Taking Into Account

008: COVID-19 and Education w/ Vanessa Chilunda and Farai Munjoma

One of the key components in managing the spread of COVID-19 has been limiting physical interactions. At the onset of the pandemic, establishments including businesses and schools were promptly shut down and evacuated in order to curb the spread of the virus. As cases continue to rise with no approved treatment or vaccine, communities have struggled to figure out the best strategy to re-open schools. With the academic year disrupted for students at all ages, we dissect the measures taken in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe in primary and secondary education. We also explore the discrepancies between access to resources within the class divide and how the different governments of the respective countries have responded to the education needs. In this episode, we interviewed Farai Munjoma and Vanessa Chilunda. Farai is a Zimbabwean education entrepreneur at Shasha Network.He is an African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University alumnus. Farai has also previously been an Anzisha Fellow. Vanessa Chilunda is a PhD Student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is the co-founder of Tanzanian based company, Projekt Inspire, that aims at creating career awareness and lightening career paths for youth in STEM. Here we discuss their role in advancing remote learning in STEM in Tanzania. Mentioned in the episode: ZBC RADIO LESSONS PROGRAMME SCHEDULE https://www.unicef.org/zimbabwe/zbc-radio-lessons-programme-schedule [https://www.unicef.org/zimbabwe/zbc-radio-lessons-programme-schedule] Zimbabwe education: School lessons broadcast on the radio https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/zimbabwe-education-school-lessons-broadcast-radio-200718142240998.html [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/zimbabwe-education-school-lessons-broadcast-radio-200718142240998.html] Follow Farai: Twitter: @FaraiMunjoma LinkedIn: Farai Munjoma website: www.shashanetwork.com [http://www.shashanetwork.com] Follow Vanessa: Twitter:@ProjektInspire Instagram: @projekt_inspire_tz Website: www.projektinspire.co.tz [http://www.projektinspire.co.tz] Follow Desnor Nicole: Instagram: @desnornicole Twitter: @DesnorC Website: www.desnornicole.com [http://www.desnornicole.com] Follow Rutendo Chabikwa Twitter: @rutendochabikwa Instagram: @tedoex Follow Tedoex Media House: Instagram and Twitter: @tedoexmedia Website: www.tedoexmediahouse.com [http://www.tedoexmediahouse.com] Music: Title: Elipsis Artist: Chad Crouch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Title: Hip Hop Instrumental 2 Artist: Ketsa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa)]

007: COVID-19 and Access to Justice w/ Tinatswe Mhaka

COVID-19 has shown how different issues are connected, and how one injustice exposed another. This episode covers the global pandemic and its gendered implications on access to justice. We speak to Tinatswe Mhaka who is the founder of Feminist Voices Zimbabwe, and a women’s rights lawyer. Her focus is digital storytelling and community outreach in order to tackle access to justice for women in Zimbabwe. In this episode, we cover how government response to COVID-19 has affected access to justice for women, the connections between state violence and sexual violence, and how the economic instability has left children vulnerable. Mentioned in the episode: Tinatswe’s Article: https://africanfeminism.com/what-it-is-like-to-be-a-woman-in-a-police-state-zimbabwes-war-on-womens-bodies/ [https://africanfeminism.com/what-it-is-like-to-be-a-woman-in-a-police-state-zimbabwes-war-on-womens-bodies/] The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls: https://amzn.to/2ZCC1wG [https://amzn.to/2ZCC1wG] Follow Tinatswe: Twitter: @MhakaTinatswe Facebook: Mhaka Tinatswe LinkedIn: Tinatswe Mhaka Follow Desnor Nicole: Instagram: @desnornicole Twitter: @DesnorC Website: www.desnornicole.com [http://www.desnornicole.com] Follow Rutendo Chabikwa Twitter and Instagram: @tedoex Follow Tedoex Media House: Instagram and Twitter: @tedoexmedia Website: www.tedoexmediahouse.com [http://www.tedoexmediahouse.com] Music: Title: Elipsis Artist: Chad Crouch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Title: Hip Hop Instrumental 2 Artist: Ketsa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 License

006: COVID-19 and Telehealth w/ Munyaradzi Hoto

The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for effective telehealth services that are effectively integrated with already existing systems and are easily accessible. In this episode we sit down with Munyaradzi Hoto. Munyaradzi is the founder of Text Aid, a digital product that aims to improve the provision of health insurance in developing countries, Text Aid provides real value to health insurance providers, medical service providers, and the patients themselves. In this episode we cover the role of technology in providing health services, the challenges faced by telehealth startups, and the opportunities available. Textaid: Website: www.textaid.io [http://www.textaid.io] Follow Munya: Email: Munya@textaid.io [Munya@textaid.io] Twitter: @its_HOT_O Follow Desnor Nicole: Instagram: @desnornicole Twitter: @DesnorC Website: www.desnornicole.com [http://www.desnornicole.com] Follow Rutendo Chabikwa Twitter and Instagram: @tedoex Follow Tedoex Media House: Instagram and Twitter: @tedoexmedia Website: www.tedoexmediahouse.com [http://www.tedoexmediahouse.com] Music: Title: Elipsis Artist: Chad Crouch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Title: Hip Hop Instrumental 2 Artist: Ketsa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 License

005: COVID-19 and Diagnostics w/ Christian Happi

Diagnostics is an integral part of Public Health management and Drug Discovery. As SARS-COV-2 exponentially spreads through communities across the world, there has been a concerted effort by scientists to develop an effective testing kit. In this episode, we sit down with Dr Christian Happi, a molecular biologist and director of the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases. We simplify genomics and diagnostic technologies. We also explore the current efforts and challenges by African scientists in developing these technologies and more. Mentioned in the episode: COVID-19 testing types https://time.com/5880255/covid-19-tests-types/ [https://time.com/5880255/covid-19-tests-types/] CapeBio Technologies: https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-06-25-biotech-entrepreneurs-come-up-with-fast-covid-19-testing-kit-in-sa/ [https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-06-25-biotech-entrepreneurs-come-up-with-fast-covid-19-testing-kit-in-sa/] https://capebiosa.com/ [https://capebiosa.com/] Follow Christian Happi Twitter: @christian_happi Email: happic@run.edu.ng [happic@run.edu.ng] Follow: African Centre of Excellemce for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) Twitter: @acegid Article on Bolstering Africa’s coronavirus detection efforts by Abdullahi Tsanni https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01607-y [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01607-y] Follow Desnor Nicole: Instagram: @desnornicole Twitter: @DesnorC Website: www.desnornicole.com [http://www.desnornicole.com] Follow Rutendo Chabikwa Twitter and Instagram: @tedoex Follow Tedoex Media House: Instagram and Twitter: @tedoexmedia Website: www.tedoexmediahouse.com [http://www.tedoexmediahouse.com] Music: Title: Elipsis Artist: Chad Crouch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Title: Hip Hop Instrumental 2 Artist: Ketsa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 License

004: COVID-19 and the Global Public Health System w/ Bryan Mukandi

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shown how the public health system does not consist only of health service providers, but rather - it is affected by and consists of all other socio-political services. In this episode, featuring Bryan Mukandi, we explore how COVID-19 has affected immigration discourse, the impact of the pandemic on indigenous communities, and how society decides what are “low-skilled” jobs, impacts public health outcomes Mentioned in the episode: Stat News Article: https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/30/covid19-death-of-hospital-food-worker-a-microcosm-of-pandemic/ [https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/30/covid19-death-of-hospital-food-worker-a-microcosm-of-pandemic/] Follow Bryan Mukandi Twitter: @bryanmukandi Website: www.bryanmukandi.com [http://www.bryanmukandi.com] Blog Article on Thinking Through COVID-19: https://www.bryanmukandi.com/blog/thinking-through-covid-19 [https://www.bryanmukandi.com/blog/thinking-through-covid-19] Follow Desnor Nicole: Instagram: @desnornicole Twitter: @DesnorC Website: www.desnornicole.com [http://www.desnornicole.com] Follow Rutendo Chabikwa Twitter and Instagram: @tedoex Follow Tedoex Media House: Instagram and Twitter: @tedoexmedia Website: www.tedoexmediahouse.com [http://www.tedoexmediahouse.com] Music: Title: Elipsis Artist: Chad Crouch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch...)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Title: Hip Hop Instrumental 2 Artist: Ketsa (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa) [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa)] Source: Free Music Archive License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 License