RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages

Nov 15 2024 19 ep. 29 mins

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Extreme poverty can be solved! Host Wade Griffith, executive director of the Shanta Foundation, discusses innovative solutions to global poverty and hunger. Guests include development implementors, funders, and recipients. Special thanks to Fort Lewis College's radio station, KDUR, for their recording expertise and live airing of RISE.

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Episode 19

Nov 15 2024 30 mins

Wade welcomes Jonathan Prosser, Director of Innovation Lab for Compassion UK. The two discuss how to utilize innovation to reach more people, alleviating extreme poverty and working to create sustainable change.

Episode 18

Oct 04 2024 29 mins

Meet Stella Potemkin- Shanta's first Development Intern. Stella shares her experiences working in the Mazabuka region with our implementing partner on the ground, People's Action Forum.

Episode 17

Sep 05 2024 30 mins

Wade introduces Laurie Williams, Professor of Engineering and one of the leaders of the Village Aid Project at Fort Lewis College. VAP addresses infrastructure needs in impoverished regions.

Episode 16

Aug 27 2024 29 mins

Just back from Zambia, Wade talks about the time spent with Fort Lewis College's Village Aid Project where students installed water systems and bridges.

Episode 15

Jul 12 2024 30 mins

Wade talked to Fort Lewis College engineering students, Sage Slater and Aubrey Peterson who went to Zambia to install water systems and bridges in our partner villages in Mazabuka.

Episode 14

Jul 12 2024 28 mins

Wade shares how the partnership with Fort Lewis College's Village Aid Project went on the recent infrastructure project implementation.

Episode 13

May 07 2024 30 mins

Wade continues his conversation with Zachary Ray, owner of Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, Shanta board member, and head of Shanta's program committee.

Episode 12

May 07 2024 29 mins

Wade interviews Zachary Ray, owner of Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, Shanta board member, and head of Shanta's program committee.

Episode 11

Mar 05 2024 29 mins

The Shanta model is proven effective. Listen to how our 6-year partnership changes lives in extreme poverty sustainably.

Episode 10

Feb 07 2024 31 mins

Wade and Nge Nge discuss fundraising- how do you do it?!?! When you're passionate about what you're doing, it is easy.