Cultivating Compassion with Fernando Ramirez

Be The Good Media strives to elevate the GOOD - amplifying compassion-driven stories and encouraging the support of people and organizations who are focused on creating a lasting and positive impact. Christy McCaffrey is the owner, producer, and host of the podcast. She focuses on a theme of compassion, highlighting a diverse group of guests, each who is working in their own unique way to make a difference in their communities and in society. 

Fernando Ramirez founded Bridges 2030 to support underprivileged communities and the forcibly displaced. As a producer and developer of social impact documentaries to amplify the voices of disadvantaged communities and forcibly displaced citizens, Fernando Ramirez joins the podcast this week to share his personal experiences and how his organization is working to create a sense of urgency to cultivate compassion.

Specifically covering Ukraine, his experiences in disadvantaged communities, and his work alongside Christy, Fernando expands on his hopes to cultivate a sense of responsibility among all of us to help those in need.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Fernando’s Intro

1:30 - How Fernando started his nonprofit.

3:48 - What is Bridges 2030’s mission?

5:30 - How did moving from Colombia to the United States cultivate Fernando’s passion?

7:45 - What support does Bridges 2030 give to forcibly displaced families in the Philadelphia area, and back where they’re from?

11:00 - Supplying a generator in Ukraine.

12:55 - What programs does Bridges 2030 work on and provide?

18:20 - How does Fernando’s documentary inspire change?

22:38 - How do forcibly displaced people react and absorb the life-changing experiences they face?

27:10 - How important is aid and assistance for forcibly displaced people so they can cultivate their own, new sense of community?

32:07 - What are Fernando's future plans and stories on telling after Beyond the Statistics?

34:50 - How can people engage with Bridges2030 and start making an impact?

https://bridges2030.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridges-2030/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/framirezglobal/

https://www.instagram.com/bridges.2030?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==