50. Diaspora Diaries – My Thoughts on the Biden-Harris Win, Celebrating 50 Episodes and What Podcasting Has Taught Me

11/17/20 • 27 min

This is Dear Diaspora’s 50th episode! The podcast launched September 2019 and since then, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing amazing guests from all over the world. To celebrate this milestone, I’m taking some time to reflect on a few things:

The Biden-Harris win and what I’m hoping to see these next four years
The biggest takeaways from past interviews and what they’ve taught me about Africa, the Diaspora and what role we actually play in contributing to Africa’s growth and development
The 3 biggest lessons I’ve learned this past year
- Consistency is key
- You don’t need to ask for permission to follow your dreams
- There are no failures in life, only lessons to be learned

Thanks for tuning in!

Resources mentioned:

Use discount code “DearDiaspora” to join me and Certified Africa in Ghana this December: https://deardiasporashow.com/ghana2020/
Subscribe to Dear Diaspora’s monthly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gZpu79
Become a patron and support the show: patreon.com/deardiaspora
Dear Diaspora Twitter: https://twitter.com/deardiasporapod
Dear Diaspora Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/
Dear Diaspora FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/deardiaspora

The Biden-Harris win and what I’m hoping to see these next four years
The biggest takeaways from past interviews and what they’ve taught me about Africa, the Diaspora and what role we actually play in contributing to Africa’s growth and development
The 3 biggest lessons I’ve learned this past year
- Consistency is key
- You don’t need to ask for permission to follow your dreams
- There are no failures in life, only lessons to be learned

Thanks for tuning in!

Resources mentioned:

Use discount code “DearDiaspora” to join me and Certified Africa in Ghana this December: https://deardiasporashow.com/ghana2020/
Subscribe to Dear Diaspora’s monthly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gZpu79
Become a patron and support the show: patreon.com/deardiaspora
Dear Diaspora Twitter: https://twitter.com/deardiasporapod
Dear Diaspora Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/
Dear Diaspora FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/deardiaspora

Previous Episode

49. How I'm Building a Marketplace to Improve Access to Healthcare in Africa | Sam Baddoo, Fleri Founder

For today’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Sam Baddoo, Founder of Fleri—a health insurance marketplace that helps immigrants protect the people they love, everywhere. Every year, immigrants across the globe send billions of dollars in remittances to their loved ones in lower-income and middle-income countries. What’s unique about Fleri is that it "unbundles" remittances by providing immigrants a direct way to provide quality healthcare to their loved ones back home.

During the episode, Sam and I discuss:

His upbringing in Ghana and experience studying in Morocco
The African immigrant experience and how he found his footing after emigrating from Ghana
How remittance payments transform African economies
How Fleri will work to reduce the burden of out of pocket healthcare costs
Africa’s healthcare landscape and which countries are getting it right
What healthcare in Africa could look like in the next 10 years

“We have the power. We just have to figure out how to use it.” – Sam Baddoo

Resources mentioned:

Join Fleri: https://joinfleri.com
Use discount code “DearDiaspora” to join me and Certified Africa in Ghana this December: https://deardiasporashow.com/ghana2020/
Subscribe to Dear Diaspora’s newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gZpu79
Dear Diaspora Twitter: https://twitter.com/deardiasporapod
Dear Diaspora Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/
Dear Diaspora FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/deardiaspora

Next Episode

51. Doing Good Work In Africa: How I'm Connecting College Students To Africa-Based Companies And Non-Profits|Ola Erogbogbo

If you’re a student and looking for ways to engage with the continent in an impactful way, this is the episode for you! I had a great conversation with Doing Good Work in Africa (DOWA) Founder Ola Erogbogbo DOWA Fellow Adaeze Okorie.

Doing Good Work in Africa connects brilliant and innovative university students to Africa-based companies, public entities and non-profit organizations working to address challenges at the grassroots level by implementing impactful and scalable initiatives.

Tune in to hear Ola and Adaeze share:

What about doing business in Nigeria led Ola to launch DOWA
How you can land an internship with one of their program partners
How the program benefits the Africa-based companies and non-profits that sign up
What exactly about young people excites them about Africa’s future

Resources mentioned:

More About DOWA: https://www.dowafrica.org
Use discount code “DearDiaspora” to join me and Certified Africa in Ghana this December: https://deardiasporashow.com/ghana2020/
Subscribe to Dear Diaspora’s monthly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gZpu79
Become a patron and support the show: patreon.com/deardiaspora
Dear Diaspora Twitter: https://twitter.com/deardiasporapod
Dear Diaspora Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deardiaspora/
Dear Diaspora FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/deardiaspora