Tapestry 2030
The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) ‘Tapestry 2030’ podcast series focuses on the future of international cooperation and global solidarity, and the partnerships needed for gender transformative, sustainable development. Listen to conversations with diverse development actors and leaders from across Ontario and around the world, learning how they are working together to address some of the most pressing sustainable development challenges of our time. Hear stories of partnership, approaches to a ‘Just Recovery’ in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and insights on ways you can make a difference in our collective work to ‘leave no one behind’.
The newest season of Tapestry 2030 is called Global Voices and was created and hosted by a team from the Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH). This new season seeks to identify and amplify voices of marginalized communities who have largely been excluded from international cooperation, development, and policy conversations. The goal is to identify challenges that these groups face within local, national, and international contexts, and create strategies so that they can be better included and prioritized.
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Global Voices: Working in Community to Address Period Poverty
500 million people worldwide lack access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities, impacting different facets of their well-being and their economic, social and political life. In this episode, Working in Community to Address Period Poverty, hosted by Hudson Biko Mwalagho, guests will consider the issue of period poverty. Featuring two young leaders in Kenya, Fayne Soida and Mumbi Mwangi, the episode will provide an overview of the issue, its connection to other issues such as food security and child marriage, the impact of stigma around menstruation, highlight locally led solutions and share recommendations to promote menstrual equity. This episode was launched on Menstrual Health Day 2024.
Meet the Speakers:
Fayne Soida is the founder and CEO of the Soida Foundation, a youth led non-profit organisation aiming to liberate and empower women through education, fighting against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage, eradicating period poverty, as well as elevating menstrual hygiene through provision of sanitary towels and necessities.
Mumbi Mwangi has a passion in destigmatizing and demystifying mental illness and healthcare in Kenya and aims to foster coherence among leaders in various organizations within Africa's healthcare sector. Mumbi firmly believes in the power of people and embracing humanity as a profound strength.
About the Podcast:
Through the third season of the Tapestry 2030 Podcast: Global Voices, a few members of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) are aiming to amplify key global issues from the perspective of voices often unheard or excluded from policy and international development conversations.