Young Changemakers is a Podcast by Global Changemakers, an international Youth Organization that supports youth-lead development. We share the stories of young people working to create more sustainable, fair and inclusive communities. We interview young changemakers from across the world about their motivations, ambitions and lessons learned along the way. We’ll show you the incredible impact of youth and that you too can make a difference.
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S6 E7 Breaking the Stigma Associated with Mental Health for Youth with Vidhi Yadav
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In this episode we talked about Mental Health Awareness with Vidhi Yadav and the stigmas around it.
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S6 E6 How are Young Activists Championing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Liberia? A conversation with Lela Dolo
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On this episode we talked with Lela Dolo about The Importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights and the situation of motherhood in Liberia.
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S6 E5 Let's talk about Youth, Peace and Security with Wevyn Muganda
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In this episode we talked with Wevyn Muganda about her perspective and experience working as an advocate on Youth, Peace and Security.
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S6 E4 - Abordando la Violencia Obstétrica y el Bienestar de Madres Adolescentes en Colombia con Diego Tabares
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En este episodio conversamos con Diego Tabares, GCM desde 2017 sobre la importancia de la salud sexual y reproductiva en América Latina, la violencia obstétrica y la salud mental durante la maternidad en Colombia.
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S6 E3 ¿Qué habilidades transforman a los jóvenes en agentes de cambio? – una conversación con Brenda Villegas
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En este episodio conversamos con Brenda Villegas sobre su trabajo tejiendo redes de impacto juvenil en América Latina y el Caribe.
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S6 E2- Episodio en Español - Cambiando la visión sobre las discapacidades, la perspectiva de el emprendedor Diego Mariscal
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En este episodio en español platicamos con Diego Mariscal sobre su trabajo como emprendedor joven y sobre como está cambiando la narrativa de los emprendedores con discapacidades.
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S6 E1 - Kicking off a new season
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In this episode we talk with the GCM team about the role of young people in accomplishing sustainable development and the programs that the organization offers for young people.
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S5E8 ¿Qué es el LATAM Summit 2024?
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En este episodio tenemos un anuncio muy emocionante sobre el próximo summit de Global Changemakers y profundizamos un poco sobre lo que pueden esperar para el LATAM Summit 2023.
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S5E7 Advancing development with Technology in Pakistan with Qaisar Roonjha
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For this episode we go deeper into what the technological gap represents on rural areas and how Qaisar Roonjha is solving this problem through Urdu Ai and WALI (WANG lab of Innovation)
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S5E6 Step up your Activism with the Right Skills
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In this special episode we explore the importance of having facilitation skills as a resource for changemakers with the host Meigan Diaz and the guest speakers: Courtney Gehle, Marwan El Chazli, Sara Botero and Dipika Badal. For more resources and information about the Facilitation Resources we offer, make sure to check out our website on https://w…
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S5E5 Food Security and Sustainability with Shawntel Nieto
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In the Episode we had the chance to talk with 2017 Alumnus Shawntel Nieto about his food security initiative in the Philippines and her insights on sustainability.
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S5E4 Por una Menstruación Digna con Anahí Rodriguez
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En esté capitulo conversamos con Anahí Rodriguez, fundadora de Menstruación Digna México, sobre lo que significa una buena gestión menstrual y las acciones que se están desarrollando en México para alcanzar una menstruación digna para todas las personas menstruantes.
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S5E3 Meaningful Inclusion of Refugees with Daniel Gamboa
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On this episode GCM Alumnus Daniel Gamboa tells us about his journey as a refugee and how to achieve meaningful refugee participation.
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S5E2 Anoka on the importance of Mangroves (that are not Mangoes)
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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.
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S5E1 Introducing Season 5 of the Young Changemakers Podcast
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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.
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S4E12 Digital Marketing for Good with Irina Papuc and Zach Boyette
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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 …
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S4E11 The Intersection Between Faith and Sexuality with Yulia Andriyanti
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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 he…
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S4E10 Las Ganas de Cambiar el Mundo con Marina Castellino
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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 e…
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S4E09 Ending the Stigma - Mental Health with Damian Stähli
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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 commun…
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S4E08 De Experiencias Personales a Crear un Cambio Positivo con Mantaro García
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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 …
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S4E07 Changing the Narrative - Refugees with Andrew Leon Hanna
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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 …
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S4E06 Mental Health Advocacy with Diano Chao
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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 minorit…
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S4E05 Periodismo Consciente con Emiliana Molina-Fajardo
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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 n…
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S4E04 Kakuma Refugee Camp - Home is People with Nhial Deng
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“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 …
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S4E03 Hard Choices and Navigating Uncertainty with Joao Duarte
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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…
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S4E02 Todo lo que GCM Tiene para Ofrecerle a Los Jóvenes con la Dra Goitse Tanki Thebe
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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 …
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S4E01 WE'RE BACK! Introducing Season 4 of the Young Changemakers Podcast
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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 ve…
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Special Episode: Grant applications with Courtney
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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 …
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S03E13 Virtual Youth Summit and more updates from the GCM team with Kathia Salazar
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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 se…
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S3E12 Abriendo espacios para mujeres en STEM…¡a través de una caja! con María T. Villatoro
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¿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 (…
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S03E11 How Water Impacts our Lives & What we Can do About it with Garvita Gulhati
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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 conservati…
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S03E10 Arte, cultura y sostenibilidad en colectivo con Laura Zarta
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¿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 d…
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S03E09 Eco-activism through films and travel with Simon Straetker
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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?…
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S03E08 Exploring Art & Creativity in Afghanistan with Omar Ghani
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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 hea…
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S03E07 La ciencia como motor del impacto social con Guillermo Herrera-Arcos
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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 …
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S03E06 Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems with Felister Orangi
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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 su…
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S03E05 Young People at the Helm of Social Entrepreneurship with Aashish Beergi
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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 Schol…
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S03E04 Corrupción y ReAcc!ón juvenil con David Riveros-García
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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 …
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S03E03 Improving lives through the power of social enterprise with Darcy Small from Kua!
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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 Stu…
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S03E02 Female Liberation through Sexual and Reproductive Health with Vinuri Dissanayake & Madalena Alexandre
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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 an…
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S03E01 We're back! Introducing Season 3 of the Young Changemakers Podcast
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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 resid…
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S02E13 Sneaker Designs and Social Activism - How Creativity can Inspire Action with Taslima Khan
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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 Ch…
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S02E12 Breaking Stereotypes on Immigration in the US with Mellie Napolitano
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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, h…
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S02E11 Creating Impact Through Water Solutions with Kevin Sofen
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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 a…
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S02E10 Technology as a Force for Good with Mateo Salvatto
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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 en…
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S02E09 How Learning Resilience Can Change Your Life with Marta Aparicio
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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 s…
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S02E08 "One by One" - Impacting a Nation with Rachel Kolisi
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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 …
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S02E07 Exploring Challenges Around International Adoption with Alexander Kuch
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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,…
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S02E06 Inspiring Women to join STEM in London with Holly Boothroyd
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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 an…
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S02E05 Empowering Young Nigerian Girls Through Education with Ronke Oladele
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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 …
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