Be Your Change
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe amplify the voices of women change makers who are building a more equitable, sustainable and inclusive world one episode at a time. In our show, we take you on a journey across the globe to understand the solutions women are creating to impact the world. We also look at gender equality in media and how to support women social entrepreneurs.
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How Drinking Women Coffee Can Reduce The Gender Gap with Vava Angwenyi
April 27, 2020 05:31 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBWomen own less than 20% of all the land on the planet but produce most of the world’s food supply. Juliette Roy, founder of Be Your Change media, talks to Vava Angwenyi about the importance of empowering women coffee growers. By being aware of where the coffee we drink comes from, we can critically impact women’s financial independence in Africa and Columbia. Learn how we can make a difference in women's lives by educating ourselves about our favorite morning drink. About Vava Angwenyi V...
How to change the world one cup of women coffee at a time with Vava Coffee
April 27, 2020 05:31 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWomen “make up around 43 percent of the agricultural labor force in developing countries”. They are especially disadvantaged and usually have more limited access to both information and services. They hold more responsibilities around the house and are now taking over more and more of the agricultural workload as men migrate out of town to find work. My guest today on Be Your Change is Vava Angwenyi, founder of the social enterprise Vava coffee. Vava was born and raised in Kenya. In 2009, she...
How Drinking Women Coffee Can Reduce The Gender Gap with Vava Coffee
April 27, 2020 05:31 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode of Be Your Change, I talk to Vava Angwenyi about the importance of empowering women coffee growers. Being aware of where the coffee we drive comes from has a critical impact on women’s financial independence in Africa and Columbia. Vava was born and raised in Kenya. She decided to be part of the solution. In 2009, she founded the social enterprise Vava Coffee. Vava saw smiles where others only saw poverty, corruption and fears. She noticed the voices of coffee farmers and the...
How To Launch A Social Impact Incubator in Iraq with Alice Bosley, co-founder Five One Labs
April 18, 2020 08:20 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBAlice Bosley is the executive director and co-founder of One Five Labs, the first social impact startup incubator Five in Iraq. Based in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, they support young people from all of the diverse communities in the Kurdistan region to launch scalable and innovative businesses.
How To Launch A Social Impact Incubator in Iraq with Alice Bosley, Five One Labs
April 14, 2020 10:21 - 37 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode of Be Your Change podcast, you will learn how Alice Bosley, co- founder of 51 Labs Labs decided to move to Iraq to launch the first social impact incubator. So I'm very excited for her to speak about what is and her mission. Read our full blog post. "These are incredible people, right? I mean these are people with college educations and professional experiences and hopes and dreams and talents. And, when we think about displacement, we think about these people a...
How To Launch A Social Impact Incubator in Iraq with Alice Bosley
April 14, 2020 10:21 - 37 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode of Be Your Change podcast, you will learn how Alice Bosley, co-founder of 51 Labs Labs decided to move to Iraq to launch the first social impact incubator. So I'm very excited for her to speak about what is and her mission. Read our full blog post. "These are incredible people, right? I mean these are people with college educations and professional experiences and hopes and dreams and talents. And, when we think about displacement, we think about these people as either k...
How To Launch A Social Impact Incubator in Iraq with Alice Bosley, co-founder 51 Labs
April 14, 2020 10:21 - 37 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode of Be Your Change podcast, you will learn how Alice Bosley, co- founder of 51 Labs Labs decided to move to Iraq to launch the first social impact incubator. So I'm very excited for her to speak about what is and her mission. Read our full blog post. "These are incredible people, right? I mean these are people with college educations and professional experiences and hopes and dreams and talents. And, when we think about displacement, we think about these people a...
How to support women social entrepreneurs with Wingee Sampaio Cartier's Women Initiative
April 11, 2020 07:21 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBMy guest today is Wingee Sampaio. She is the global director with the Cartier Women’s Initiative, an international program to support women's social entrepreneurs as a force for good. Her role is to coach women entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business to make sure they are driving social change and reaching their full potential in partnership with many other organizations.
How Cartier Really Support Women Social Entrepreneurs With Wingee Sampaio
April 11, 2020 07:21 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MBMy guest today on Be Your Change podcast is Wingee Sampaio. She is the global director of the Cartier Women's Initiative. In February, they organized a breakfast in Boston to discuss how to design an ecosystem that empowers women as a force for good. The event brought together a panel of powerful women and attendees who are changing the funding narrative for women. Wingee Sampaio's role is to coach women social entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business to make sure they are driving...
How Cartier Support Women Social Entrepreneurs with Wingee Sampaio, Global Program Director
April 11, 2020 07:21 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBMy guest today is Wingee Sampaio. She is the global director with the Cartier Women’s Initiative, an international program to support women's social entrepreneurs as a force for good. Her role is to coach women entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business to make sure they are driving social change and reaching their full potential in partnership with many other organizations.
How Mass Incarceration Impact People’s Life In The U.S With Bea Spadicini
March 25, 2020 09:32 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBOn this episode of Be Your Change podcast, I sit down with the host and co-producer of the One in Four podcast Beatrice Spadaccini. One in Four podcast looks to educate, humanize and elevate the conversations about previously the incarcerated population re-entering society (This interview has been edited for the purpose of this article). “We…give voice and give the microphone to people who are coming out of the prison system. Men and women who share with us and gift us with their stories of...
The Impact of Mass Incarceration On People’s life In the U.S with Bea Spadicini, co-founder of One in Four Podcast
March 25, 2020 09:32 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIn today’s episode, we sit down with the host and co-producer of the One in Four podcast Beatrice Spadacini...One in Four podcast looks to educate, humanize and elevate the conversations about previously incarcerated people re-entering society. The criminal justice system is no better, Minorities, and especially men of color, are targeted more compared to their white counterparts...Just to give you an idea of what we are dealing with, 1 in 3 black men and 1 in 6 Latino men are inc...
How RefuShe is Working to Rebuild the Lives of Refugee Women in East Africa with CEO Jailan Adly
March 10, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this week’s episode, we are celebrating International Women’s Day by talking with women from an organization named RefuShe. It’s an organization that works with refugee girls in East Africa. We sit down with Jailan Adly who is the president of Refushe and Esperance Gikundiro who is a refugee herself and now a board member of the organization.
How Refugee Women In East Africa Are Building New Lives With Jailan Adly
March 10, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this week’s episode, we are celebrating International Women’s Day by talking with women from an organization named RefuShe. It’s an organization that works with refugee girls in East Africa. We sit down with Jailan Adly who is the president of Refushe and Esperance Gikundiro who is a refugee herself and now a board member of the organization.
How To Create A Safe Environment For Refugee Girls
March 10, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this week’s episode, we are celebrating International Women’s Day by talking with women from an organization named RefuShe. It’s an organization that works with refugee girls in East Africa. We sit down with Jailan Adly who is the president of Refushe and Esperance Gikundiro who is a refugee herself and now a board member of the organization.
The Parisian Rebellious Neighborhood You Should Absolutely Know With Rebecca Dry, Founder of LoveMontreuil
March 04, 2020 07:17 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIn today’s episode, we travel to a town east of Paris named Montreuil. Montreuil is to Paris what Oakland is to San Francisco, a vibrant multicultural young the dynamic and creative suburb of Paris. Montreuil is also well-known for its left-wing politics, with a rate close to 26% of immigrants, the city has been led by a succession of Mayor affiliated with the French communist but also the Green party. The result is an incredible melting pot of culture, diverse languages, and deep a...
Looking For New Exciting Things To Do In Paris? Montreuil Might Be Your Next Stop
March 04, 2020 07:17 - 24 minutes - 23.4 MBIn today’s episode, we travel to one of the Parisian neighborhoods named Montreuil to talk with Rebecca Dry, founder of the media platform Love Montreuil.Montreuil is to Paris what Oakland is to San Francisco, a vibrant multicultural young dynamic and creative suburb of Paris. (This interview has been edited for the purpose of this blog post) One of the most secrets of Parisian neighborhoods, Montreuil is well-known for its left-wing politics and its diverse immigrants population.The city h...
How Social Innovation Can Have An Impact On Homeless People With Meryl Lieberman
February 27, 2020 05:11 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode, you'll learn how we can help homeless people with the innovative approach of Casa Milagro in New Mexico. Co-founder, Meryl Lieberman, discusses how her model could be an example to follow to help homeless people. About 2 percent of the global population or 150 million people are homeless. In the United States alone in 2019, more than 500,000 people reported being homeless…and the number of people experiencing homelessness in New Mexico is on the rise. From 2018 to 2019, the ...
Meryl Lieberman, Co-Founder of Casa Milagro On Her Innovative Approach To Fighting Homelessness
February 27, 2020 05:11 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBMeryl Lieberman is the co-founder of the non-profit Casa Milagro, or House of Miracles. We are talking to Meryl today about her commitment and innovative approach to end homelessness and address mental health in Santa Fe, New Mexico. About 2 percent of the global population, or 150 million people are homeless. In the United States alone in 2019, more than five hundred thousand people reported being homeless…and the number of people experiencing homelessness in New Mexico is on the...
How Dianne Calvi, CEO of Village Enterprise, is aiming at lifting 20 million out of extreme poverty by 2030
February 19, 2020 06:15 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBDianne Calvi is the CEO of Village Enterprise. She started with the non-profit in 2010. She has grown the organization from 13 employees to now 200 and overtime she has helped over 1 million people transition out of poverty. Village Enterprise works towards achieving the United Nations’ first sustainable development goal...to end extreme poverty by 2030. And the UN defines extreme poverty by people living on less than one dollar and 25 cents a day. As of last year, more than half ...
How To Lift 20 Million People Out Of Extreme Poverty By 2030 With Dianne Calvi
February 19, 2020 06:15 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBDianne Calvi is the CEO of Village Enterprise. She started with the non-profit in 2010. She has grown the organization from 13 employees to now 200 and overtime she has helped over 1 million people transition out of poverty. Village Enterprise works towards achieving the United Nations’ first sustainable development goal...to end extreme poverty by 2030. And the UN defines extreme poverty by people living on less than one dollar and 25 cents a day. As of last year, more than half of the wo...
How Buying Fair Trade Organic Sneakers Make a Difference For Women In Pakistan
February 12, 2020 05:09 - 19 minutes - 20.5 MBIn 2015, the United Nations introduced seventeen sustainable goals to transform the world by 2030. These goals provide a framework to build a conscious world. They cover a lot of ground from poverty to sustainability and education. Today, we are introducing goal number 5 to address gender equality which is also tied up to decent work conditions and economic growth, goal number 8. So what do the goals mean really? To understand them in action, I’m excited to introduce our guest, Drakshan Khan...
How Drakshan Khan CEO of AKS Make a Difference In Pakistan With Fair Trade Sneakers
February 12, 2020 05:09 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn 2015, the United Nations introduced seventeen sustainable goals to transform the world by 2030. These goals provide a framework to build a conscious world. They cover a lot of ground from poverty to sustainability and education. Today, we are introducing goal number 5 to address gender equality which is also tied up to decent work conditions and economic growth, goal number 8. So what do the goals mean really? To understand them in action, I’m excited to introduce our guest, Drak...
How Social Entrepreneurs Are Surfing On The New Economy With Neetal Parekh
January 22, 2020 07:40 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBToday, we are taking a look at the social impact space. Our guest Neetal Parekh is a long-term advocate and expert in social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a new type of business that is growing fast.
The New Economy Of Social Entrepreneurship With Neetal Parekh, Founder Of Social Innov8
January 22, 2020 07:40 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBToday, we are taking a look at the social impact space. Our guest Neetal Parekh is a long-term advocate and expert in social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a new type of business that is growing fast.
The Raising Economy Of Social Entrepreneurship With Neetal Parekh, Founder Of Innov8social
January 22, 2020 07:40 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBToday, we are taking a look at the social impact space. Our guest Neetal Parekh is a long-term advocate and expert in social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a new type of business that is growing fast.
The new economy of social entrepreneurship with Neetal Parekh
January 22, 2020 07:40 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBToday, we are taking a look at the social impact space. Our guest Neetal Parekh is a long-term advocate and expert in social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a new type of business that is growing fast.
The Raising Economy Of Social Entrepreneurship With Neetal Parekh, Founder Of Social Innov8
January 22, 2020 07:40 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBToday, we are taking a look at the social impact space. Our guest Neetal Parekh is a long-term advocate and expert in social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a new type of business that is growing fast.
How to align your life with your values feat Kate Byrne
January 08, 2020 07:30 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBToday we are taking a look at social entrepreneurship and media. These emerging economies bringing new players in the media space while promoting investment in mission driven companies and building a new Exciting media ecosystem.
Kate Byrne President Intentional Group on How To Align Your Work Life With Your Values
January 08, 2020 07:30 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBToday we are taking a look at social entrepreneurship and media. These emerging economies bringing new players in the media space while promoting investment in mission driven companies and building a new Exciting media ecosystem.
How To Follow Your Values To Lead Your Life With Kate Byrne
January 08, 2020 07:30 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBToday we are taking a look at social entrepreneurship and media. These emerging economies bringing new players in the media space while promoting investment in mission driven companies and building a new Exciting media ecosystem.
How Fair Trade Empower Women To Be In Charge feat Karrie Pukstas Brand Activist at Kroger And Abby Ayers Retail Partnerships Fair Trade USA
December 25, 2019 07:46 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBToday we are talking about Fair Trade with Karrie Pukstas from Kroger and Abby Ayers from the certification organization Fair Trade USA. You'll learn how we can all contribute to provide decent conditions for workers and get them out of the poverty cycle just by how we shop.
How Fair Trade Empowers Women To Be in Charge with Karrie Pukstas
December 25, 2019 07:46 - 27 minutes - 26 MBToday we are talking about Fair Trade with Karrie Pukstas from Kroger and Abby Ayers from the certification organization Fair Trade USA. You'll learn how we can all contribute to provide decent conditions for workers and get them out of the poverty cycle just by how we shop.
How Fair Trade Empower Women To Be In Charge with Karrie Pukstas and Abby Ayers
December 25, 2019 07:46 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBToday we are talking about Fair Trade with Karrie Pukstas from Kroger and Abby Ayers from the certification organization Fair Trade USA. You'll learn how we can all contribute to provide decent conditions for workers and get them out of the poverty cycle just by how we shop.
How Fair Trade Empower Women To Be In Charge
December 25, 2019 07:46 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBToday we are talking about Fair Trade with Karrie Puksas from Kroger and Abby Ayers from the certification organization Fair Trade USA. You'll learn how we can all contribute to provide decent conditions for workers and get them out of the poverty cycle just by how we shop.
Healing the world with music feat Lubiana
November 26, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBIn this episode, you'll learn how Lubiana found her voice through an unusual encounter with the Kora. Kora is called the African guitar but is much more than a traditional musical instrument. It ties the world of music to spirituality and oral tradition. Traditionally played by male, Lubiana is one of the rare women who has emerged as an uprising singer-songwriter, kora player and is on her way to become a griot herself. You will learn about the shocking numbers of gender disparity when it c...
The Female Singer Lubiana On How She Became One Of The Few Women Playing The African Guitar Kora
November 26, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, you'll learn how Lubiana found her voice through an unusual encounter with the Kora. Kora is called the African guitar but is much more than a traditional musical instrument. It ties the world of music to spirituality and oral tradition. Traditionally played by male, Lubiana is one of the rare women who has emerged as an uprising singer-songwriter, kora player and is on her way to become a griot herself. You will learn about the shocking numbers of gender disparity...
Singer Songwriter Lubiana On How She Heals The World With Her Music And Became One Of The Few Women Playing The African Guitar Kora
November 26, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, you'll learn how Lubiana found her voice through an unusual encounter with the Kora. Kora is called the African guitar but is much more than a traditional musical instrument. It ties the world of music to spirituality and oral tradition. Traditionally played by male, Lubiana is one of the rare women who has emerged as an uprising singer-songwriter, kora player and is on her way to become a griot herself. You will learn about the shocking numbers of gender disparity...
How Singer Songwriter Lubiana Became One Of The Few Female Playing Kora
November 26, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn this episode, you'll learn how Lubiana found her voice through an unusual encounter with the Kora. Kora is called the African guitar but is much more than a traditional musical instrument. It ties the world of music to spirituality and oral tradition. Traditionally played by male, Lubiana is one of the rare women who has emerged as an uprising singer-songwriter, kora player and is on her way to become a griot herself. You will learn about the shocking numbers of gender disparity when it ...
What You Need To Know If You Are A Woman Podcaster
October 02, 2019 01:07 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this episode, we discuss the rise of the women podcasting community. Jeanine shares with us how men and women do differently when they podcast. Highly informative.
How To Raise Up Your Game To Create A Better Podcast
October 02, 2019 01:07 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBPodcasts. You hear them everywhere. And everybody talks about them. Yep, there’s even an international podcast day – that’s September 30, in case you are wondering. You want another sign that podcasts are trending? Celebrities have their own podcasts, from Shaquille O’Neal to Gwyneth Paltrow. But, as is true with every broadcasting industry, podcasting is widely dominated by men. Even though we have a woman to thank for making the podcast a true mainstream media – Sarah Keonig, with Serial...
Jeanine Wright COO Simplecast On What You Need To Know If You Are A Woman Podcaster
October 02, 2019 01:07 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, we discuss the rise of the women podcasting community. Jeanine shares with us how men and women do differently when they podcast. Highly informative.
Elisha Chan, ED of Fair Trade Los Angeles & CEO of Elisha C on How Job creation is Key to End Poverty
September 10, 2019 22:58 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBWhat is Fair Trade? And how can it contribute to ending poverty? Find out by listening to this episode, with Elisha Chan, the executive director of Fair Trade Los Angeles and the founder of elishac store and the Elisha C foundation in Haiti. Learn how easy it can be for you to improve people's life. Producer Barbara Gorrand Executive Producer Juliette Roy
How Job Creation Can End Poverty With Elisha Chan
September 10, 2019 22:58 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MBWhat is Fair Trade? And how can it contribute to ending poverty? Find out by listening to this episode, with Elisha Chan, the executive director of Fair Trade Los Angeles and the founder of elishac store and the Elisha C foundation in Haiti. Learn how easy it can be for you to improve people's life. Producer Barbara Gorrand Executive Producer Juliette Roy
Elisha Chan, ED of Fair Trade Los Angeles & CEO of Elisha.C on How Job creation is Key to End Poverty
September 10, 2019 22:58 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MBWhat is Fair Trade? And how can it contribute to ending poverty? Find out by listening to this episode, with Elisha Chan, the executive director of Fair Trade Los Angeles and the founder of elishac store and the Elisha C foundation in Haiti. Learn how easy it can be for you to improve people's life. Producer Barbara Gorrand Executive Producer Juliette Roy
What is Fair Trade and How it Can Help End Poverty
September 10, 2019 22:58 - 25 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this new season of ‘Be Your Change podcast, we are looking at what is fair trade and what role do we play to accelerate the transformation of our society to a better world. We are talking to many women who are impacting the world with the creation of sustainable and good jobs. From our new hometown in Los Angeles. we are excited to be now based in Los Angeles because of the bourgeoning social change community with an increasing number of female change-makers leading the way. What You'll ...
How To Engage Teenagers In The Civic Debate With Creative Tools
October 04, 2018 18:59 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode, you'll learn about how Eunice and Sabrina Moyle used their design company Hello Lucky to create positive change and engage the youth to get their voices heard. You will also learn how their experiences growing up outside of the U.S have influenced their work. Photography by Zoe Larkin. Keep In Touch Follow our Facebook page here Instagram Subscribe to our newsletter here
How Sabrina and Eunice Moyle Inspire Youth Activism through Creativity
October 04, 2018 18:59 - 39 minutes - 72 MBIn this episode, you'll learn about how Eunice and Sabrina Moyle used their design company Hello Lucky to create positive change and engage the youth to get their voices heard. You will also learn how their experiences growing up outside of the U.S have influenced their work. Photography by Zoe Larkin.
How Sabrina and Eunice Moyle, Founder Of Hello Lucky Creative agency Inspire Youth Activism through Creativity
October 04, 2018 18:59 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode, you'll learn about how Eunice and Sabrina Moyle used their design company Hello Lucky to create positive change and engage the youth to get their voices heard. You will also learn how their experiences growing up outside of the U.S have influenced their work. Photography by Zoe Larkin.
How A Women-Focused Social Impact Fund Can Help To End Poverty
July 26, 2018 00:29 - 17 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode, you learn about Laina Raveendran Greene, the co-founder of Angels of Impact, a company investing in responsibly produced goods made by women living in poverty.