameworks, peace talks and negotiations. 

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Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

https://nalafem.org/manifesto-nala-feminist-collective/

Botswana: Today we’re talking with Bogolo Kenewendo, a Botswanan global economist and politician with deep expertise in international trade and development. She focuses particularly on Pan-African development and a passion for accelerating digitization and innovation across the continent.

Aya and Bogolo talk about how young women can get more involved in the economic policies being created, and what the current leadership is doing to foster more equity in this space. Bogolo discusses why it’s essential to know the difference between equality and equity, and what that means for young women in leadership positions.

Highlights:

• Bogolo as an economist and negotiator
• Toughest negotiation Bogolo has been apart of
• Being stereotyped by gender and age in negotiations
• The first step to take for African economic justice
• The intersection between gender and economics
• Difference between equity and equality
• Growing up in Botswana
• Policies in Botswana that are lifting people out of poverty
• The current economic landscape of South Africa
• Feeling empowered as a young person
• How young women can use the opportunities to emerge as leaders
• Bogolo’s daily routine and how to regain positivity
• And much more…

Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective? 

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Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

https://nalafem.org/manifesto-nala-feminist-collective/

Tanzania: Today we’re talking with Tessy Yue Li, a young climate justice activist, and co-founder of Y-IDEA, Youth Intra-Dialogue on Europe and Africa, and Zuhura Ahmad, CBD women programme lead at Tanzania Biodiversity Organization, co-founder at Tanzanian Youth Biodiversity Network, and a science teacher.

Aya, Tessy and Zuhura talk about how we can integrate more gender diversity into this year’s COP27, as well as what the different global leaders can do. It’s hard to be be a bit disappointed each year when not enough action is being taken, but continuing to fight, and advocate for the change that’s needed is how we get through this.

Highlights:

• Tessy Yue Li’s and Zuhura Ahmad’s story
• The points of contention between Africa and Europe
• Integrating a gender perspective into COP
• What is the priority for Tanzania?
• What’s the national level agenda at COP?
• The change that France needs to implement
• Three tips for finding common agendas at COP 27
• Tessy and Zuhura’s expectations for COP 27
• And so much more…

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Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

https://nalafem.org/manifesto-nala-feminist-collective/

Learn more about the COP 27 conference: 

https://unfccc.int/cop27

In previous COP conferences, there has been a severe lack of young people attending the negotiations that will affect our planet for generations to come. This is the year it changes!

Why should the youth have their voices heard any less? They are affected by climate change just like everyone else, and some are taking action.

Kenya/South Africa: Today on the show Susan Wairimu & Mthembukazi Bavuma join us to discuss why young people need to attend the COP 27 conference and the change that can be made within the communities, using a bottom-up approach when it comes to implementing policies.

Highlights:

• Susan and Mthembukazi talking about why they are Nala
• Susan getting pregnant as a teenager, and not letting that define her
• Mthembukazi on every generation joining in on the climate change conversation
• Why we need to think of climate change as Afrocentric
• What the priorities should be for the African and European leaders
• Young people have agency in the climate change conversation
• The power of telling our story
• And much more…

Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective? 

Visit our website to learn how you can help: https://nalafem.org/

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

https://nalafem.org/manifesto-nala-feminist-collective/

Learn more about the COP 27 conference: 

https://unfccc.int/cop27

The impact of climate change is happening to Africa now, and it’s not getting any better. We need our leaders not just to say they are going to create change, but we need action, and plans set into place today because lives are at risk.

Uganda: Vanessa Nakate helps us realize the impact that climate change is having every day on the African continent and the African people. This isn’t something that is going to happen in the future, this is a problem that millions of people are dealing with on a daily basis.

Today we discuss what changes need to be made and how young activists can help facilitate those changes in this year's COP 27 conference.

Highlights:

• How climate change affects Vanessa on a daily basis
• The top priority for Africa regarding climate change
• Positives and negatives from COP 26 to this year
• Challenges for youth participation in COP
• What the European Green Deal means for Africa
• The new gas deals with Italy, and how that’s affecting Africa
• Message to European leaders in regard to renewable energy
• The role of African leaders in creating action around the climate crisis
• Advice for young activists attending COP 27
• Women going to Parliament in Kenya
• Vanessa’s Vash Green Schools project
• And much more…

Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective? 

Visit our website to learn how you can help: https://nalafem.org/

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

https://nalafem.org/manifesto-nala-feminist-collective/

Learn more about the COP 27 conference: 

https://unfccc.int/cop27

Egypt: Are you feeling overwhelmed about what you can do at COP 27? 

There’s a lot happening at the conference each year, and if you’re new to it, today’s guest will help ease some of that stress and guide you through what you can do to get the most out of COP 27.

Omnia El Omrani is the youth envoy for COP 27 and is helping young people across the African and European Union to make their voices heard and improve the lives of current and future generations. 

Today she shares what you can do to make the most impact if this is your first conference. She also talks about being a young woman in the climate advocacy space today, and why you should attend this year’s conference instead of boycotting.

Highlights:

• What a COP 27 youth envoy does
• How a young climate activist can make the most out of COP 27
• Be part of the negotiations as a young person
• Fostering young women at this year’s COP 27
• How Egypt will be handling visas, accreditation, and funding
• Where funding comes from
• Engaging with Egypt regarding their oil production
• The value you can bring by attending the conference, not boycotting it
• Forming a partnership with the African and European youth
• The call to action for European and African leaders
• Omnia’s words to young advocates in the climate space
• And much more…

Want to support the Nala Feminist Collective? 

Visit our website to learn how you can help: https://nalafem.org/

Learn more about the Africa Young Women Beijing+25 Manifesto and how you can help the young women of Africa create a better life for future generations.

https://nalafem.org/manifesto-nala-feminist-collective/

Learn more about the COP 27 conference: 

https://unfccc.int/cop27