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The New Humanitarian brings you an inside look at the conflicts and natural disasters that leave millions of people in need each year, and the policies and people who respond to them. Join TNH’s journalists in the aid policy hub of Geneva and in global hotspots to unpack the stories that are disrupting and shaping lives around the world.
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Welcome to The Aid Market Podcast, where international development and humanitarian aid organizations connect to learn about funding trends and market insight. Join us as we hear from foreign aid leaders with USAID and other large donors, with updates and insight on their work. We explore topics including localization, artificial intelligence, proposal and grant funding best practices, and analyze data sources like the USAID Business Forecast. The Aid Market podcast is your comprehensive gui ...
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KUNO is the platform for humanitarian knowledge exchange in the Netherlands. Our podcasts bring the most interesting seminars, debates and trainings of KUNO, and they cover various humanitarian topics. Stay tuned!
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We're talking with the people migrating from, to, and within this Himalayan country located between China and India. You'll hear from a wide range of Nepali men and women who have chosen to leave the country for better work or education opportunities. Their stories will help you understand what drives people — in Nepal and worldwide — to mortgage their property or borrow huge sums of money to go abroad, often leaving their loved ones behind. Despite many predictions, migration from Nepal has ...
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The Overtones Podcast explores and celebrates lesser heard voices within Christianity, both in the past as well as today. It is hosted by LaRae Cherukara, Joe Rhee, and Christy Wang of the Overtones Project. We talk to Christian academics, professionals, missionaries, and church workers, and each of them has an extraordinary story to tell about themselves, about their work, and about God. In Season 1, we will engage topics such as war and humanitarian aid, cults and evangelism in South Korea ...
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Humanitarian Engineering

Humanitarian Engineering Group

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In this podcast, the Humanitarian Engineering group of the University of Twente introduces humanitarian engineering actions and their importance to society. With the guests, they talk about initiatives that develop engineering solutions that promote the well-being and lives of people lacking access to fundamental resources.
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Devpolicy Talks

Development Policy Centre, ANU

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Devpolicy Talks brings you interviews, event recordings and more in-depth documentary features relating to the topics we research at the Development Policy Centre. The Centre, part of the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy, works on Australian aid, development in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, and regional and global development issues. It is host to the Devpolicy Blog (devpolicy.org) and a range of public events including the annual PNG Update, Pacific Upda ...
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This occasional podcast from the CALP Network looks in depth at the critical debates in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA). If you would like to take part or suggest topics for future episodes, get in touch at info@calpnetwork.org. CALP is a global partnership of humanitarian actors engaged in policy, practice and research in CVA.
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Faith Meets Academia

Dr. Adrian Reynolds

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Are you tired of having to separate your spiritual calling from your academic profession? If so, you’ve found your community. In this community, we use biblical principles to illuminate our scholastic endeavors. In this community, we leverage evidence-based concepts and theoretical frameworks to magnify the reach and impact of our spiritual gifts. Yes, your faith and your scholarship can forge a mutually sustaining partnership. Faith Meets Academia will help you bridge the gap between your a ...
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Are you a humanitarian or international development leader who wants to make a greater impact without the overwhelm and burnout? If you want to create a high performance team that meets the changing demands of the humanitarian and development sector without sacrificing your wellbeing, you're in the right place! In less time than it takes to drink your powdered milk Nescafe you will learn: - How to empower a diverse team to perform their best despite cultural and personality differences - Wha ...
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A podcast about global development and the role of data. Our expert guests bring varied perspectives on how we can ethically and responsibly improve and use data - globally and within countries - to help overcome key challenges, from reducing poverty, inequality and the incidence and impacts of humanitarian crises, to reforming the global aid system or managing climate change. Data is vital for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - as long as the data is good and you do good with data.
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Wycliffe Foundation

Wycliffe Foundation

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Listen to the Wycliffe Foundation discuss various gift planning vehicles. Topics vary from wills, bequests, annuities, donor advised funds, IRA rollovers and more. The Wycliffe Foundation is a ministry of gift planning serving partners in global Bible translation, linguistics training and humanitarian aid.
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How do I lead a team in international development to better performance, while maintaining my wellbeing and making an impact in the community? Using her 12 years' experience in international development as well as professional coaching background, host Torrey Peace answers these questions and more in The Aid for Aid Workers Leadership Podcast. Here you'll find a mix of mini trainings and step-by-step guides, as well as best practices from other aid workers and a healthy dose of coaching from ...
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Refugee Realities

LSE Department of International Development

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To help celebrate and bring awareness to Refugee Week UK 2023, we are pleased to introduce Season 3 of ‘Refugee Realities’, a podcast series created by students on the Forced Displacement and Refugees course in the Department of International Development. In the lead up to UK Refugee Week we’ll be releasing student-recorded podcasts each day. Like the course, the topics covered are eclectic. For a complete listing of Refugee Week events or to get involved, check out the Refugee Week website ...
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Each week Ben Domenech offers his perspective on the latest news of the day. With a new episode available twice weekly, the program welcomes politicians, authors, musicians and journalists for engaging interviews that go beyond the day’s headlines.
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How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the people we don't usually hear from? What solutions and leadership are emerging from the crisis? In each episode, we get a glimpse into the world that’s being created in the cracks of this crisis. We will hear from a range of individuals and social leaders, from migrant labourers to trans youth mobilizing in their communities, to humanitarian workers. Join us as we hear the experiences and responses of those living through this pandemic who are alread ...
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Roadworks

Gerard Readett

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Traffic Jam Buster! Come to Brussels, a congestion-free city in 2022, but avoid the day of 'Roadworks', when Akila Kama, an African terrorist takes the city and many foreign heads of state hostage. His demands are simple, either the greatest humanitarian aid package is sent to Africa by the nations of the West, or their leaders die.In a city where all rail, road and underground traffic is computerised, Hugh Ryan, a Transport Authority controller, realises that while all traffic inside the ci ...
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The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers' Association (ICoCA) is a multistakeholder initiative whose mission is to raise private industry security standards and promote the responsible provision of private security. During these podcasts ICoCA invites different perspectives on what the future holds for responsible private security that respects human rights and international humanitarian law. Music by www.bensound.com
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Inside Geneva

SWI swissinfo.ch

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A podcast from SWI swissinfo.ch, a multilingual international public service media company from Switzerland, where Imogen Foulkes puts big questions facing the world to the experts working to tackle them in Switzerland’s international city.
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Where do International NGO’s get their money from? What does sustainability mean, how is it impacting humanitarian aid? How can the international community keep up with the increase of global crises? Join us for ‘a Conversation with Street Child’ with Sam Ryder, international journalist and part of the Global Communications team, as we generate discussions which affect one of the world’s fastest growing children’s charities. Hear from local partners, front-line workers, global experts, CEOs ...
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Shepherd Autrey is a Quaker, a physician, and a man deeply disturbed by the madness around him as the War Between the tates bears down on his America in 1863. Dared by a friend to take an active role, Shep volunteers to provide humanitarian aid to the victims of Sherman’s scorched earth campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. There he runs foul of a Confederate recruiting drive and fi nds himself hanged by the neck from a tree. Awakening in a strange land which can’t possibly be earth, Shep is pl ...
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Ron Cantor discusses the latest news regarding Israel's war in Gaza. Ron and his wife, Elana, live in Ashkelon, Israel, just a few kilometers north of Gaza. On October 7th, Hamas terrorists committed atrocities against Israeli civilians at a level we had not seen since the Holocaust. Already, the world has taken the side of Hamas. Ron addresses the world's hypocrisy while opening up the Scriptures regarding Israel in the end times. Ron and Elana raise funds for humanitarian aid, assisting bo ...
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Richie Norton is an award-winning, bestselling author and entrepreneur. His books include Anti-Time Management, The Power of Starting Something Stupid and Résumés Are Dead & What to Do About It. Richie was named one of the world's top 100 business coaches by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. He is an international speaker (including TEDx and Google Startup Grind). Richie is a serial entrepreneur including the founder of Global Consulting Circle, creating/scaling business models for venture-backed star ...
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Problem Solved with Therapy Jeff

Jeff Guenther (AKA Therapy Jeff) & Wave Podcast Network

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Problem Solved, hosted by Jeff Guenther LPC, best known as @TherapyJeff for his insightful mental health content on TikTok and Instagram, explores all mental health topics, and features discussions with leading mental health professionals. Problem Solved includes guest episodes where personal issues and struggles are identified and addressed, giving listeners insight into how to tackle various challenges. Jeff also shares his own personal life experiences, vulnerabilities and struggles. Prob ...
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We connect, engage, and grow Women in Big Data by unlocking the Career, Big Data, and Analytics know-how of industry experts & thought leaders. Discover Career insights and what you can do with Big Data and Analytics to create a better future for everyone: organizations, societies, and individuals.
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BimTube's Mission We aim to build everyone’s digital knowledge with content and conversations to inspire and instigate 'Better Information Management' to enable - better decisions, better infrastructure, better services, and better outcomes for our social, economic, and environmental infrastructure. Background The podcast's theme revolves around 'Better Information Management' - exploring how Digital, Data, and Technology enable other sectors, domains, activities, initiatives, and outcomes. ...
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DFID, the Department for International Development, is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries. We work with charities, international organisations and the governments of poor countries to find lasting solutions to the global problem of poverty. On Soundcloud you can hear the opinions of respected voices from across the international development field - on a wide range of subjects from climate change to health and education, from economic growth and trade t ...
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Ethos of Aid

Kimber Vradenburg

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Hi, my name is Kimber Vradenburg, and I've been a humanitarian practitioner for over 20 years. I love this work, because it continually asks me to reflect, grow, give the best of myself and live in my integrity. Specifically, I love working with practitioners in the field serving their own communities. They are the people upon whom every humanitarian effort depends. They are also systemically undervalued. Over two decades I’ve worked with these incredible practitioners, meeting as people wit ...
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24/2, February 24th, was the day that Russia began bombing Ukraine at the beginning of its all-out invasion which is now in its eleventh month. Every week Anne Levine interviews someone in Ukraine or from around the world, with a unique perspective on the war. Everyone from a Nobel Peace Prize winner to a military Colonel to an Instagram Influencer turned volunteer for orphaned children is on our show. Interviews conducted by Anne Levine and shows edited by Ursula Ruedenberg.
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Across the world, from Europe to Asia, the Americas to the Middle East, tensions are rising between nation states. Traditional alliances and alignments are constantly evolving in the 21st century. An understanding of defence and security policy and the tides of political, social and economic changes is crucial for any informed understanding of our world. 2024 sees war in Europe and Israel, and elections in major economies, including the US, the UK, Taiwan, South Africa, and many others. Insu ...
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The Punk Rock of Independent Media. a Podcast for the Hopeful Cynic.You want the news? We got it. No extra charge for the side of shit talking. For desert? A whole lot of dark humor and stale jokes for those cynics who still can't help but get involved in the political arena. Pull up a seat at the table, our studio is your studio. We are, The Entitled Millennials.Join us on YouTube for our video Podcast as well as shorter videos!https://www.youtube.com/entitledmillennials
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The Current

The Brookings Institution

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The Current brings you smart, timely, and quick analysis from Brookings experts on breaking news and changing policies. In under ten minutes, learn not only what happened, but why, and how to make sense of it.
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Send us a Text Message. Here’s episode two of our summer profiles series on the Inside Geneva podcast. We talk to the head of one of the world’s leading humanitarian agencies. We start with his first assignment in Darfur, in western Sudan. “As I was one day building the shelter I realised for the first time in many years I hadn't thought of what’s …
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Are you a humanitarian or international development leader who wants to make a greater impact, but without the overwhelm and burnout? If you want to create a high performance team that meets the changing demands of the humanitarian and development sector without sacrificing your well being, check out "The Modern Humanitarian and Development Leader"…
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In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group interviews Dr. Eefje Hendriks, an Assistant Professor in Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance at the University of Twente's ITC faculty. Eefje shares her insights on Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Resilience, emphasising how underserved communities can more effectively recover from disas…
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Arnaud Quemin is the Middle East, North Africa and Europe Regional Director of Mercy Corps. He has worked for more than two decades in humanitarian aid and relief. Currently, he is working to provide direct aid to people in Gaza. He talks with Jeff this week about Mercy Corps’ mission, what they are doing to support Palestinians in Gaza, what you c…
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Ambassador Cindy Courville joins Mike Shanley to discuss her work as the first Ambassador for the African Union. She talks about what it was like to enter into that role and how she worked with African Leaders to ensure their voices were heard, as well as what it meant to them to have someone assigned to Africa. Ambassador Courville describes the w…
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How does your leadership style impact your workload and your team's productivity? Discover the answer in this episode! As a humanitarian and development leader, finding the balance between managing and coaching can significantly affect your team's performance and your own efficiency. This episode tackles how understanding and adjusting your leaders…
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever considered how you can use your blessings to impact the lives of others? Let's dive into personal stories, heartfelt insights, and practical ways to use our blessings to inspire and uplift those around us. From personal health victories to acts of divine kindness, Dr. A will share how each blessing isn't just f…
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As NATO turns 75, alliance leaders gathered in Washington, presenting a united front in support of Ukraine's survival against the threat of Russia. Brookings Visiting Fellow James Goldgeier reviews the NATO summit's outcomes, how the organization is trying to prepare for the uncertainty of American leadership after November, and the broader challen…
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NATO leaders met this week in Washington, DC to discuss several topics on the 75th anniversary of the summit. Hot topics included Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the rise of China, and political challenges many alliance members are facing at home. Then, a look at the French and British election results and what they mean for the future of Europe. Plu…
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Do you ever wonder how vulnerability and power dynamics shape your work in the humanitarian sector? Are you curious about how funding practices can better support well-being? In today’s episode of Embodying Change, host Melissa Pitotti welcomes back Gemma Houldey, author of The Vulnerable Humanitarian. Gemma shares her journey from human rights adv…
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On today's episode of Battle Lines, we look at the UK's new Labour government and its defence policy with our defence editor Danielle Sheridan. We also pop over to the NATO summit and ask Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes how NATO can "Trump proof" the alliance? Finally we speak to Europe editor James Crisp about the shock French election result an…
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The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has proposed drastic cuts to foreign aid and United Nations funding in a 2025 budget bill that it passed last week, including ending funding to Ukraine. While the bill is unlikely to make it through the Democratic-led Senate, the House bill is something of a blueprint for the months ahead and how a n…
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*This episode was originally published on September 27, 2023. Aid worker and psychologist Imogen Wall tells host Ali Latifi that the way humanitarian organisations are run, can do as much damage to aid workers' mental health as being confronted with war, hunger, and rights abuses. What’s Unsaid is a bi-weekly podcast by The New Humanitarian, where …
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Following President Biden’s shaky CNN Presidential debate performance, Democratic voters tuned into his exclusive interview with George Stephanopoulos hoping to settle their hesitation surrounding the President’s capability to defeat former President Trump come November. Unfortunately, that hope did not come to pass. Ben reacts to the speculation r…
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How might your perspective of time postpone actions that could have the greatest impact? Learn the secret to gaining more time as a humanitarian and development leader in today’s quick quote episode inspired by this quote: "Time is a created thing - to say, “I don’t have time” is to say “I don't’ want to.” - Lao Tzu (Laou Stzuh), Chinese philosophe…
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Episode 42: We Are Feminist Leaders with Leila Billing and Natalie Brook Do you ever feel conflicted by traditional leadership models that don’t align with your values? Are you curious about how feminist principles can transform the way we approach leadership, especially in the humanitarian sector? In today’s episode of Embodying Change, host Melis…
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Happy publication day to Jeff’s new book, Big Dating Energy! To celebrate, Jeff sat down with his girlfriend Amy to talk about the book: what inspired him to write it, what that process was like, and what he hopes folks will gain from reading it. Plus, because it's Jeff, he also shares some stories about Blink-182 and Third Eye Blind. Obviously, yo…
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Send us a Text Message. It’s amazing what you can find when curiosity is your guide. I was on a reporting trip in Taplejung district in northeast Nepal, bordering Tibet and India. I had an extra day so I thought I’d look for a school that provides meals to its students. It’s a topic I’ve been following for the past couple of years. I asked a guy I …
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Could your drive for high performance be secretly sabotaging your productivity and impact as a humanitarian leader? This episode tackles the surprising ways your high-performance might be hindering your success, a common challenge for many humanitarian and development leaders striving for excellence. In this 13 minute episode you'll learn: Why cons…
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Send us a Text Message. In this heartfelt episode of "Faith Meets Academia," Dr. A steps outside the usual format to address the recent losses within the community. Guided by the Holy Spirit, he offers a special prayer of consolation, sharing scriptures that bring comfort and healing. Join him as he turns to the Word of God for strength and solace …
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Development Policy Centre Deputy Director Ryan Edwards and Dung Doan, an Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs team, discuss the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey, which was conducted between 2020 and 2023. Edwards and Doan explain how the joint research project between the Australian National University and the World Bank was the f…
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Send us a Text Message. Are you harnessing the full potential of your mind to achieve success? Explore See It to Achieve It: Guided Visualization for Personal Success will help you unlock the transformative power of guided visualization. This episode reveals how just a few minutes of strategic mental imagery can significantly improve your mood, ram…
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This conversation with Sarah Diedro Jordão provides a deep and heartfelt exploration of what it means to embody change and foster love in the quest for a more equitable society. “Going through a painful process can very much be part of embodying change. If it's itchy, uncomfortable, messy, and hurts, change is probably on the other side of that. So…
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This week British voters head to the polls to elect the country’s new prime minister, with the Labour Party set to end 14 years of Conservative rule. While Keir Starmer’s government is not planning to immediately restore development spending to 0.7% of gross national income, nor reestablish The Department for International Development, we discuss w…
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On today's episode of Battle Lines, we speak to US editor Tony Diver on the state of the presidential race after a disastrous debate for Joe Biden and the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling. Then, we catch up with correspondent Nicola Smith about the healthcare crisis in the West Bank, and her reflections after a month covering the Israel…
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When crises hit, a host of questions arise, among them: Who needs humanitarian aid? How much? Who delivers it? And who has the power to make all of those decisions? How aid agencies and the media choose to frame this information doesn’t always help. For the last year, researchers at ODI’s Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) have been trying to understa…
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To commemorate the Fourth of July, Ben revisits some historical passages he finds relevant to the holiday and the current political climate. A few of the selections include President George Washington, political philosopher Alexander De Tocqueville, and abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass. Follow Ben on Twitter: @BDomenech Learn more about y…
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Are you a humanitarian or international development leader who wants to make a greater impact, but without the overwhelm and burnout? If you want to create a high performance team that meets the changing demands of the humanitarian and development sector without sacrificing your well being, check out "The Modern Humanitarian and Development Leader"…
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Are you tired of waiting for your organization to help you achieve work-life balance or stop working long hours? Learn the secret to master lasting change as a humanitarian and development leader in today’s quick quote episode inspired by this quote: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve be…
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In this edition, Charles MacKenzie exposes direct lies from Australia’s health minister Mark Butler about the infected blood scandal and includes proof of his deception which are included in the show links. Show links Australia’s health minister Mark Butler's criminally deceptive response to questions from Liberal Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick …
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This week, it’s just you, Jeff, and your thoughtful, curious questions. Here’s what you wanted help with this week: what to do if your partner says the wrong name in bed, how to deal with feeling insecure because you dated a real a-hole, and when to have the first big talk in a new relationship. Listen to Jeff's podcast Big Dating Energy: https://w…
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Send us a Text Message. I want to start this week with a shout out to Tanka, who shared our 3 latest episodes on LinkedIn, including his favourite. His top choice was our chat with Raj and Sunita, who met, online, while working in Gulf countries, got married in Nepal and are now living here again, at least temporarily. Although they’re now pregnant…
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Last week, President Joe Biden and former President Trump met in Atlanta for a presidential debate. After the event, most observers focused heavily on Biden’s seemingly poor performance, while paying Trump’s many untruths and exaggerations far less attention. And now some Biden supporters are hoping he’ll quit the race and allow another candidate t…
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Ever feel like you're drowning in your workload and still not making the impact you want? In this episode, we tackle a critical issue facing humanitarian and development leaders today: burnout. Discover why traditional ways of working are causing you more harm than good and how you can break free from this cycle. In this 11 minute episode you'll le…
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