Young Changemakers Podcast

This is our first episode in Spanish ! En este primer episodio en español , les presentamos a David Riveros-García. David es Global Changemaker desde 2009  y desde muy pequeño descubrió que la corrupción está presente casi todos los lugares de nuestra sociedad, y en especial, en el sistema educativo. Con poco más que muchas ganas y un gran compromiso por construir sociedades más transparentes...

Darcy loves learning and seeing big ideas in action. His childhood, spent exploring the natural surrounds of his rural home town, inspired him to pursue a career focused on climate action. Darcy has a keen interest in social entrepreneurship. Building on fieldwork experience in Uganda, Darcy co-founded Bugisu Project. Winning Australia's Global Student Entrepreneur  Award and Big Idea competi...

It’s GIRL POWER time! Menstruation and femininity is often a taboo topic that's avoided in common spaces, but younger generations are shifting this narrative. For this episode, Anastasia speaks to two young women committed to discussing these topics, breaking down stigmas and how to embrace your full womanly self. Vinuri Dissanayake is a consent and sex education activist based in the United State...

It’s time for season 3! We’ve got new faces, a new tune, and good vibes all round. Your co-hosts George, Anastasia and Sara (yes, our newest co-host!) will give you a sneak peak into what Season 3 has to offer, including some stuff planned we’ve never done before. Your ears will also be delighted this season with a fresh new theme song. GCM’s resident music composer Raphy will also be joining us t...

Art can be used to convey a message, evoke an emotion, but have you considered how art could be used to make a change in the community? How about inspiring change with a sneaker design? For the final episode of season 2, Anastasia chats with Taslima Khan, a creative and social activist based in London who designed a sneaker with Nike, called the Change Makeair. She’s also an award winning social e...

Can you imagine having to escape a place that has always been home, forced out because of danger or lack of opportunity? Can you imagine traveling thousands of miles by foot or car to reach the American Dream of safety, democracy and opportunity, not knowing whether you will get there alive? Can you imagine after risking it all for a better life, having no intention of harming anybody, that you ar...

Do you just expect clean and safe drinking water to come out of the tap? Can you imagine if one day it didn't?. One in nine people lack access to safe water across the world. This became more than just a statistic to this week's guest, Kevin Sofen, after a trip to China and Ghana in 2011. The impact of consuming dirty water cripples a community’s ability to develop out of poverty, cascading into n...

Technology is a part of our every day lives , a part that most of us could not imagine living without, used solve problems, add convenience and close gaps. What if you were not able to use technology? What if a disability limited you using technology to it's full potential? In this episode, Anastasia speaks with Mateo Salvatto, a 21-year-old tech entrepreneur from Buenos Aires, Argentina. When he...

When she was 11, Marta left Guatemala for the United States to join her parents who fled to escape the civil war in Guatemala when she was a baby, unable to speak a word of English. Today, she has just obtained a Master of International Affairs from Colombia University and is getting ready to start her new job as a U.S. Diplomat. Marta shares her story, advice and experience regarding volunteering...

This week George chats with Rachel Kolisi about her work with The Kolisi Foundation in South Africa. Rachel was born and raised in South Africa as the 2nd eldest of 5 siblings. In March 2020 Rachel, along with her Husband, Siya Kolisi, founded the Kolisi Foundation which encompasses their heart in one project. The Kolisi duo has a vision to change the narrative of inequality for people in vulnerab...

In this episode, we’ll be deep diving into the topic of adoption and what this means to Alexander Kuch. Alex is an ambassador and trustee of the non-profit organisation “I’m Adopted” since it's founding in 2015. He was adopted from an orphanage in Cluj-Napoca in 1997 by a German family and relocated to New Zealand with them in 2006. Professionally, he works in the sustainability and social-impact...

Our Sixth guest of the season is Holly Boothroyd, a Software Engineer who is currently working at Microsoft in London. She's very passionate about Technology and Software Development. In this episode William and Holly have a conversation about the activities she has been involved in to support women interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Holly also gives advice on h...

In this episode, Anastasia chats with Ronke Oladele, the founder of Anchorise CIC. Anchorise CIC is a a social enterprise centred around empowering young girls through education in Nigeria through the sale of sustainable and ethically made backpacks. She also has an MSc in International Development student and is a part time Equality and Diversity ambassador at the university of Birmingham. She is...

Warning: In this episode the topics of violence, civil war, hate speech and genocide are discussed.  Jaiksana Soro is a South Sudanese refugee, peace builder and founder of the O-Space Innovation Hub in Yei, South Sudan. He was forced to move to the Rhino Camp refugee settlement in Uganda due to armed conflicts in 2016 and in this episode he shares more about his journey as a refugee and peac...

Oussama Aboud-Zeid lives in Melbourne, Australia and is passionate about grass-root efforts to impact communities with a personal goal to empower individuals to live up to their potential and fulfil their dreams. He is also deeply interested in how the laws in his state can benefit the people who need it most, serving as a Premier of the Youth Parliament for his state in 2014. In this episode they...

Our first guest of season two is Sara Botero. Originally selected as a member of the Global Changemakers community in 2010, Sara is now in charge of Community Engagement for the GCM network. Among other things she is a Lawyer, Cupcaker and psychology student. In addition to her work in the organisation, Sara also does consulting on sustainability, legal and financial advisory, helping family owned...

Let's get ready for Season 2! Your co-hosts George, William and Anastasia (yes, our new co-host!) give you a quick sneak peak on what the 2nd season has in store. Get comfortable and listen into a quick chat to get to know the team, understand the goals of the podcast and hear some of their personal highlights of the upcoming episodes.   Check us out at www.global-changemakers.net or follow u...

Our guest this week is Mark Lozano, a 25 year old changemaker from The Philippines!  He has recently transitioned from his role as an Account Manager at Facebook Singapore to join a Startup! Mark is also  the co-founder of One Million Lights Philippines (aka OML), a non-profit organization that provides clean, safe, and affordable solar lights to off-grid communities. With OML, they replace toxic,...

In this conversation George talks with, Dipika Badal. They discuss youth mobilization, HIV awareness, climate activism, post disaster response and the vital importance of youth empowerment. Dipika is 21 years old, from Nepal and is a student in Forestry Science at Kathmandu Forestry College. She currently serves as the President of ‘We’ for Change, a youth-led NGO in Nepal. Her interest in engagin...

Kasha is a 21 year old filmmaker/photographer/writer, and passionate advocate for gender equality and peace. She is the founder of the positive impact media organization, The Global Sunrise Project whose documentary, The Sunrise Storyteller, has screened at 58 film festivals and won 28 awards, including Ron Kovic Peace Prize and Women Transforming Media Award. Throughout our chat, we dive into the...

Our guest this week is Juan José Martín, a 24 year old changemaker from Santiago, Chile!  He is the Co-Founder and President of Cverde, a NPO that focuses on promoting and practicing sustainability.  He was also the first Young Negotiator for Chile at COP25, which was recently carried out back in December 2019 in Madrid, Spain and also received a green ticket for the Youth Climate Summit...

Maureen Muketha is a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 advocate and a passionate Nutritionist. She is a strong believer in good nutrition practices and a resilient food security system, and is a firm believer that no human being should die of hunger or Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Hypertension and Diabetes. To bring this into fruition, she founded a Community Based Organization call...

Kiki Achyana is a passionate disability advocate from Indonesia who has been part of several projects related to disability issues in his home country. H recently launched a startup, Parakerja, which is a platform for people with disabilities with the aim to create an inclusive work ecosystem by training and connecting future employees and employers and empower trainees to pursue their dreams. We...

Our guest this week is Nidup Dorji, a 21 year old changemaker from the Kingdom of Bhutan.  He is a member of Young-Volunteers in Action and of Young Bhutan Network which is funded by UNICEF. Host William Reyes talks with Nidup about the importance of Youth-Led Organizations in Bhutan and how impactful their work can be. They also discuss how useful a holistic mindset can be when it comes to e...

In this episode George chats with Valeria Perez about her work in human rights activism and education for youth in El Salvador. The country experienced a fully fledged civil war between 1980-1992 with 75,000 people killed and over 7,000 who went missing, creating a highly divided and broken society. Hence, Valeria's work in improving human rights education as well as improving the historical memor...