World YWCA's Podcast
Join us for an insightful conversation about the state of women’s rights, human rights, and social justice. World YWCA is a global movement that has empowered women to transform themselves and their communities for over 125 years. From war zones to refugee camps, prisons to universities, World YWCA is at the forefront of advancing social justice.The Advocacy Toolkit Podcast is a four-part series produced by the World YWCA. It looks at successful campaigns from recent times within YWCA and the larger women’s rights movement, while talking about the stories behind them. With in-depth interviews, high quality sound editing and a visual backdrop of stunning global images, this podcast is a hands-on guide to advocacy success.If you need help advocating for change on issues such as gender-based violence, ending child marriage, and improving girls’ education, we have you covered here. Get some practical tips and some inspiring stories to get you going with your advocacy.
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 8: Decolonising Language
In this episode of RiseUp! We talk about talking - how do we decolonise our language to make it more feminist, and inclusive?The first guest to join host Chhavi Sachdev is Virisila Buadromo, from Fiji, who is a co-lead of the Urgent Acti...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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26:42
Episode 7: Conflict
In this episode of RiseUp! we take a deep dive into all the different forms of conflict that women experience - military, political, environmental, and domestic.To get started, listen to Maggie Lulu, from the African Leadership Centre in...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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28:38
Episode 6: Young Women Leadership
In this episode of RiseUp! we talk to three women who have personal experience about fostering Young Women Leadership. Start the episode with Suju Poon from Women Lead in Nepal, talking to host Chhavi Sachdev about stories of women-...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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36:19
Episode 5: Evidence Generation
In this episode of RiseUp! we look at the ways that feminist techniques can inform one of the basic needs of community building and development work - Evidence Generation.Host Chhavi Sachdev starts off the episode in conversation with Bi...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:02
Episode 4: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
In this episode of RiseUp! we unpack one of the thorny issues that any organisation aspiring for justice must deal with - Diversity, Equity and InclusionTo get the ball rolling, join DEI consultant Lara Rabala from Kenya, in conversation...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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42:10
Episode 3: Safe Spaces
In this episode of RiseUp! we take a look at one of the founding principles of the YWCA - safe spaces and how to support them.We start with the World YWCA’s own Suchi Gaur, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Suchi lays out the 10...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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35:26
Episode 2: Intergenerational Leadership
In this episode of RiseUp! we dive deep into something that many of the activists the YWCA works grapple with: How do you foster a real intergenerational connection amongst activists working in the social justice and development sec...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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24:19
Episode 1: Faith And Feminism
In this episode of RiseUp! we dive deep into one of the most underestimated and often misunderstood relationships in social organisations today- that of faith and feminism.To kick it all off, join Ruth Mathen from Hong Kong in conver...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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25:38
#BulletAndDove: When women are at tables, peace is long lasting
The World YWCA, in collaboration with Geneva Peace Week 2022, bring you a conversation on the role that women and cross-regional solidarity play in the peace processes. The World YWCA is a grassroots, feminist, community-driven movement that ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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14:39
Ep 4: Building a Movement: Lessons from the work of activists who have kept their reach and impact ongoing from Kenya and Belarus.
CW/TW: Domestic violence, violation of women's rights, pro-life organisations, gender-based violence, mental health.In this final episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we will talk about the challenges th...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:06
Ep 3: Online Advocacy: Lessons on empowering women and girls using the Internet and social media from Kenya, Norway, and Poland.
CW/TW: Covid-19, Suicide, Online abuse, Trolling, Online harassment, economic fallout, unpaid jobs, job loss.In this third episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we will be hearing from women who have kept...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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23:54
Ep 2: Policy Action: Lessons from active work done on improving policies focused on the sphere of public health, gender equality and development in South Africa and Palestine.
CW/TW: Sexual violence survivor, gender-based violence survivor, domestic abuse.In this second episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we are looking at successful campaigns that women and young women have ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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21:40
Ep 1: Mobilising a community: Lessons from campaigns about Gender-based violence, Hostility, and ownership from South Africa, South Sudan and Palestine.
CW/TW: Gender-based Violence, life-threatening hostility, mention of rape kits.In this first episode of the Advocacy Podcast Toolkit, we will be looking at the basic foundation of turning a personal passion for justice int...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:24
2020 Throwback: Organising & Acting for Peace & Justice: Episode 2 from Geneva Peace Week 2020
Episode 2: Tools of engagement and the challenges of fighting against gender based violence in a digital world.A podcast by World YWCA and the Norwegian Church Aid Contributions to the Geneva Peace Week 2020 with young women leaders Vera...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:44
2020 Throwback: Organising & Acting for Peace & Justice: Episode 1 from Geneva Peace Week 2020
A podcast by World YWCA and the Norwegian Church Aid Contributions to the Geneva Peace Week 2020 with young women leaders Vera Syrakvash from Belarus, Amany Abuawad from Palestine, Mary Fatiya from South Sudan & Maria Osula from Kenya discu...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:06