From Beacon Changemakers is the Beacon Forever podcast, which features the advice, adventures and accomplishments of Beacon Scholars, both past and present.
Part of Beacon Changemakers is the Beacon Scholarship, which is awarded to young East Africans who demonstrate academic excellence, achievement in music, drama or sport, social influence and role model citizenship. The Scholarship enables students to study at world-class universities in the UK, providing a foundation for them to launch their careers as they continue to be changemakers.
The second feature of what you have all been waiting for, Francesca returns to give her final words of wisdom to the Beacon podcast. She shares her experiences after graduation and navigating being a new young graduate employee in Nairobi, and much more.
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We hope you enjoy, and we look forward to the next instalments.
30 Jan 2026
Francesca Manyoni - Part 1
In the first episode of 2026!, we hear from a recent Beacon graduate and familiar face, Francesca, as she shares her experiences navigating her final year at Imperial, the immediate aftermath of graduation, and life working in her hometown of Nairobi.
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We hope you enjoy!
24 Dec 2025
Episode 5 Part 2 - Wise Musinguzi
In the final instalment of Episode 5, Wise takes us through his favourite literacy topics and how important it is to learn about your country's history. He also enlightens us with the one thing he wished he had known when he started Uni.
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20 Dec 2025
Episode 5 Part 1 - Wise Musinguzi
In this episode, Wise talks about his career journey to becoming a trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood in London. In this conversation, Wise and Amwene broadly have a conversation about:
His initial motivation to pursue law and how he explored other fields, such as business and finance, along the way
His experience working in the intellectual property team and what his role entails.
Practical advice for people navigating highly competitive career fields
We always look forward to hearing from you. Please share your thoughts with a rating or review, or both!
30 Oct 2025
Episode 4 Part 2 - Arthur Ddamulira
In part 2 of this episode, Arthur talks about his professional and personal goals and building JEPA Africa, and driving impact. In this conversation, he and Amwene have a broad conversation about
Arthur's professional goal of becoming an effective lawyer
Mortality and intentional living
Leading JEPA Africa
History as a crucial guide for decision-making and planning.
We always look forward to hearing from you. Please share your thoughts with a rating, review, or both!
Find out more about JEPA Africa here (https://www.jepaafrica.com/)
24 Sept 2025
Episode 4 Part 1 - Arthur Ddamulira
In this episode, Arthur talks about his journey to becoming a trainee associate at Freshfields and co-founding JEPA Africa. In this conversation, he and Amwene have a broad conversation about
Starting as a trainee at Freshfields
Arthur's view of his (and his parents health) as a project
The myth of a "work-life balance" and his belief in the "work-life pendulum"
His inspiration for becoming a solicitor and starting JEPA
We always look forward to hearing from you. Please share your thoughts with a rating, review, or both!
Find out more about JEPA Africa here (https://www.jepaafrica.com/)
22 Aug 2025
Episode 3- Shawn Mwenje
In this inspiring conversation, Amwene Etiang and Shawn Mwenje chat about:
The serendipitous birth of Tukue Pamoja as a platform to inform young people about African news in the wake of the 2024 Anti-Finance Bill protests in Kenya.
The power of informing young people about current affairs and the transformative impact this can have on democracy and society.
Shawn's involvement with JEPA- a capital and advisory firm started and run by young East Africans.
How his work led to him being gifted lots of books from his friends- including a Land Economy textbook
and lots more!
Links to the different projects Shawn is working on:
Tukue Pamoja (https://www.instagram.com/tukue.pamoja/?hl=en)
Mulika Africa (https://www.instagram.com/mulikaafrika/?hl=en)
JEPA Advisory (https://www.jepaafrica.com/advisory)
11 Jul 2025
Episode 2 Part 2 Naikena Mutulili
In this episode, Naikena and Amwene chat about
Her latest reads- Onyx Storm, part of the Empyrean fantasy book series by Rebecca Yarros
How addictive reading can be
The question she wishes she'd asked herself when she finished university
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1 Jul 2025
Episode 2 Part 1 - Naikena Mutulili
In this episode Amwene speaks to Naikena Mutulili a current Masters student at Cardiff University. Naikena shares her academic journey and current research on ageing as a risk factor for dementia.
29 May 2025
Episode 1 - Areeg Emarah
In this episode, Amwene speaks to Areeg Emarah about how she joined Cisco after studying at the University of Cambridge and her work as a Community Engagement Officer at CEI and expanding access to education about Islam.
More about CEI can be found here (https://www.instagram.com/cei.uk/?hl=en)
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