All You Can Carry
"Welcome to 'All You Can Carry', a monthly podcast that explores stories of adversity, hardship and hope from within the global refugee community.
Each episode, we'll hear from refugees past and present about their journeys, the challenges they’ve faced, and their hopes for the future.
Join us as we hear tales of courage, compassion, and the remarkable resilience of the human spirit.
You’ll meet the staff and volunteers of the organizations that work with refugees day to day, the lawmakers involved in setting policy, and local community leaders at the forefront of refugee support.
Most importantly, you’ll hear from current and former refugees themselves about their journeys, their experiences and how everything they’ve been through has shaped who they are, and how they see the world.
For Amaanah Refugee Services, I'm your host, Richard Spragg, and this is 'All You Can Carry’."
All You Can Carry
Latest Episodes
"There are things that we carry that we are not ready to say yet." - Ahmed Abdulmajeed
Few countries have a more complicated recent history than that of Iraq. From the war with Iran that lasted most of the 1980s, to the first gulf war in the early nineties, and then the 2003 US invasion that led to regime change and the toppling ...
"Our minds and hearts are still there." - Sharifah Shakira
On this episode, Sharifah Shakira talks about her experience as a Rohingya refugee, and the struggle of the Rohingya people in the face of repression and violence in Myanmar. *Warning: This episode contains references to sexual violence...
“You’re new. Come sit with us.” - Christina Degbo and Fabiola Martinez
This month, Christina Degbo and Fabiola Martinez join the podcast to discuss the challenges faced by refugee students in Houston Public Schools, and how the Amaanah Teach360 program works to make things better. Across our sc...
‘Accidental Sisters’ - Kimberly Meyer
This month Dr Naifa Busaidy talks to Kimberly Meyer, author of ‘Accidental Sisters’, her new book about the experiences of five refugee women who met on the Amaanah Transformed program.Support Amaanah at
“My life is on pause.” - Liza Yakubovska
Since 2022, half a million people have been killed or injured as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.On the first episode of the Amaanah podcast, Liza Yakubovska joins us to talk about the war, her experiences leaving her home, ...
