In this episode of RiseUp! We talk about talking - how do we decolonise our language to make it more feminist, and inclusive?

The first guest to join host Chhavi Sachdev is Virisila Buadromo, from Fiji, who is a co-lead of the Urgent Action Fund, Asia and the Pacific. Next Nanako Tojo joins Chhavi from Kyoto, Japan, where she is a Youth leader implementing the RiseUp! Model with the YWCA in Japan. The conversation concludes with World YWCA Director for Global Engagement and Impact, Dr. Suchi Gaur returning to the podcast. She shares insights on some key questions- How are the very words we use an agent of feminism, or of patriarchy? How can we make better choices, when speaking and translating? Listen to find out …

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Virisila Buadromo, Nanako Tojo, and Suchi Gaur
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we take a deep dive into all the different forms of conflict that women experience - military, political, environmental, and domestic.

To get started, listen to Maggie Lulu, from the African Leadership Centre in South Sudan, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Next from Yangon, our second guest, Naw Dohkalal is a World WYCA RiseUp! programme leader sharing her experiences of working under military conflict. Chhavi wraps up the discussion with Olivia Barrow, who works at the Pacific Conference of Churches, in Fiji. What are the ways that women specifically experience conflict, and how do those experiences need to be accounted for? Listen to find out …

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Maggie Lulu, Naw Dohkalal and Olivia Barrow
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we talk to three women who have personal experience about fostering Young Women Leadership. 

Start the episode with Suju Poon from Women Lead in Nepal, talking to host Chhavi Sachdev about stories of women-led initiatives and movements. Next, Yadanar from the United Nations Population Fund shares her perspective on supporting young women in repressive conditions. Chhavi concludes the discussion with Rajina Neupane, a YWCA RiseUp! Lead in Nepal. What tools can organisations use to centre the voices of young women in their leadership? Listen to find out …

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Suju Poon, Yadanar and Rajina Neupane
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we look at the ways that feminist techniques can inform one of the basic needs of community building and development work - Evidence Generation.

Host Chhavi Sachdev starts off the episode in conversation with Bijita Dev Sharma – the RiseUp! Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist with the World YWCA, from India. Next, she talks about development work in the Global South with Michelle Reddy, the Co-Lead of the Pacific Feminist Fund. And finally, we hear from our third guest Veena Singh, also from Fiji, where she is the RiseUp! programme coordinator for the World YWCA in Asia Pacific. What values do these three women consider as feminist interventions in the process of evidence generation? Listen on to learn…

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Bijita Dev Sharma, Michelle Reddy and Veena Singh                                                 
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we unpack one of the thorny issues that any organisation aspiring for justice must deal with - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To get the ball rolling, join DEI consultant Lara Rabala from Kenya, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Next Amjad Mohammed Salim returns to the show to share his perspective as a Sri Lankan origin, global leader currently working in Geneva with the International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent societies. Chhavi concludes the discussion with Puja Mandal, an activist who played an intrumental role in implementing the RiseUp! programme across India. How do local contexts of ethnicity and caste apply to global discussions of DEI? Listen to find out …

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Lara Rabala, Amjad Mohammed Salim and Puja Mandal

Host: Chhavi Sachdev

Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA

Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we take a look at one of the founding principles of the YWCA - safe spaces and how to support them.

We start with the World YWCA’s own Suchi Gaur, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Suchi lays out the 10 principles of making safe spaces. Chhavi continues the discussion with Clara DCosta, a youth leader and RiseUp! Young woman lead from Bangladesh. Towards the end we are joined by Nirmala Gurung from Nepal, working with World YWCA, who shares the lessons she learned from implementing the RiseUp! programme. How do you encourage your community to create safe spaces? How does that translate to an increasingly online world? Listen to learn more about challenges, processes and workarounds. 

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Suchi Gaur, Clara DCosta and Nirmala Gurung

Host: Chhavi Sachdev

Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA

Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we dive deep into something that many of the activists the YWCA works grapple with: 

How do you foster a real intergenerational connection amongst activists working in the social justice and development sectors?

To kick it all off, join Vandita Morarka from India in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Vandita talks about her work as the CEO of One Future Collective. Chhavi continues the discussion with Amjad Mohammed Salim, a Sri Lankan origin, global leader  working out of Geneva for the International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent societies. The final guest is Nicqii Ashwood, from Jamaica, working with the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Listen to find out the challenges as well as best practices these leaders endorse.

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Ruth Mathen, Rajini Sureka and Joy Eva Bohol
Host: Chhavi Sachdev       
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA                                                 Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we dive deep into one of the most underestimated and often misunderstood relationships in social organisations today- that of faith and feminism.

To kick it all off, join Ruth Mathen from Hong Kong in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Ruth talks about her work with the Christian Conference of Asia to bring together churches from diverse ecumenical traditions in support of feminist activism. Chhavi continues the discussion with Rajini Sureka, a RiseUp! Alumna, a Sri Lankan feminist with both Buddhist and Christian heritage with roots in the YWCA, currently working out of Australia. The third guest Joy Eva Hall is from the Philippines and works in Geneva with the World Council of Churches on youth engagement. How does she incorporate her faith with her feminist practice? Listen to find out …

This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Ruth Mathen, Rajini Sureka and Joy Eva Bohol                                                           
Host: Chhavi Sachdev                                                                                                                                 
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA                                           
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

The World YWCA, in collaboration with Geneva Peace Week 2022, bring you a conversation on the role that women and cross-regional solidarity play in the peace processes. The World YWCA is a grassroots, feminist, community-driven movement that has worked tirelessly for the past 167 years to make the world a safer and more just place for women and young women and girls globally. Over the years the YWCA movement has signed more than 40 resolutions aimed at peace and justice, contributing massively to the UNSCR1325. A key piece of this work lies in the support that YWCA organizations give one another as they advocate for women at peace tables. By understanding that global systems of oppression and conflict are interlocked, partnerships such as that between YWCA Palestine and YWCA Japan are formed, where learnings, support and solidarity informs peace processes.

To learn more about this seemingly unlikely coalition, we have Amal Tarazi from Palestine and Sumie Ogasawara from Japan tell us more about their experiences in practices of cross-regional solidarity, debunking assumptions about conflict being a fact we should not question, and the uniquely indisputable role women play in the fight for peace with justice under the #BulletAndDove concept.

CW/TW: Domestic violence, violation of women's rights, pro-life organisations, gender-based violence, mental health.

In this final episode of the Advocacy Toolkit Podcast from World YWCA, we will talk about the challenges that come up after a movement gains some visibility and success, and how some women work their way through it to sustain momentum. The 2030 Agenda for People, Planet, and Prosperity – supported by World YWCA is a comprehensive, people-centered global plan of action and commitment to eradicate poverty, achieve sustainable development, and strengthen universal peace, and it includes specific goals to promote gender equality and inclusion. We have with us Benter Adhiambo from YWCA Kenya, and Sasha Sokolova from YWCA Belarus to shed some light on their work.

Credits:

Host & Producer: Chhavi Sachdev
Guests: Benter Adhiambo, Sasha Sokolova, and Sadaf Wali Shah.
World YWCA Team: Suchi Gaur & Talisa Avanthay.
Cover design: Maitree Muzumdar 
Special thanks: ORGs.
Production: Sonologue.
Sound Engineering: Sharad Joshi.
Music: Corporate Heart by Mikael Manvelyan.
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