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Beyond Aid

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Beyond Aid brings you stories about humanitarian actors and action that go beyond the challenging headlines to focus on how we can find hope and where we can find opportunities to drive change. It features humanitarian leaders, practitioners, innovators, journalists, artists, and athletes who can help listeners relate to crisis contexts in new ways.

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  • Avg 19 min
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  • Nov 17, 2022 · 17 min

    Beyond Despair: Gretchen Steidle

    Kirsten Gelsdorf speaks with Gretchen Ki Steidle the founder of Global Grassroots, a mindfulness-based social venture incubator for women in East Africa.

  • Nov 9, 2022 · 16 min

    Beyond Despair: Chris Hoffman

    In this episode, Jake Kurtzer speaks with Chris Hoffman to discuss how to inspire healing amidst the inundation of information and stress that can impact the mental health of on-the-ground humanitarian actors.

  • Nov 3, 2022 · 27 min

    Beyond Despair: Jahson and Rana

    Kirsten Gelsdorf speaks with Jahson Bull, lead guitarist of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. Following their conversation, Jake Kurtzer speaks with Rana who explains the challenges facing people with disabilities in Bangladesh.

  • Oct 19, 2022 · 25 min

    Beyond News: Branden Harvey

    In this episode of Beyond Aid, Jake Kurtzer speaks with Branden Harvey about the challenge of highlighting good news stories.

  • Oct 12, 2022 · 15 min

    Beyond News: Jessica Alexander

    Kirsten Gelsdorf speaks with Jessica Alexander who shares what she has learned from reporting on the changes in humanitarian policy over the past two decades

  • Oct 6, 2022 · 20 min

    Beyond Stagnation: Aarathi Krishnan

    Jake Kurtzer speaks with Aarathi Krishnan from the United Nations Development Program to understand the ethical implications of innovations in the humanitarian sector

  • Sep 28, 2022 · 20 min

    Beyond Stagnation: Chris Houston

    Kirsten Gelsdorf speaks with Chris Houston who goes beyond the buzzword of innovation and shares inspiring examples of local and global responses to crises.

  • Sep 21, 2022 · 22 min

    Beyond Leadership: Radhya al-Mutawakel

    Jake Kurtzer speaks with Radhya al-Mutawakel, who shares her experience founding a human rights organization in Yemen, and how her ambitions were overtaken by Yemen’s civil war.

  • Aug 29, 2022 · 1 min

    Beyond Aid Trailer

    Beyond Aid brings you stories about humanitarian actors and action that go beyond the challenging headlines to focus on how we can find hope and where we can find opportunities to drive change. Look out for the first episode dropping on September 7th!

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