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15 Minutes to Change the World

61 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Welcome to CARE Canada's 15 Minutes to Change the World—the name says it all! Join us each month as we speak with inspiring guests about different issues centered around women's leadership, while providing our listeners with recommendations on how they can advocate for positive change—in Canada and around the world. CARE Canada is a nonprofit organization working around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice by empowering women and girls. Find out more and join us at care.ca!

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Episodes

15 Minutes on Making March for Women

March 20, 2019 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.12 MB

International Women's Day happens on March 8th every year but is one day really enough? CARE is dedicating the entire month of March for women . In this episode we talk to CARE Canada's Shaughn McArthur and Simran Singh about why women and girls are at an increased risk during emergencies and how when given a voice in the discussion - it changes everything. Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Breaking Stereotypes in the West Bank

February 27, 2019 06:00 - 9 minutes - 4.2 MB

Our podcast host, Kasia Souchen, retells her experience of getting to know Layla, a 27-year-old milk farmer and how she is helping to shape the future in the West Bank.  Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Why We March

January 16, 2019 06:00 - 12 minutes - 5.88 MB

What first brought people together on January 21st, 2017 has grown from a march into a worldwide movement. In this episode we talk to Samantha Monckton, head of March On across Canada and founder of the March On Vancouver chapter. Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Giving and the Holidays

December 20, 2018 19:00 - 7 minutes - 3.27 MB

This holiday season CARE is bringing us together to end inequality. We talk to the next generation - the kids of CARE Canada staff - about their favourite ways to get together for the holidays and what it really means to give.  Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Getting Us Together to End Inequality

November 28, 2018 05:00 - 11 minutes - 5.33 MB

Though the world sometimes seem divided, we don't need to feel alone. CARE brings us together to end inequality. We are driven by the potential that each of us has to connect together and build a better world for today and tomorrow.  Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Getting Us Together to End Inequality

November 28, 2018 05:00 - 11 minutes - 5.33 MB

Though the world sometimes seem divided, we don't need to feel alone. CARE brings us together to end inequality. We are driven by the potential that each of us has to connect together and build a better world for today and tomorrow.  Support the show

15 Minutes on World Hunger and Food Waste

October 16, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.9 MB

Have you ever looked at how much food you're throwing out every week? How much of that food was still usable and how much of that waste could have been prevented?  In this episode we talk to Chef Jagger Gordon, founder of the first pay-what-you-can grocery store in Toronto and the Feed it Forward program. Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Education and Inspiring Change

September 28, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.52 MB

Have you ever wondered how you can get kids to think more globally and get inspired about changing the world? In this episode we talk to Erin Anderson founder of Revel Academy about education here at home and how we can use it to engage youth in what's going on around the world. Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Sustainable Fashion

August 30, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.09 MB

Have you ever wondered what goes into making the clothing we wear everyday? Tara Hogerterp chats with us about the environmental and ethical impact the clothing industry is having on the world and what you can do to change it.  Support the Show.

15 Minutes on Volunteering Abroad

July 20, 2018 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.75 MB

Have you ever thought of volunteering abroad? Andrea Gardella tells us about her volunteer trip in Morocco, some do's and don't of volunteering abroad and tips on how you can get started. Support the Show.

15 Minutes to Help Refugees

June 20, 2018 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.78 MB

CARE Canada's Kasia Souchen sits down with Maxime Michel, the leader of CARE's humanitarian team, to discuss the current refugee crises happening around the world and what you can do to make a difference. Support the Show.