Vital Voices Radio Podcast

Founder of Promundo and Solidarity Council member Dr. Gary Barker sits down with Vital Voices President Alyse Nelson for a timely conversation on eliminating violence against women, and how men can be allies to women. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org  Invest in women, improve the world.  Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alyse Nelson  Music:  Flames by Dan Henig 

Vital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson sat down with Lucina Di Meco, Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and Senior Director for Girls' Education and Gender Equality at Room to Read - an international non profit that focuses on literacy and gender equality through education in low income communities around the world. Lucina's report, available here, explores how traditional and social media treats women in politics, and was produced after interviews with 88 women leaders in 30 countries across politics, journalism, television, civil society, academia, technology and social media.

Host and Vital Voices' President, Alyse Nelson, sat down with Cameroonian activist, entrepreneur, and politician Kah Walla to discuss the ongoing conflict in Cameroon, and how the global community can get involved.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org  Invest in women, improve the world.    Production:  Producer: Christi Owiye  Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum  Host: Alyse Nelson    Music:  Flames by Dan Henig 

Vital Voices' D.C. Council Member, Businesswoman, and Mentoring Guru LaJuanna Russell sits down with President & CEO, Alyse Nelson. The friendship and humor weaves through the conversation as LaJuanna shares her advice on picking the right mentor, what mentees can offer, and how to know when to end a mentorship relationship. This National Mentorship Day Special Episode is sure to be a treat and a must-listen for anyone looking to be a mentor or become a mentor.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson Music Credit: Flames by Dan Henig

During the 2019 #WEEmpower Week in NYC, our host Alyse Nelson sat down with social entrepreneur Leah Lizarondo. The founder of 412 Food Rescue, Leah's organization uses grassroots power to connect food insecure families and individuals to healthy and fresh food by preventing perfectly good food from entering the waste stream. Learn about how Leah's plan is combatting hunger and climate change.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson   Music Credit: Flames by Dan Henig

During the 2019 #WEEmpower Week in NYC, our host Alyse Nelson sat down with young entrepreneur Christelle Kwizera. At just 25 years old, this mechanical engineer has built an organization that provides access to clean water for families across Rwanda while seeding economic development for young adults. Get inspired by this young woman's tenacity and passion for her community on this episode just in time for #InternationalDayoftheGirl.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson   Music Credit: Flames by Dan Henig

Panmela Castro-Anarkia is a 2010 Global Leadership Awards Honoree. As a multi-media artist from Brazil she carried out a campaign using street art to educate disadvantaged women about the recently passed Maria da Penha Law on Domestic and Family Violence against Women, a law named after a woman who was so severely beaten by her husband that she was paralyzed for life. Panmela and Vital Voices President & CEO Alyse Nelson sat down during a #VV100 Convening in Mexico for women leaders in Vital Voices' Global Leadership Network, where Panmela opened up about her experiences with domestic violence, and what we need to do to protect survivors.

For the United Nations' International Day of Charity, our host, CEO, and President, Alyse Nelson sat down with our Digital Communications Coordinator and producer, Christi Owiye.   In this witty and wise conversation, Alyse offers insight on careers, leadership, and how non profits and charities have changed since the inception of Vital Voices Global Partnership's early roots in the mid-90's.   Season 2 of the Vital Voices Podcast kicks off with a change of pace while continuing to celebrate the journeys of women leaders -- starting with our fierce and fearless CEO.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson   Music Credit: Flames by Dan Henig

Ronna was selected as a 2019 VV GROW Fellow and participated in the GAP Australia 2016 program. Listen in as Ronna sits down with Vital Voices' Vice-President of Economic Engagement, Zoe Dean-Smith Connect with Ronna on Social Media: Website: https://greenhouse.studio/ Facebook (business): https://www.facebook.com/greenhousefiji/ Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/mariaronnaluna Twitter: @greenhousefiji Instagram: @greenhousefiji LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaronnaluna/ To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world.   Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Assistant Producer: Ryland N. Staples Host: Alyse Nelson Guest Host: Zoe Dean-Smith   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Listen in as Vital Voices partnered with sister organization, Running Start, to host a live book party for BBC journalist Mishal Husain. Mishal's new book The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know, and her leadership lessons are the topic of this conversation, led by Running Start fellow, and Washington, D.C.'s youngest-ever elected public official, Allyson Carpenter.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world.   Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Assistant Producer: Ryland N. Staples Host: Alyse Nelson   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Dr. Rouba Mhaissen is ​a Syrian-Lebanese economist, activist, and community mobilizer on a mission. As a 2019 #GlobalLeadershipAwards honoree, she ​is the Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid​ (founded in 2011)​, a non-profit organization that supports Syrian refugees​ in Lebanon​, and Sawa Foundation UK, that supports forced migrants in Europe and the Middle East​.   Listen in as Rouba sits down with Vital Voices President & CEO, Alyse Nelson, to discuss the importance of empathy in her leadership journey to give hope and humanity to Syrian refugees.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world.   Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye Writer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum Host: Alyse Nelson   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hurricane Maria and Women Entrepreneurs: A Special Episode Hosted by Elise Labott   The #GlobalAmbassadors Program, in partnership with Bank of America, headed to Puerto Rico to assist woman business leaders in rebuilding their communities. Listen to this special episode hosted by Elise Labott as they discussed the future and the effects of a natural disaster on local businesses.   Mentees: Paulina Salach Antonetti  Maria Velasco Isabel C. Fernandez  Ana Yris Guzmán  Isabel Rullan

Vital Voices' President and CEO sits down with Saskia Nino de Rivera, just in time for Mother's Day. Saskia tells the story of her journey to activism, and how motherhood drives her to use her #powertoempower.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world.   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

An expert in renewable energy, Habiba Ali's Sosai Energy provides a variety of clean and renewable energy options to rural Nigerian communities living off the grid. In this episode, Vital Voices' President Alyse Nelson sits down with Habiba after the 2019 Global Leadership Awards to discuss Habiba's next steps, goals, and what happens when women are brought to the table to lead their communities.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world.   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

During the VVEngage convening in Boston, Massachusetts, Vital Voices' President, Alyse Nelson sat down with Former Peruvian Prime Minister, Beatriz Merino to discuss her journey to leadership and the ways she uses her power to empower the next generation of leaders.   To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world.   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vital Voices' President Alyse Nelson sits down with Robin Leeds, a senior political strategist, organizer and advocate with more than 30 years of work in the government, labor, business and non-profit sectors on the gender pay gap, and what companies can do to eliminate the wage gap once and for all.   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley chats women and politics with Vital Voices CEO Alyse Nelson.   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Join Vital Voices CEO Alyse Nelson as she moderates a panel on using your power to empower with designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg; media mogul and founder of Women in the World, Tina Brown; Chessy Prout, author of "I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope"; and Danielle Saint-Lôt, Ambassador at large for Women’s Empowerment for the Republic of Haiti. The panel took place after our annual Global Mentoring Walk in New York City, one of 172 walks in 64 countries around the world.

Join Alyse Nelson as she sits down with Laura Liswood, Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders, and Brigitte Dzogbenuku, candidate for Vice President in Ghana, to discuss women in politics and how women can lead in the political sphere.    Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Vital Voices CEO Alyse Nelson sits down with Vital Voices Network women Kah Walla and Tamara Abdel-Jaber to discuss why it's time for a woman to be President of the World Bank Join our Campaign for a Woman World Bank President at https://www.vitalvoices.org/worldbankwomen/   Music Credit: On My Way Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/