Over the Globe has reached 100 episodes. To mark this milestone, I’m taking a step back to reflect on the first 99 and trace the common threads running through these stories. What challenges do people in the countries I’ve covered face most often? How do they cope? What makes them stay, what pushes them to leave, and what brings some of them back?

This solo episode brings together recurring themes from dozens of teens and adults living through war and displacement, with clips from past episodes to bring those themes to life. I created it to offer a wider lens on what it means to grow up in conflict-affected places - beyond single stories and headlines. And if a voice you hear resonates with you, I invite you to explore the earlier episodes where their full story is told.

Over the Globe is a podcast created as part of Classrooms Without Walls, an initiative that provides teens in conflict zones with access to education. If you want to support CWW or learn more about their work, you can visit their website at classroomswithoutwalls.ca.

Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: [email protected]

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