Azerbaijan’s impact people are showing off their moves! We check in with Gulnara Ismailova, who’s helped build the ecosystem for impact through her work for Education HUB, and Nigar Sultanova, whose DanceAbility enterprise empowers dancers of all abilities. If there are “no wrong moves” in dance, is the same true for impact investing? Listen to find out!   This is the video that Ben mentions at the beginning of the episode: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=321668480173004 Learn more about...

In part 2 of Impactful Ukrainians, we're turning up the volume on the social entrepreneurs the Ukrainian Social Venture Fund supports. That includes co-founders of Vilni and It’s Craft, Anastasia Bytko and Viktoria Kulakova, calling in to share their journeys. Find out what it takes to launch a social enterprise in a conflict zone, how knitting socks can knit strong communities, where the best Ukrainian tomatoes come from and more!   Impact People is hosted by Ben DeVries, EVPA’s storyteller;...

On the grim anniversary of russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Impact People checks in with board members of the Ukrainian Social Venture Fund: Dr. Bohdan Androschuk, Alena Kalibaba and Artem Kornetskyy. Expect stories of resilience, inspiration and hopes for a rebuilt Ukraine. Plus, find out just what takes to keep building an ecosystem for impact in a conflict zone.  Impact People is hosted by Ben DeVries, EVPA’s storyteller; the show is produced by Alon Shapiro and Nathan Ritholz. Learn...

Our first episodes will put a special focus on the people and projects of the Collaborate for Impact project, serving the Eastern Partnership countries. Episode one, Impactful Ukrainians, is coming soon – subscribe to get the latest episodes directly! Learn more: https://www.evpa.ngo/  https://collaborate4impact.org/