Optimistic Voices
Vital voices in the fields of global health, global child welfare reform and family separation, and those intent on conducting ethical missions in low resource communities and developing nations. Join our hosts as they engage in conversations with diverse guests from across the globe, sharing optimistic views, experiences, and suggestions for better and best practices as they discuss these difficult topics.
Podcasting since 2022 • 70 episodes
Optimistic Voices
Latest Episodes
Trust for Africa - Rethinking Aid, Ownership, and Partnership for Child Welfare
Trust isn’t a slogan when children’s safety is on the line—it’s a discipline. We sit down with Naomi Schalm, Executive Director of Trust for Africa in Lesotho, to unpack what radical trust really requires in cross-cultural child welfare: honest...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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Volunteers Needed - A new documentary exposing a hidden evil - child trafficking inside of orphan mission
The smiling photos, the painted walls, the “we came to help” posts—so much of orphanage tourism looks uplifting on the surface. But pull on the thread and a harder truth emerges: when volunteers are the customers, children become the product. I...
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An Innovative Strategy for NonProfit Leaders - Hive Turns Your Isolation Into Connection
What if the fix for burnout, donor fatigue, and stalled partnerships isn’t another webinar, but a better conversation? We sit down with Tasha Van Vlack, founder and CEO of Nonprofit Hive, to unpack how simple one-to-one matchmaking helps nonpro...
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What Happens When Empowerment And Accountability Finally Work Together
What if your partnership model unintentionally silences the very people it’s meant to elevate? We sit down with Asia Blackwell, executive director of Maya Midwifery, to unpack how a well-intended collaboration in Guatemala drifted toward hierar...
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Surviving Corruption, Betrayal and Violence, A Rebirth for Mayan Midwifery International's Dream for Guatemala
A center for indigenous birthing practices grew out of an expatriate's dream and was realized as a thriving hub for Indigenous midwives in Guatemala. The ground shifted when a model of local ownership and global alliance collided with personal ...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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