Over the Globe

Over the Globe

Download on the App Store

Over the Globe episodes

  • From Myanmar to Thailand: a teacher's fight for education

    In this episode, I am joined by Thitsa, an elementary school teacher and human rights activist from Myanmar who was forced to flee her homeland due to government persecution. From crossing a river in December despite her fear of swimming to struggling to obtain documents abroad, Thitsa shares the challenges she faced on her journey to Thailand, where she currently lives. She also talks about her work teaching children in border camps who would otherwise have no access to education.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    28 min
  • From Dnipro to Germany: turning heritage into inspiration

    In this episode, I’m joined by Mariia Rusakova, a sixteen-year-old from Dnipro, Ukraine. Mariia talks about how she was admitted to a German university, where she is currently studying while continuing her education at a Ukrainian university. She also shares her passion for various forms of traditional Ukrainian art and her experience working as an SMM manager at Soulfire, an initiative that aims to empower young women by sharing the stories of successful women and organizing a variety of online events.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    19 min
  • From Kyiv to Vienna: beyond the finish line

    In this episode, Victoria Bortnyk, a teenager from Ukraine, speaks about watching Formula 1 with her father, taking part in historical debate tournaments, and becoming one of the top applicants to the University of Vienna this year.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    49 min
  • Back to Beirut: choosing home amid the war

    In this episode, Larissa Ayoub from Lebanon, talks about studying in Italy for two years and why she ultimately decided to return home. She also recalls her memories of the war breaking out in Beirut soon after her return and reflects on the current situation in Lebanon.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    40 min
  • From Kharkiv to Milan: turning displacement into action

    In this episode, Zoryna Kupriianova, a sixteen-year-old from Kharkiv, talks about fleeing to Istanbul at the beginning of the war, how she later ended up in Milan and what life there has been like for her, as well as the organisation she co-founded, DAR for Peace and Equality.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    35 min
  • Between Germany and Ukraine: homecoming with a mission

    In this episode, Viktoriia, a teenager from Ukraine, speaks about living with a host family in Germany and returning to Ukraine, what the Ukrainian Diplomatic Platform is and how it works, and her vision for Ukraine’s future.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    35 min
  • From Kyiv to Athens: learning to speak for a country

    In this episode Oleksandr Baranov, a teenager from Ukraine, talks about how he ended up living in Athens, Greece, the international school he attends there, and how Model UN works.  

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    22 min
  • When certainty disappears: how war changes our priorities

    In this episode, I am joined by Anna Akulova, a sixteen-year-old from Ukraine, who speaks about entrepreneurship, financial stability, and how the war changes our mindset.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    37 min
  • A childhood interrupted: finding a voice beyond the war

    In this episode, Mykola, a seventeen-year-old from Kharkiv, Ukraine speaks about the aerial bombardment of Northern Saltivka - one of Kharkiv’s most heavily attacked districts - that he experienced when he was just thirteen. We also discuss his work with MASCOT Camp and his visit to the United Nations Office in Switzerland. 

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    34 min
  • Heart in gestures: the Ukrainian startup breaking barriers

    In this episode, Kyra, a teenager from Ukraine, talks about her hometown, Dniprorudne, which is currently under occupation, teaching English, and her startup, Heart in Gestures. The AI-powered platform was created to help people with hearing impairments learn sign language and became the first Ukrainian startup to win the Technovation Girls competition.

    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]

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overtheglobepodcast?igsh=b3h3cWF5a2tkeGV

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559944706107

    Follow us on X: https://x.com/Over_The_Globe

    26 min

About Over the Globe

From the publisher's feed

This podcast aims to give voices to teenagers from conflict zones. Join a Ukrainian sixteen-year-old, Sofiia Yakymenko, as she speaks weekly to teens from conflict zones all over the world about…