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Vital Voices Podcast

Vital Voices Global Partnershipwww.vitalvoices.org
The Vital Voices Podcast highlights women leaders and change-makers from around the world. Hosted by Vital Voices President and CEO, Alyse Nelson, the Vital Voices Podcast provides a space for extraordinary women to be heard. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.VitalVoices.org. Follow us on Twitter (@VitalVoices), Instagram (@VitalVoices) and like us on Facebook (facebook.com/VitalVoices)! You can also donate to Vital Voices by texting VITAL to 41444.
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Episodes

Voices of Resilience: UN Women Malawi's Habiba Osman on Prioritizing Ending GBV During a Pandemic

VV woman leader, Habiba Osman joined Alyse Nelson to discuss the need to prioritize gender based violence during the COVID19 pandemic and her work to dispute cultural norms that make violence against women excusable. Tune in. https://www.vitalvoices.org/resilience/ Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Assistant Editor: Robyn Berardi Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is license...

May 08, 202022 min

Voices of Resilience: Plastic Use and Impact on the Ocean during COVID-19 with Shelby O’Neil

How is Covid19 impacting oceans, and what can we do to lower our plastic use & impact? HERlead Fellow and Jr. Ocean Guardians founder Shelby O'Neil joined today's Voices of Resilience with Alyse Nelson to answer those questions and more. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Assistant Editor: Robyn Berardi Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commo...

May 07, 202021 min

Voices of Resilience: Helping Pakistan Avoiding Misinformation in the Age of COVID-19

FORTUNE Program alumna and tech entrepreneur Danielle Sharaf joined Alyse Nelson on today's Voices of Resilience to talk about how she's cutting through the noise to reach Pakistanis with reliable, accurate information during COVID19. Listen now! www.vitalvoices.org Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attr...

May 06, 202022 min

Giving Tuesday Now: Alyse Nelson on Non Profits and the Future of VV

Supporting women's leadership has been our mission for over 20 years. In honor of Giving Tuesday Now, tune in to this episode of Voices of Resilience to hear from VV's Alyse Nelson, learn more about VV, our goals and the future of investing in women leaders. https://www.vitalvoices.org/resilience/ Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licens...

May 05, 202039 min

Voices of Resilience: Samantha Inesta on Keeping Survivors Self-Sufficient

Global Freedom Exchange fellow Samantha Inesta joins Alyse Nelson to discuss the ways she's supporting survivors of human trafficking even as #COVID limits employment, and ways she’s offering support to survivors who are re-traumatized by quarantine. Tune in. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org . Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by ...

May 04, 202021 min

Voices of Resilience: Trafficking Survivor Shandra Woworuntu on Escaping Trafficking

A true voice of RESILIENCE: human trafficking survivor turned advocate Shandra Woworuntu is on today's podcast talking about her harrowing story being trafficked after coming to the US, her escape, and her important work today supporting other survivors. Tune in to hear more from this courageous and selfless #GlobalFreedomExchange Fellow on ways trafficking recruitment has changed. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org . Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Produce...

May 01, 202046 min

Voices of Resilience: Peruvian Journalist Rosana Cueva on the Emotions in Covering Coronavirus News Stories

VVEngage Fellow and Peruvian journalist Rosana Cueva joined Alyse Nelson to give first-hand perspective of how COVID is impacting Peru, the added pressure and emotional weight involved in reporting this crisis with all the shifting information and data, and the importance of women’s leadership at a time of uncertainty. Listen in. Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Th...

Apr 30, 202022 min

Voices of Resilience: Nora Jeanne Joseph on Haiti and Business in COVID-19

"Let's find solutions - we can't stay stagnant." VVGROW Fellow Nora Jeanne Joseph joined Alyse Nelson for a lively conversation about how Haiti's previous crises prepped her to make the pivots necessary for her business during #COVID19. Tune in. www.vitalvoices.org/resilience Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin Mac...

Apr 29, 202025 min

Voices of Resilience: Michelle Hong on Food Supply in COVID-19

VVGROW Fellow Michelle Hong, co-founder of Rooftop Republic Urban Farming, joined Alyse Nelson on Voices of Resilience to talk about how COVID-19 is revealing vulnerabilities in the food supply chain and how she's reconnecting people with how food grows. www.vitalvoices.org/resilience Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by ...

Apr 28, 202020 min

Voices of Resilience: Phumzile Van Damme on Communicative Leadership and Letting Experts Step Forward during COVID

"Right now, what our role is as leaders is to communicate with our people." VVEngage Fellow and Member of Parliament Phumzile Van Damme spoke on leadership, letting experts speak and the unity that will get South Africa through COVID-19. www.vitalvoices.org/resilience Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is ...

Apr 27, 202024 min

Voices of Resilience: Wendy Leong on Using Tech to Combat COVID-19

VVGROW fellow, tech expert and business entrepreneur Wendy Leong sits down with Alyse Nelson to discuss the ways technology can impact the fight against coronavirus, and how her business has pivoted to providing matching services workers on the front line needing PPE and protecting communities from COVID19. Tune in. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevi...

Apr 24, 202019 min

Voices of Resilience: Isata Kabia on Learning Response and Leadership from the Ebola Crisis

In the latest episode of the Voices of Resilience series, VV network woman and political leader Isata Kabia shares leadership and response lessons from the Ebola outbreak, and how these lessons can be applied to responding to COVID-19. Tune in for more insight. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributi...

Apr 23, 202027 min

Voices of Resilience: Earth Day Conversation with Susana Muhamad on COVID, Climate and Community

VVEngage Fellow & climate activist Susana Muhamad joined Alyse Nelson for Earth Day to talk about how coronavirus is forcing us to use less resources and think about the big changes & leadership we urgently need to help the environment NOW. www.vitalvoices.org/resilience Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative...

Apr 22, 202021 min

Voices of Resilience: Yaneek Page on How Women Business Leaders Can Thrive Post-COVID-19

VVGROW Fellow, entrepreneur and business expert Yaneek Page joined Alyse Nelson from Jamaica for this episode of Voices of Resilience to share her two-pronged approach to helping small businesses weather the storm and to talk about what the COVID-19 crisis is revealing about leadership. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a ...

Apr 21, 202028 min

Voices of Resilience: Takia Ross on Small Businesses in the COVID-19 Crisis

VVGROW Fellow and fabulous founder of Accessmatized, Takia Ross, joined Alyse Nelson for the latest episode of Voices of Resilience to talk about the changes she's made to keep her makeup artistry business alive & what small businesses have had to do in this crisis to stay open. www.vitalvoices.org/resilience Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin M...

Apr 20, 202023 min

Voices of Resilience: HERlead Fellow and Nurse Beemnet Taye on Learning from COVID-19

HERlead Fellow, nurse Beemnet Taye, and her mentor Metassebia Kefelegn, a first responder, joined #VoicesofResilience to talk about COVID from the front lines. They spoke to Alyse Nelson about empathetic leadership & inspiration, and the learnings to come from the pandemic. www.vitalvoices.org/resilience Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeo...

Apr 17, 202026 min

Voices of Resilience: Ariela Suster Continues to Curb Gang Violence Despite Coronavirus

Ariela Suster is an activist, entrepreneur and jewelry and accessories designer who is no stranger to dealing with crisis. In today’s episode of #VoicesofResilience, Ariela joins Alyse Nelson to discuss how she turned the difficult cycle of gang violence in El Salvador into a productive business that provides employment and support to young men at-risk of gang recruitment. Listen as Ariela shares how she keeps perspective of her goals and what matters to her most – even in times of uncertainty. ...

Apr 16, 202029 min

Voices of Resilience: Ashlee Wisdom and the Changing Landscape of Health in COVID-19

Leadership Incubator Fellow and Health in Her HUE Ashlee Wisdom joined Alyse Nelson for Voices of Resilience to discuss the changing landscape of healthcare in the wake of coronavirus, and how health disparities impact Black women. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod Deliberate Thought b...

Apr 15, 202020 min

Voices of Resilience: Leadership Incubator Fellow Nan Liu on the State of China and Working Remotely in the wake of COVID-19

Leadership Incubator Fellow Nan Liu joined Alyse Nelson for Voices of Resilience from Beijing to discuss the status of the #coronavirus in China today, how starting a podcast to share her experience working remotely helped keep her productive and more. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod...

Apr 14, 202021 min

Voices of Resilience: Kirthi Jayakumar on the Rise of the Gender Based Violence during the COVID Crisis

VVEngage and VVlead alum Kirthi Jayakumar joined Alyse Nelson for today's Voices of Resilience episode for an informative discussion on the types of gender-based violence that are surging due to coronavirus and her Saahas app giving resources to survivors & bystanders. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Deliberate Tho...

Apr 13, 202024 min

Voices of Resilience: Oana Bizgan on Leading with Empathy and Solidarity During COVID-19

On today’s episode of #VoicesofResilience, #VVEngage fellow and Romanian Parliament member Oana Bizgan spoke with Alyse Nelson about how the Romanian parliament is continuing its necessary work while staying connected with each other and constituents – knowing that their leadership is more important now than ever before. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Chris...

Apr 10, 202018 min

Voices of Resilience: Connecting Communities Online with HERlead Fellow Rara Reines and Kristen McAvoy

On today's #VoicesofResilience, Alyse Nelson was joined by#HERlead Fellow and GroundBreakers co-founder Rara Reines to talk about her online map uniting communities around the world w/ resources to help navigate COVID-19 VV's own Kristen McAvoy also joined the episode to discuss the #HERlead Fellowship, made possible by Ann Taylor & LOFT, and the incredible tech solutions like Rara's resource map that will come from the next generation of leaders. http://bit.ly/COVID19resourcemapping To lear...

Apr 09, 202026 min

Voices of Resilience: Leah Lizarondo is Tackling Hunger During the Pandemic

Global Leadership Awards Honoree, WE Empower Awardee and social entrepreneur Leah Lizarondo is engaging everyday citizens in the fight to end hunger and reduce the environmental damage caused by food waste as the co-founder and CEO of 412. Food. Rescue. Leah joined Vital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson for the Voices of Resilience Podcast to discuss food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the creative ways her organization is safely distributing food to those who need it most. Tu...

Apr 08, 202021 min

Voices of Resilience: Adriana Hinojosa Cespedes on Protecting Survivors of Abuse During COVID19 and Beyond

On today's #VoicesofResilience episode, Alyse Nelson spoke with #VVEngage Fellow & gender-based violence expert, Adriana Hinojosa Cespedes about how she's getting resources to survivors as COVID19 keeps people at home -- often with their abusers. Warning: this episode contains content on sexual abuse. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: A...

Apr 07, 202026 min

Voices of Resilience: New Ways of Working with Nikki Larchar

Nikki Larchar is a licensed Society for Human Resource Management-Certified Professional and co-founder of SimplyHR – making human Resources simple for small businesses. The Leadership Incubator Fellow - and co-founder of Define the Line – a first-of-its kind comic book workplace harassment prevention training tool - joined us to discuss how COVID-19 and the economic shutdown is effecting the way people typically work, some of the potential positive impacts on work-style the quick adjustment to ...

Apr 06, 202025 min

Voices of Resilience: Angellica Aribam on Online Harassment and Racism in times of COVID

Political activist Angellica Aribam is no stranger to online harassment, but with COVID-19, she has experienced more online bullying and outright racism. Tune in to this episode of Voices of Resilience to hear more about the power dynamics she thinks are at play, how expressing solidarity online can help victims of harassment and perspective on how the coronavirus shutdowns impact India differently.

Apr 03, 202015 min

Voices of Resilience: Mayor Rachel Reese on True Leadership During COVID19

#VVEngage Fellow & Nelson, New Zealand Mayor Rachel Reese joined Alyse Nelson for #VoicesofResilience to discuss being a leader during #COVID19 - the considerations, planning & empathy that must come with that role, & the community that helps her carry on. Tune in! To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Deliberate...

Apr 02, 202026 min

Voices of Resilience: Sbu Myeni and the Need for Accessible Information and Resources During COVID19

Banker turned #socialentrepreneur Sbu Myeni joined Alyse Nelson for #VoicesofResilience to discuss how rural communities in South Africa are dealing with #COVID, from lack of info for illiterate populations to upcoming food and job shortages. Visit http://www.imbeleko.org/ to learn more. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music:...

Apr 01, 202026 min

Voices of Resilience: The Problem of Putting Profit Over People with Kah Walla, Cameroonian Activist

VV woman leader and Cameroonian entrepreneur, activist and political leader Kah Walla joined Alyse Nelson for today’s #VoicesofResilience to discuss the governance issues at hand when dealing with #COVID19 and the need for women to be at the decision-making table when rebuilding after this crisis. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nel...

Mar 31, 202037 min

Voices of Resilience: Digital Strategist Karla Ruiz Cofiño on Internet Safety for Kids During COVID19

VV woman leader and digital strategist Karla Ruiz Cofiño joined Alyse Nelson for #VoicesofResilience to discuss how coronavirus is impacting Guatemala & offer tips to make kids responsible digital users while building their critical thinking skills. Listen now! To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye Host: Alyse Nelson Music: Deliberate Thought by ...

Mar 30, 202029 min
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