Civil Society Futures And Innovation Podcast

KCDF_The Power of (Making) Futures

The Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) is a philanthropic foundation supporting sustainable community driven development. It introduces an innovative approach to grant-making by focusing on local fundraising and participatory grant making to ensure the communities’ voices are integrated into the grant.

The LAM Sisterhood_The Power of (Making) Futures

The LAM Sisterhood, established in 2019 in Kenya, is a content studio founded by three creative feminist women. They aim to fill the world with stories for African women to feel seen, heard, and beloved. This podcast is part of our Innovation Report 2024, The Power of (Making) Futures.

Digital Dialogue #12: What would a gender-equal approach to remote working look like?

In our twelfth dialogue, moderated by malebo sephodi, our panellists discussed how working remotely doesn’t just offer women the possibility to find a balance between their work life and their family duties, but it also comes at a cost. For example, women are still less likely to be promoted, are underrepresented in leadership positions, get paid less and experience disadvantages after having children. Plus, our speakers faced challenging conversations around stereotypes, cultural norms and gender bias communication. Guest Speakers - malebo sephodi, South African interdisciplinary artist and scholar - Dr Tendani Mulanga Chimboza, Lecturer at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She also serves as the Scientific Engagement Lead for the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA) - Dr Prince Charles Dickson, Team Lead for the Nigerian-based Tattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre) - Download the transcript:https://bit.ly/3OpUOpc

Digital Dialogue #11: Transcontinental Gig Work The Next Round In Global Exploitation

This time our panellists dived into the implications of Transcontinental Gig Work. Gig workers, both in the Global North and South, work as online contractors for the benefit of large companies mainly based in the Global North. Given its transnational nature, what kind of self-organisation or regulation does this new labour relationship require? Should it, yet again, privilege workers from the Global North over those from the Global South? Could opportunities for online work stem from illegal south-north migration? Guest Speakers -Barbara Iverson, Digital Education Consultant, Moderator -Sai Amulya Komarraju, Researcher at FemLab https://femlab.co/ -Jane Muigai Kamphuis, Founder-Director of The Toolkit iSkills (TTI) Ltd https://www.toolkitiskills.com/ -Nuno Boavida, Researcher at NOVA University of Lisbon and Deputy Director of its Observatory of Technology Assessment https://www.cics.nova.fcsh.unl.pt/peo... -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3Imgleo

Digital Dialogue #10: Exploring ChatGPTs Opportunities And Risks For CSOs In The Global South

This time our panellists dived into the implications of ChatGPT for ICSO's in the digital space. This exciting discussion addressed questions like 'How do we integrate AI chatbots without losing people-centred approaches to CSO work?' and 'What are these AI chatbots likely to do for us in the future?' Guest Speakers -Nkosinathi Mcetywa, Communications and Community Organiser at Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN), Moderator -Adeboro Odunlami, Programme Director at Resilience Technologies -Varoon Bashyakarla, Data Scientist and Statistician. -Edzai Zvobwo, Tech Advisor. He co-founded The Education Support Forum (TEDSF) and founded MathsGee, an online AI supplementary learning platform that supports remote learners -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3oBzqSQ