Melton Foundation

In our latest intercultural podcast, Melton Fellows Palak Agarwal from India, and Tang Yiying from China, talk about both the positive as well as negative impacts on the environment due to the COVID 19 pandemic in both China and India.  They also discuss a few new and exciting ways people are tackling the pandemic while being environmentally conscious.  Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue...

Our latest podcast is about mentorship and how it is important for young students today. Melton Fellows Amari and Abigail from the Dillard and Ashesi campuses have an interactive dialogue about mentorship and how it has enriched their lives and professional development. They aim to move more kids pursuing higher education to evaluate or establish healthy professional relationships to ensure succes...

Melton Fellows Mariana Paetzolt and Lajeanne Shelton bring up a much-needed conversation about industrialization, city life, and why cities need to develop sustainability strategies.  Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Support the show ( http://meltonfoundation.org/donate )

What is at the crux of Mental Health Care? How do we prepare and mitigate risks associated with mental distress? What is emotional well-being? How can we destigmatize 'mental illness' and encourage those who need help to proactively seek it? How easy or difficult is it to help a loved one in distress?  Who better to answer these questions than a premiere organization working on Mental Health...

During the pandemic, poverty has increased across Chile and the world. Every day there is more unemployment and the situation does not look favorable for the future, there are no more incomes and life becomes complicated. How to deal with poverty and scarcity of resources? What actions can be done to contribute during this context?  Join us on this episode of 'Global Citizenship in Practice'...

Melton fellows Arun and Friederike from India and Germany, host our latest intercultural podcast, where they talk about the different news consumption styles and how news was presented globally during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen on for some insights about CoronaVirus tracking apps and lastly, some good news from India and Germany! :) Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs,...

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected our primary and secondary education? Tune in to this interactive and interesting podcast by Melton Fellows Trish from Ghana, and Constanza from Chile, as they discuss the impact of the pandemic, and the steps that have been taken as improvisation by their respective countries.  Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-pr...

Our recent podcast with Melton Fellows Kennedy Musgrave from the USA, and Tobias Woode from Ghana, "A Ruptured Cultural Identity: How Africans and African Americans Struggle To See Eye-to-Eye", discusses the cultural divide between our two cultures. Through discussing how the different forms of racism have affected institutions such as the Justice System, the Education System, and Religi...

Our latest podcast talks about ' Cultures and traditions that slow the growth and development of African societies - a Two-country perspective '.  Melton Fellows Claris and Clara bring you a podcast pertaining to the cultures and traditions that slow general progress and development in Kenya and Zimbabwe. The aim is to highlight how certain practices can hinder a community's progress if left...

In our recent Intercultural Peer Mentoring Podcast, we have Anirudh Bathija from India, and his mentor May Garces, from Chile, sharing their perspectives about Global citizenship and what it means in terms of incremental progress, understanding what it's like to remove yourself from your cultural identity to be a global citizen, May speaks about what it means to her to be a mentor, the Sustainable...

In this episode of the Intercultural Peer Mentoring Podcast, we have Zhang Dou Dou from China, and her mentor Ashley Wilson, from the USA, sharing their perspectives about their biggest shared interest - communications, social impact, and the interconnected nature of storytelling and mass media. There's also a fun game, some lively banter, and a genuine mentor-mentee relationship for us to peek in...

In our first Intercultural Peer Mentoring Podcast, we have Lindiwe Mutungamiri from Zimbabwe, and her mentor Victor Valenzuela, from Chile, sharing their perspectives about their biggest shared interest - entrepreneurship, social impact, and Victor advises Lindiwe on navigating the world as Global Citizens in their own right. Lindiwe also asks her mentor a pertinent question - 'What would you tell...

What is Design Thinking, really? You may have heard the term, you also may have used the methodology, but have you ever wondered what 'Design Thinking' really is? How does it improve lives - in schools and professional environments and homes alike? Join us as we 'Demystify Design Thinking' with Mana Taheri, an accomplished Design Thinking educator, and coach from the world-renown HPI School of Des...

Melton Fellows Sangeetha and Yunmei from India and China bring you a podcast around technological innovations for differently-abled citizens in India, biodiversity preservation in China, and more! Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Support the show (http://meltonfoundation.org/donate)

Melton Fellows Hannah, Dou Dou and Harshinee from Germany, China, and India, bring you a podcast around the Extinction Rebellion initiative across Europe, ban on single-use plastic in India and it's implications and more insight on building a sustainable tomorrow! Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Support the show (http://meltonfound...

Melton Fellows Daphne and Paula bring you a podcast around civil unrest, protests, and citizen uprising in Chile and countries in the African subcontinent, including exclusive insight into the happenings at Cameroon and Temuco! Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Support the show ( http://meltonfoundation.org/donate )

Melton Fellows Marten & Yixuan from Germany and China, discuss the socio-political climate in their countries, gender (in)equality in China, and more in this personal, and thought-provoking conversation between two individuals from very diverse cultures and different perspectives! Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Support the sho...

Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Melton Fellows Lindiwe & Pablo from Ghana and Chile , discuss their ideas of social entrepreneurship around mental health, Lindiwe's efforts in setting up a mental health based entrepreneurial venture, the health care system in Chile and more in this episode of the HotPod Podcast. Support the sho...

Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Melton Fellows Anirudh & Wang Xiuqi from India and China , discuss the on-going CoronaVirus global pandemic, it's implications on their daily lives, possible safety precautions and the impact of the COVD19 globally. Support the show (http://meltonfoundation.org/donate)

Hot Topics, Intercultural Dialogue, Current Affairs, and friendly, thought-provoking conversation! Melton Fellows Archishman & Shijia from India and China primarily discussed two topics, the role of social startups and advancements in technology during the current COVID 19 situation and the second, Sun Yang, a star swimmer who was recently banned for eight years because he was painted as a dru...