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What happens when architectural expertise meets agricultural innovation? Noni Mbezwe's powerful personal story begins with childhood experiences during the Nigeria-Biafra war, where he witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of malnutrition on children and nursing mothers. This formative experience, coupled with observations during the COVID-19 pandemic that revealed dangerous vulnerabilities in global food supply chains, led him to establish Century Grain Consortium.

With operations spanning multiple continents, Century Grain Consortium takes a unique approach to food security. Rather than simply addressing immediate hunger, they've developed a sustainable model that transforms the entire agricultural ecosystem. By partnering with promising small and medium-sized businesses that have demonstrated commitment to the food and agriculture space, they provide crucial market access and capital that allows these operations to scale. Their fintech platform specifically targets youth and women farmers across Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America, creating pathways to financial inclusion previously unavailable.

The consortium's work addresses multiple pain points in the agricultural value chain: reducing post-harvest losses through processing that extends shelf life; eliminating middlemen to ensure fair compensation for farmers; guaranteeing purchases through offtake agreements; and enhancing nutritional value during processing. Projects like their plantain processing facility in Cameroon exemplify their approach—converting what would be wasted produce into export-ready products while creating sustainable jobs and improving local livelihoods. With plans to go public within five years and strategic partnerships with social impact investors, Century Grain Consortium is positioned to reshape how we think about agriculture, food security, and sustainability across developing regions.

Whether you're passionate about food security, interested in sustainable business models, or curious about agricultural innovation, this conversation offers valuable insights into how one company is working to ensure that underserved communities gain access to nutritious food while building economic opportunity. Subscribe to learn more about transformative approaches to global challenges and the inspiring leaders behind them.

Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King

Teach me to live one day at a time
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Giving me the ability to love and accept myself
so I can go and give it to someone else.
Teach me to live one day at a time.....

The Business of Life
Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King
Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time"
written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King

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Dr. Renee Fredrickson's life journey exemplifies courage, resilience, and reinvention. From her humble beginnings in a small Minnesota town, she describes how formative experiences like Model UN and Girl Scouts opened doors that would have otherwise remained closed. These opportunities propelled her into a psychology career where she bravely confronted the darkest aspects of human behavior—working with infant and childhood sexual abuse victims for over three decades.

With remarkable candor, Dr. Fredrickson reveals the profound challenges of advocating for vulnerable children when powerful forces resist exposure. "It takes a village to abuse a child," she notes, explaining how fear, helplessness, and our own unresolved traumas often lead society to turn away from children's suffering. Despite facing 32 years of harassment and stalking from those she confronted, she stood firm in her conviction that "sometimes there's not two sides to every story"—a powerful reminder that moral clarity sometimes outweighs cultural pressures toward false equivalence.

The conversation takes an unexpected turn as Dr. Fredrickson shares how pandemic isolation led to finding love with physicist Jim Coates and discovering his revolutionary water purification technology. Their "reverse diffusion" innovation operates at the molecular level, removing contaminants from water using minimal energy—the equivalent of powering a flashlight. The potential applications span from household use to agriculture, shipping, and even space exploration, with particular potential to transform life for marginalized communities worldwide. "Every person I've talked to about climate change has some feelings about it," she observes, "but when you bring up water and microplastics and chemicals, people's faces change." Her vision of "global greening" offers hope that solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges may come not just from policy changes, but from applied physics brought to the everyday level. Join us for this inspiring conversation about reinvention, courage, and the power of believing in possibilities—both in ourselves and in science.

Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King

Teach me to live one day at a time
with courage love and a sense of pride.
Giving me the ability to love and accept myself
so I can go and give it to someone else.
Teach me to live one day at a time.....

The Business of Life
Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King
Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time"
written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King

Dr King Solutions (USA Office)
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When Sir John Amanam Sunday's brother lost his fingers in a 2019 accident, he discovered a glaring void in prosthetic options for people with darker skin tones. This moment of crisis sparked an extraordinary journey of innovation that would transform this Nigerian sculptor into Africa's first hyper-realistic prosthetic artist.

Faced with prosthetics that failed to match Black skin tones, Amanam embarked on research that proved more challenging than anticipated. "There were no research books, no YouTube videos, no journals, no schools where prostheses for Black people could actually be learned," he explains. Undeterred, he became his own teacher, researcher, and student, eventually developing techniques to create prosthetics with authentic melanated skin tones.

What began as a personal mission unexpectedly captured global attention when his work went viral online. Suddenly, Amanam found himself receiving calls from around the world – people from Canada, Ghana, and dozens of other countries seeking prosthetics that would actually match their skin. This overwhelming demand pushed him to formalize his operation into Immortal Cosmetic Arts, now serving clients from more than 60 countries.

The evolution of Amanam's work demonstrates remarkable innovation. Beginning with aesthetically realistic prosthetics, he progressed to manually adjustable versions that could create different hand gestures. Most recently, he and his brother (who joined the company) have developed brain-controlled bionic arms covered with realistic melanated skin – what Amanam proudly calls "Africa's first humanoid bionic arm."

Looking forward, Amanam envisions prosthetics transcending medical necessity to become fashion statements. "People would advance to a point where they could decide 'I want three arms, I want two heads'... It will no longer be a pity thing. It's going to be a fashionable thing." This visionary approach, coupled with his plan to employ a majority of staff from the disability community, positions Immortal Cosmetic Arts at the forefront of truly inclusive prosthetic innovation.

Visit www.immortalcosmeticarts.com to discover how this groundbreaking work is restoring confidence and transforming lives worldwide.

Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King

Teach me to live one day at a time
with courage love and a sense of pride.
Giving me the ability to love and accept myself
so I can go and give it to someone else.
Teach me to live one day at a time.....

The Business of Life
Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King
Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time"
written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King

Dr King Solutions (USA Office)
1629 K St, NW #300,
Washington, DC 20006, USA,
+1-202-827-9762
DrKingSolutons@gmail.com
DrKingSolutions.com