Arts & Culture Archives

Joni Brenner – Artist, Lecturer, and Marigold Bead Project Partner

In this episode, we hear from the amazing Joni Brenner, an artist helping a cooperative of women in Zimbabwe to produce beads that are not just beautiful necklaces but also an enterprise that sustains the livelihoods of women and their families. Joni shares how it all began with a “happy accident,” which led to collaborations…

We Are Who We’ve Been Waiting For: Nomsa Mazwai and Community Development South Africa

Nomsa Mazwai’s interview was a new experience because she is so many amazing people wrapped in one flamboyantly energetic body. She’s a Fulbright-scholar economist, a musician and singer, and an entrepreneur. In our conversation she talks about Soweto Night Out, a business created through her think tank Funkatam Walking, which is entirely focused on women’s…

This Way Up: Conversations About Social Change South Africa

This Way Up, the podcast that shines a light into the corners of South Africa where change is happening.