The Inspira Podcast with Erika Mueller Chen provides career advice and stories from global change-makers in Sport for Development, Social Impact, and the Diplomatic Service.
33. Elena Mercedes Haro (Guatemala & Peru) - How can sport achieve social & economic development goals in Latin America?
Erika speaks to Mercedes about her SDP insights across Latin America and the Middle East, and her goal as an IOC Young Leader to facilitate sports for protection activities for migrant children.
Elena Mercedes Haro is a former member of the Women’s Saber National Fencing Team of Guatemala. She holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management and a Bachelor’s in International Relations. Her goal is to generate transformative change in and through sports to accomplish both social and economic development goals in Latin America. Mercedes is currently an active IOC Young Leader, and works in the development sector in Jordan.
Through her IOCYL project, "Talento en Movmiento" (Talent on the Move), Mercedes aims to facilitate sports for protection activities for migrant children to support their psychosocial well-being, especially if they have suffered from family separation or have been returned abruptly to their home country. Additionally, these sports activities will support the inclusion of women or youth in income-generating opportunities.
Mercedes' LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harele17/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/e.mercedesharo/), IOCYL Profile (https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders/elena-mercedes-haro-lima)
Erika’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen (https://linktr.ee/erikamchen)
Resources:
IOC Young Leaders Program (https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders)
Right to Play in Jordan (https://www.righttoplayusa.org/en/countries/jordan/)
Generations for Peace (https://www.generationsforpeace.org/en/)
Inter-American Development Bank (https://www.iadb.org/en) (IDB)
Fencing for inclusion in Singapore (https://olympics.com/ioc/news/rania-rahardja-fencing-for-inclusion#:~:text=Rania%20Rahardja%2C%20a%202018%2D2020,the%20Paralympic%20Games%20Paris%202024.)
Olympic Refugee Foundation (https://olympics.com/en/olympic-refuge-foundation/)
Rising Phoenix film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Phoenix)
International Platform on Sport and Development (https://jsfd.org/) aka Sportanddev
GIZ Resources (https://www.sport-for-development.com/) & GIZ Learning Lab (https://www.sport-for-development.com/learning-lab)
German Sport University Cologne (https://www.dshs-koeln.de/english/)
Episode Info:
Episode recording date: October 24, 2022.
See Erika’s LinkTree for episode transcript.
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The views and opinions expressed by the Guests of the Inspira Podcast do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of any Agency of the United States Government, or any organization public or private.
1 Aug 2023
32. Pauline Msungu (Kenya) - How can sport help women develop their voices in Kenya?
Erika speaks to Pauline about her experiences as an IOC Young Leader, and how she founded Beyond Sport_Kenya - a youth-led project in Rift Valley part of Kenya that works towards advocating for and promoting gender equality in and through sports.
Pauline Msungu is a football player in the Kenyan Women Premier league and a youth ambassador for the Bundesliga Youth Ambassadors’ project in Kenya. She studied Bachelor of Commerce, Purchasing, Supplies Chain Management, and Procurement, from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. Pauline is passionate about football and gender equity and believes that sport is a powerful tool that creates positive social impact. Her ideal world is one where human rights are protected regardless of age, gender and sexual orientation. As an IOC Young Leader, Pauline founded Beyond Sport _Kenya, which is a youth-led project in Rift Valley part of Kenya that works towards advocating for and promoting gender equality in and through sports. Through football coaching mentorship, and community led development, the project aims to develop a more inclusive community where both genders are treated equally regardless of their social status, age, gender and/or sexual orientation.
Pauline’s LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-msungu-a1ba18209/) & IOCYL Profile (https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders/pauline-msungu#:~:text=IOC%20YL%20bio%3A,University%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology.)
Erika’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen (https://linktr.ee/erikamchen)
Resources:
Beyond Sport_Kenya Website (http://beyondsport.co.ke/), Instagram (https://instagram.com/beyondsport_kenya?igshid=YmJhNjkzNzY=), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pauline.msungu)
IOC Young Leaders Program (https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders)
streetfootballworld now known as Common Goal (https://www.common-goal.org/)
Episode Info:
Episode recording date: March 16, 2023.
See Erika’s LinkTree for episode transcript.
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Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed by the Guests of the Inspira Podcast do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of any Agency of the United States Government, or any organization public or private.
25 Jul 2023
31. Sophia Papamichalopoulos (Cyprus) - How can sailing promote peacebuilding in Cyprus?
Erika speaks to Sophia about her experiences as an Olympian and IOC Young Leader, and how she founded Winds of Change - an initiative that aims to create the first bi-communal Cypriot sailing team that will sail around the divided island together.
Sophia Papamichalopoulos is an Olympic alpine skier who competed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, together with her brother. After graduating from the Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, she is now a resident doctor at the Department of Visceral Surgery and Transplantation of the University Hospital in Zurich. Next to her medical career, Sophia tries to remain engaged in sports and the Olympic Movement. In 2018, she was appointed to the World Sailing Medical Commission. She also contributed to the Athlete365 Space at the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in 2018. In 2021, Sophia was selected as an IOC Young Leader and founded “Winds of Change”, a project aiming to create the first bi-communal Cypriot sailing team that will sail around the divided island together.
Sophia's (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-bissoonauth-07753444/)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-papamichalopoulos-oly-7842bb119/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/spapamichalopoulos/), IOCYL Profile (https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders/sophia-papamichalopoulos)
Erika’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen (https://linktr.ee/erikamchen)
Resources:
Winds of Change GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/build-peace-through-sport?member=25372737&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=more&utm_source=customer)
Winds of Change Website (http://www.windsofchange-cyprus.com), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/windsofchange_cyprus/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/winds-of-change-cyprus/), Newsletter (http://eepurl.com/ioCu8E)
IOC Young Leaders Program (https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders)
PeacePlayers International (https://peaceplayers.org/)
Episode Info:
Episode recording date: March 11, 2023.
See Erika’s LinkTree for episode transcript.
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