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Season 2 – Collaboration, Cohesion and Community
Season 2 – Collaboration, Cohesion and Community
Episode 1: Global Yaadie Gets Climate Conscious
In this Season Two Premiere and first ever pod to pod episode, island girls with identical passions reflect on their role in the climate change space. Podcast hosts from separate platforms Dainalyn and Derval, exchange experiences and offload
Episode 2 Part I: Two girls ‘a loan’ in China
How far would you go to be financially free? Learning comes with a price and these girls are paying it forward with the same route they took to their destination – education. The determination to be debt free
Episode 2 Part II : Two Girls ‘a loan in China’
Back in China after vacationing in Bali, the reality deepens. Our guests continue their story of going through the motions under five months of quarantine and staying calm amidst the chaos. Fending off discrimination and espcially managing their
Episode 3: The Verdict on Climate Justice
Climate change impacts are felt all across the world but it’s not just an environment challenge. It’s no secret that the global threat isn’t always black and white. How does climate change become an issue of racial and
Episode 4: Hard Facts and Hard Wax
International Women’s Day calls for the acknowledgment of the glitz as well as the glum of being a woman. Here’s an adventurous conversation with one unapologetic attorney/ wax aesthetician who came into an early awareness of the power of
Episode 5: Water Difference He Makes
He was cruising through his chemical engineering career until some serious water worries dried up his interest. Be the change you want to see defines Ajani Jacobs’ experience. He swapped engineering titles for the sake for his country’s
Episode 6: Tackling Climate Change on Campus
Encouraging people to focus on climate and sustainability in the midst of a pandemic is a task and a half. Sustainability Manager at the University of London, Matt Wilkinson had a full plate even with an empty campus.
Episode 7: Youth Speak Their Climate Truth
We are travelling back in time to December 2019 in Madrid, Spain. It was COP 25 Climate Change Conference and Global Yaadie’s first recording debut. The whole world knows Greta Thunberg. However, let’s introduce you to youth from
Episode 8: Injecting Vaccine Truth
Global Yaadie teamed up with a dynamic duo for our second pod to pod. When 2 Nerds Start a Podcast we knew it would be nothing short of awesome. Our co-hosts put rumours to rest by injecting us
Episode 9: Forecasting Disaster
As Tropical Storm Elsa rages across the Caribbean we revisit a conversation with climate change and disaster risk expert Kelli Armstrong. Start with the global pandemic, throw in a volcanic eruption and then add the Atlantic hurricane season
Season 1 – Culture, connections and climate action
Season 1 – Culture, connections and climate action
Episode 1: ACTION…not a bag a mout’
I had the opportunity to travel to Spain for United Nations COP 25 Climate Change Conference. This is an annual global conference where world leaders, various country representatives, environment organizations, activists all dedicated to fighting climate change convene. COP
Episode 2: Saving the environment is sexy! Just ask this supermom!
W e checked her Instagram, but our conversation verified she talks the talk and walks the walk. This mother, wife, businesswoman and earth champion, Yhordanka Akwanza shows us how simple it is to life the sustainable lifestyle. While
Episode 3: Caribbean Girls Hack
Over 1000 girls across the Caribbean celebrated International Girls in ICT Day on April 23, 2020 with SheLEADSIT and other tech partners. Global Yaadie was LIVE inside the #YouthTech4ClimateNow segment with digital dynamos, Destiny Powell from Deighton Griffith
Episode 4: Dribbling, Law, Finance and Manchester United
In between a morning starter of lemon tea and crackers, Jamaican Chevening Scholar Georgette Graham opens up about life in the United Kingdom and shares her academic experience of pursuing a Master of Law in International Finance. The
Episode 5: The Artistic Mermaid
Exploring the depths of the ocean was fun with the artistic mermaid. A true example of turning passion into purpose. Diver and coral farmer, Anna-K Cuffe shares how she fuses art with activism. The preserving the importance of
Episode 6: Episode Culture, Identity and the Jamaican legacy: Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council
It was three the hard way in the guest seat for this episode! Young, vibrant and passionate Jamaican women – Tijienene Gordon ( Events Team Manager), Kashane Denton (Canada Regional Leader) and Elecia Bethune (Events Team Representative) represent
Episode 7 : From 1 to 100,000: The Team 54 Project
Being the change, you want to see epitomizes this episode and even moreso, our guest, Dr. Daniel Gbujie Chidubem. Like a full plate of steaming jollof rice, the Nigerian dishes in full detail his experiences as a family
Episode 8: Miss New York Earth 2020
We bedazzled our guest seat into a throne fitting for the reigning Miss New York Earth as she shared her experience competing in a pageant celebrating our environment. How do you compete without knowing your competitors? We learn
Pre-Season – Quarantine and Chill
Season 2 – Quarantine and Chill
Quarantine and Chill (Trailer)
Press play instead of panic. Global Yaadie goes into quarantine and chill mode with a series of interviews bringing you global perspectives on the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. From the quarantined comforts of East London, we checked in
Quarantine and Chill | Part 1: Anisa Pratiwi, Indonesia
Former Engagement and Outreach officer at United Nations, Indonesia Anisa Pratiwi is now pursuing Public Policy at the University College of London. She shares how she is managing the transition from the in-class interactions to the online space
Quarantine and Chill | Part 2: Daphning Pierre, Haiti
Representing the country known as the la Perle des Antilles (Pearl of the Antilles), Haitian Scholar and Environmental Management major, Daphning Pierre highlights critical issues for concern in the midst of this outbreak. In this conversation Daphning guides
Quarantine and Chill | Part 3: Samuel Wakdok, Nigeria
Heading over to the home of Afrobeats we catch up with economist, Samuel Wakdok based at the University College London. He brings 15 years’ experience in Banking and Public service along with his current programme experience in Sustainable
Quarantine and Chill | Part 4: Lanvell Blake, Jamaica
Second Part Like many other scholars around the world, this unprecedented pandemic provides a live case study, being multi-disciplinary in nature. Lanvell is uniquely positioned to
Quarantine and Chill | Part 5: Chantelle Richardson, Jamaica
Despite the trying times she continues to be a jolly good Fellow. Librarian and Chevening Fellow at the British Library Chantelle Richardson joins us in this episode. Chantelle provides a non-student perspective on how the current changes have
Quarantine and Chill | Part 6: Sheneka Royal, Jamaica
Keep Calm and Quarantine! While the rest of us are up our necks in anxiety Public Health Inspector and Food Safety Specialist Sheneka Royal keeps it cool but cautious. The University of Birmingham master’s student weighs in on
Quarantine and Chill | Part 7: Ntinda Mvula, Zambia
In this episode we hear from our Scotland-based Chevening Scholar Ntinda Mvula who is pursuing a MSc. In Renewable Energy Engineering at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Majority of this colleagues have departed but this world tourist is
Quarantine and Chill | Part 8: Berisford Codd, Belize
This economist studying International Trade Law and Treaty Negotiation at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland gives us a different take on things. We look at the global economic implications of covid-19 and considerations of political impact and the
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I had the opportunity to travel to Spain for United Nations COP 25 Climate Change Conference. This is an annual global conference where world leaders, various country representatives, environment organizations, activists all dedicated to fighting climate change.
Quarantine and Chill
Press play instead of panic. Global Yaadie goes into quarantine and chill mode with a series of interviews bringing you global perspectives on the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. From the quarantined comforts of East London, we checked in with some international students particularly those on the Chevening programme – a global scholarship and fellowship funded by the UK government. As a Chevening Scholar myself I learn from my colleagues how the covid-19 has impacted their studies, how they are coping personally and the situation in their home countries and what this means for their future plans.
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