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Orbiting with us this week is Marina Cantacuzino MBE who is an award winning journalist and the founder of an amazing organisation called The Forgiveness Project.  They work around the world collecting and sharing stories of transformation, using restorative narratives to transform lives.

The extended version of her interview is on the Wonderspace podcast which can be found on most podcast platforms and on our website https://ourwonder.space

For more info about The Forgiveness Project go to https://www.theforgivenessproject.com

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Orbiting with us this week is John Pritchard who is the founder of PALA.  PALA Eyewear is a sustainable eyewear brand with a low impact on the planet and a high impact on people.  John also talks about the Great Barrier Reef foundation as his story of hopefulness.

To read more about Pala and see some of their inspiring films or check out their sustainable range of sunglasses their website is www.palaeyewear.com

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/gTHiBETDGnw

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More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos 

Facebook: http://facebook.com/ourwonderspace 

Instagram: http://instagram.com/ourwonderspace 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourwonderspace 

Online community: http://wonderspace.mn.co/ 

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Music: https://theade.me

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Orbiting with us this week is singer-songwriter Tom Grennan. At the time of recording this episode, his latest album Evering Road was number one in the UK album chart.   

Tom talks honestly about his life, music career and lockdown but is most animated when sharing his story of hopefulness about the Homeless World Cup Foundation for which Tom is an ambassador.   

Links to find out more:

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/A0Kn5ExyQZA 

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More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space

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Music: https://theade.me

Orbiting with us this week is Ivor Peters aka The Urban Rajah. A social entrepreneur who’s New Generation Indian food is about to be launched nationally across the UK. 

As a business Urban Rajah also has a compelling social purpose as you will hear.  His story of hopefulness about another business will definitely bring a smile to your face - Tony's Chocolonely.

Links to find out more:

Urban Rajah: https://www.urbanrajah.com/

Tony's Chocolonely: https://tonyschocolonely.com/

Justice And Care: https://www.justiceandcare.org/

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/dgTCoYkqED4

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More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space

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Music: https://theade.me

Orbiting with us this week is digital entrepreneur, business coach and public speaker Dave Erasmus. 

As you will hear, Dave spends part of the year off-grid in the woods and the other part in the modern world, developing concepts around combining technology, ecology and its relationship to the human experience. His Youtube channel is definitely worth checking out - https://www.youtube.com/user/daveerasmus

Find out more about Dave on his website - http://daveerasmus.com

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/lqnDBqMyRfw

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More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space

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Music: https://theade.me

Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Martin Rich who is a Sustainable Investment Specialist and Co-founder of the Future Fit Foundation. 

In this journey over Africa our lens is more towards the galaxies above inspired by Martin's opening few lines and a life changing experience in Sierra Leone. Martin also gives us an insight into his compelling story and shares a passionate vision and hope for the next ten years profiling projects like Project Drawdown

Find out more about Martin at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin-rich

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/zNUkVlrKkls

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More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space

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Orbiting with us this week is Kanini Mutooni who is the MD for venture philanthropy firm DRK Foundation. Kanini is also an advisor for Toniic and is the board chair for Global Innovation Fund.

In this journey from her home/school in Kenya, Kanini shares about her passion for investing capital in early stage social entrepreneurs and brilliantly gives an insight into the challenges of home schooling in lockdown for three children under eleven. In her story of hopefulness Kanini talks about an amazing initiative in Ghana that is growing exponentially despite a recent tragedy.

Find out more about drkfoundation.org + toniic.com and about Kanini's story of hopefulness: peoplespensiontrust.com

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/MmC8p7x97LE

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This week we are joined by the brilliant Reem Alsayyah from Damascus in Syria. She has recently completed her degree in Computer Network Engineering at Damascus University and was part of a theatre production called Queens of Syria that toured the UK.

Her story reminds us of the impact of conflict both in the destruction of a beautiful country and culture but on families that are forced to escape into countries like Jordan. In her story of hopefulness she shares a compelling hope and vision for Syria which we think everyone should hear.

Find out more about Empathy Action - http://www.empathyaction.org

See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/iVNZNedUzu8

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More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space

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Music: https://theade.me