Best Olivier Girard Podcasts (2024)

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EP 06 Raïsa Mirza - Systems Design for Social Change and Life in Newfoundland 48:08

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A few months ago (already!), I had the chance to speak with Raïsa Mirza. Raïsa is a Systems Designer. Born in Bangladesh, raised in Montreal, and now living in rural Newfoundland, Raïsa promotes social change by leveraging her skills as a translator, a facilitator, a coach, and a deep listener, bringing actors together to realize the change they se…

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EP 05 Faruk Dalhatu - Building and Sustaining Media Organizations in Nigeria Today 56:33

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In December 2022, I had the pleasure of connecting with Faruk Dalhatu, a leading figure in the media industry in northern Nigeria. Faruk and I discuss his efforts to set up Freedom Radio as one of the first independent media organizations in northern Nigeria, following the country’s transition to democracy in 1999 and some of the strategic decision…

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EP 04 Cliff Schmidt & AMPLIO’s Talking Book: Innovative Technology for Social & Behavior Change 43:01

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What is Social and Behavior Change Communication? How can we implement #SBCC campaigns in remote communities where access to FM radio and mobile phones cannot be taken for granted? A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of asking these questions to Cliff Schmidt, the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization AMPLIO. Cliff tells the…

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EP 03 Shareef Khatib - Applying International Development Experience to Tackle Gun Violence in Portland 45:18

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In the summer of 2022, Shareef Khatib applied his 20 years of experience leading community engagement and peacebuilding foreign aid programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, and other places to the growing problem of gun violence in Portland, Oregon. How can a city like Portland tackle gun violence? How can we empower local organizations in a fast an…

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EP 02 Chris Watson - Premise Data's Innovative Approach to Data Collection, Fighting Disinformation, and Reforming Foreign Aid 35:52

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Hello colleagues and friends, Olivier Girard here, recording from Ghana. I’m an international development professional. I’ve been privileged to live and work in West Africa for over a decade. I enjoy conversations on peace, personal transformation, and social change with individuals whose job or mission it is to build a smaller world. Today I am sp…

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EP 01 Bike Riding in Kabul - A Conversation with Author Jamie Bowman 25:31

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Olivier Girard here, recording from Ghana. Welcome to OG's Smaller World Podcast. I’m an international development professional. I’ve been privileged to live and work in West Africa for over a decade. I enjoy conversations on peace, personal transformation, social change, books, and building a smaller world. A few days ago, I had the pleasure of sp…

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EP 06 Raïsa Mirza - Systems Design for Social Change and Life in Newfoundland 48:08

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EP 05 Faruk Dalhatu - Building and Sustaining Media Organizations in Nigeria Today 56:33

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EP 04 Cliff Schmidt & AMPLIO’s Talking Book: Innovative Technology for Social & Behavior Change 43:01

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EP 03 Shareef Khatib - Applying International Development Experience to Tackle Gun Violence in Portland 45:18

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EP 02 Chris Watson - Premise Data's Innovative Approach to Data Collection, Fighting Disinformation, and Reforming Foreign Aid 35:52

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EP 01 Bike Riding in Kabul - A Conversation with Author Jamie Bowman 25:31

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