Vital Voices Podcast

Banker turned #socialentrepreneur Sbu Myeni joined Alyse Nelson for #VoicesofResilience to discuss how rural communities in South Africa are dealing with #COVID, from lack of info for illiterate populations to upcoming food and job shortages. Visit http://www.imbeleko.org/ to learn more.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.    Executi...

VV woman leader and Cameroonian entrepreneur, activist and political leader Kah Walla joined Alyse Nelson for today’s #VoicesofResilience to discuss the governance issues at hand when dealing with #COVID19 and the need for women to be at the decision-making table when rebuilding after this crisis.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world. ...

VV woman leader and digital strategist Karla Ruiz Cofiño joined Alyse Nelson for #VoicesofResilience to discuss how coronavirus is impacting Guatemala & offer tips to make kids responsible digital users while building their critical thinking skills. Listen now! To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.    Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirs...

Wellness expert Larah Davis joined Alyse Nelson for this episode of the #VoicesofResilience series, discussing how a silver lining of #coronavirus bringing society to its knees could be that we're forced to stop and learn how to rest & revitalize. Tune in.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Executive Producer: Lizzie K...

Activist Rouba Mhaissen puts #selfquarantine in perspective on the latest episode of the Voices of Resilience Series, noting how the #COVID19 crisis exacerbates conditions for #refugees. Listen to for more on how refugees are coping and Rouba's hope for the future. Learn more about her work by visiting http://www.sdaid.org/   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in...

Vital Voices is pleased to announce a new podcast series, Voices of Resilience. We'll sit down with women leaders working to care for their communities during these uncertain times. Episode three features Christelle Kwizera, a WE Empower Awardee. Christelle is a Rwandan mechanical engineer and founder of Water Access Rwanda, an award-winning social enterprise collecting, purifying and distributing...

Vital Voices is pleased to announce a new podcast series, Voices of Resilience. We'll sit down with women leaders working to care for their communities during these uncertain times. Episode two features Jennifer Mandelblatt, a VV Leadership Incubator fellow. Jennifer is the Co-founder and executive director of Platform, an organization helping young women-identified folx have authentic conversatio...

Vital Voices is pleased to announce a new podcast series, Voices of Resilience. We'll sit down with women leaders working to care for their communities during these uncertain times. Episode one features Esra'a Al Shafei, a VV woman leader, tech expert, and human rights activist for a conversation on protecting the health and safety of LGBTQ+ communities. Esra'a founded Majal to develop online plat...

"Women are very, very adaptive in their leadership." Nigerian political leader and 2020 #GlobalLeadershipAwards Honoree, Obiageli Ezekwesili, sat down with Vital Voices' podcast host and CEO Alyse Nelson during the 2019 #WomeninAfrica summit to discuss leadership & the future of Nigeria. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world...

VV woman leader Hafsat Abiola-Costello knows the pressure put on a women leader to be ‘perfect,’ and that even the slightest mistake can be used to discount the future women leaders to come after her. Tune in to the Vital Voices Podcast as VV’s Alyse Nelson and Hafsat discuss fearing failure, and how fearlessness gives other women the space to lead authentically. To learn more about Vital Voices,...

What is Imposter Syndrome? Tune in to this episode to hear VV's Alyse Nelson tackle the subject with VV woman leader Gemma Bulos and how self-affirmations can help you build a life of confidence and learning. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alyse Nelson...

WEEmpower Awardee Zoya Lytvyn sits down with host Alyse Nelson on a conversation about the importance of well-rounded #education and the need to empower change makers to build systemic change. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alyse Nelson  Music:  Flames...

Former President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite joined CEO and host Alyse Nelson to share her thoughts on authentic #leadership and the sacrifice & courage it takes to lead at the highest levels. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alyse Nelson  Music:  Fl...

Former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla sits down with VV CEO, Alyse Nelson, during the #VVEngage program in Arizona, for a conversation on politics, family, and the importance of breaking the glass ceiling.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alyse...

VV's host, president, and CEO Alyse Nelson sat down with women political leaders Oana Bizgan (Romania), Mimoza Kusari (Republic of Kosovo) & Rebekah Warren (USA) to discuss the harassment they've dealt with in-person and online - and what's been normalized - as #womeninpolitics. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Produce...

Founder of Promundo and Solidarity Council member Dr. Gary Barker sits down with Vital Voices President Alyse Nelson for a timely conversation on eliminating violence against women, and how men can be allies to women. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alys...

Vital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson sat down with Lucina Di Meco, Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and Senior Director for Girls' Education and Gender Equality at Room to Read - an international non profit that focuses on literacy and gender equality through education in low income communities around the world. Lucina's report, available here , explores how traditional and social media t...

Host and Vital Voices' President, Alyse Nelson, sat down with Cameroonian activist, entrepreneur, and politician Kah Walla to discuss the ongoing conflict in Cameroon, and how the global community can get involved.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit  www.vitalvoices.org   Invest in women, improve the world.    Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Aly...

Vital Voices' D.C. Council Member, Businesswoman, and Mentoring Guru LaJuanna Russell sits down with President & CEO, Alyse Nelson. The friendship and humor weaves through the conversation as LaJuanna shares her advice on picking the right mentor, what mentees can offer, and how to know when to end a mentorship relationship. This National Mentorship Day Special Episode is sure to be a treat and a...

During the 2019 #WEEmpower Week in NYC, our host Alyse Nelson sat down with social entrepreneur Leah Lizarondo. The founder of 412 Food Rescue, Leah's organization uses grassroots power to connect food insecure families and individuals to healthy and fresh food by preventing perfectly good food from entering the waste stream. Learn about how Leah's plan is combatting hunger and climate change.   T...

During the 2019 #WEEmpower Week in NYC, our host Alyse Nelson sat down with young entrepreneur Christelle Kwizera. At just 25 years old, this mechanical engineer has built an organization that provides access to clean water for families across Rwanda while seeding economic development for young adults. Get inspired by this young woman's tenacity and passion for her community on this episode just i...

Panmela Castro-Anarkia is a 2010 Global Leadership Awards Honoree. As a multi-media artist from Brazil she carried out a campaign using street art to educate disadvantaged women about the recently passed Maria da Penha Law on Domestic and Family Violence against Women , a law named after a woman who was so severely beaten by her husband that she was paralyzed for life. Panmela and Vital Voices Pre...

For the United Nations' International Day of Charity, our host, CEO, and President, Alyse Nelson sat down with our Digital Communications Coordinator and producer, Christi Owiye.   In this witty and wise conversation, Alyse offers insight on careers, leadership, and how non profits and charities have changed since the inception of Vital Voices Global Partnership's early roots in the mid-90's.   Se...

Ronna was selected as a 2019 VV GROW Fellow and participated in the GAP Australia 2016 program. Listen in as Ronna sits down with Vital Voices' Vice-President of Economic Engagement, Zoe Dean-Smith Connect with Ronna on Social Media: Website:  https://greenhouse.studio/ Facebook (business):  https://www.facebook.com/greenhousefiji/ Facebook (personal):  https://www.facebook.com/mariaronnaluna Twit...

Listen in as Vital Voices partnered with sister organization, Running Start, to host a live book party for BBC journalist Mishal Husain. Mishal's new book  The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know,  and her leadership lessons are the topic of this conversation, led by Running Start fellow, and Washington, D.C.'s youngest-ever elected public official, Allyson Carpenter...