Young Changemakers Podcast

On this episode GCM Alumnus Daniel Gamboa tells us about his journey as a refugee and how to achieve meaningful refugee participation.

In this episode we talk with Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne about the importance of mangroves, how she started her journey and the challenges she has faced so far.

In this episode GCM's Co-Founder Gabriela Jaeger introduces Meigan Diaz as the new host for season 5 with te participation of GCM's Programs Manager Eric Ortega.

As changemakers, we need to be able to express our ideas, campaign for the causes we believe in, promote our services, and find volunteers. Sometimes, it's hard to navigate the digital world as it is rapidly changing, and this is where a digital marketing agency such as Galactic Fed comes in. They are not only experts in every field, from paid ads to SEO...but they also have a great work environme...

Yulia and Vinuri talk about the intersectionality between faith and sexuality. Many people struggle with finding a community that fully accepts their complete self, so Yulia has been at the forefront of advocating for this in her home country, Indonesia. In this episode, Yulia talks about how her studies abroad and experiences at home influenced her activism and some exciting projects she is launc...

Marina creció en un pueblo en el medio de Argentina. Tuvo la posibilidad de ir becada a un evento internacional de ciencias que le cambió la vida y le abrió el mundo. Quiso replicar el evento en su ciudad y su país, por lo que inició organizando unos eventos que formaran líderes y así nació Líderes de Ansenuza. La organización es hoy un referente en Argentina, al diseñar e implementar programas ed...

Today we hear about mental health constantly on social media, however, the stigma associated with it is still a reality for many individuals. The struggle to accept yourself when society judges you for your diagnosis is an unfortunate reality in our societies. Damian created the ZETA Movement with the goal of breaking this cycle within youth communities. In this episode, we talk about his journey...

Mantaro es un Changemaker que inició su camino desde muy joven, luego de haber sido víctima de bullying. En lugar de permanecer un con rótulo y victimizarse, decidió crear una cultura de paz. Lo anterior, lo llevó a fundar Juventudes Unidas, iniciativa con la cual llevó un proyecto de ley sobre bullying que hoy es ley en el Estado de Nuevo León en México. Además de este trabajo, Mantaro tiene un e...

Have you noticed how refugees are portrayed in the media as villains or as helpless? Andrew Leon Hanna, a Changemaker, lawyer and entrepreneur from the U.S., realized how dehumanizing this is and decided to help shift the narrative. He talks to Sara about the story behind his book "25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs", the tale of three Syrian women entrepreneurs in Za'ata...

Today mental health is at the forefront of our daily conversations and the pandemic has shown us its importance and how citizens need to have access to adequate care. Activist Diana Chao has been advocating for this since she was 15 years old. She founded the organization Letters 2 Strangers and has worked to provide and advocate access for minority communities. In this episode, she talks about he...

Estamos invadidos de malas noticias. Cada que prendemos un noticiero, nos quedamos con la sensación de que el mundo está mal y no hay mucho que podamos hacer. Emiliana es una periodista que empezó su carrera en noticieros en prestigiosos canales de televisión y se dio cuenta del poder que tienen los medios de comunicación masivos y cómo ese poder no siempre se usa en beneficio del mundo. Además, v...

“I aspire to a world where everyone, everywhere lives a life of dignity and young people have a safe space to lead and drive positive change in their communities”. In George's last episode as a Podcast host, he chats with Nhial Deng. Nhial has been a refugee for nearly half of his life. Nhial arrived at Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp in 2010, at only 11 years of age. Fleeing his village in Ethiopia a...

Vinuri talks to Joao about how his life has been since they both attended the Global Youth Summit in 2016. They talked about how his organization Impulso transitioned over the pandemic and the eventual decision to close the organization. This episode is incredibly enlightening as the conversation focuses on government relief for small businesses in Portugal and takes us through some of the difficu...

Goitse es de Botswana y se unió a Global Changemakers al ser seleccionada para el Global Youth Summit en el 2019. Desde ese momento, no ha parado. Ha estado involucrada con nuestros eventos, ha sido mentora, profesora en nuestros cursos y tallerista. Goitse fundó una organización que se llama the Leader Unleashed en el 2020 con apoyo de GCM. Busca empoderar a los jóvenes de su país a través de el...

Our Young Changemakers Podcast is back with a brand new season! Our co-hosts Vinuri and Sara sit down after recording the whole season to discuss what the experience has been like for them. They do a short summary of what’s coming, introducing the themes of mental health, social entrepreneurship, youth leadership, and refugees. The new season is very inspiring, so don’t miss all the episodes that...

In this special episode, Sara talks to her colleague Courtney about the current grant selection cycle which is open for Changemakers in North America. To find out more about the grants and apply: www.global-changemakers.net/grants To learn more about Global Changemakers and the Changemakers School visit www.global-changemakers.net/school   Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @GlobalChangemake...

Kathia is a professional with over five years of experience. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Business and a Master’s degree in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University, as part of the Schwarzman Scholars Program. She is Development Manager at Global Changemakers. As a former finance professional working in the banking sector, Kathia is under a mission to mobilize capita...

¿Te has preguntado qué impacto puede tener educar a las mujeres y niñas en ciencia y tecnología? En esta conversación, hablamos con María Villatoro de El Salvador quien cree profundamente en que, al expandir las habilidades en ciencias y matemáticas de las mujeres, podemos transformar radicalmente la sociedad. María creó el Proyecto STEM in a Box (STEM en una caja) desde su organization Conquering...

We consume water every single day, but how much do we think about the quantity of that? For this episode, Anastasia speaks with Garvita, a woman hailing from India who founded “Why Waste?” an initiative that aims to change people's mindsets towards water.  Today they are India’s largest youth-led organization working towards the effective conservation of water. In our conversation, we talk ab...

¿Qué tiene que ver el arte, la cultura y la sostenibilidad? Aunque parecen ser conceptos aislados, Laura Zarta de Colombia eligió combinar estos intereses en su vida y trayectoria como Global Changemaker, red de la cual hace parte desde el 2008. Laura es curadora de arte, gestora cultural y líder ambiental. Actualmente se desempeña como Directora de la Fundación Global Warning Agency y jefe de Cur...

Simon Straetker is a filmmaker, tireless explorer and eco-activist known for creating inspiring short films at the furthest corners of earth. He is widely recognized for shooting elusive subjects—extreme adventurers, wildlife, boundless landscapes—and for asking pressing questions. Namely, how can we compel people to fall in love with nature again? For the past five years, Simon has been searching...

Creativity can be considered as a form of self expression. What if that self expression could empower entire communities? For this episode, we’ll talk to Omar Ghani , an activist and project manager at ArtLords , an NGO established in 2014 working for social transformation and behavioral change through art and culture in Kabul, Afghanistan. We’ll hear more about the impact that creativity and art...

En la era de la desinformación y el descrédito a la ciencia, Guillermo Herrera-Arcos de México nos explica cómo los avances científicos tienen un impacto positivo en la vida de muchísimas personas. Guillermo es un Global Changemaker desde el 2019 y es un innovador y emprendedor nato. Con unos amigos, creó Prothesia , una compañía dedicada al diseño de software  y manufactura 3D enfocada al ár...

Felister Orangi is an advocate for agroecology and sustainable food systems, with a 5-year experience in sustainable agriculture.  She is the Assistant Farm Manager at Ololo Farm, where she oversees the implementation and reporting on sustainability activities and coordinates education programmes on agroecology, permaculture design, nutrition and sustainable food systems. She is currently pur...

Social entrepreneurship is trending these days, but what actually does it entail? Aashish Beergi is the co-founder and CEO of MASH Project Foundation, an award-winning social enterprise that is building an eco-system for young social entrepreneurs in India - it was even recognised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation! Aashish is currently a Scholar at the National University of Singapore whe...