Diversity with Diana Podcast is a platform for thought leaders, policymakers, and engaged citizens passionate about building equitable societies. Rooted in good governance, inclusive diversity, and tech innovation values, we explore policy, development, and culture through a unique lens. Join us as we dive into the dynamic intersection of diversity and technology, uncovering insights that shape a more inclusive future. From in-depth discussions on equitable policy-making to the role of innovation in fostering cultural growth, our episodes bring fresh perspectives from global voices. Stay tuned
In this new Season, Founder and Host Diana Sifuna joins Arnav Kapur in a Kenyan expat conversation while exploring 3 things: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The LIVE conversation happened physically at Lava Latte Food Café in Nairobi, Kenya and virtually on Diversity With Diana Podcast YouTube Channel.
Arnav hosts The Development Dilemma podcast which began from conversations that started in 2017 in Kenya with his Kenyan colleagues and friends about their experiences working in international organizations. They all did similar work but had very different experiences and opportunities, which ultimately damaged the potential for social impact in the work. The podcast arose out of this frustration with the hope of starting more conversations to break this divide. An avid cyclist, Arnav grew up in Canada and the UK and has had the privilege of spending the last 4 years in Kenya, learning about another culture and practicing Kiswahili.
About the Development Dilemma Podcast:
The Development Dilemma Podcast features honest and empathetic conversations to address the elephant in the room: the world of international development is run by two actors, expats & locals, who don't seem to talk. Through conversations between expats and locals, we tackle the common development dilemmas (e.g. hiring & pay, skills transfers, role of aid) and how we can work towards more democratic, collaborative and ultimately, impactful work.
This DWD Podcast will feature host Diana Sifuna (She/her) and guest Martha Mwatha (She/her) is a lawyer, socialist feminist, an abolitionist, Human Rights Defender, and writer. She is also a rape victim/survivor, an ungovernable woman who prides herself in living life boldly, fearlessly, and authentically. Borrowing from the power of Mama Asante Waa, the bravery of Wangari Mathai and audacity of Stella Nyanzi as well as other powerful black women she presents as a decolonized and liberated Black, African Woman in all her fullness.
Martha believes in being an accomplice to the oppressed standing firmly on the words of Assata Shakur ‘It is the obligation of every person who claims to oppose oppression to resist the oppressor by every means at his or her disposal. Not to engage in physical resistance, armed resistance to oppression, is to serve the interests of the oppressor; no more, no less. There are no exceptions to the rule, no easy out...’ Diana seeks to understand the evolution of feminism and it’s socio-economic and political implication on the path to equality of men and women.
Join Diana and Martha on YouTube LIVE on Wednesday the 9th of December 2021 from 8:00pm (GMT+3) as they explore the dangers of totalizing narratives and hope to give recommendations to our viewers won what they can do regularly to advance gender equality as a human right.
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She is also a founding member and organizer/mobilizer at Feminists Conversations Kenya (@FeministConvoKe) which organizes around feminism and Social Justice in a bid to end patriarchal domination. (Check them out every Thursday for a tweet chat and Twitter space where we do political education around these issues) As a believer of co creating our feminist realities through creating safe spaces for women and gender minorities Martha advocates for Gender Justice through throwing herself fully into advocacy work. She insists that standing in solidarity with the most marginalized people calls for more than just theory, that we must also put our money where our mouth is and go into practice.
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PART TWO: This DWD Podcast will feature host Diana Sifuna and guest Letoya Johnstone, a transgender woman and advocate of the transgender community. Letoya Johnstone is a diploma holder in social work, a transgender peer educator, a trainer of trainees (ToT) trained by a branch of Kenyan Ministry of Health, NASCOP (National AIDS and STI Control Programme), a trained HIV/AIDS counselling psychologist and a community champion for the Transgender community. Letoya notes that transgender persons are not intersex, and she will engage Diana in understanding the gender norms and the importance of inclusion of transgender persons in the healthcare system, public spaces, and in the census.
Join Diana and Letoya on YouTube LIVE on Tuesday the 30th of November 2021 from 8:00pm (GMT+3). Email us any questions you may have in advance as I engage Letoya in the understanding and support of gender diversity and transgender inclusion in equitable distribution of public service s and equality as a human rights aspect.
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Letoya Johnstone is the first person in Africa to be named Transgender Fashion Icon by BBC world because of her sharp eye for fashion and including the minorities and the Marginalized communities in the fashion scenes. Before Letoya Johnstone's tireless efforts, there were no models living with disability or LGBTQ+ included in the fashion industry, modelling and runway shows.
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