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Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast

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In honor of Save One Life’s 25th Anniversary, audiences will be invited to hear the remarkable story of how the organization grew from a passion to help those without access to essential medications and treatment into a global lifeline for individuals with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. What began with a single visit to a humble home in Pakistan—and a father’s plea for $20 so his son could attend school—sparked a movement that has now transformed thousands of lives across continents. This anniversary program will highlight Save One Life’s extraordinary global impact, sharing deeply h...

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Somebody Finally Saw Me: Dr. Shahla Tariq Sohail on Building Hemophilia Care – Pakistan 26.06.2026 26:30

In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Dr. Shahla Tariq Sohail, a pediatrician, a woman living with von Willebrand disease, and the founder of one of Save One Life's most successful country models anywhere in the world.

Women Can Bleed Too: Andrea Hernandez Trinidad on Building Hemophilia Advocates – Philippines 26.05.2026 22:24

In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Andrea Hernandez Trinidad, president of Hemophilia Advocates – Philippines (HAP) and internationally recognized as the face of hemophilia in the Philippines.

From a Family’s Fight to a Nation’s Future: Agnes Kisakye on Founding the Hemophilia Foundation of Uganda 05.05.2026 24:16

In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Agnes Kisakye, founder of the Hemophilia Foundation of Uganda (HFU) and recipient of the 2025 NNHF Community Award. Agnes traces her journey from a terrifying family mystery in 2004—her four-year-old nephew Jovan bleeding uncontrollably with no explanation—through a diagnostic odyssey that required sh...

Ride Your Own Ride: Vaughn Ripley, Doug Mildram, and Ujjwal Bhattarai on Wheels for the World 2026 15.04.2026 19:13

In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with three longtime members of the Save One Life community—Vaughn Ripley, Doug Mildram, and Ujjwal Bhattarai—to talk about Wheels for the World 2026, Save One Life’s largest and most inclusive virtual ride yet. Together, they share what drew each of them to this community—whether through a personal diagnos...

Let His Death Not Be in Vain: Maureen Miruka on Building a Community of Care in Kenya 30.03.2026 19:26

In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Dr. Maureen Miruka, founder of the Jose Memorial Hemophilia Society of Kenya (JMHSK)—a leader whose story began with a mother’s fight to understand her son’s unexplained bleeding, and deepened through the loss of her son Jose to hemophilia complications in 2007. Maureen shares what it took to pursue d...

A Mother’s Promise: Usha Parthasarathy on Home Visits, Hope, and Changing a Child’s Future in India 27.02.2026 16:35

In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen speaks with Usha Parthasarathy, Save One Life’s India Program Coordinator—a woman whose life has been shaped by hemophilia across generations. Usha shares the deeply personal losses of her father and first son, and how those experiences fueled a lifelong commitment to community-building, advocacy, and practical supp...

Invest in a Child’s Future: How Save One Life Began (with Founder Laurie Kelley) 26.01.2026 14:29

In the very first episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Laurie Kelley—author, advocate, and the founder of Save One Life—to trace the origin story behind a question that changed everything: Could one family help another, across borders? Laurie shares the personal moments that shaped her purpose—from raising a child with hemophilia to witnessing t...