The Lighthouse Pod

Hello everyone! Welcome to the podcast series brought to you by the “Beyond the Borders-Love Is Love” campaign by Lighthouse. This episode has been recorded in collaboration with the vertical of Pride Circle- Pride and Ed

Check out this informative episode to discover more about the theme and share it with your loved ones who you think might be able to benefit from this podcast and the awareness it tries to evoke. 

In collaboration

Lighthouse and Pride Circle.

Hello everyone! Welcome to the podcast series brought to you by the “Beyond the Borders-Love Is Love” campaign by Lighthouse. This episode has been recorded in collaboration with the vertical of Pride Circle- Pride and Ed. 

In this episode, we have Mahua Seth as the guest speaker. Mahua and the host discuss the broader theme of “Struggles that LGBTQIA+ students and their parents face.” This episode sheds light on several sub-themes like how abandonment is a constant issue among queer children who decide to come out of the closet. Mahua reflects on how this might take a toll on the lives and careers of the students. She also reflects on the environment for these students at the school.

Check out this informative episode to discover more about the theme and share it with your loved ones who you think might be able to benefit from this podcast and the awareness it tries to evoke. There's more to hear from Mahua. Stay tuned for the next episode.

In collaboration

Lighthouse and Pride Circle

Hello everyone! Welcome to the podcast series brought to you by the “Beyond the Borders-Love Is Love” campaign by Lighthouse. This episode has been recorded in collaboration with the vertical of Pride Circle- Pride and Ed. 

In this episode, Ayesha from Pride Circle takes explores the various aspects of “Mental health issues faced by the queer population” (with a particular focus on gender dysphoria) and the role of affirmative mental health care in tackling the same in conversation with the host from Lighthouse. She covers in her discussion what could be the possible reasons behind the queer population being more vulnerable to mental health issues, the kind of counseling services available online, and how can someone who is being reached out to by someone from the LGBT+ community, struggling to come in terms with their gender identity can provide effective emotional first aid. 

Tune in to the episode to know more. 

If you are someone who is struggling with their mental health or thoughts of self-harm or know someone who could be vulnerable to the same, please reach out at the following helplines- https://connectingngo.org/

Hello everyone! Welcome to the podcast series brought to you by the “Beyond the Borders-Love Is Love” campaign by Lighthouse. This episode has been recorded in collaboration with the vertical of Pride Circle- Pride and Ed. 

In this episode, the guest speaker Minu explores how is the virtual workspace at Pride Circle and how would it have been different in the case of a physical workspace. She further takes a dig at the common challenges faced by LGB+ youth at the workplace with a focus on the concepts of  glass ceiling and glass elevator to sharpen discrimination. This episode tries to explore what are some of the key strategies in a company to build a more inclusive work environment.

Hello dear listeners, welcome to the 'One Good Thing' Podcast series, a global podcast brought to you by Lighthouse where we will be raising one good question every week and exploring the multiple answers to it.

Bidisha hosts the first episode of OGT with guest Punyaslok Panda. A 24 year old who, even at this young age, has set a benchmark for all budding changemakers. With the motto of “Be the Change, you want to see” he has worked as the National Co-ordinator for Youth for Sustainability and is also one of the core team members at YFS India Alliance. He received his education from prestigious institutions King’s College London and prior to that Ashoka University as well. And today, he is walking us through his journey as an activist, as a changemaker and provide his fruitful insights to help us reach a potential answer for the theme of the day ‘How to be a Sustainability warrior’.

Join in an amazing discussion to learn about and engage in conversations related to building awareness regarding a sustainable lifestyle, how real is the climate issue and is a sustainable life countering it, the challenges faced along the way, and what reflections and hopes for the future still live on in Punyaslok's advocacy.

Setting precedents and standing as a role model for others in the road to equality, is both a privileged and difficult journey. For special guest Gadano Yussuf, seeing women find spaces in parliament and many of them leading the discourse in countries including her own is a mark of progress. Yet, the struggle for justice continues when so many have their status and importance elevated due to their gender. Vivian Kagwaria hosts this episode of Equality Talks to explore and celebrate rising change.

Godano Yussuf is an award-winning youth advocate with over 7 years of experience in the advocacy space for adolescents, women, and girl's sexual reproductive rights. She has worked extensively in the areas of ending harmful practice e.g. FGM and early marriages, Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health (AYSRH), human rights and child protection and education. She is currently the head of programs in a rising women’s initiative locally based in her community and also the Chair for the Youth Coalition on ICPD25. She has been at the forefront of women empowerment in her county (Isiolo) and neighboring counties of Wajir and Marsabit.

A budding journalist with a passion for NGO’s and seeing growth in her community, Brenda Nyamichaba joins Raymond Kigai in this episode of Equality Talks. How is equality in the social sense linked to the economic sector? Why has the right to access education, especially for young girls and women, not seen much growth? Even with international support such causes have yet to gain the momentum they need. Tune in as Brenda delves into all this and more in this engaging discussion.

Tune in to a discussion of the wage gap and effects of gender disparity on economic equality in Kenya. What prevents women from getting pay raises? How can the youth learn to better negotiate and earn their worth in the workplace? Patrick Mbugua and host Raymond Kigai discuss all this and more in the new Equality Talks episode.

Why is change in gender based descrimination and political views needed? What is the current situation faced by the youth in terms of expressing opinions in politics and freedom from the roles placed on them by society? William Ouma joins this Equality Talks episode to present his thoughts.

William Ouma (twitter @williamouma_O, Instagram @jexreigns) is a political scientist and sociologist. Graduating from the University of Nairobi with a BA degree of arts in political science, public administration and sociology, he is very passionate about activism and political awareness.

Patrick performs his original story ‘End Inequalities, End AIDS’ for Equality Talks. Also available to read on the Lighthouse website as part of the Equality for All campaign.

https://lighthousestories.org/2022/06/04/end-inequalities-end-aids/