Good Neighbours UK's Podcast: Recent Episodes
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We’re Good Neighbours UK. As an affiliate of Good Neighbors International, we’re part of a broader global family, committed to empowering people and transforming communities through sustainable development beyond aid. In this podcast we'll keep you engaged and up-to-date with the most pressing human and environmental stories of our time; we'll share with you stories of immense hardship and stories of improbable success. You'll hear how we support communities who refuse to be defined by their circumstances and who instead continue to strive towards self-resilience and independence. In this podcast, you'll embark on a journey; We'll take you to any community where there is a need, regardless of race, religion, ideology or geographical constraints and together help bring good change for the world.
The sudden uprooting of families that began on February 24th marked the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. This has left people and especially children subject to long-term stress and at risk of deteriorating mental health under the sudden change in their circumstances and the disruption of their routine.
To address these challenges, Good Neighbours UK (GNUK) has partnered with UNICEF to embed and expand their psychosocial support programme at Blue Dot Centres set up at key Romanian border points where Ukrainian children and their families are most likely to require the first aid intervention. UNICEF has recognised Good Neighbours’ decades-long expertise in child protection and delivering psychosocial support to children and their carers in times of need.
GNUK speaks to Kirsten Antonsich, our UK CP Consultant child psychotherapist who went to Romania to train and work with local professionals specialised in child protection and support. Here are her insights.
Around the world, period poverty poses a real barrier to girls' ability to stay in school and continue their education.
When girls are in control of their menstrual health and hygiene, they are able to attend school no matter the time of the month and actively engage in community life without constraints, further advancing the fight for gender equity in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
To address these issues, Good Neighbours UK (www.goodneighbours-uk.org), in close collaboration with field partners around the world, works tirelessly to support girls and women to overcome period poverty. We do so by taking a dual approach of practical support and broader community information campaigns that help dispel the stigma and taboos associated with menstruation.
To celebrate the York International Women's Week, Good Neighbours UK is trilled to bring you keynote speakers from Uganda and Kyrgyzstan to share with you inspiring stories of female resilience and empowerment.
The long standing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region which began on November 3rd 2020, has led to countless refugees and mass displacement. The protracted conflict has seen livelihoods and lives caught in the middle of a regional clash between local Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF).
The humanitarian emergency created in the wake of this ongoing tragedy has mobilised Good Neighbours Ethiopia and its partner organisation to act and provide vital assistance to countless ordinary people who have been directly affected by this conflict.
Good Neighbours Ethiopia has given us an exclusive interview to find out what is the situation like on the ground in Tigray and how they are helping address this unprecedented scale of human suffering.
In this episode, Good Neighbours UK speaks to school teachers and female students in Uganda to find out why it is important to support girls overcome challenges associated with menstruation, which are often exacerbated by poverty, community stigma and taboos. During this 30 min podcast, we'll try to answer questions such as:
What does it mean to be a girl in Uganda with no recourse to basic hygiene and menstrual products? How does period poverty impact on girls' education in the long-term? How can parents, teachers and community leaders support female students to successfully manage their menstrual health without feelings of shame, isolation and embarrassment? Who are the Mother Mentors and why are they so important?