In this episode we sit down with Vitalina Flores and Ana Mio, from Heart-Links’ partner organization Centro Esperanza, and with Savina Vargas and María Suclupe, members of the San Isidro Community Venture for the Development of Sustainable Agri

La sostenibilidad nace de la comunidad: el ejemplo de San Isidro, Perú

Jun 7th, 2022 39m 17s

En este episodio nos sentamos con Vitalina Flores y Ana Mio, de la organización aliada de Heart-Links, Centro Esperanza, y con Savina Vargas y María Suclupe, integrantes del Emprendimiento Comunitario para el Desarrollo de una Agricultura Ecoló

Securing a Future

May 25th, 2022 24m 31s

In this episode we hear from Farida, Rabiul and Ajmira from UBINIG, an NGO based in Bangladesh and long-time partner of The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund. With members of the PWRDF Youth Council, they share their experience with c

Land. Food. Culture. Justice.

Apr 29th, 2022 14m 40s

In this episode we hear from Celeste Smith, Urban Indigenous Farmer, Educator and Founder of Cultural Seeds and Ga Gitigemi Gamik (We Will Plant Lodge). Celeste speaks about the concepts of Land, Food, Culture and Justice through Indigenous eye

Dominicans Driving the Vehicle of Change

Apr 12th, 2022 29m 51s

In this episode we hear from leaders of amazing grassroots organizations in the Dominican Republic. Georges Tertulien from Plan de Desarrollo Social y Cultural para los Bateyes (PLADESCULBA) and Crismary Gutierrez and Scott Coppa from Puente De

Dominicanos Conduciendo el Vehículo del Cambio

Apr 12th, 2022 38m 45s

En el episodio dos de la segunda temporada, escuchamos a los líderes de increíbles organizaciones de base en la República Dominicana. Georges Tertulien de Plan de Desarrollo Social y Cultural para los Bateyes (PLADESCULBA) y Crismary Gutierrez

Local Thinking, Design, and Leadership

Mar 29th, 2022 55m 8s

In the first episode of OCIC’s ‘Tapestry 2030’ Season 2 podcast series, OCIC Communications Specialist, Eliana Fleifel, invites Brian Tomlinson, Executive Director of AidWatch Canada, and Marlen Mondaca, localization and development expert, to

Fanm Ayisyen nan lidèship

Mar 1st, 2022 51m 33s

Nan setyèm epizod nou an, n'ap pale ak Elida Jeanty e Bénicie Pierre ki fè pati Federasyon Fanm Aysyien nan Sen Mak, Renaud Thomas ki koodinatè kominotè pou Rayjon Share Care Ayiti, epi Heather Smith ki Direktè Egzekitif Rayjon Share Care Canad

No Woman or Girl Left Behind in Malawi & Sierra Leone

Mar 4th, 2021 48m 16s

In the last episode of our first series, we are in conversation with Isata Dumbuya from Partners In Health Sierra Leone, Basimenye Nhlema from Partners In Health Malawi, and Ian Pinnell from Partners In Health Canada. They reflect on the partne

Haitian Women in the Lead

Mar 1st, 2021 43m 10s

In our seventh episode we are in conversation with Elida Jeanty and Bénicie Pierre from the Haitian Women’s Federation of Haut de St. Marc, Renaud Thomas from Rayjon Share Care Haiti, and Heather Smith from Rayjon Share Care Canada. They reflec

Community Based Orphan Care in Kenya

Feb 25th, 2021 37m 44s

In our sixth episode we are in conversation with Leonora Obara from Kijiji Cha Upendo in Kenya, Linda Levin from Village of Love Canada, and Claire Holloway Wadhwani from the Canada Africa Partnership (CAP) Network. They reflect on their decade

Nourishing Community in Guinea Bissau

Feb 22nd, 2021 30m 46s

In our fifth episode we are in conversation with Rugui Balde from Tiniguena in Guinea Bissau and Eric Chaurette from Interpares in Ottawa. They reflect on their 30 year long partnership and their work to promote food sovereignty and women's eco

Cultivating Relationships with the Land in Colombia

Feb 18th, 2021 44m 51s

In our fourth episode we are in conversation with Nelson Buitrago Díaz and Diana Carolina Gallego Cortes from YMCA Risaralda in Colombia and Esperanza Monsalve from YMCA of Greater Toronto. They reflect on their partnership and their work on a

Championing Education in Kenya

Feb 15th, 2021 30m 34s

In our third episode we are in conversation with Victoria Sheppard, Titus Kuria, Esther Njenga, Jecinta Akoth, Jesse Jacktone and Emmanuel Angwenyi from the Canada-Mathare Education Trust. They reflect on their cross-cultural team's commitment

Leadership in Action in Peru

Feb 11th, 2021 44m 26s

In our second episode we are in conversation with Erla Hoyos Zuloeta from the Centro de Formación y Promoción Humana "Santa Ángela" in Peru and Ruth Taylor from Heart-Links Lazos de Corazón in Ontario. They reflect on their partnership and thei

Building Sustainable Tourism in Bhutan

Feb 8th, 2021 30m 27s

In our first episode we are in conversation with Dorji Dhradhul, the Director-General of the Tourism Council of Bhutan and Kent Schroeder, Stephen Couchman, and Catherine Smart from the Bhutan Canada Foundation. They reflect on their partnershi