Can You Hear Us? is a podcast by Monica Abad Yang and Madiera Dennison in partnership with the Department of International Development at LSE.
The podcast is the first initiative of its kind in the Department and has the overall aim to prioritise BIPOC women and femmes' specific experiences and narratives by creating a space where we can discuss a multitude of topics that affect us as women, women of colour (WOC) and women in professional spaces such as: Colourism or Work Life Balance.
The name Can You Hear Us? originates from the COVID-19 pandemic as it is commonly repeated on Zoom but also symbolically reflects the work left to do to empower WOC.
Final Reflections of Can You Hear Us?: A Conversation with Madiera and Mónica
In the final episode of Can You Hear Us?, the CYHU team hosts Madiera and Mónica in discussing the evolution of the podcast and their final reflections on the field of international development, both as an area of study and as portrayed through the podcast; their experiences with mentorship and community building; and the camaraderie they've developed over years of collaboration. Mónica, Madiera and the rest of the Can You Hear Us? Team would like to thank the LSE ID Communications Team for hosting their series, and hope that the next generation of international development leaders, especially black, indigenous women of color, continue to create these spaces as the sector continues to shift.
Book and film recommendations Madiera and Mónica suggest for folks interested in international Development:
Madiera’s picks: Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen and All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
Mónica’s picks: Kicking Away the Ladder by Ha-Joon Chang and The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
12 Sept 2024
Soumya Dabriwal: Menstrual Hygiene, Social Impact and Entrepreneurship
In today’s episode Can You Hear Us?, is joined by Soumya Dabriwal; menstrual hygiene advocate, social entrepreneur and Founder of Project Baala - a menstrual health solutions provider with the sole aim of ending period poverty and illiteracy. Since 2018, Baala has provided 2.4 million reusable pads, conducted over 6,500 awareness workshops benefiting 800,000 menstruators across 4 countries around the globe and 26 states in India as well as generating income for an estimated 250 women as women’s health advocates. Join us to listen to Soumya walk us through the project’s three pillars (1) Awareness, (2) Sustainability and (3) Livelihood generation, her experience as a Ted X Speaker and Social Entrepreneur, and much more!
Guest spotlight: https://projectbaala.com/teams/soumya-dabriwal/ (https://projectbaala.com/teams/soumya-dabriwal/)
Links to other resources to spotlight shared by Soumya: Case Study (https://www.eu-rei.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CIRCULEAD_CASE-STUDY_BAALA_FV.pdf), Warwick (https://warwick.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-news/news/soumya/), UNDP (https://www.undp.org/india/stories/unveiling-extraordinary-meet-champions-youth-co-lab-5th-edition-driving-positive-change-india)
“For a lot of us in the world we see [menstruation] as biological phenomenon, but there is still a huge population where menstruation is a deterrent to economic productivity, to education [...] that’s the main inspiration: how can we maximise the potential of young girls and women in workspaces and educational spaces” - Soumya on the origins of Project Baala
“The model came from a very bottoms up approach, everything that we do today in the organisation, is not something that we came up with while sitting in an office space or getting into a board room to discuss what are possible solutions or what could work. In fact it was being exactly where we needed the impact to be, so being in those communities, being in those slums, being in those villages or everything that we are building on as solutions” - Soumya on Project’s Baala’s model
“You do not have to be extraordinary to do extraordinary things” - Soumya’s TedX quote and philosophy
20 Aug 2024
So We Heard: Renushi on Gender, Education and International Development
Prompted by our youngest team member’s desire for shorter podcasts on her regular commute to and from LSE, Can You Hear Us? is proud to present So We Heard, a series of bite-sized, informal chats dedicated to exploring academic theories, case studies, and current affairs within international development through the lens of black, indigenous, and women of color (BIWOC). With episodes lasting 30 minutes or less, Can You Hear Us team members join assistant producer, Ragini Puri, on a quick deep-dive into what topic within development is peaking their
interest and why it matters.
On this episode, Ragini is joined by Renushi, a gender and international development professional. She is the founder of the Sthri project- a feminist peer-support network for first generation college graduates in suburban Colombo.
How important are informal networks for first-generation salaried workers?
Within this group, what are the particular issues faced by BIWOC?
To what extent is social mobility based on merit?
We discuss this and a lot more in the final episode of So We Heard. Tune in to listen!
Resources
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/apl-apl0000915.pdf (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/apl-apl0000915.pdf)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11162-018-9523-1 (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11162-018-9523-1)
https://firstgen.naspa.org/files/dmfile/FactSheet_04.pdf (https://firstgen.naspa.org/files/dmfile/FactSheet_04.pdf)
https://blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/first-generation-university-students/ (https://blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/first-generation-university-students/)
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