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A podcast about ordinary people doing extraordinary things! Follow my pilgrimage through Africa & Asia as I meet my heroes and share their stories. Between episodes, follow along on Instagram: @humanheroes. To contact the show, email: humanheroespod@gmail.com
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Meet my second Human Hero: Maggie Doyne, co-founder of BlinkNow. In this episode, Maggie shares her extraordinary story of how she left home for a gap year at 18 and ended up as a surrogate mother for more than 50 Nepali children! Alongside her Nepali co-founder Tope Malia, Maggie runs the BlinkNow Foundation – a pioneering organisation which chang…
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Meet my first hero, Monica Nyiraguhabwa, co-founder of Girl Up Initiative Uganda. Monica tells us about her childhood growing up in the slums of Kampala and how the gender inequality she faced inspired her to co-found an organisation which has empowered over 40,000 youth to date. We discuss her highs and lows, the people who inspire her and the man…
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Judith Heumann, the State Department’s Special Advisor for International Disability Rights has a discussion with Silvia Quan about the role of advocacy in changing policies and attitudes towards people with disabilities. Silvia is nearing the end of her term as Vice-Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and she playe…
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Steven Feldstein, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, holds a conversation with Angolan Journalist and Human Rights Activist Rafael Marques de Morais on human rights, press freedoms, governance, and corruption issues in Angola. This series will aim to spotlight different individuals who are engaging in me…
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Knox Thames, Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South and Central Asia, holds a conversation with Dr. Ali A. Zainalabdeen, President of the Turkmen Rescue Foundation and Murad Ismael, Co-founder and Executive Director of Yazda, on how to address challenges and improve conditions for religious and ethnic minority communiti…
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Judith Heumann, U.S. Special Advisor for Disability Rights holds a conversation with two Paralympians: Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta of the Philippines and Olesya Vladikina of Russia on their experiences, some of the challenges disabled athletes face while competing in sports and what advice they would give to others in their situations.? Join the conve…
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Randy Berry, the Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons holds a conversation with International Women of Courage Awardee Nisha Ayub on her personal story, her work on transgender rights, and the issue of #transgenderism in the first episode of the new #HumanRightsHeroes audio series. This series will aim to spotlight different individu…
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