Dec 17, 2019
Neema Tembele was bartending when she had her first panic attack. The painful physical sensations went away once she got to the hospital but the event set her on a new path. Now the Co-Founder and Data Analytics Director TEWWY, we talk about the challenges and unexpected benefits of her moment and how she is now on a mission to increase mental health understanding and access in her homeland of Tanzania.
Additional Resources
- Thrive Global, "One Size Does Not Fit All…"
- Neema Tembele on Instagram
- Tap Elderly Women’s Wisdom for Youth (TEWWY)
- Support TEWWY on GlobalGiving
- Voice
And Then Suddenly; Rising Voice(s)
This special series of episodes features conversations with partners from Voice. Based in Africa and Asia, these individuals -often leaders of organizations or small groups- are working tirelessly to ensure that their own voices as well as those they represent are at the table and not on the menu. The moments they share are their very own and the conversations are impromptu and candid.
About Voice:
Voice
is an innovative grant facility that promotes inclusion and
diversity in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Laos,
Cambodia, Philippines and Indonesia. It aims to amplify and connect
thus far unheard voices in efforts to leave no one behind based on
the principle of Nothing About Us Without Us. Voice is
financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
executed by Oxfam Novib and Hivos.
About And Then
Suddenly:
The podcast about unexpected moments,
writer Angela Santillo asks one question: What’s a moment that
turned your life upside down? Never knowing what her guests
will say, the conversation takes twists and turns that go beyond
our ordinary stories about big life moments. Impromptu,
funny, and always honest, this show explores what really happens
after everything changes in an instant.