Harriet Ng'ok, Founder and CEO at Harriet's Botanicals describes her business as “a company that retails miti shamba” which is mainly sourced from the Rift Valley region. Her simple, no frills, localised and authentic description aligns perfectly with the ethos and remarkable journey of this business. In her conversation with Dr. Njoki Ngumi, they discuss the common health issues which are prevalent in our context, addressing health and overall wellness through traditional medicines, bringing these natural medicines to urban and diaspora audiences, and, how access to grant funding has allowed them to progress. You’ll definitely be engaged!

Website: https://www.hevafund.com/
Host: Dr. Njoki Ngumi
Harriet's Botanicals: https://harrietsbotanicals.co.ke/ 

Charged By HEVA podcasts are a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. Learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!
Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support.

Raising grant financing for your business with Harriet Ng'ok

Jeannine Umutoniwase, CEO at Azizi Life Ltd, has a conversation with us to demystify how her creative business raised debt financing, the specific things that she was able to put her loan towards and the learnings that other creative businesses can take from her experiences. Over the years, Azizi Life's work has literally transformed the lives of the women and communities that it works with while managing to grow within and beyond Rwanda. Meaningful growth is a multi-pronged achievement for their business which is realised through economic security, storytelling, community, universally beautiful crafts and spirituality.  
Website: https://www.hevafund.com/charged-by-heva
Host: Dr Njoki Ngumi
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Charged By HEVA podcasts are a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. We can’t wait for you to learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!
Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support.

Raising debt financing (a loan) for your creative business with Jeannine Umutoniwase

Dr. Leloba Molema shares her views and experiences about apartheided and segregation. She shares memories from her meeting with Nelson Mandela as a child. Listeners also get to know her family background with her father and onkel as the first black medical doctors in Botswana and also their fight against apartheid. A fight that Dr. Leloba Molema was also a part of. 

Dr Leloba Molema is a senior lecturer in the English Department at the University of Botswana.

Dr. Leloba Molema - about apartheid and segregation

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Make things. Make your way to the things that others have made. Make theories of your own.

- Ahmir Thompson

TRACKLIST:

I. i
II. Dreams
III. Eggshells
IV. Mañana
V. Fuchsia
VI. Uprising
VII. 22/4
VIII. Hippo.
IX. Faux-travels

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Supreme Lounge on Metro FM w/ Mamthug (31.08.25)

All That and Some Chilled Lofi Hip Hop Beats #Spring
File Under Lounge music.

A Spring Lounge Affair

The First Daughter ( interlude )

The great pianist, Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, from Tembisa, South Africa.  I respect this man, and his music touches deep places within my being. Hope you all enjoy this mix of his music and others.

Tracklist:

Moses Taiwa Molelekwa - Spirit Of Tembisa (Mama City Remix)
TKZee - Moses (Somewhere Up There)
Moses Taiwa Molelekwa - Finding One's Self
Philip Tabane - Ngwana oyalela [a Prayer]
Tlokwe Sehume & Medu - Ba Utlwile
Moses Taiwa Molelekwa - Ntate Moholo (Grandfather)
The Cinematic Ochestra - Dawn
Moses Taiwa Molelekwa - Nobohle (live)
TKZee Family - Fella Kae
Moses Taiwa Molelekwa - Siya Modumisa

For Taiwa

A timeless, vulnerable journey through feelings of love, heartbreak, loss and abuse

This song speaks more to the promises we make to ourselves before or when we find out we are in an abusive relationship? Do you stay or go?

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