Hope Is A Verb

What does it take to change the world? This podcast will introduce you to the people who are who are mending our planet, stitching together a new future and showing us the best of what it is to be human. Hosts: Angus Hervey, Amy Davoren-Rose

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Jessica Wade- The untold stories of Wikipedia

Meet Jessica Wade, an experimental physicist in London who has written 1,997 Wikipedia biographies for unrepresented female and minority scientists to encourage more diversity in STEM. In this conversation, Jess chats about what inspired her to use Wikipedia as a platform for change and the power of a single entry to create global ripples. She shares her passion for combining science and engineering with the creative arts and why "celebrating" women is key to a more equitable future. F...

Jun 29, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Felix Brooks Church- How one small machine could end malnutrition in Africa

Meet Felix Brooks Church, a social entrepreneur who co-invented a small machine known as a "dosifier," which adds lifesaving nutrients to the staple food of communities in southern Africa. Felix and his team at SANKU have installed over 800 machines in local mills and are on a mission to reach 100 million people by 2030. In this conversation Felix shares his journey from rising gridiron star to inventor and how he dragged his machine across the borders of African countries to test it i...

Jun 22, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Shabana Basij Rasikh- Educating the future of Afghanistan

Meet Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the founder of SOLA, Afghanistan’s first and only boarding school for girls who evacuated and relocated the entire school community from Kabul to Rwanda during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Today, SOLA is the only place in the world where Afghan girls have access to a full education. In this conversation, Shabana shares her memories of growing up under the first Taliban regime and the courage of her students and staff during the school’s emergency evacuation in 2021. S...

Jun 15, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Trailer

What does it take to change the world? It’s a question we started asking in August 2020 when we set out on a simple mission to find one human every week who was making the world a better place. After banking a hundred of these stories we realised the answer couldn’t be found in a video highlights reel or a glossy press release. If you want to know what it really takes for someone to change the world, you have to ask the people who are doing it. Over 8 episodes, Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose ...

May 23, 2023•2 min

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