A couple of months ago, I had Dr Ela Manga on my Kaya FM show, #LifeWithKojoBaffoeto chat about herself, her career, and the establishment of Breathwork Africa. Initially trained as a medical doctor, life experiences and the challenges of her patients led her to the world of integrative medicine, energy management and breathwork. The reality is that, with the increasing demands on our time, our attention, our bodies and our minds, many of us are struggling to keep things together. And are not operating optimally, whether physically, spiritually or mentally. We are living in an ‘always on’...
Impact Farming – Crowdfunding and Accessible Investments
Since the term ‘crowdsourcing’ was coined by journalist and Wired contributing editor Jeff Howe in 1996 to describe “the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers” (Merriam-Webster), it has expanded and manifested in multiple ways. There is crowdfunding, crowdauditing, crowdjobbing, crowdwisdom, crowdcare and crowdcuration, amongst others. Within the crowdfunding space, there have also been various methods, with the explosion of...
Graduation Speech – Don’t Let Your Life Happen By Accident
This is a speech I gave at the Boston Media House Graduation Ceremony on June 26th, 2018. I am a little apprehensive about sharing this online but have had multiple requests to, so here goes. It is a long read. Giving this speech is a little awkward and strange for me because, to be honest, I still feel like my life is a work-in-progress and that I am still early in my journey. I must say that this is very different feeling for me today than it was six years ago, when I turned 40, and felt like time was running out because I was nowhere near where I wanted to be. One of the things that...
My Commitment As A Man, For Women
Every year, on November 25th, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign is launched. Every year, it runs for 16 days until December 10th, which is the global Human Rights Day, as per the United Nations. As we come to the end of 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children in 2017, I am still questioning myself and what I can do, as a man. Over the years, I have written poems and other thoughts around the scourge of women abuse. I'm not sure what is enough. I'm not sure that it...
How Do We Turn The Tide For Women?
This is a hard one to write. 2017 has been a heavy year globally but, especially in South Africa, when it comes to the realities of gender relations. The stories of how men – of which I am one – treat women is tragic, brutal and downright cruel. There is an epidemic in South Africa. The reality of women abuse In a press release from 1st For Women, it is stated that: SA has one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world and the Department of Justice estimates that 1 out of every 4 SA women are survivors of domestic violence. In 2014/2015 it is estimated that 563 841 sexual...
Forbes Africa: School Radio Taking Back The Air Waves
Over the last year, I have been doing a bit more freelancing writing with different publications. As editor of Destiny Man previously, I was not able to contribute to more spaces and it has been fun exploring a broader range of topics now that I can freelance. The reality, however, is that, it can be extremely difficult building a life solely as a freelancer so the approach I have taken is to write about subjects that are of interest to me and/or have a positive impact on the society. The Children's Radio Foundation is doing some great work with children continentally, using radio not only...