How To Build Community

Whether you're a community volunteer or the head of a large charity, working to make the world a better place can take its toll on your health and wellbeing. So how do you not only stay strong, but thrive? A new organisation called Thrive Worldwide is working to help people answer this question, and we've been speaking with its CEO LEANNE KENNEDY. Help us tell more stories like this at patreon.com...

The ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict places unique mental health pressures on many civilians. In this podcast we hear how one organisation in the Gaza Strip has pioneered a community-based approach to try and alleviate these pressures. DR. YASSER ABU JAMEI is its Director, and here he tells us about their efforts to generate hope in a place where hope can be difficult to find. Help us tell more s...

HAMID GBAWURU MARAH was recently named one of Sierra Leone's Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs. In this new episode, he tells us about a growing movement in the country: of social entrepreneurs rising up, doing things that aid agencies used to do, and starting to direct the future of their country. Help us tell more stories like this at patreon.com/arukahnetwork

Tensions during Kenya's recent election highlighted the problem of tribalism in the country. In our new podcast, DEBORAH LANGAT explains how her Cluster in Kericho works to break down tribal boundaries, in an effort to make the future peaceful and prosperous. Help us tell more stories like this at patreon.com/arukahnetwork

When TED LANKESTER left his life as a family doctor in London, to help develop a healthcare system with local people in the Indian Himalayas, the idea for our network began to form. In our new podcast, he shares with us his story, and we explore the past, present and future of Arukah Network. Help us tell more stories like this at patreon.com/arukahnetwork

Civil War and Ebola brought Sierra Leone's Muslim and Christian communities closer together, to help bring an end to both crises. In this episode, WALTER CAREW and ADBEIN SMITH from the Freetown Cluster explain how. Help us tell more stories like this at patreon.com/arukahnetwork

Frome is not your average English town. Find out why as Jake interviews Adam Foster-Jones from the town's 'Library of Things'.

What is a Cluster? And how can a Cluster help its community be a healthier place to live? In the first episode, Jake chats with ROBINS ODIYO from CHGN's Kericho Cluster in Kenya, to find out how they are working together to meet their community's needs. Help us tell more stories like this at patreon.com/arukahnetwork