World YWCA's Podcast

In this episode of RiseUp! we look at the ways that feminist techniques can inform one of the basic needs of community building and development work - Evidence Generation. Host Chhavi Sachdev starts off the episode in conversation with Bijita Dev Sharma – the RiseUp! Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist with the World YWCA, from India. Next, she talks about development work in the Global...

In this episode of RiseUp! we talk to three women who have personal experience about fostering Young Women Leadership.  Start the episode with Suju Poon from Women Lead in Nepal, talking to host Chhavi Sachdev about stories of women-led initiatives and movements. Next, Yadanar from the United Nations Population Fund shares her perspective on supporting young women in repressive conditions. Chhavi...

In this episode of RiseUp! we take a deep dive into all the different forms of conflict that women experience - military, political, environmental, and domestic. To get started, listen to Maggie Lulu, from the African Leadership Centre in South Sudan, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Next from Yangon, our second guest, Naw Dohkalal is a World WYCA RiseUp! programme leader sharing her exp...

In this episode of RiseUp! We talk about talking - how do we decolonise our language to make it more feminist, and inclusive? The first guest to join host Chhavi Sachdev is Virisila Buadromo, from Fiji, who is a co-lead of the Urgent Action Fund, Asia and the Pacific. Next Nanako Tojo joins Chhavi from Kyoto, Japan, where she is a Youth leader implementing the RiseUp! Model with the YWCA in Japan....

In this episode of RiseUp! we unpack one of the thorny issues that any organisation aspiring for justice must deal with - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion To get the ball rolling, join DEI consultant Lara Rabala from Kenya, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Next Amjad Mohammed Salim returns to the show to share his perspective as a Sri Lankan origin, global leader currently working in Gene...

In this episode of RiseUp! we dive deep into one of the most underestimated and often misunderstood relationships in social organisations today- that of faith and feminism. To kick it all off, join Ruth Mathen from Hong Kong in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Ruth talks about her work with the Christian Conference of Asia to bring together churches from diverse ecumenical traditions in sup...

In this episode of RiseUp! we dive deep into something that many of the activists the YWCA works grapple with:  How do you foster a real intergenerational connection amongst activists working in the social justice and development sectors? To kick it all off, join Vandita Morarka from India in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Vandita talks about her work as the CEO of One Future Collective....

In this episode of RiseUp! we take a look at one of the founding principles of the YWCA - safe spaces and how to support them. We start with the World YWCA’s own Suchi Gaur, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Suchi lays out the 10 principles of making safe spaces. Chhavi continues the discussion with Clara DCosta, a youth leader and RiseUp! Young woman lead from Bangladesh. Towards the end...

The World YWCA, in collaboration with Geneva Peace Week 2022, bring you a conversation on the role that women and cross-regional solidarity play in the peace processes. The World YWCA is a grassroots, feminist, community-driven movement that has worked tirelessly for the past 167 years to make the world a safer and more just place for women and young women and girls globally. Over the years the YW...

CW/TW: Covid-19, Suicide, Online abuse, Trolling, Online harassment, economic fallout, unpaid jobs, job loss. In this third episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we will be hearing from women who have kept their respective causes alive through online advocacy, especially during the complete lockdowns in the year 2020. As work from home and social distancing became enforced in mo...

CW/TW: Domestic violence, violation of women's rights, pro-life organisations, gender-based violence, mental health. In this final episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we will talk about the challenges that come up after a movement gains some visibility and success, and how some women work their way through it to sustain momentum. The 2030 Agenda for People, Planet, and Pr...

A podcast by World YWCA and the Norwegian Church Aid Contributions to the Geneva Peace Week 2020 with young women leaders Vera Syrakvash from Belarus, Amany Abuawad from Palestine, Mary Fatiya from South Sudan & Maria Osula from Kenya discussing on Organising & Acting for Peace & Justice: Young Women Leading Change against Gender Based Violence. Podcast was recorded by Chhavi Sachdev....

Episode 2: Tools of engagement and the challenges of fighting against gender based violence in a digital world. A podcast by World YWCA and the Norwegian Church Aid Contributions to the Geneva Peace Week 2020 with young women leaders Vera Syrakvash from Belarus, Amany Abuawad from Palestine, Mary Fatiya from South Sudan & Maria Osula from Kenya discussing on Organising & Acting for Peace &...

CW/TW: Gender-based Violence, life-threatening hostility, mention of rape kits. In this first episode of the Advocacy Podcast Toolkit, we will be looking at the basic foundation of turning a personal passion for justice into a movement. How do you mobilise your community? How do you build a sustainable mass women and young women-led movement? How do you organise individual survivors into a collect...

CW/TW: Sexual violence survivor, gender-based violence survivor, domestic abuse. In this second episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we are looking at successful campaigns that women and young women have organised in recent times and talking about the stories behind them. In this episode, we will be looking at policy action – how to get people to participate in changing laws an...