Give Back Economy

Khongorzul Otgonbayar was born in Mongolia and travels to many countries to engage and promote the organization she works and gain additional partners. https://what3words.com/clip.apples.leap lets you identify locations and can be used in over 54 languages. Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Puja Deb is part of an organization that supports large animals in India. For more details check out their web site, https://wildlifesos.org/ .

Richard Kalungi is the lead doctor of www.homedoctorsug.com based in Kampala providing a range of services and projects in Uganda/ This includes health camps. He is a doctor and an entrepreneur.

Marianne has a teaching background and supports visually impaired children in Amsterdam, Holland and Cape Town, South Africa.

Sal Amenta is co-chair of the Accessible Housing Network, a collaboration of over 35 Canadian non-profit organizations advocating for Canadian building codes to be mandated to have all homes built according to Univeral Design standards. Check out a recent tv interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-SpGewBTnU . Check out their web site, https://www.accessiblehousingnetwork.org/ and consider sig...

< Marianne travels between South Africa and Holland with a passion for helping visually impaired children as a former elementary teacher. She also helps women sewers start a business. Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Luke Anderson operates from a power wheelchair and with a team of volunteers they build and distribute ramps to make places accessible in several communities. Each ramp has the web site address, stopgap.ca on it.

Abilities Expo takes place in 7 large communities in the U.S. There was one in Toronto, Canada, that was discontinued. David Korse, President and an associate run the expos with a local organizer. The attendance fee is $0 as the booths pay the fees. The expos have been run by David and the team for 15 years with the original expo in 1979. The web site is www.abilities.com . Check out their informa...

Dr. Laura Bonnett has rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, a PhD in political science and is the founder of a business, https://www.yellowtreegrants.com/ which supports non-profits and charities withe process of grant funding in Canada. She is passionate about her work and sees all their clients as partners.

Shiri was born , went to school and joined the army in Israel. She moved to the U.S., went to school and became a speech therapist and enjoyed her passion for baking. She started https://www.risingabovebakery.org/ from her house and now operates from a community college in Nyack, New York with a team of developmentally disabled bakers. The business was included in a segment on NBC News. Find out m...

Shiri Ullrich was born in Israel, served in the army, educated there and in the United States. She was a speech therapist and then founded Rising Above Bakery in her house. While she had cancer and chemotherapy she has grown the bakery with volunteers and participants with learning disabilities. The bakery currently operates in a community college in Nyach, New York. The organization is a for prof...

Alvin Law is a writer, speaker, musician, documentarian and was a victim of thalidomide, born with no arms. His family abandoned him. He has shared his story with over 2 million people on 5 continents in over 7,500 events. Check out his amazing and inspirational story on https://alvinlaw.com/ Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Emily Kane Miller is the Founder and CEO of Ethos Giving - A Philanthropic Services Company (ethos-giving.com) , based in Los Angeles, California. See also : www.ethostracking.com . Ethos Giving  works with corporations, individuals, and foundations committed to moving the needle. Whatever your focus — social services, environmental stewardship, education, the arts and beyond — they can help your...

Downsizing Diva is a social franchise operation started in 2001 by a real estate agent and teacher who became entrepreneurs. Our conversation was with a franchisee, Shirley Coughlin and her husband Terry. They are a for-profit social enterprise giving back to community, including families from Ukraine. Check out https://downsizingdiva.com/find-your-diva/markham.

Faith is 5 years old and has written 3 books that include her 9 year old dog, Sparkles. Faith's mother is Delissa and she is a former vet having served in the army and navy. She helps Faith with presentations and workshops and book sales. Check them out on https://www.faithandsparklesworld.com/ and social media. Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Chad Leaman is Director Of Innovation at the Neil Squire Society which uses technology tools and training to support people with a disability www.neilsquire.ca They are a national organization with many of their employees with a disability who are passionate about giving back to community.

Christine Pahigian is the Executive Director of the Youth Justice Network, https://youthjustice.org/ in New York City which supports youth who may have been incarcerated in Rikers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island .They have over 50 employees in 3 borough offices. Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Aimee and Ellen are social entrepreneurs who run a social enterprise, https://www.mellysworkplace.ca/ , a cafe and marketplace for learning challenged with program students who work 3-4 hour shifts and are helped with the job hunt. Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Mira Lac is the Director of Marketing at https://kaylaschildrencentre.org/ helping children and youth with an amazing centre for those with a disability where they have great facilities and equipment for those up to 21 and supporting their families.

Luca Patuelli is father, dancer, choreographer, workshop presenter, host. Check out the following: https://www.lucapatuelli.com/ Founder of https://www.illabilities.com/ with an international team of 8 dancers. There are examples on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8htBtRBtIs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC2IP9qxsYU Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Alice's Kids is a Virginia, based national charity run by Ron Fitzimmons, Executive Director, with support from his sister Laura and is named after their mother. Working with a network of hundreds of teachers and social workers, Alice’s Kids pays for items for kids because they believe A little help…goes a long way. https://aliceskids.org/ Find out more at https://give-back-economy.pinecast.co

Una Wright lost 2 sons when they were young and started Youth Speak which has been operating for almost 20 years helping youth with personal stories and coping strategies. They help teachers, parents, youth and school boards, and are an amazing social enterprise charity.

Erna van der Westhuizen is a mother, Phd student, key team member of https://shonaquipse.org.za/ a social enterprise in South Africa where half the team have a disability. They have products, services, programs and projects that help a variety of countries in Africa.

Walter Dann from Halifax Nova Scotia was diagnosed with polio at an early age. In spite of this he worked for the same company for 50 years. He became very active in sports as an athlete and coach, especially in basketball and athletics. He became part of provincial and national teams, participated in 2 Paralympics, 2 Parapan Games and a World Cup. He was also elected to the Nova Scotia Hall of Fa...

Walter Dann was diagnosed with polio at a very young age. He became interested in sports, especially basketball and track. While using braces he worked for the same company for 50 years which is amazing. In addition, he participated in 2 Paralympics, 2 Parapan Games, a World Cup and several national championships where he gained a significant number of medals and is a member of the Nova Scotia spo...