How To Build Community

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We're searching for the planet's best community projects and ideas, and sharing what we find. Each month, inspiring stories and practical insights to help you serve your community, wherever in the world you live. A podcast and radio show from Tearfund and Arukah Network. Support our show and the work we do on our Patreon page: patreon.com/arukahnetwork

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How To Build Community

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Learning to Thrive 28.11.2017 17:44

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...

Community Mental Health in the Gaza Strip 23.10.2017 25:39

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...

Sierra Leone and the Rise of the Entrepreneur 21.09.2017 17:54

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

Beyond Tribalism in Kenya's Kericho County 22.08.2017 28:00

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

Arukah Network's Co-Leader in Conversation 24.07.2017 30:52

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

ARCHIVE: Muslim-Christian Relations in Sierra Leone 21.06.2017 25:14

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

ARCHIVE: Frome and the Library of Things 21.05.2017 11:56

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

ARCHIVE: Robins and the Kericho Cluster 15.04.2017 12:36

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