CARE in Action

In this episode Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks to Emina Hajro. The 17 year old student at a sports high school in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a peer educator for the YMI - Young Men Initiative, the youth project of CARE Austria and the Austrian Development Agency. She discusses how her participation in the project has changed her, why she initially felt out of place, the importance of mutual acceptance among young people, the differences between her generation and that of her parents, her thoughts on the war in Ukraine, the valuable exchange among young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania at the summer camp, the gender gap in sports, the topics she addresses as a peer educator and why this youth project should actually be a permanent school project. The 'CARE in Action'-Podcast is sponsored by CCREAL.

In this episode Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks to Adi Ferizovic. The 17-year-old dental technician apprentice from Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina is a peer educator for the YMI - Young Men Initiative, the youth project of CARE Austria and the Austrian Development Agency. He explains how he became involved in the project, what it means to him, his personal experiences as a victim of bullying in school, the challenges he faced under the stereotypical male image, how the project has positively changed his life and how he now motivates his generation towards sustainable change. The 'CARE in Action'-Podcast is sponsored by CCREAL.

In this episode Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks to Melita Sunjic, former press spokesperson of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), about her personal experiences as a refugee, where  in the world most people have to flee, why migration is necessary and integration is difficult as well as the need for a solidarity-based, fact-based and at the same time efficient refugee policy in Europe. 

Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks to Dr. Muhammad Musa, CARE Regional Director for Asia, about his childhood trauma as a refugee in Bangladesh, how the situation at that time influenced his entire family, how important hope is despite the most adverse circumstances, why he owes his career as a doctor to his mother, the importance of psychosocial care for traumatized refugees in addition to meeting basic needs and how NGOs organize the life and daily routine of the Rohingya in the world's largest refugee camp in Cox Bazar. The 'CARE in Action'-Podcast is sponsored by CCREAL.

Dieses Mal spricht Andrea Barschdorf-Hager mit Georg Lechner, ehemaliger CARE-Paket®-Empfänger und Zeitzeuge, über seine Erinnerungen an die Nachkriegszeit und was er fühlt, wenn er heute Bilder der weltweiten Zerstörung sieht, warum ihn seine eigenen Erfahrungen dazu veranlassen CARE zu unterstützen und wie sich das CARE-Paket im Laufe der Zeit gewandelt hat. Der „CARE in Action“-Podcast wird gesponsert von CCREAL. (Redaktion: Eva Stockhammer)

This time Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks with Georg Lechner, former CARE package® recipient, about his memories of growing up in post-war Europe, the surprises contained within the CARE packages®, why his personal experiences motivate him to help others today as well as CARE’s transition from aiding Europe to creating a global impact. The 'CARE in Action'-Podcast is sponsored by CCREAL. (Editor: Eva Stockhammer)

In dieser Folge spricht Andrea Barschdorf-Hager mit Sabine Haag, Generaldirektorin des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien, über Elfenbeinkunst und die Frage des Artenschutzes, woher die Kunst in den Museen Österreichs stammt, wieso das ‚Fremde‘ lange Zeit als Forschungsinteresse galt, den Dialog und die Zusammenarbeit mit Expert:innen aus dem Globalen Süden und die Rückgabe von Kunstgegenständen. Der „CARE in Action“-Podcast wird gesponsert von CCREAL. (Redaktion: Eva Stockhammer)

This time Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks to Claudine Mensah Awute, Director of Global Operations at CARE US, about the roots of gender inequality, why role-models and self-confidence are essential for young girls to realize their own potential and fight for their rights, how Village Savings and Loan Associations can positively impact women’s economic independence as well as reduce poverty and the hopes she has for her own daughter's future. The 'CARE in Action'-Podcast is sponsored by CCREAL. (Editor: Eva Stockhammer)

In dieser Folge spricht Andrea Barschdorf-Hager mit Christian Hellinger, Kreativgeschäftsführer bei Wien Nord Serviceplan, über die aktuelle sowie vergangene Werbekampagnen von und für CARE Österreich, wie die Ideen zustande kommen, wie es gelingen kann über komplexe Themen in einem kurzen Radiospot zu informieren und was die pro bono Unterstützung vieler Unternehmen letztendlich für die humanitäre Arbeit von CARE Österreich bedeutet. Der „CARE in Action“-Podcast wird gesponsert von CCREAL. (Redaktion: Eva Stockhammer)

Dieses Mal bespricht Andrea Barschdorf-Hager mit Mirela Jasic, Digitalisierungs- und Kommunikationsexpertin im Bildungsbereich, wieso der Schulbesuch für Kinder von geflüchteten Familien zur Herausforderung wird, welches Umfeld jungen Menschen Integration erst ermöglicht, wie das Schulfach "Digitale Bildung" auf neue Realitäten vorbereiten soll und was passieren müsste, um das Bildungssystem durchlässiger zu machen. Der „CARE in Action“-Podcast wird gesponsert von CCREAL. (Redaktion: Eva Stockhammer)