Hope on Repeat

How can one moment of compassion change everything? Smajo OBE, an educator, researcher and public speaker, shares how his grandmother chose love over hatred in the darkest time and reflects on what we can learn from the past to help us support displaced people today.  Hope on Repeat is a five-part podcast series, hosted by award-winning poet and musician Sophia Thakur, spotlighting the power of mu...

In this episode, UK for UNHCR’s Communications Director, Mark, shares his insights from witnessing UNHCR’s work in the field, ways to support refugees in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Syria this winter and how we can all keep hope alive.  Hope on Repeat is a five-part podcast series, hosted by award-winning poet and musician Sophia Thakur, spotlighting the power of music and storytelling through person...

Music and movement go hand in hand. In this conversation, Afghan runner and advocate, Fatima, shares how music gave her courage during her toughest ultramarathon moments, what it means to carry home in your heart and how freedom is found all around us.  Hope on Repeat is a five-part podcast series, hosted by award-winning poet and musician Sophia Thakur, spotlighting the power of music and storyte...

“Music is a language without words.” Mariia, Ukrainian refugee and filmmaker, reflects on what it means to leave everything behind and why she believes storytelling is the most powerful weapon of all.   Hope on Repeat is a five-part podcast series, hosted by award-winning poet and musician Sophia Thakur, spotlighting the power of music and storytelling through personal stories from refugees. Throu...

Meet Maysa, a Syrian-born dancer and human rights advocate. Speaking with poet Sophia Thakur, Maysa shares how music transports her back to her grandmother’s house, why dance is life in the Arab world and what hearing “welcome home” truly means. Hope on Repeat is a five-part podcast series, hosted by award-winning poet and musician Sophia Thakur, spotlighting the power of music and storytelling th...