This week, Adrian speaks to Michael Ekow Richardson, a British-Ghanaian, Husband and Father, and also the Co-Founder of Destination Africa, an online and in-person community dedicated to empowering and inspiring the next generation of Africans and more.
With a background as a software engineer and professional basketball, Michael decided once he became a father to apply his passions to inspiring and empowering the next generation of young leaders. These days, Michael uses his IT skills as the technological mind behind all things Destination Africa and on the odd occasion, you’ll find him coaching on the basketball court.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:55 Icebreaker
2:30 What is Destination Africa
4:00 Afroparenting
6:00 Learning fluent Twi and Portuguese
8:14 Passing on Twi to kids
12:00 Will Twi become Extinct
14:00 Moving to Ghana during Year of Return
15:10 Why destination Africa
16:40 Investing in kids and relocating to Africa
19:30 Why Ghana needs Destination Africa
20:50 Loving where you are from and who you are
22:20 Jellof rice Challenge
25:50 Business Model
26:45 Who Destination Africa is for
27:20 Destination Africa Academy
29:30 Modules
30:00 Building the next global Africa
31:00 Sankofa
33:00 Speaking Twi
37:00 2023 plans
38:25 Tips for African Parents
40:00 Announcements, Outro and links
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