Stories and Humanitarian Action

Feb 02 2024 32 ep. 357
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In 2020, 1 in about 45 people need humanitarian assistance and protection. While these statistics are shocking, they don’t tell the complete human story. This podcast talks to people responding to crises, people affected by them, and writers telling their stories. It will explore if stories can create empathy and spark action to address the causes and consequences of humanitarian crises.

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Episode 32 Megan Culhane Galbraith on the Nuances of Adoption

Feb 02 2024
Megan Culhane Galbraith is a writer, visual artist, and an adoptee. She’s the founder of the Never Hush Workshops for Adoptees. Her debut hybrid memoir-in-essays, The Guild of the Infant Saviour: An Adopted Child’s Memory Book, was published by Mad Creek Books/Ohio State University Press in May 2021. Her work was Notable in Best American Essays 2021 and 201

Episode 31 Exploring Planetary Health with Maisarah Faisal

Jan 30 2024
Maisarah Faisal is the Special Assistant to the Executive Director at Sunway Center for Planetary Health, Sunway University in Malaysia. She's a graduate of International Relations with Mandarin from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia. She has experience in research and analysis, new media communications and youth engagement, in both the public and private sector. She's also a

Episode 30 Exploring Humanity Through Storytelling With Danuta Hinc

Dec 07 2023
Danuta Hinc is a Polish American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She holds an MA in Philology from the University of Gdańsk where she won the Polish National Competition for best dissertation is the Humanities. She received an M.F.A. in Writing and Literature from Bennington College, where she was awarded the Barry Hannah Merit Scholarship in Fiction. She te

Episode 29 UNICEF Somalias Hawa Sabriye on the Importance of Education

Jun 29 2023
Hawa Sabriye works for UNICEF Somalia as an Education Specialist. She has over 7 years of experience in education/teaching, humanitarian aid and international development. She holds a BA in English Literature and Human Geography, a BA and MA in Education, and Graduate Diplomas in Refugee and Migration Studies and Post-Secondary Education: Community, Culture, and Policy. Hawa is als

Episode 28 Doug Mercado

Apr 30 2023
Doug Mercado has worked in the field of international humanitarian assistance and post-disaster recovery over the past 32 years on assignments with the United Nations, USAID, OAS & NGOs. He currently holds the position of visiting lecturer at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. He says, “Works of fiction have their part in helping the world to

Episode 27 Advocating for Women and Girls in Humanitarian Crises: A Conversation with UN Gender Advisor April Pham

Apr 30 2023
Ms April Pham is a Senior Gender Advisor and the Head of Gender Unit in the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. She has over 25 years of experience in social justice, human rights, gender equality, and the prevention and response to violence against women/gender-based violence in development and humanitarian settings. Twitter: @MynameisApes She says, “People

Episode 26 Matteo Fraschini Koffi on the Power of Curiosity in Conflict Reporting

Dec 23 2022
Matteo Fraschini Koffi is a freelance journalist who writes, photographs and produces documentaries for radio and TV. He works for Italian and foreign media focusing exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa. He has won the Premiolino award and published a book-diary, “Fields of red gold,"  about his experience in the ghetto of Rignano (Apulia), and his autobiography, "The black ele

Episode 25 Delphine Vakunta Talks Investing in Youth and Preventing Humanitarian Crises

Dec 23 2022
Delphine Vakunta is a Cameroonian-American communication and public relations professional in the international humanitarian and development affairs field. Her work spans the African Development Bank, the United Nations, NGOs, and the private sector.She says, “We should all strive to prevent humanitarian crises by thinking about what we can individually do at our resp

Episode 23 Insights on Fiction and Humanitarianism from Aida Mengistu

Dec 23 2022
Aida Mengistu is the Deputy Head of the Inter Agency Standing Committee’s Peer-to-Peer Support Project which provides targeted support to humanitarian leaders in country operations. She is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a mother of three kids.She says, "It’s important to understand the day-to-day life of people caught up in these difficult situations

Episode 24 Sebastian Trives on the Power of Viewing Conflict Through Different Lenses.

Dec 23 2022
Sébastien Trives is a French national currently working for the NGO ACTED in Paris. He for the Humanitarian Advisory Team to the Famine Relief Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNRWA, UNAMA and OSCE. He holds a M.A. in international relations, a B.A. in international affairs and history, and a diploma in European studies. He says, “99 Years in L