*Trigger Warning: Child Trafficking, Modern Slavery, Child Marriage, and other Humanitarian sensitive topics*

What does modern slavery look like?

Are women involved in child trafficking?

Is child marriage a form of slavery?

And, what are some current causes of starvation in a world with so much food?

We are going to answer these questions in this Host2Host episode.

There are many movies and terrifying true stories about human trafficking, slavery, and starvation; but, what are the actual facts and what organizations are solving these humanitarian issues?

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BizGees stands for the autonomy for every human being.

Zufi Deo, one of the founders of BizGees and Arts4Refugees, gives us hope about the changing world and how businesses are already transforming from money-making machines to world changers. He has previously supported 2,000 entrepreneurs in London using the sharing economy approach over 10 years. He currently leads with a team at BizGees and Arts4Refugees to help as many people as possible be self-sufficient and live a prosperous life. 

From BizGees:

BizGees stands for the autonomy of every human being. We achieve this by helping post conflict communities pick themselves up once the return home. We support local talent where our customers are based build their careers. We lower our carbon footprint in all our activities.

1 in every 110 people in the world are displaced. At 70.8 million people, the scale of refugee movements seems more daunting than ever. This has led to claims of a global refugee crisis… Humanizing the scale of refugee movements is essential. Anything but drowns out the voices telling the stories we need to hear.

In each region we work with local delivery partners to ensure high and stable rates of our services.  Their local knowledge. Their understanding of the local culture. Their awareness of the local language gives us a deep and unique insight.  This approach also allows us to ensure the impact levels and success rates are high.

Support Artists:

You can also go to Arts4Refugee's online store to purchase art and craft work from refugees from all over the world: https://www.arts4refugees.net/

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-- About Our Guest --

Michael French is the Director of Operations for Green Forests Work.

Prior to becoming Director of GFW, he served in a joint Forester position with The American Chestnut Foundation and GFW from 2013-2016. Michael has more than 15 years of experience implementing ecological restoration projects and he has supervised the planting of millions of trees on surface mines in 9 states.

He is the current co-Team Leader of the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative's Science Team. Michael has a BS in Biology and MS in Forestry from the University of Kentucky, where he focused his studies on linking American chestnut restoration to surface mine reforestation.

-- About Green Forests Work --

Approximately one million acres of Appalachian forests have been removed by surface mining. Green Forest Works’ mission is to restore healthy and productive forests on formerly mined lands in the United States’ Appalachian region and beyond.

Reforestation efforts play a large role in mitigating climate related issues. Not only do reforestation projects help reduce carbon pollution, but also helps with land erosion, community development, healthy and thriving animal habitats, and overall improves local and global ecosystems.

Since 2009, they've planted more than 5 million trees across more than 9,400 acres. Michael French has more than 15 years of experience implementing ecological restoration projects and he has supervised the planting of millions of trees on surface mines in 9 states. He is the current co-Team Leader of the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative's Science Team.

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 -- About Our Guest --  

Jason Christensen was seeing the increasing number of people experiencing homelessness and decided to start SLEEP TRAILER LLC which aims to create a bed for every head, giving people a place and chance to stabilize and take back control of their lives. 

As the Associate Director and Behavior Specialist for Tandem Northwest, a non-profit organization working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Jason has a heart of gold and is working hard every day with his passion to end homelessness.   

Jason is a father of two beautiful children and married an extremely supportive wife.   

Jason loves his community and wants to make a big impact. His goal is to change the lives of thousands. He was raised in Salem, Oregon, and is currently residing in Albany with his wife and 3 children. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, and currently works for a non-profit organization, Tandem Northwest in Salem, Oregon. He is the Associate Director and Behavior Specialist working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. His focus in this role is observing behavior and implementing plans to help break challenging behavior patterns.   

Jason started Sleep Trailer, LLC in May of 2021, but this has been a dream of his for the past 5 years. As the son of a cabinet maker & home builder, he is not afraid to envision and create innovative ways to solve complex problems. He needs your help to make this dream a reality.    

-- About Sleep Trailer  --  

Their mission is to help the unhoused have a safe place to call their own. When given a place to keep their belongings safe, they’re also given the time and space to think about what comes next. It’s the first step towards a better future.  Sleep Trailer has many applications, but the focus is on getting people off the streets and into transitional housing while they access additional resources for long-term self-sustainability and optimal health.  

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Website: sleeptrailer.com 

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SleepTrailer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleeptrailer_llc/ 

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When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.  

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When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. 

So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet. 

You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot. 

Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved. 

This is the beginning of the GoodViral movement. 

We are all GoodViral. We are all the community and movement towards good actions and progress for people, animals, and the planet. 

More to come in addition to the podcast. 

Subscribe and be part of the movement. 

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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Laurie has logged more than 10,000 hours as a nonprofit financial analyst, including advising a wide range of media outlets on investigative pieces involving nonprofits, conducting research and financial analysis, and providing interviews for television and radio, as well as print/online publications. 

Laurie has been quoted in publications like The Wall Street Journal and She has also vetted charities for feature on Good Morning America, and has worked with 60 Minutes, Canada's The Fifth Estate, and many other news organizations on charity-related investigations. 

Laurie’s interest in charity began in her youth and spent the early part of her career in various accounting roles at for-profits before transitioning into her first nonprofit position which has ultimately brought her to be the Executive Director of the biggest charity watchdog in the United States, Charity Watch after 16 years of commitment to the organization and its mission.

-- About Charity Watch --

Give Thoughtfully. CharityWatch serves only the interests of the donating public—donors just like you.

CharityWatch's ratings do not merely repeat what a charity reports about itself in its "impact" reports or tax filings using simplistic or automated formulas. We dive deep into charity audited financial statements, tax filings, state solicitation filings, and other information so we can let you know how efficiently a charity will use your donations to fund the programs you want to support. CharityWatch exposes nonprofit abuses and advocates for your interests as a donor.

As the only independent charity watchdog in the United States, CharityWatch relies on your support to fund our in-depth research and analysis in order to bring you independent charity ratings that you can rely on to help you make more informed and intelligent giving decisions.

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Charity Watch:

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/charitywatchdog

Laurie Styron:

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/lauriestyron

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriestyron

We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. 

So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet. 

You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot. Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved. This is the beginning of the GoodViral movement. 

We are all GoodViral. We are all the community and movement towards good actions and progress for people, animals, and the planet. More to come in addition to the podcast. Subscribe and be part of the movement. 

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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How do people who face such adversity, like fighting the climate crisis, able to keep moving forward and continue to do the groundfloor work of their missions? 

The global social, political, and environmental climates can feel like running an ultra-marathon with no end in sight. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to keep the motivation to keep taking action towards progress for these missions and GoodCauses; and, how you can keep going to help other people, animals, and the planet.

--- About GoodViral ---

We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet.

We’ll talk about real stories, Like the turtle who had a straw stuck up it’s nose and how the video went viral in 2018 and changed the course of businesses, like megacorp Disney, to change their straws to paper, exchange exciting ideas, and meet with guests who are actively making a positive impact with their time on this earth.

You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot.

Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved.

This is the beginning of the GoodViral movement. We are all GoodViral. We are all the community and movement towards good actions and progress for people, animals, and the planet. More to come in addition to the podcast.

Subscribe and be part of the movement.

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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-- About Our Guest --

Kristian Hansen is the definition of a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Slø fashion.

After Kristian accidentally bought a pair of women's jeans at a thrift shop, it started a journey of discovery into how poorly made women's clothing has become. After noticing the problem and posting it on Tik-Tok, Kristian began looking for a solution for the everyday problem that is affecting the lives of millions of people.

Krisiran is an adventurer, and the visionary behind the world’s first scalable slow fashion system. Backed by over 900 investors, 600k followers, and a team of over 15 people, Kristian is currently building one of the fastest growing fashion start-ups in history with their product, SloJeans.co

Fast fashion is an industry where the world has become accustomed to clothing products having low quality materials, created from poor labor standards, and ending up discarded or destroyed (affecting the environment). Slø fashion is creating the new standard for the fashion and textile industries.

-- About Slø --

The slow fashion company that is bringing a revolution that gives function, fit, and quality back to the masses.

Backed by a founding team with fashion, marketing, and social media expertise Slø is creating a first of its kind sizing system, built on a 5 point measurement system delivering a tailored feel for a gender neutral fashion market.

Slø is committed to providing functional, high quality, sustainably made jeans (and other clothes) that are built to fit all bodies no matter the age, shape, gender, size, or background a customer will be “because everybody deserves clothes that make them feel confident and make their lives easier.”

All products made by Slø hold innovatively designed to ACTUALLY fit the masses - especially those who favor pockets!

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kristianfrommntn

Other sustainable clothing by the Slø team: https://instagram.com/mntn_co

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We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet.

You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot.

Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved.

*Subscribe and be part of the movement.

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plantfortheplanet.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantfortheplanet

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trilliontrees

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantfortheplanet_official/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-for-the-planet/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlantForThePlanet

Jordi Juanos is currently leading the initiative of Plant-for-the-Planet in Spain and has devoted his entire life to bringing people together with the aim to create community action to better the planet.

Jordi is focused on reforestation in Spain by proposing to companies and individuals to become carbon neutrals as soon as they can; additionally, Jordi is initiating, forming, and empowering the Plant-for-the-Planet’s youth leadership program, Climate Future Leaders.

-- About Plant-for-the-Planet  --

Plant-for-the-Planet is an organization that aims to raise awareness amongst children and adults about the issues of climate change and global justice. The Initiative also works to plant trees and considers this to be both a practical and symbolic action in efforts to reduce the effect of climate change by spreading their vision of climate justice and global citizenship to their schools, families, and friends through giving presentations and taking action.

There are over 91,666 children and youth who have already been trained at Plant-for-the-Planet’s 1,608 Academies in 75 countries, where they teach about the climate crisis and help facilitate the youth with leadership initiatives.

#StoptalkingStartPlanting

-- Plant More Trees & Youth Ambassador Program --

https://plant-for-the-planet.org

--- About GoodViral ---

We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet.

We’ll talk about real stories, Like the turtle who had a straw stuck up it’s nose and how the video went viral in 2018 and changed the course of businesses, like megacorp Disney, to change their straws to paper, exchange exciting ideas, and meet with guests who are actively making a positive impact with their time on this earth.

You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot.

Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved.

This is the beginning of the GoodViral movement. We are all GoodViral. We are all the community and movement towards good actions and progress for people, animals, and the planet. More to come in addition to the podcast.

Subscribe and be part of the movement.

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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We cover topics on organizations that exist today that battle against incredibly violent humans who either willingly or unwillingly cause harm to people, animals, and the planet. We mention organizations that use violence to either prevent or protect against assailants. 

Organizations that sedate and then cut the horns off of rhinos to deter poachers who will kill for the rhino's ivory; or of Sam Childers (who you may know from the Hollywood adaptation played by Girard Butler, Machine Gun Preacher) who took arms against the war lords in Sudan and literally use machine guns to save kidnapped kids who were turned child soldiers. 

These organizations use violence for the sake of good. Do we applaud these organizations? Do we forsake them? Or, do we feel that we have entered into a grey area? 

In this Host2Host episode we discuss the conflicting and controversial actions of these violent GoodCauses.

Welcome to the GoodViral Podcast!

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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--- About GoodViral ---

We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet.

We’ll talk about real stories, Like the turtle who had a straw stuck up it’s nose and how the video went viral in 2018 and changed the course of businesses, like megacorp Disney, to change their straws to paper, exchange exciting ideas, and meet with guests who are actively making a positive impact with their time on this earth.

You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot.

Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved.

This is the beginning of the GoodViral movement. We are all GoodViral. We are all the community and movement towards good actions and progress for people, animals, and the planet. More to come in addition to the podcast.

Subscribe and be part of the movement.

When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better.

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