NGO Founder : "I thought famine was far away. Until I watched a child die from it" - w/Samia Hamid

Samia Yaya Hamid didn't start with a plan. She started with a hospital in Chad, a child dying from hunger two minutes from where people were living normaly, and a question she couldn't shake: what can I do right now?That question led her to found Impact Project.One of the only Canadian nonprofits to go on the ground in Sudan, Gaza, and the Chad-Sudan border refugee camps, where she found 23,000 people the official count had missed.In this episode we talk about what it really takes to act when the world feels too broken to fix, how to keep your intentions clean when the spotlight starts to feel good, and why the Muslim community needs to stop confusing humility with playing small.00:00 Intro01:06 Who is Samia Yaya Hamid02:32 What is Impact Project05:31 From Chad to the front lines — the origin story08:07 On the ground in Sudan — the 23,000 nobody counted15:24 How to build a nonprofit the right way18:10 Staying strong when the outcome isn't what you hoped21:21 Burnout in humanitarian work — does it exist?27:40 How do you keep your intentions pure?37:57 Being a Muslim woman who takes up space44:13 How to act when you feel paralyzed53:18 Who gives back to the giver?55:09 Building a relationship with Allah01:08:11 Legacy — what do you want to leave behind01:10:20 Closing message & how to find Impact Project