Jaz O'Hara

Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O'Hara: Stories of Migration and Displacement

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The leading podcast on asylum, migration and displacement. Asylum Speakers will take you on a journey across the world, without you having to go anywhere. We're here to amplify voices, educate, inspire and debunk some of the common myths and misconceptions around migration today. Join us as we transcend borders, nationalities, religions and languages to hear from the people with which we share this world. Celebrating our differences and recognising what unites us. Listen out for yourself in the words of each guest because at the end of the day we're all human, and always able to find common gr...

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Jaz O'Hara

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5. Crossing the Sahara, the Sea and the Calais Jungle at 13 years old: The Story of my Eritrean Foster Brother Mez 16.08.2019 46:28

This week we hear from my foster brother Mez.  This is an important episode for me because it was Mez becoming my brother that was the catalyst to me quitting my job in fashion and focusing all my energy into the refugee crisis and The Worldwide Tribe...but that’s a story for another episode.  Today Mez shares his story of resilience and survival. From fleeing compulsory military service...

4. Being a mum of seven kids from four different countries. My Global Family, with Oeda O’Hara 01.08.2019 47:04

This week’s very special guest is my mum, Oeda O’Hara. Together we talk about her experience of fostering three teenage boys from Eritrea, Afghanistan and Sudan and explore what it means to be part of a real life global family.  This journey began for us four years ago, almost to the day, when my parents had just been accepted to foster. When a young Eritrean boy entered the UK, hiding undern...

3. The Story of Search and Rescue worker Brendan Woodhouse 18.07.2019 43:44

This week my guest is real-life-superhero Brendan Woodhouse, a firefighter and father of two from Nottingham.  We talk about his journey from normal life in the UK, to saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea.  It all started when he saw a Facebook post I wrote about the Calais Jungle Refugee Camp back in 2015, which prompted him to start collecting donations and driving over to Calais hims...

2. The story of Awad, my Sudanese friend who taught me about kindness, change, patience and more 03.07.2019 45:00

I met Awad in the Jungle refugee camp in Calais, northern France, in 2015 and he was pretty unforgettable from the off. A Sudanese refugee himself, he helped volunteers with things like distribution, becoming an informal leader within the Sudanese community in the camp. Whilst living in circumstances hardly fit for an animal, he was always positive, loving and wise… as well as being the best dress...

1. The story of 20-year-old Syrian photographer, Abdulazez Dukhan 19.06.2019 47:16

An inspirational conversation with the amazing Abdulazez about his journey from a nice house in Syria, to a refugee camp in Greece, to life in Belgium! I met Abdulazez whilst he was living in that refugee camp in Greece back in 2016 and we became friends. I had never met anyone like him. Since being given a camera by a volunteer in that camp, Abdulazez has documented every step of his journey. He...

The Asylum Speakers Podcast - Stories of Displacement : Trailer 07.06.2019 1:20

This podcast that will take you on a journey across the world...without you having to go anywhere! For first hand, heroic and empowering accounts from those caught up in the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time...this is the podcast for you. From the people leaving their countries and everything behind them, to the volunteers working alongside them. You’ll be hearing from those currently living...