I was so excited to have an interview with Dercio Gomate on "Inspire in Half an Hour" podcast. Dercio is a Mozambican musician/composer based in Maputo. His music has taken him to Berlin, Zurich, and this year to Washington D.C. where Dercio an...

Be inspired by Aliénor Salmon, author of  ‘Finding Rhythm’, an advocate for happiness and founder & CEO of ‘Bailando Journey’. Aliénor gave up her full-time job to follow her dream to learn how to dance. It was a journey of self-discov...

Be inspired by the talented Katanga, a professional salsa dancer and bachata teacher. His path to dance was different, sometimes criticism can spur you to do great things! He chats to me about his experiences in international dance competitions...

Be inspired by Michelle Sintaa Morna, a yoga & meditation instructor.  How can we cope better with life’s stresses? How can we be happier? Michelle has given yoga and meditation sessions for over eight years in Mozambique, and since CO...

In this episode of Inspire in Half an Hour I chat with Emeka Ntone Edjabe,  a South African artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Emeka enjoys experimenting with many different forms of art including acrylic painting and ind...

In this episode of Inspire in Half an Hour I chat with Cooper Rust, who has danced as a principal ballerina on stages around the United States before founding Artists for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Originally from South Carolin...

In this episode of Inspire in Half an Hour I chat with GreatJoy Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He talks to me just before he travels to Florence, Italy for the launch of his solo exhibition, ‘Enigma of the Soul...

Giacomo Pirozzi is a photographer and art curator, based in Florence, Italy.Giacomo’s photography has taken him to 150 countries across continents. Most of his work has been with UNICEF. Giacomo has also facilitated over 70 child photogr...

In this episode, I talk with Manuela Madeira, a talented Mozambican figurative artist based in Brussels. From December 2021 to January 2022, Manuela had a solo exhibition entitled Mussiro & Other Masks @aKazi! Gallery i...

Anaïsa Visser, a biracial filmmaker, based in Canada, is a strong advocate of mental health and race issues. As a child, Anaïsa lived in Mozambique, the United States and France before moving to Canada. Anaïsa is the Festival Direc...

My guest in the 7th episode of Inspire In half an Hour podcast is Cornelia Boateng who set up a special school for children living with autism and other special needs in Ghana.  Cornelia also works as a governor for a special scho...

Be inspired by Bridget Pickering who is a filmmaker and producer based in  Johannesburg with over 30 years of experience in the industry. She has travelled widely and lived in London and New York.  Among Bridget's many projects is the...

I talk to Onke Nesi, a rugby player for Brighton. He tells me how his father, a top rugby player in South Africa, inspired him and how rugby teaches him how to deal with life's challenges. He also chats about his other interests including his l...

I talk to  Eleazer Kissi Asante about his work at the Orthopaedic Training Centre (OTC) in Ghana. The OTC assists people with disabilities to gain independent lives.  Many of those who benefit are children.  During my visit t...

In this episode, I chat with Irene Jackson, a family mediator, working in Portsmouth, UK. She talks about her work as a family mediator, why she became one, and what she has taken away from it herself.

Michelle Huynh is studying Psychology at the University of Sussex in the UK. She talks to me about her plans to become a clinical health psychologist; how she dealt with a cancer diagnosis at the age of 17 years; her fundraising and awareness a...

Hello. I am Ruth Ayisi, welcome to the Inspire in half an hour podcast. My first guest is an amazing talent! Meet Kenyan ballet dancer, Joel Kioko. He graduated last year from the English National School of Ballet, and I re...