Jean de Dieu Ndayikeza (Jado) is a Burundian who went from a refugee camp in Rwanda to building a life in Brussels. He believes capital — financial, intellectual, social — is the most powerful tool to change the world. He created Change Me Podcast out of frustration of not understanding the world, to share his unfiltered views on life and to have honest conversations with people figuring life out alongside him.
This is your space to hear stories/ideas of change. Let's figure it out together!
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-de-dieu-ndayikeza/recent-activity/articles/
In this episode, Jon Browning, CEO of Global Mentorship Initiative, shares insights on how AI is transforming the job market, the importance of human connection, and how mentorship can bridge the gap for underrepresented and refugee students. Discover practical strategies for navigating the evolving workplace and supporting the next generation of talent. Key topics1. Impact of AI on the job market2. Mentorship strategies for students3. Supporting refugee students in tech education4. AI tools for job applications and resumes5. The importance of human connection in career growthChapters00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18) Introduction to Jon Browning and GMI06:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18&t=410s) Jon Browning's career journey from Microsoft to GMI15:13 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18&t=913s) The impact of AI on the future of work25:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18&t=1502s) AI tools transforming job search and applications34:51 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18&t=2091s) Supporting refugee students through mentorship45:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18&t=2702s) The importance of human connection in career success55:01 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmwtkRlQvk&list=PL7qLDqc6DZewgVUEhHY3sXxMHUHKYEJKg&index=18&t=3301s) How to support GMI and mentorship initiatives Key sentences"Human connection cannot be replaced by AI""Let's focus on nurturing human relationships""Be very careful with AI-written documents" Guest linksLinkedIn - / jonbrowning (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUjFxeENGQ0JIRkJ6bUVFQ2FyY09CcHxBR3JiS2FtZmUwMmtfdVY4bndCTUFZd1dVbzIxZmcwMHJqWVJ1TWIzc3NHY25lN1dMUTl5Uk1fZXB0WmprZW9GVGVfNkt6NFhkLUdacGxDM1hobEpXb0ZvdFQxQzhXSHNZdjc3&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjonbrowning&v=tsmwtkRlQvk)Website - https://globalmentorship.org (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUUdITGtTY0t1NkptUEtYUUhzU2pDd3xBR3JiS2FtUUhITzZ4Mm92Y3BJSzVKT0JSNk5TWWtwS2VIazh2Y1dFRU1MTjh6MnNMQ3JkX3c1ZHhXRTRqaG4ycHhXYjg3dDlhYmdoTWg3S2JUcDNnc2FTTUt6X1BQQnNZWUc2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalmentorship.org%2F&v=tsmwtkRlQvk) Music licencing: Music licensed through Soundstripe.Code: THIBCBZJ2BRRGZIC
25 May 2026
#14. 10 years of life advice in 14 minutes
Thank you for watching my first videos on my new channel. I plan to release a new video every Saturday, sharing lessons and insights from 10+ years in moving places, figuring out life, along with explainers on important topics I've realised.Let me know in the comments what else you'd like to learn about.Subscribe to Change Me Podcast
23 May 2026
#13 Two countries, two lives, one person — the identity crisis nobody talks about.
In this episode, I get into the real tension of building a life across countries.
I talk about the lessons I had to learn the hard way — and the ones I had to unlearn just as hard:
You can unlock levels.
There's no such thing as security in anything.
We're all pulling things from the mind into reality.
Problems are features, not bugs.
Decisions and actions are everything.
Picking your substance matters — own the choice instead of pretending.
I hope you enjoy this one. Let's figure it out together.
18 May 2026
#12. I disappeared for 20 months — here's what actually happened
20 months. I know.
I'm back — and everything that happened in between is exactly why.
In this episode, I'm sharing 5 things that went on while I was gone: starting my master's in International Business, the struggle of starting over, the hardest question I've ever faced, the entrepreneurial itch that never went away, and what it really means to figure out your 30s.
This show was always about change. But I've realised it's actually about something deeper — the messy, uncomfortable journey of becoming.
If you're stuck between who you are and who you're becoming, this one's for you.
I'm not stopping. Ever.
7 Sept 2024
#11. A conversation with Jean Paul Niyongabo: Early dream in Burundi, Life in Mahama refugee camp, His career growth, ABF and his take on youth in Mahama 2015 vs 2024, and a bit of History of Burundi
Jean Paul Niyongabo is a refugee living in Rwanda; He is originally from Burundi and he’s been living in Rwanda as a refugee for almost a decade now. I and Jean Paul grew up in the same country, the same region and we lived in the same refugee camp from 2018 until end of 2021. He is currently a Data analyst at Jibu Inc. Rwanda Branch.
To support the Podcast, please support us on Patreon and or Subscribe on Spotify.
5 Jul 2024
#10. Jules Akimana | His life living in Mahama refugee camp, fitness activities, early acting interests, Kepler, ABF mentorship and more
This is the conversation I had with Jules Akimana, a Burundian refugee living in Rwanda, a fitness enthusiast, acting, modelling, Kepler Kigali student.
We discuss more about the life in Mahama refugee camp, early interest in acting, his experience studying at a school with more than 20k students in a very small school, application process at Kepler and more
17 Jun 2024
#09. Updates at Change Me Podcast, I wish I knew it when I was 17, 3-hour phone call with a friend, finance and investing(Money Master the game by TR)
Ladies and gentlemen,
In this episode, Jado provides updates on news at Change Me Podcast, share an idea he stumbled on in a book that he wishes he knew it at 17, an idea from a 3-hour phone call with a friend, and advices on investing in stock market as a field he has been recently interested in.
We haven't let you down but changes need to happen and improvements now and then are not a bad thing.
Enjoy the episode!
15 Feb 2024
#08 A conversation with Jackson Byiringiro | 10-years experience living as a refugee, Global Refugee Forum (GRF2023), traveling as a refugee , the power of education for a refugee and more
This is a talk I had with Jackson Byiringiro who is a Guidance and Counselling Admin at Kepler Kigali. We talked about life in refugee camp, travelling with an African country's issued refugee travel document, education as an only way out for a refugee, calling world leaders and everyone in his/her capacity to support a refugee because no parliament or a body of people thinking about our future but only us (refugees)
NOTE: the context is for refugees in the Sub-saharan African countries.
26 Jan 2024
#07 - A conversation with Yves N| Life in a refugee camp, ethnical stereotypes, writing quotes, learning English, leading others, mentorship with ABF, helping 40 kids go back to school and more
This is the conversation with Yves Ndihokubwayo. A young Burundian living in Rwanda as a refugee who managed to escape the life in a refugee camp and still figuring out life.
NOTE: the last 10 minutes of this conversation was cut off due to technical issues recording the episode. Apologies for that.
Yves' Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvesndihokubwayo/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvesndihokubwayo/)
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31 Dec 2023
#06 Final - Words, Communication, Boy to a man, Environment you live in influence you a lot
In this episode I explore ways words and communication made ways for me and how the environment I was living in influenced me so much that I said that I have to leave to place ASAP. My goals were bigger than the circumstances, they were big to be realised living in a refugee.
Here are related links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXqusdYQ0X6lDKK6h61Af?si=6ad61ce621384436
Apple podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/change-me-podcast/id1686128882
9 Oct 2023
#05. Does optimism create magics?
This is the episode 5 of the season 1 of Change Me Podcast. This is the conversation where I tackled the point of positive thinking and how it can turn things in your favour.
Links:
Apple Podcast:
https://l1nk.dev/ulEhs (https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/change-me-podcast/id1686128882)
Patreon:
https://urx1.com/WfBac (https://patreon.com/ChangeMePodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)
Maison Shalom International:
https://maisonshalom.org/ (https://maisonshalom.org/)
19 Jul 2023
Intro: First Season of Change Me Podcast Trailer - Full
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Here we go with the full introduction of the first season of Change Me Podcast. The season will focus mainly on shedding a light on the life a little before becoming a refugee, experience living in a refugee camp in Sub Saharan Africa and the life after …
Thanks to all the people supporting on Patreon, if you want to do so as welll, here is the link:
https://www.patreon.com/join/ChangeMePodcast/checkout?rid=9993848 (https://www.patreon.com/join/ChangeMePodcast/checkout?rid=9993848)
Special thanks to Jirka, a friend that supported the launch of this amazing journey of Change Me Podcast without knowing he’s done so
8 Jul 2023
#03. You didn’t choose the life, somehow it chose you
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This episode is a continuation of the first season of the Change Me Podcast where I am talking about living in a refugee camp in Sub-Saharan Africa (Rwanda).
Here are the tackled points:
I had no idea (of the refugee camp)
Mahama refugee camp
On my arrival in the camp
Thinking beyond your survival is hard when you seems to see no way out
Intro to the next episode
29 Jun 2023
#02. Departure and crossing the border by sailing boat
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This second episode of the Change Me Podcast S1, will try to answer the following questions:
- What was it like leaving the country - what did you think when you get to your asylum country?
Four points to be expanded:
- Difficult in finding the transport from Bujumbura to Kirundo
- Crossing border in a sailing boat
Being received by someone in Rwanda, we never knew but helped us
Couldn’t help any more, have to go to the camp
8 May 2023
#01. Political Strifes April 2015 - My story crossing borders
This is the first episode of the the first season. This season ‘Crossing borders and life as a refugee’ will explore my journey of crossing borders, a journey I share with other thousands and thousands of people of my country BURUNDI. This episode will highlight the 2015 political stifle in Burundi that let me to leave the country.
3 May 2023
Change Me Podcast Trailer
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Hello and welcome to the "Change Me" podcast. I'm your host, JEAN DE DIEU NDAYIKEZA, and each episode, we dive deep into the stories and experiences of individuals who have made significant changes in their lives, overcoming obstacles and challenges along the way. The purpose of “Change Me” podcast, Is to leave me and you changed from listening to stories of change, voices of resilience.
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