The Climb Podcast

On this episode of the climb podcast, public health professional Ayobami Borishade takes us on a powerful journey into the complexities of teenage pregnancy and how it can be managed and curtailed. Through a heartfelt and wide-ranging conversation with a teen mom who rose above her circumstances to become a powerful voice on teenage motherhood, Ayobami explores salient ways of avoiding, managing and talking about this age-old challenge. Episode Host: Ayobami Borishade. Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

On this episode of the climb podcast, Rosalia Haufiku, a young professional from the southern African nation of Namibia takes us into a conversation with her friends about corruption, and the challenges it has thrust upon her country. Corruption is a problem plaguing countries across the world, and especially in Africa where it has deprived millions of people the opportunity to access basic amenities and a better life. In this conversation, Rosalia and her friends explore the root cause of corruption, how its slowly becoming a culture, and how it can be stopped in its tracks to save the next generation. Episode Host Rosalia Haufiku. Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Following on from our previous episode centered around Liberia's drug crisis and its negative impact on the youth; on this episode, we follow up by placing the spotlight on a youth-led event that is seeking to proffer solutions to Liberia's drug crisis and other related issues plaguing the youths. Learn about the impact of Liberia's National Youth Dialogue on this episode of the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jonathan Jaygbay Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

The West African nation of Liberia is in the midst of a drug crisis that is spreading beyond its borders. A number of synthetic drugs, including a popular variant known has Kush is wreaking havoc across the young population, leading to addiction, mental health disorders and severe physical illness. Delvin Aaron Mentee, a young Liberian activists takes us behind this growing epidemic and explores ways of ending it. Episode Host Delvin Aaron Mentee Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Africa produces the least carbon emissions globally but suffers the brunt of extreme climate events. From floods to droughts, the results of climate change are becoming more present and deadly across the continent. Young climate activist, Vanny Kasajhi, from Zambia, has made it his mission to raise awareness about climate change, bringing to bear the humanitarian consequence of climate disasters, while also seeking locally grown solutions to this existential challenge facing the continent. Listen to Vanny's climb episode as he travels to a remote part of Zambia to explore the effects of climate change. Episode host: Vanny Kasajhi Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Climate change is one the most important issues facing our World today. Activists and environmentalists have spoken extensively about the dangers of unchecked climate change and the effect it's having on developing countries which contribute the least to global emissions. On this episode of the climb podcast, Hope Kachery, a young activists from Tanzania takes us on a journey to explore a unique climate change challenge in her community that you probably haven't given much thought to, but its one of the most important effects imaginable. Episode Host: Hope Kachery Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Hadija Abdul-Majeed is a youth advocate from Ghana with a particular passion for female education. Over the past few years, Hadija has mentored several young girls who've experienced difficulties in accessing education and advancement in life. One of these girls is Amina, a girl from northern Ghana, who had to sell on the streets to fund for her education. Throughout Amina's difficulties, Hadija, her mentor, was there to provide support and encouragement, and today, Amina is half way through her university education. On this episode of the climb podcast, Hadija engages Amina in an emotional discussion about her life's journey. Thereafter she speaks to experts and explores ways those in authority can make sure Amina's story is not the case for millions of other disadvantaged young girls. Episode Host: Hadija Abdul-Majeed Music credit: Scott Buckley - Life is. Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Memory Tapela Banda is a young human rights defender from the Southern African country of Zambia. In April 2025, she joined other activists in Zambia to lead the largest peace march in the country's history against child sexual abuse - a scourge that has almost become commonplace. In this episode, Memory speaks about her experience on the pivotal march, she also speaks to others who took part in the March to find out what they think was accomplished, and what the future holds for this important issue. Listen to her full episode on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Memory Tapela Banda Musical Credits: As a Gift - Francis Wells. Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Growing up in Kenya, Haizol Mutuamba, always wanted to help others and do great things in her community, but she didn't know how. But after attending several conferences and meeting some truly inspiring people, she discovered what she wanted to do and set out on a journey to do it. Today, she is an activist who is helping to foreground marginalized people and issues in her country, and she has set her eyes on even greater things to come. Listen to her full story on her episode of the climb podcast. Episode Host: Haizol Mutuamba Musical credit: Growing up by Scott Buckley Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

In this episode, Timothy, a student residing in the central Nigerian city of Ilorin takes us on a journey into the lives of street kids whose disadvantaged backgrounds have denied them the opportunity of an education. Timothy runs a small charity called "speak for a child" and he uses this episode to truly speak for these children, who are often overlooked by authority figures and the mainstream media. Through interviews with educators, charity workers, government officials, and the kids themselves, Timothy shines a bright light on this largely overlooked issue and calls on all of us to take action in our own little way. Listen to Timothy's Story on the Climb podcast. Episode Host: Timothy Oluwamayomikun Adediran Musical Credit: Slow Down - Andre Cabot Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

The second season of the climb podcast kicks off with the riveting story of Yasmin Bawa, a young physically challenged Nigerian who takes us on a journey into the life of a physically challenged person in Nigeria. Through interviews and reflections recorded with her cellphone, Yasmin relives her disability journey and foregrounds some of the major challenges the disabled community in Nigeria face. Yasmin hopes that this episode will engender a deeper understanding of people living with disabilities and drive more support for them from governments and NGOs. Listen to Yasmin's episode on the climb podcast. Episode host: Yasmin Bawa Musical Credit: Hardest Choice by Jonny Easton Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

After witnessing her classmate use her school beret to sustain her period, Ruth Egbedi set out on a journey to fight period poverty and ensure that every young girl has access to sanitary pads. It hasn't been an easy journey, but it has been a remarkable one. Follow the epic journey of Ruth Egbedi on the final episode of the climb podcast first season. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Oladotun Ajayi is a graduate nurse and social entrepreneur from Oyo State in South-West Nigeria. As a University student, Oladotun stumbled upon LinkedIn, an online professional networking platform, and in a short time, he was surprised at the impact the platform had on his career. Seeing how impactful the platform had been for him, Oladotun decided to introduce it to other young people whose careers and networks also stand a chance to be enhanced. In 2022, he co-founded students on LinkedIn, an organization that aims to introduce LinkedIn and its immense benefits to young people around the world. Since establishing students on LinkedIn, Oladotun and his team have had virtual and in-person training sessions with thousands of young people, and he also has won a number of awards and recognition for his work, including one special award that is consider the highest honor any young changemaker in the world can get. Find out what it is, and listen to Oladotun's full story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Memory Tapela Banda is a young social entrepreneur from the southern African nation of Zambia. Growing up in her local community, Tapela became friends with two girls who were living with Albinism, and in the course of their friendship, Tapela witnessed first-hand, the intense discrimination and exclusion these girls suffered from their community. This encounter was one that would change Tapela's entire life as she could not understand why people would be treated differently because of a condition they were born with and couldn't control. In 2017, Tapela launched the Zambian Albinism Matter Organization, a group dedicated to safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of people living with Albinism. Six years later, the organization has done some truly remarkable things and continues to grow. Listen to Tapela's Story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Dr. Nicholas Addae Mensah is a doctor and youth-health campaigner from the West African nation of Ghana. Born to a hardworking single mother, Dr. Nicholas grew up facing serious financial difficulties that almost scuttled his dreams of becoming a doctor. But against the odds, Nicholas made it through medical school, and today, beyond being a doctor, he has also dedicated himself to help educate young people about teenage pregnancy, STD's, depression, and other youth related health issues. Find out how he's doing this by listening to his incredible story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Leonie Mills is a young communications professional and youth activist from the west African nation of Ghana. She is the founder of the African Youth Security Network, an organization aimed at connecting youth across Africa and placing their voices at the heart of the continent's political and economics discourse. Born in the United Kingdom, Leonie returned to her native Ghana to pursue her lofty dreams of raising the voices of young people in Africa's most youthful continent. So how does she intend to do this in a continent where the vast majority of leaders are over the age of 60? Listen to her story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright. Episode Editor: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Uma Abu is a young Nigerian software engineer working with Microsoft in the United States. As a child, Uma was fascinated by airplanes and wanted nothing more than to be a aeronautical engineer. Unfortunately, While studying for a degree in aeronautical engineering at Iowa State University, something happened that changed the trajectory of his life and career, sending him on a career defining journey. Follow this journey by listening to his full story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Editor: Jewel Atedou Bright Music credit: Emulsion by Gavin Luke. Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Dr. Atsu Dede Latey is a young medical doctor from Ghana. In 2017, he launched an innovative toll-free short code mental health support helpline from his University dormitory, and today, what he created has gone on to help thousands of people across Ghana. For his incredible work on this largely overlooked issue of mental health in Africa, Dr. Atsu has received several awards and features on international journals. So how did he do it? How was something so innovative created a University dormitory? Find out on this episode of the climb podcast, Atsu's Story. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Since the age of 13, Ayomide Akran has been teaching young girls about menstrual hygiene while also advocating for improved access to affordable sanitary pads for underserved girls and young women across Nigeria. Her foundation, the Pink Diva Organization is dedicated to tackling the issue of menstrual poverty, a troubling phenomenon affecting over 500 million women across the world, with 30 million in Nigeria alone. So how does a 13 year old secondary school student establish and run a charity tackling such an important global issue? Listen to Ayomide's Story on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...

Deborah Benjamin is a young changemaker from the western Nigerian town of Ibadan. She is also the Executive Director of Save a Girl Africa, a charity dedicated to helping young people stand against Gender based Violence in their communities. After supporting her friend through an awful and truly appalling sexual assault, Deborah began her changemaking journey towards ensuring that no other girl suffers what her friend experienced. Today, Deborah's work has impacted numerous young people across her native city of Ibadan, and she is poised to further expand her work. Listen to the remarkable story of Deborah on the climb podcast. Episode Host: Jewel Atedou Bright Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Thank you for Listening...