Africa's Critical Role in The Future of Work and Why Rwanda is The Next Singapore with Matthew Grollnek

That Remote Life | Interviews with Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs

Today on the podcast, Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Matthew Grollnek (@MatthewGrollnek), the Lead in Employability and the Future of Work for the Mastercard Foundation in Africa. His work focuses on exploring ways that future economic trends, new forms of work, and emerging technologies can help young people access dignified and fulfilling work across Africa.
During this episode Matt shared why he decided to live in Zambia after working for the Peace Corps, the opportunities and issues facing Africa over the next 30 years in terms of the future of work, the best cities and countries to check out in Africa as a digital nomad, and the biggest business opportunities around creating services for nomadic families.

💬 Topics Discussed:

• Why did Matthew decide to spend much of his time in Africa?
• Growing up in the digital nomad lifestyle
• What is a third culture kid?
• The advantages of being a child of digital nomads
• What is Matthew’s role as the Employability and the Future of Work Lead?
• How does the future of work look in Africa compared to other places in the world?
• The freelance potential of the African continent
• Implementing technological infrastructure in Africa
• The impact of time zones on remote work
• The freelancing space and trends in Africa
• Improving the image and brand of African freelancers
• The potential of Africa’s youth population
• Investments in the freelancing sector in Africa
• Places in Africa that are great to visit as a remote worker
• Activities that are available in Africa
• The way Rwanda is developing and rebranding itself on the global stage
• How Nigeria became the cultural center of the continent
• Tips for families that are nomadic and travel a lot
• Providing proper education for digital nomad children
• Building and maintaining relationships as a digital nomad
• The growing number of families that are getting into the digital nomad lifestyle
• Services and online solutions for nomadic families

*Note, the opinions expressed in this episode are personal alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Mastercard Foundation

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🎒 Resources:

• https://twitter.com/matthewgrollnek
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgrollnek/?originalSubdomain=ke
• https://www.peacecorps.gov/
• https://mastercardfdn.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dorsey
• https://www.vw.com/en.html
• https://www.boundless.life/
• https://tayorockson.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/@TayoAinaFilms/featured