The Voices of the South

How do you solve the Himalayan waste problem that has plagued the region since the 80s? The Waste Warriors team has the answer! Sonam dives into the challenges and successes of their fight to keep the Himalayas healthy. This is an essential guide for anyone looking to bridge the gap between environmental concern and real-world social impact.Want to know more about them? Click hereWant to support The Voices of the South? Click here

In Kenya, the "only enemy is poverty." In this episode of The Voices of the South, we talk with the NGESA team, a movement born from the refusal of teachers to accept that their learners would go hungry every day due to the climate crisis. Learn how they are turning school gardens into lifelines, ensuring that every student has a seat at the table and a reason to hope. It’s more than agriculture; it’s a promise to the next generation.What to know more about them? You can do it hereWhat to support the project?(!) You can help us here

Water is everywhere, but it's becoming more and more scarce. In this episode, Filippo Verre of AB Aqua shares his thoughts about the global drought crisis and what he and his team are doing to create change. Want to support the project? You can do it HERE

In this episode, Joana Rudiger shares stories from her time at Enactus Brazil and offers practical advice for young Brazilians ready to make a difference. Update: this episode was recorded before Joana stepped down as the leader of Enactus Brazil.Want to know more about them?Want to support the project?

Brazil is a country of abundance, rich in culture, biodiversity, and natural resources. Yet millions of Brazilians still face food insecurity. In this episode of The Voices of the South, we sit down with Monica Guerra from Comida do Amanhã, a food-focused think tank that’s been reshaping how over 60 cities approach food resilience. Discover how their work is shaping policy and empowering communities.Want to support the project? you can do it here

Circus Zambia is where the body, the mind, and the soul come together to create social change. In this episode, we talk with Gift Chansa, one of the funders of Circus Zambia, where he shares with us the amazing history and work that they have done in empowering the youth in Lusaka, Zambia.If you want to support The Voices of the South, amplify the voices of the social innovators of the global south, you can do it here.

In this episode, we talk with Nurudeen Hassan, who shares with us what it takes to ensure that everyone in Nigeria has access to fast and fair justice.More about HBBA: https://hopebehindbarsafrica.org/

Gender inequality in Kenya is a big problem that is deeply affecting almost 30 million women. From the lack of access to formal education to practices like polygamy and child marriage a lot of women in Kenya have a hard time having a fair chance to develop. Thankfully there are women in the country trying to change this reality and in this episode, we have the pleasure of talking with one of them. In this episode, we talk with Susana Aete, the founder and the leader of Rural Women in Modern Agriculture who shares her story with us and the changes that she and her team have helped create.Do you want to learn more about them or support them? Check the following link.https://www.gofundme.com/f/rural-women-in-africa?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

In this episode, we talk with Claudia Thomas Riche, the leader of the Nursing Education Collaborative for Haiti. Claudia and her team have worked for over a decade in Haiti to provide the population with access to medical care.More about them: https://nech-cieh.org/

Can feminism exist in the SWANA region? That is the question that we try to answer in this episode. In this episode, we talk with Zaina Erhaim, and she shares with us a bit of her history as a feminist activist and a journalist in the SWANA and how she and many others are working to create a change.

In this episode, we talk with Josephine Nzerem, a self-proclaimed “changemaker-maker”, about what it is to be part of Asoka and how it is to promote social innovation in North Africa.

In this episode, we talked with Abobakar and Xinyao who are the founders of the language app AILEM. AILEM aims to help refugees around the world learn the language of the country that is hosting them to help them integrate into their new societies so they can start life a new.You can find more about AILEM here:Instagram and Facebook: @ailemapp Linkedin: @ailem Email contact: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Website: ⁠www.ailemapplaunch.org⁠

In this interview, we chatted with Joel Adriance. Joel has supported countless young social innovators in the global south. From Latino America to Africa, Joel has been in the front line helping empower thousands of projects that have changed the lives of countless communities. Today he shares some of his experiences with us alongside some tips for the new social innovators. 

In this interview, Sarah Jonson talks with us about her work helping young social innovators and the lessons and triumphs she has had during her time in the IYF. Also, she gives us a tiny peek at what she thinks we might see in the future in the field of international development!

This interview is with the founder and director of the Haima Health Foundation Bukola Bolarinwa. During the episode, Bukola shares with us how she and her team have worked towards making sure that every patient who needs blood has access to it.