Baobab Platform Podcasts
Baobab is the digital community for the Mastercard Foundation network. Baobab, a platform for young African leaders, helps you expand your network, collaborate with like-minded peers and mentors, share back knowledge and access resources and opportunities to help you reach your personal and professional goals. Podcasts are created by African Scholars and Alumni from the Mastercard Foundation network.
Baobab Platform Podcasts
Latest Episodes
The Journey to Tomorrowland Ep 5: Prioritization of Mental Health in the Future of Work for Africa
Faith Kipkemboi is an Alumni of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program from McGill University and University of Edinburgh. She started her career in nursing and her lived experiences shaped her passion for mental health advocacy. <...
The Journey to Tomorrowland Ep 4: How Global Immigration Policies Affect the Prospects of the Future of Work Opportunities for Young Africans with Blossom Egbude
Blossom Egbude is a seasoned policy analyst and a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from the University of Cambridge. In this episode, we discuss how restrictive global immigration policies are affecting opportunities fo...
The Journey to Tomorrowland Ep 3 with Blossom Kafumbata: Should Graduates Become a Specialist or Generalist?
The Journey to Tomorrowland Ep 3: Should Graduates Become a Specialist or Generalist?Blossom Kafumbata is a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from the University of Cambridge and Edinburgh. In this episode, we dis...
The Journey to Tomorrowland Ep 2 Stories of grief and resilience with Hammed Alabi
Hammed Alabi is Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from the University of Edinburgh. He’s an entrepreneur and a well-known thought leader on supporting the next generation of young Africans. In this episode, we unveil the cur...
Journey to Tomorrowland: Episode 1
The Journey to Tomorrowland podcast explores the theme of the future of work. Join the host, Micheal Akintunde, as he explores this fundamental concept and hear how young African leaders from different educational and cultural backgrounds think...