Shawk23 Podcast EP07 - From Village Girl to The Conscious Kumul - Yanamlyn Yana

In this episode, I chat with Yanamlyn Yana - the creator of "The Conscious Kumul" - an Instagram account that focuses on having discussions about the on-goings within Papua New Guinea and finding ways to inspire action for change - in big and small ways. Yana talks about how she grew up in a village, got educated in the city and then shares how she used her Instagram account to create a platform where she and others who followed her could air our their views and opinions and engage in "civil discourse" about some of the social and political issues that Papua New Guinea faces day to day.


Check out the Conscious Kumul on Youtube & Instagram:
⁠www.instagram.com/consciouskumul⁠
⁠   / @consciouskumul⁠  


This podcast is proudly sponsored by Smarthills Corporate Solutions. Check them out: ⁠www.smarthills.com.pg⁠


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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Sponsor
01:46 Who is Concious Kumul?
05:04 How did Concious Kumul Start?
11:19 Using Social Media to air our voices
11:56 Civil Discourse & How Concious Kumul got its name
15:50 The Journey so far
19:42 I thought Concious Kumul was run by a man
20:35 Reception from her audience
25:38 Dealing with the challenges of having discourse
29:08 Choosing your battles
34:53 Values
38:12 Advocating for Action
39:16 Using her influence to raise funds to keep a hospital open
42:50 Live Interviews
49:08 Learning skills to create content
52:40 Future Plans
57:15 Concious Kumul on Social Media
57:56 Closing remarks