Everyday Heroes: an IofC UK Podcast: Recent Episodes
IofC Everyday Heroes
The new podcast from Initiatives of Change UK! Hear the extraordinary stories of our inspirational young leaders and changemakers who are going against the grain to create a better world for themselves and for their wider communities. Each individual has come through our School for Changemakers Programme where they have met other individuals who share the same passion and drive to create positive change, who have created a family through friendships, and who work together to find ways to bridge the world's divides.
Growing up, David Buxton always aspired to be a doctor but his head and his heart were pulling him in two different directions. David speaks to Emma Brown...
In this episode Emma and Gemma speak with the inspirational Rumbi Mukoyi. Rumbi Mukoyi’s experience of not belonging spurred her to create African Youth Arise. Rumbi Mukoyi traces her drive to engage and empower young Britons of African descent to the day her 11-year-old brother was questioned by the police for a crime he did not commit.
In 2019, Param Singh, who is part of our School for Changemakers alumni, was awarded an MBE for his outstanding business contributions. He tells Emma Brown and Gemma Perkins about this moment and how he believes a major key to his success was growing a network that would go on to become his ‘net worth’…
Gemma Perkins is the Founder of the Self Leadership Initiative and has been volunteering with Initiatives of Change UK since the age of 21. She shares her deep affiliation with the School for Changemakers and how it has shaped her development path, more than her school years did...