Episodes
In the wake of the Genocide in palestine, the world has also woken up to the ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since 1996, over six million people have been killed in Eastern DRC. In this episode, Christian Rumu, a Senior Campaigner at Amnesty International, speaks so elaborately about the conflict in DRC, the historical background, actors, the humanitarian cost and what individual activists can do to campaign for the liberation of DRC.
Published 03/13/24
In the pursuit of justice, human rights defenders find themselves operating in hostile environments. Many times, they prioritize the well-being of those they fight for over their own. Several reports indicate that human rights defenders find themselves burned out, anxious, feeling helpless, and even depressed and resorting to unhealthy coping mechanisms. Our guest gives us insights on how human rights defenders can prioritize psychosocial security the same way they pay attention to their...
Published 01/23/24
In this episode, Rebecca Turyatunga Juna and Nagawa Lorna, a lawyer with the Women's Probono Initiative and who weigh in on the conversation on the structural silencing of voices of women in Journalist in Uganda women voices. They share their perspectives on how they are actively challenging and resisting this silencing.
Published 01/13/24
Published 01/13/24
Sexual harrasment in newsrooms, objectification of women, and discrimination of queer women threaten the work of women journalists. In this episode, Faith Mulungi of RadioCity and Irah Mercy of Kuchu times shade light on this systematic silencing of Ugandan women in journalism.
Published 01/13/24
In this episode, the guests share insights on how systems connive to silence women's voices. Elisabeth particularly shares a story of how she fought against sexual harrasment that was rampant in a university hostel and how those who hold power did everything in their means to silence her.
Published 01/13/24
This episode is crossposted from Africa-blogging where Daniel Ominde interviews me about the current situation in Uganda.
Published 12/27/22
In April 2019, when millions marched to the headquarters of the military in Khartoum and other cities and the march was transformed into a sit-in that continued for two months, the sit-in became Sudan’s largest arts festival. The art produced during the revolution went viral, as it was covered by foreign journalists who swarmed Khartoum to report on the revolution. However, the narrative was always lacking the historical significance of how art was mobilized. Sudan’s contemporary art history...
Published 11/30/22
In this Episode, Psychologist Rachel crawford and I about adult bullying and its effects on mental health.
Published 06/24/22
Positivity when served in excesses and wrong contexts can be toxic.
Published 05/24/22
50 years of Walter Rodney's 'How Europe Underdeveloped Africa' An inspiring conversation.
Published 04/05/22
Critical thinking begins when we start to question everything.
Published 03/22/22
This episode features the voices of Ugandan women as we share our stories of the complexities of what it means to grow up as girls in Uganda.
Published 11/29/21
In this Episode we talk about writing, storytelling, the writer's disease. Ernest Bazanye brings wisdom and a free spirit to the table. I recommend that this is added as a resource for Mass com class 101. It is that enriching.
Published 11/10/21
In this Episode, we diagnose the health of the internet, This episode brought together 5 amazing people from differemt countries that originally contributed to the Mozilla Internet health report 2020. This episode was originally posted on the Mozilla sounds channel on Anchor. The production was done by Laura Vidal and edited a bit by B Keith Kuyoh to tailor it for the listeners of Nyamishana's Podcast
Published 09/03/21
More African countries are seeķing to increase their tax base. So, as more businesses become digitalised, governments are imposing digital taxes. In this episode capture highlights from a conversation hosted by Cipesa on the of impact of these taxes on the rights of users.
Published 07/28/21
Uganda is facing the 3rd wave of the COVID19 pandemic and we are under lockdown there is so much loss and uncertainty. In this chat with Vivienne Kabarungi and Maureen Nagasha we talk about how to radically take care of ourselves.
Published 07/02/21
Ruth Nyambura a Kenyan eco-feminist brilliantly introduces us to the concept Eco-Feminism and discusses the contribution that indigenous women and feminists make towards combating the climate crisis. This episode is brought to you by Akina Mama Wa Afrika
Published 06/05/21
From mean friends, to intimate partner violence, cyber bullying to street bullying is common yet rarely talked about. Why do bullies bully, how do victims identify that they are being bullied and how do they break free and not become bullies themselves. In this episode we have a conversation with Rachael Crawford a a Mental Health counselor gives insight into this subject.
Published 05/28/21
In this Episode, innovator and digital transformation evangelist Samson Tusiime gives us insight into how digital transformation is shaping up in Ugand, barriers and the role political governance in Uganda.
Published 05/21/21
What does decentering men mean? When did men become the main actors and the women props to spice up the narrative? How does decentering men affect the daily psychology of women and non binary humans? ln this episode, Lydia Namubiru a Ugandan feminist and journalist gives us some insights into this complex topic.
Published 05/14/21
The Unapologetic Poet Caroline Acen Afroetry shares with us her poetry . Her powerful poems cover sexism, women's voices and colourism.
Published 04/05/21
I host Mirembe Mary a blogger and mental health advocate. Mimar blogs candidly about her therapy sessions. She shares with us her fight against depression.
Published 03/30/21
In this laughter filled episode, Sunshine and Joey share their mom's funny and stories of resilience that are a cool ingredient to being an African Woman.
Published 03/16/21
To celebrate the individuality of Ugandan that came before us, I speak to winnie Winnie Babirye who shares with me the story of her mother Theresa Nnalongo Nababi.
Published 03/09/21