Shake The World
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -"Shake The World podcast" is a podcast about people who make the world better today. We believe that everyone is able to make our world better. Listen, get inspired and join world-changers
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Episodes
Colin McElwee - Worldreader, education, and empowering local communities
November 11, 2019 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBColin McElwee is the Co-founder of Worldreader and focuses on strategy and business development, putting to good use his for-profit and non-profit experience across the globe. Worldreader allows books to be accessed everywhere around the globe, regardless of the reader’s economic circumstances. Using low-cost technology, a personal digital library and a worldwide network of corporate and non-profit partners, it helps millions of people reach their potential. In this episode, Colin will tell...
Gonzalo Muñoz - Triciclos, COP25, recycling, and climate change
September 02, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBGonzalo Muñoz is reinventing the recycling industry in Chile by showing that we can recycle many other materials than the traditional ones, and by sharing the financial rewards of recycling. He is slowly replacing the current waste management system, which simply hides garbage and encourages waste through financial incentives. Gonzalo strives to create a future with no garbage; in which recycling is part of the daily life and actions of all institutions and people, and everyone, especially ...
Meagan Fallone - Barefoot College, education, and women empowerment
August 05, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBMeagan Fallone was Born in New Zealand, but she attributes her most valuable education to having come from living amongst the simple rural community of Tilonia in Rajasthan India, where Barefoot College is based. She has tripled the size of the Barefoot College footprint beyond its foundation in Rajasthan and developed a sustainability movement led by rural women across the Global South, Guiding field operations in 96 countries, she and her team have set an example of positive impact thr...
Galen Welsch - Jibu, social franchising, and how to find passion
July 22, 2019 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBGalen Welsch co-founded Jibu in 2012 and under his leadership Jibu has quickly become a top-rated B-Corp social franchise bringing affordable drinking water access to thousands, and creating hundreds of jobs, mostly for youth, across East Africa. Galen’s achievements at Jibu have been recognized by BBC World, the Guardian, Fast Company, the Franchise Times, and by Forbes 30 under 30. In this episode he will tell about Jibu, social franchising model and for-profit social enterprises.
Noam Angrist - Young 1ove, youth education and empowerment
July 05, 2019 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBNoam Angrist is the co-founder of Young 1ove, a Botswana based not-profit organization, providing evidence-based sex education to young people. He also continues working in the world bank as a consultant. He is on the "Forbes 30 under 30" list and also had some other prestigious awards. In this podcast, he will tell how he came up to Young Love, how to build trust with youth and change the world based on data that is already there. Listen, get inspired and join the world-changers.
Dr. Mitch Besser - mothers2mothers, HIV prevention, how to start social entrepreneurship
June 24, 2019 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this episode you will hear Dr. Mitch Besser, he is a founder of mothers2mothers. Their mission is to impact the health of mothers by putting them at the heart of improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Their Mentor Mother Model empowers mothers living with HIV, through education and employment, as role models to help other women and their families access essential services and medical care. Mitch will share not only his story but also a lot of pieces of a...
Troy Wiseman - EcoPlanet Bamboo, mentors, and business ideas for social entrepreneurship
June 10, 2019 18:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBTroy Wiseman tells about his vision, the importance of mentors, and how you can make the world a better place.
Howard Weinstein — Solar Ear, how to make a difference and empower people to act
May 27, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBIn today’s episode, you will hear an inspiring story of Howard Weinstein. He believes that Anybody can be a change-maker in the society. He is the Co-founder of Solar Ear with 10 other people who are deaf. They invented solar-powered hearing aids by people who are deaf for people with a hearing loss in developing countries. Raised over 3 million dollars and were named in 2011 at a ceremony at United Nations as Global Social Entrepreneur of the Year. They became the largest non-profit hea...
Intro
May 05, 2019 10:00 - 3 minutes - 1.64 MBIn this intro episode, we talk about the idea of a podcast, and what you will hear in the nearest time. Listen, leave your feedback and wait for new episodes.