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Why Give a Buck?
Just Peoples co-founders Johanna de Burca and Christey West speak with inspiring humans who are tackling poverty in their communities across Africa and Asia, about their work, their lives and their peoples. Together we explore why we should give a buck.
Why Give a Buck? is proudly brought to you by Just Peoples, an international nonprofit that directly connects givers and doers to address global poverty.
Episodes
7 episodes
Semerian Sankori on preserving Maasai heritage and land while advancing opportunities for women
Semerian, a Maasai woman, remembers her grandmother’s stories of a time when Maasai pastoralists roamed freely, before the post-colonial era brought sweeping changes to their ancient lifestyle. In this episode, Semerian shares some of the painf...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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Grace Ongong'a on empowering women within deeply patriarchal systems
Grace Ongong'a grew up in a typical polygamous family in rural Kenya, with one father, six mothers, and 24 siblings. In Grace's community, girls are expected to leave school as soon as they find a husband, marry young, and start families. But f...
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Episode 6
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Bright Shitemi on tackling the mental health crisis in Africa
Bright Shitemi experienced depression and suicidal ideation as a young man following the traumatic aftermath of his mother's attempted suicide when he was a child. He learned firsthand how mental health is treated by Kenyan society and how peop...
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Episode 5
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Lea Kilenga on surviving and thriving with Sickle Cell Disease
Lea Kilenga has sickle cell disease, which causes daily pain and difficulties. But that didn't stop her from harassing Kenya's Head of Non-communicable Diseases via daily WhatsApp messages—until he started listening to her! In this episode, Lea...
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Episode 4
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Florence Namaganda on creating a truly inclusive society for children with disabilities.
Florence Namaganda, Ugandan founder of Mukisa Foundation, shares her journey as a neuro-pediatric therapist and physiotherapist who first encountered children with disabilities on her first day at medical school, a moment that left a profound i...
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Episode 3
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Jean Michel Habineza on genocide, the power of debate, and strategies for humans to live in peace
Jean Michel Habineza grew up in the wake of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, one of the gravest atrocities in recent human history, where almost overnight friends and neighbours became deadly enemies. Jean Michel is part of the movement to bring Rw...
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Episode 2
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51:36
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Mercy Kafotokoza on preventing maternal and child deaths in Malawi with nurses on motorbikes
Johanna and Christey speak with Mercy Kafotokoza, the midwife and nurse tackling Malawi's alarming maternal and infant mortality rate head-on! Mercy discusses how she trains nurses to ride off-road motorbikes so they can ride over rugged terrai...
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Episode 1
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