Episodios

  • Iron Sharpens Iron: Job hunting? Some key principles to consider for employability

    Iron Sharpens Iron: Job hunting? Some key principles to consider for employability
    Oct 19 2023
    In a truly synergistic collaboration between Nestlé Needs Youth and Youth Connekt Africa, the objective today is to encourage and provide guidance to young people on how they can navigate the job-hunting space. The goal is to share information that will equip young people on how they can become the right candidates while also finding ways to utilise their time during your job-hunting stage.Joining the discussion today are Noxolo Mnisi, Senior Talent Acquisition and Management Partner & Youth Lead at Nestlé ESAR and Grace Mugabekazi, Senior Policy and Programs Advisor at YouthConnekt Africa Hub.
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    24 m
  • Iron Sharpens Iron: Leveraging the Demographic Capital of Africa for Empowered Livelihoods - its Youth

    Iron Sharpens Iron: Leveraging the Demographic Capital of Africa for Empowered Livelihoods - its Youth
    Aug 30 2023
    In this episode, our spotlight turns towards Africa's dynamic youth and their profound influence on our economic progress. We are joined by Nomndeni Mdakhi, Media entrepreneur and founder of Agenda Women and Ofentse Mwase, Director and founder of OM Films.
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    23 m
  • Iron Sharpens Iron: Youth in Agriprenuership - How to get into the sector and succeed.

    Iron Sharpens Iron: Youth in Agriprenuership - How to get into the sector and succeed.
    Jul 24 2023
    As we draw attention to Africa's vibrant youth population, we look at their pivotal role in shaping the continent's agribusiness landscape, ultimately driving economic growth.In this episode, we are privileged to hear from Fellistus Sekgale, a young and talented South African farmer who emerged as the winner of the prestigious Nestle Needs Youth AgriPitch Competition in 2022. In this episode, we also speak to Clement Kenneth Taonani a young farmer from Malawi both of whom bring valuable insights to our discussion.
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    26 m
  • Iron Sharpens Iron: Ecopreneurship – youth shaping Africa’s entrepreneurship landscape with climate mitigating ventures

    Iron Sharpens Iron: Ecopreneurship – youth shaping Africa’s entrepreneurship landscape with climate mitigating ventures
    Jun 28 2023

    As young people, we are still learning to understand the big word sustainability and now we are being introduced to ecopreneurship. This will be an interesting conversation as we try to unpack its meaning, particularly for young Africans.Our guests are Kwanele Ngwenya, Arts and Climate Justice Activator, and Sheryl Mboya, Managing Director and Chief Innovation Officer at Isisa Limited join us in this episode to help us do this. Iron Sharpens Iron is powered by Nestlé Needs Youth and YouthConnekt Africa.
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    18 m
  • Iron Sharpens Iron: How African youth are driving innovation and digitization in their own terms

    Iron Sharpens Iron: How African youth are driving innovation and digitization in their own terms
    Jun 5 2023
    Iron Sharpens Iron is a podcast powered by Nestlé Needs Youth and Youth Connekt Africa. This is a podcast where we, as African youth, get together to discuss the pivotal role in shaping our collective future on the African continent. In this episode Lethabo Sithole, sits down with Tafadzwa Chikwereti, a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and farmer passionate about technology's impact on agriculture, and Rachel Kumwenda, a Malawian Earth scientist and drone expert advocating for women in technology. The three unpack and explore different ways on how African youth are driving innovation and digitization.
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    33 m