On the fifth episode of the Equality Series, we bring Simon Blake, CEO at Mental Health First Aid England. In this conversation we will be looking at the role of mental health amongst LGBTQ+ and youth groups and how it has been affected by the pandemic.

On this episode of the Equality Series, we talked with Sadam Hanjabam, Founder and Director at Yal-All, a queer and allies youth network based in Imphal. He set up Meitram, an inclusive and integrated co-working space for youth, which also serves as a short stay home for queer individuals facing crisis at home or elsewhere, and Free Youth Café, which is run by queer youth in Imphal.

 

To find out more about Ya_All, please visit their website here: http://www.yaall.org/

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For this week’s edition of WHFpodcasts Equality Series, we had the pleasure to interview Laurie Adams, CEO of Women for Women International. This conversation ranges from the programmes WfWI has in Iraq, Afghanistan and Nigeria to considering the role of men in gender equality as well as the positive impact of technology on women’s empowerment.

 

Find out more about Women for Women International: https://www.womenforwomen.org/

On the second episode of the WHFpodcast Equality Series, the World Humanitarian Forum hosts Her Excellency Ambassador Dr. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, First Lady of Kwara State, Nigeria and Founder, Ajike People Support Centre. In this conversation, we discussed women empowerment and gender equality in the Nigerian context, taking into consideration the economic and social impact COVID has had on the community.

Welcome to the first episode of the WHFpodcast: Equality Series. The series will focus on the redefinition of the term “equality” and discuss its different elements while emphasizing the importance of building forward better. In this first episode, we welcomed HE Aisha Babangida, founder of WenA Initiative and Chairperson of Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman to discuss Gender Equality and Women Empowerment.

 

Guest:

H E Aisha Babangida, Founder, Women Enterprise Alliance

For this week's episode we have gone over a past interview we conducted as a part of our WHF Talks.Live series, a series of video interviews conducted with senior humanitarian leaders. Ms Anne-Marie Grey is the Executive Director and CEO of USA for UNHCR, this conversation focused on the disconnected experience of refugees in the context of leaving no one behind and the localisation agenda. If you're interested in finding out more about her work, please visit their website at: https://www.unrefugees.org/ 

 

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For this week's episode we have gone over a past interview we conducted as a part of our WHF Talks.Live series, a series of video interviews conducted with senior humanitarian leaders. Dr Chelsea Clinton is the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation and has extensive experience in public health through their various initiatives ranging from Too Small to Fail which focused on early brain development, to improving renewable energies in the Caribbean. If you're interested in finding out more about her work, please visit their website at: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/ 

 

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For this week's episode we have gone over a past interview we conducted as a part of our WHF Talks.Live series, a series of video interviews conducted with senior humanitarian leaders. Ms Inger Ashing is the CEO of Save the Children International and has worked with Save the Children for over 25 years, in this interview, we discussed issues ranging from the impact of education caused by COVID-19 as well as Save the Children's international response to the panedmic. If you're interested in finding out more about his work, please visit their website at: https://www.savethechildren.net/  

 

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For this week's episode we have gone over a past interview we conducted as a part of our WHF Talks.Live series, a series of video interviews conducted with senior humanitarian leaders. Mr Nikhil Seth is the Executive Director of UNITAR and has extensive experience not only within the UN system, but as a diplomat in the Indian Foreign Ministry, including time spent as a Delegate to the UN Permanent Representation. If you're interested in finding out more about his work, please visit their website at: https://www.unitar.org/ 

 

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For this week's episode we have had a fascinating conversation with Dr Sara Pantuliano, the Chief Executive of the Overseas Development Institute, one of the top think tanks in the world focusing on international development. Dr Pantuliano has extensive experiences with UN Agencies, focusing on Sudan and South Sudan in particular. If you're interested in finding out more about her work, please visit the ODI's website at: https://www.odi.org/ 

If you're interested in participating with the World Humanitarian Forum, please visit our website at: https://www.whf.london/