Be the Change Podcast

Change comes when we focus on collaboration and not competition. Audrey Pe is the founder of WiTech (Women in Technology), which is an organization that began in the Philippines with the mission of achieving gender equality in the tech industry. For more information about WiTech, visit: https://wi-tech.org.

Change starts at home. Vaishnavi Jaiswal is the founder of a nonprofit called Salubrious, as well as a social entrepreneur, an innovator, and a gender equity activist. To get connected with Vaishnavi, find her on Instagram at @vaishnavijaiswalll.

Change comes when you’re in it for the long haul. Rhiannon Osborne is a health justice advocate who believes that health is political and ecological. To get connected with Rhiannon, find her on Instagram at @osborne_rhiannon.

Change comes when you celebrate your own voice. Bethany Handley is an internationally published poet and disabled people’s rights activist from Wales. To get connected with Bethany, find her on Instagram at @scoutforculture. To read some of Bethany's poetry, visit: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/bethany-handley and https://poetrywales.co.uk/bethany-handley-how-i-wrote-cling-film/.

Change comes when you believe and own it. Brooke Yoakam is a co-founder and the CEO of GiftPocket which is an app to digitally store, exchange, and send gift cards. For more information about GiftPocket, visit: https://www.giftpocket.com.

Change comes when you aren’t working for an award. Raini Sydney is a multi-dimensional storyteller and Girl Rising fellow who is focused on sharing stories about agriculture and conservation. To get connected with Raini, find him on Instagram at @orsydney.

Change comes when you do what you need to do. India Ysabel is an intersectional feminist, content creator, activist, and a co-founder of The Speak Up Space which is a listening and signposting space for survivors of sexual violence. For more information about The Speak Up Space, visit: https://thespeakupspace.format.com/home.

Change comes when you invest in every opportunity. Yara Ghanem is a social development advocate who is raising awareness about feminism, human rights, and other issues in her home country of Syria and around the world with the United Nations Foundation Girl Up initiative. To get connected with Yara, find her on Instagram at @yara_ghanem_.

Change comes when you’re a dreamer. Santiago Eulmesekian is a climate change activist working with Jóvenes por el Clima in his home country of Argentina. For more information about Jóvenes por el Clima, visit: http://jovenesporelclima.com.

Change comes when you work on solving a problem your younger self faced. Gabriela Daza is the director of partnerships at Policorner which is an organization working to make internships and jobs in politics, law, and public service more accessible. For more information about Policorner, visit: https://www.policorner.org.