Worldview Global Activism

Global Activism: Global Activists Working in Haiti

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. We’ll spend the rest of the hour talking with two of our global activists who are working...

Global Activism: Ninos Del Lago Offers Kids a Chance to go to Camp

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Kristen Hettrick is the Associate Director of Ninos Del Lago. The organization is building...

Global Activism: Eco-tourism in the Dominican Republic

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Kevin Adair is Founder of El Fuego Del Sol. It’s an eco-tourism project based in the...

Global Activism: New Trier and St. Joseph School Partnership in Haiti

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Maurice Bonhomme and Jean Cayamitte have been best friends since they were kids. The...

Global Activism: Bridging the Gap Between Sustainable Development and Environmental Conservation

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Mike Skuja knew he wanted to be an environmentalist since he was a kid. It was all those...

Global Activism: Building a Maternal Health Clinic in the Ivory Coast

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. At the age of fifty, Patsy Mertz decided she needed to do something different with her...

Global Activism: Partnering With Kids in Uganda

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600

It’s Thursday, and time for our Global Activism series. Each Thursday we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Katie Scrantom is one of the founding members...

Global Activism: Providing Dental Training in the Developing World

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600

Local dentist Brian Evans spent the last several years providing dental care to people in the developing world. More recently he’s gotten involved in actually training community health care workers and others to provide basic dental care in...

Creating Urban Gardens for HIV Affected Communities

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600

We hear from Sarah Koch, co-founder of Development in Gardening (DIG). DIG creates urban gardens which provide nutritional foods to people affected by HIV. DIG has started gardens in a number of countries in Latin America and Africa. Sarah...

Global Activism: Microfinance Banking in Haiti

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600

Steven Werlin has spent the past 23 years working on development projects in Haiti. He is the Coordinator for Shimer College’s Haiti Project. In 1996 one of his former students asked him to come to Haiti and advise him on an education project....

Bringing Medical Supplies to the Developing World

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600

We talk to Bruce Compton, the president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach. They are a local organization that collects, refurbishes and redistributes medical equipment and supplies to developing countries.

Developing Southern Sudan

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600

Kenneth Elisapana is the Executive Director of South Sudan Voices of Hope for Relief and Development. The organization promotes health care, education and agriculture in Southern Sudan.

A Run Empowers Congolese Women

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0600

Pastor Kividi Kikama's Chicago church has partnered with Run for Congo. He is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Global Activism: Keeping Girls in School in Africa

podcasts@chicagopublicradio.org — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0600

UNICEF estimates that worldwide, some 117 million school-aged children don’t attend school. 62 million of them are girls. Attendance rates are lowest in sub-Saharan Africa.