# Pheona Matovu

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Now is the Time for Real Change / with Pheona Matovu

“Scotland needs to be louder on the issue of racism...” In the final episode of series 2, Martin Ewart and Suzanne Lamont are joined by Pheona Matovu - co-founder of Radiant and Brighter. They discuss the impact of George Floyd’s murder on conversations about race and injustice now taking place aro…

Funding your big ideas

We’re on a mission to help aspiring business women connect with entrepreneurial women, at different stages of their journey.   On this week’s episode, Zara speaks to Pheona Matovu, co-founder of Radiant and Brighter and Tammy Koslowski from NAF! Salon about how to find funding for your ideas to eit…

Radiant and Brighter – a place for people to come together and learn from each other.

Micheal and Pheona Matovu This podcast features Radiant and Brighter. Radiant and Brighter is an organisation set up by Pheona and Micheal Matovu. They were not refugees or asylum seekers and therefore, did not qualify for any support. They experienced destitution and though their experiences …

Difference, ethnicity, diversity and enterprise with Pheona Matovu

Entrepreneur Pheona Matovu had her family's life turned upside down when a paperwork error meant she was no longer eligible to work in the UK. When, after 5 long years, she and husband were finally able to work again, the couple founded Radiant and Brighter to provide employment pathways and enterp…

GMC Zoom LIVEs, Episode 12 – Social Values & The Impact Of Racism

In support of men's mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing, Transform You Now developed the Genuine Men’s Zoom LIVEs affords men a rare platform to express their views, thoughts, perspectives, and obstacles in life with other men on topics that impact them, their families, their commun…

Female Leaders with Pheona Matovu

In this episode we’re joined by Pheona Matovu, founder and CEO of Radiant and Brighter, who tells us about her work as a business leader and champion of migrants and ethnic minorities in Scotland. Hear her take on antiracism, the importance of building more inclusive policies, and why she chooses t…

Equal under the Law: Does the law treat you equally? (Pt 1)

Episode Notes In this first episode of our special series, “Equal under the Law?," we delve into the complex relationship between law and social justice through the voices of inspiring activists from Scotland. We explore the pivotal question: "Does the law treat you and your community equally?" Ou…

Equal under the Law: Is the law a tool or a barrier to change? (Pt 2)

Episode Notes In this second episode of our special series, ‘Equal under the Law?’, we explore whether the law serves as a barrier or a tool for marginalised communities striving for equality, with a little help our expert panel of 11 inspiring activist leaders from Scotland. (Content warning: Th…

Equal under the Law: Advice to my younger self (Pt 4)

Episode Notes In this fourth and final episode of our special series, ‘Equal under the Law?’, our expert panel of inspiring activists and lawyers from across the UK come together to reflect on their journeys to this very moment, and offer advice to young activists. Davie Donaldson encourages youn…

“We Can Design Different”: Law, Exclusion, and Racial Justice, with Pheona Matovu

Episode Notes In this week’s episode, we speak with Pheona Matovu – activist, researcher, and co-founder of award-winning social enterprise Radiant and Brighter – about law, racial justice, migration, and the challenges of building systems that work for those most affected by exclusion and inequal…