In conversation with our elders | Kirstie Kwarteng | TEDxEuston

Mobile providers have Kirstie Kwarteng to thank for a surge in calls back home after her powerful talk that embraced the emotional power of generational relationships. Founder of the Nana Project, Kirstie shares how this digital platform dedicated to preserving Ghana's history through the voices of its elders can help create a better understanding of our sense of self. In a personal and powerful talk, she calls us to embrace the past to help liberate the future. Kirstie Kwarteng is a Doctoral Student at SOAS, University of London in the Department of Development Studies. Her PhD explores the transnational experiences of second-generation Ghanaians in London and New York City. Prior to beginning her doctorate, she founded The Nana Project, a digital platform dedicated to preserving Ghana's history through the voices of Ghanaian elders. In 2016, she was named as one of Ghana’s Top 30 Under 30 by the Future of Ghana and she is a recipient of the Royal Geographical Society's (with IBG) Dudley Stamp Memorial Award. Kirstie has previously volunteered and attended TEDxEuston. She was selected from the brilliant line-up of people from our community at the TEDxEuston Ideas Search, to share her African idea worth spreading with the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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