Rising To Respond

Millions of people around the world look to faith actors over health officials for guidance on what to do during crises, like the global pandemic. This episode explores how faith leaders are spreading awareness and mobilising communities around the world. Hear from Christian and Muslim faith leaders in Sierra Leone, World Vision's partnership lead for faith and development and UK-based Christian thought leader, Krish Kandiah.

COVID-19 has called for some extreme measures, like closing borders and shutting down local markets. But the ripple effect is impacting businesses and livelihoods in a catastrophic way. This episode dives into what that looks like around the world and what can be done to help.  Hear from World Vision leaders, Maria Helena Semedo (Deputy Director-General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization) and a local business owner in Zambia.

Despite what you may have heard, this is a crisis affecting children all over the world. It's time to talk about the aftershocks. Hear from World Vision leaders like Dana Buzducea, Partnership Lead for Advocacy and External Engagement and Wing Yan Mak, Head of Children and Advocacy in China. This episode will also feature Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and, of course, children.

World Vision brings you a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to fight COVID-19 in fragile places around the world. Hear from people on the ground in Venezuela and Syria, and global perspectives from Isabel Gomes, World Vision's Global Director of Humanitarian Operations, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and UNDP Administrator.

Rising to Respond gives you a behind the scenes look at what it's like for humanitarians to fight COVID-19 around the world. Brought to you by World Vision.

In this final bonus episode, hear about the new Hidden Hero petition and join us in praying for the hidden heroes working around the world.

"Nobody can expect you to work as normal"

What does a new normal look like for our work? How can we support our staff and their families during this time? In this episode, hosts Amanda Cupido and Andrew Morley discuss what is being done to address and prioritise the needs of our staff with Johara Boukaa, Senior Advisor for Global Staff Care and Kristin Anderson, our Chief People Officer for World Vision International.

"As children, we can also contribute." What are the child protection challenges because of COVID-19? How are children coping during this time? Find out how we are overcoming unfamiliar challenges and partnering to find ways forward. This episode features Wing Yan Mak from World Vision China as well as young leaders from Bangladesh, Bosnia and Mongolia who worked on child-led research in the midst of the pandemic.

"Livelihoods literally decimated." COVID-19 is threatening livelihoods and businesses like never before and the situation seems desperate. The markets, supply chains and value chains are collapsing. How are our livelihoods programs and VisionFund helping people to persevere and recover? And how does the pandemic disproportionately affect women and girls? Hear from Michael Mithika, President and CEO VisionFund and Angeline Munzara, the Senior External Engagement Advisor for our Livelihoods sector discuss these issues -- and how we can choose hope over fear during this time.

World Vision is expanding its COVID-19 response, with a goal of reaching 72 million people in more than 70 countries. So this episode focuses on how support offices are approaching fundraising. World Vision was born out of responding to crises, but it's the first time we are reaching out to donors around the world, who are also impacted by the emergency. We get to hear from WVUK Director of Fundraising, Graeme Newton, WVUS VP of Transformational Engagement, Chris Glynn and the President and CEO of WVC, Michael Messenger.