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Episode 5: Bothaina Qamar (UN Women) works in her native country of Jordan to increase women’s workforce participation and help educate fathers, mothers, and siblings on important gender issues

We may have not posted for a while, but now we are back with a very engaging interview! For our fifth episode of the podcast we speak with Bothaina Qamar, a Livelihoods Specialist for UN Women (a United Nations organization). Bothaina was born and raised in Irbid, Jordan, went to university in...

Published 06/05/17

Episode 4: Mei Hayashi (Tribalogy / Joria) trains and employs Jordanians and Syrians in embroidery and sewing techniques and sells their beautiful handmade items

For our fourth episode of the podcast, we take a slightly different look at the Syria crisis response by investigating the impact of directly training, employing, and empowering women from disadvantaged communities in social businesses. Our interview is with Mei Hayashi, a fashion designer from...

Published 04/28/17

Episode 3: Lorenz Wild (Mercy Corps) strategizes and helps facilitate economic & market development and livelihoods opportunities in Jordan

For our third episode of the podcast we have an engaging conversation with Lorenz Wild, the Director of Economic Opportunities and Market Development at the American-based INGO Mercy Corps. We talk about empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses, issues that stem from a dependence on imports...

Published 04/19/17