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The Educated Africana

Africana Woman Network

EDUCATED AFRICANA: Ep.10 - Study Abroad, Yay or Nay

DEC 24, 202357 MIN
The Educated Africana

EDUCATED AFRICANA: Ep.10 - Study Abroad, Yay or Nay

DEC 24, 202357 MIN

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<p>People choose to study in international schools for varying reasons. Whilst travel and discovering global cultures is beneficial, there is also a dark side. From racism, depression, susceptibility to addictions, brain drain, lifelong debt are real problems we face as Africans.</p><p><br></p><p>Petra Chinyere, Mo! Sibyl and Helen Leale-Green talk about this quagmire. So many of us covet this for our children, therefore, what we really should be doing is figuring out how to make this a profitable return on investment.</p><p><br></p><p>Let's talk about it.</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>The world has advanced so quickly. However, education in Africa is not keeping up at the same pace. Be it the curriculum content, teaching methods or stakeholders commitment, there is an urgency to adapt to the times. Furthermore, conversations around Education have only focused on the traditional models. Until now.</p><p><br></p><p>The Educated Africana, hosted by Tebogo Kangote III brings together diverse voices to have in depth discussions about Education in Africa.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with:</strong></p><p>Mo! Sibyl - IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themoresibylpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@themoresibylpodcast</a> @mosibyl</p><p>Hellen - <a href="https://bit.ly/LinkedIn-HelenLeale-Green" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/LinkedIn-HelenLeale-Green</a> ; FB and Instagram: @ourmooneducation Website: <a href="http://www.ourmoon.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ourmoon.org.uk</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Join the online Personal Brand Course Cohort 2:</strong></p><p><a href="https://forms.gle/zyQT8HasBcbaK6Fb9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/zyQT8HasBcbaK6Fb9</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Join the Africana Woman Visionaries:</strong></p><p><a href="https://selar.co/africanawomanvisionaries" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://selar.co/africanawomanvisionaries</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose</strong></p><p>LINKS:</p><p>Message Africana Woman with Chulu on WhatsApp.&nbsp;<a href="https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1</a></p><p><em>+260978470395</em></p><p><em>Email:&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>[email protected]</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Website:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.africanawoman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://www.africanawoman.com</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Socials:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/AfricanaWoman_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AfricanaWoman_</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Africana Woman Blog:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.africanawoman.com/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.africanawoman.com/blog</a></p>