Through the story of 14-year old Karima Anwari— the Anne Frank of Afghanistan— this podcast examines the universal struggles of teenage girls and their need to be heard by the adults in their world.

Climate change, mental health, and the generation gap

Sep 12th, 2019

Discussions on the mental health effects of climate change, and the generational wedge of resentment.

Coming Home: finding wholeness by working through life’s challenges until we not only help ourselves, but help others

Aug 8th, 2019

Dina shares the chronicles of a Kenyan AIDS orphan who turned the tables on the stigma of labels, and became a role model of empowerment for his generation.

The boys of Bwa Nef— Haitian teens explore identity and dreams amidst a reality of poverty and natural disaster.

Jul 2nd, 2019

Photographer and humanitarian Lisa Van Dyke shares her compelling GSD-encounter with a group of Haitian teens navigating a world of poverty and natural disaster. Using GSD’s “paper doll” template, the boys of Bwa Nef explore identity, dreams, a

Mental Health– the new 'war' on the next generation

May 29th, 2019

Discussions on the mental health epidemic facing young people in both the Middle East as well as the Western world, and the importance of acknowledging their stories as a vital process in helping them cope.

85 can be the new 25

May 1st, 2019

How an energetic octogenarian turned his retirement party into a new life beginning by transforming the future for a generation Vietnamese children... showing that you can answer your calling at any age. (explore more at https://gsdnetwork.net/

Tamale Day and the Paradox of Perspective

Mar 27th, 2019

How a trip to a Midwestern taqueria led to a Guatemalan adventure that explores the duality of life and the human condition--where heroes create a new definition of "family", turn gang members into healthy role models, and teach all of us how t

Re-thinking how we "help" poor countries

Feb 27th, 2019

We take a look in the mirror at how we "help" kids in the developing world. At some point in our lives, most of us have packed a box of food or donated a set of old clothes to be sent to kids in the Third World-- but have we ever really thought

Three GSD kids interviewed about solving America's longest war

Apr 24th, 2018

Hear three teens discuss how their perspectives changed after reading Afghanistan- Hearts & Minds

GSD Rewind: Dina on KYMN radio - what you don't know about the war in Afghanistan

Feb 1st, 2018

A 15-minute recap of the war in Afghanistan and GSD's role in helping teens become part of the solution

Make Afghanistan Great Again (part 1)

Aug 1st, 2017 19m 11s

Dina and the GSD team rendezvous with Afghan teens who have lost sight of what Afghanistan could be. Surrounded by decades of violence, instability, and poverty, these teens have no memories– or their parents for that matter– of what Afghanista

Stretching (part 2)

Aug 1st, 2017 11m 28s

What happened after Part 1? Find out where this story goes! (see operative responses at: https://gsdnetwork.net/gsd-podcast/india/stretching)

Stretching (part 1)

Aug 1st, 2017 11m 15s

Dina stumbles upon a slum in India and discovers a small group of girls. After learning about the incredible, and difficult, lives of these slum girls, she learns that their after-school club is shutting down. Faced with harsh realities, but al

Unrecognized

Aug 1st, 2017 12m 10s

Dina discusses her chance discovery of Somaliland while reading her news feed. Captivated by the article which explained how the Somaliland government was trying to promote tourism to its country, Dina decides she and her GSD colleague, Andy, n

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