15 Minutes to Change the World
Welcome to CARE Canada's 15 Minutes to Change the World—the name says it all! Join us each month as we speak with inspiring guests about different issues centered around women's leadership, while providing our listeners with recommendations on how they can advocate for positive change—in Canada and around the world. CARE Canada is a nonprofit organization working around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice by empowering women and girls. Find out more and join us at care.ca!
Episodes
55 episodes
15 Minutes on Women in Global Health
In this episode we speak with Tikhala Itaye, Director, Global Movement Building for Women in Global Health—an organization built on a global movement with the largest network of women and allies working to challenge power and privil...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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13:58
Special Edition: Best of Women’s Leadership Conversations
The month of March is Women’s History Month, so we’re taking a look back in our archives and sharing some of our “best of” women’s leadership conversations. Our featured guests in this episode include: Dr. Sameera Hussain, Ad...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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12:18
15 Minutes on Under-Reported Stories
Our guest today is journalist Neha Wadekar, an independent multimedia journalist reporting across the globe. Neha’s work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, PBS NewsHour, t...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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15:50
15 Minutes on Preventing Gender Based Violence
Our guest today is Andrea Gunraj, Vice President of Public Engagement with the Canadian Women's Foundation—a national leader in the movement for gender equality in Canada working to achieve systemic change. Andrea discusses the Canadian Women's...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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15:22
15 Minutes on Supporting Indigenous-Led Causes
In today's episode, we're talking about supporting Indigenous-led causes with Wanda Brascoupé. Wanda has been in the philanthropic sector for 20 years as a volunteer, fundraiser, donor, connector and now works as an advisor to Indigenous and no...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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15:32
15 Minutes on Empowering and Investing in Girls
Our very special guest for International Day of the Girl is Marigold Mioc—a volunteer and activist who has been involved with different causes, groups and organizations including the United Way, Young Canadians' Parliament, Engineers without Bo...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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10:57
15 Minutes on Supporting Feminist Movements and Organizations
In today's episode, we're speaking with Cindy Clark, the Co-Executive Director of the Association for Women's Rights in Development—a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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15:00
15 Minutes on Women Leading in Emergencies
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we're marking World Humanitarian Day by speaking with Caroline Aol, CARE Uganda's Interim Manager for the project where the Women Lead in Emergencies interventions are undertaken, and she is al...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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15:43
15 Minutes on Women's Economic Empowerment
In this episode, we speak with Anjum Sultana, the National Director, Public Policy, Advocacy and Strategic Communications for YWCA Canada. Anjum discusses women's economic empowerment: what it means, why women's inclusion and leadership benefit...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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12:44
15 Minutes on Refugee Inclusion and Leadership: Part One
We're marking World Refugee Day with a special two-part episode of Minutes to Change the World. Our inspiring guests are Masa Kateb and Tsering Norzom Thonsur, two members of the Refugee Advisory Network—which advocates for meaningful inclusion...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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13:49
15 Minutes on Refugee Inclusion and Leadership: Part Two
We're marking World Refugee Day with a special two-part episode of Minutes to Change the World. Our inspiring guests are Masa Kateb and Tsering Norzom Thonsur, two members of the Refugee Advisory Network—which advocates for meaningful inclusion...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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13:27
15 Minutes on the evolution of the CARE Package℠
You've likely heard the term "care package" before, but did you know that it originated with CARE? Seventy-five years ago the first (and original) CARE Packages℠ were sent to Le Havre, France to provide essentials to those who had lost so much ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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14:30
Special Edition: 15 Minutes with Canadian Policy Maker Annamie Paul
With the recovery from COVID-19 becoming more and more visible on the horizon, and with the recent release of Canada’s federal budget, we are taking a look at Canada’s role in the world and how we can help ensure a just recovery for all. We’re ...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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15:36
Special Edition: 15 Minutes with Canadian Policy Maker Garnett Genuis
With the recovery from COVID-19 becoming more and more visible on the horizon, and with the recent release of Canada’s federal budget, we are taking a look at Canada’s role in the world and how we can help ensure a just recovery for all. We’re ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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15:20
Special Edition: 15 Minutes with Canadian Policy Maker Heather McPherson
With the recovery from COVID-19 becoming more and more visible on the horizon, and with the recent release of Canada’s federal budget, we are taking a look at Canada’s role in the world and how we can help ensure a just recovery for all. We’re ...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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15:36
15 Minutes on Localizing and Decolonizing Aid
In the final episode of our March4Women series, we speak with Everjoice Win, an activist in feminist and social justice movements in her country, Zimbabwe, the African continent and globally for over 30 years. Everjoice speaks passionately abou...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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15:22
15 Minutes on Financial and Corporate Inclusion
In the third episode of our March4Women series, we speak with our amazing CARE Canada Board member, Cindy Karugia—Financial Advisor and passionate advocate for gender equality, multiculturalism, and inclusive leadership—about financi...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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15:24
15 Minutes on Women's Safety and Empowerment
In the second episode of our month-long March4Women series, we speak with Meseret Haileyesus, who is the Founder and CEO for the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment. Meseret is an economic justice advocate, change-maker, intersectional femi...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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15:44
15 Minutes on Women Leading in Health Care
This month, we will be bringing you four special episodes to celebrate International Women's Day as part of our #March4Women podcast series. Throughout the month of March, we will be talking to four incredible women working in different sectors...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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15:38
15 Minutes on a Global Vaccination Response
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we're talking about a global vaccination response, an incredibly timely and important topic for all of us right now as various COVID-19 vaccines begin to be administered in Canada and around th...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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15:26
15 Minutes on Working in Nonprofits
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we're talking about working in nonprofits, how to get started if you're looking to make a shift in your career, industry trends, challenges, opportunities and more.Our guest is Mary Bar...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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15:38
15 Minutes on Canadian Charities in 2020
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we are looking at the charitable sector and giving trends in Canada. We'll discuss how Canadians can support charities, and how charities themselves can weather the challenges of this new era.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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14:41
15 Minutes on Climate Action and Climate Justice
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we're talking about climate action and climate justice—what it is, what it means both in Canada and around the world, and how we can all do our part for the environment and for our collective f...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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15:16
15 Minutes on Canadian International Assistance
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we are looking at Canadian international assistance in the age of COVID-19: how it has compounded existing inequalities around the world and changed how Canada is responding to support pe...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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12:57
15 Minutes on Investing in Women
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Beth Woroniuk - Policy Lead at Equality Fund. Beth highlights the long lasting impact that comes from investing in women and how COVID-19 threatens the progress that has been made...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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