Charity Talks

Native American Rights Fund

Lacey Horn and Joel Williams, of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), are this episode’s guests. As the Chairwoman and long-time attorney for NARF, Lacey and Joel, respectively, discuss the plight of Native American and Alaskan tribes, and how NARF has impacted tens of thousands of Indian people across more than 250 tribes. NARF’s mission — to preserve tribal existence, protect tribal natural resources, promote Native American human rights, and hold governments accountable to Native Americans — is one that all of us should want to support. (0:22).

 

Website:  www.narf.org

 

Dalai Lama Foundation

Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa, Vice President of the Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama, joins Charity Talks. The Dalai Lama created his foundation to promote his Tibetan Buddhism-based views on human values, mutual understanding among religions, peace, and the protection of the environment, as well as helping to preserve the unique Tibetan culture. As you will hear, Tseten, as the former personal representative of the Dalai Lama, and the first in his family to be born in exile from Tibet, has a great perspective on the Foundation's work, as well as more generally on kindness, giving and how to live a meaningful life. (0:28).

 

Website:   https://www.dalailamafoundation.org

                 https://www.dalailama.com

                 https://www.mindandlife.org

                 https://compassion.emory.edu/see-learning/index.html

National Association of People Against Bullying/Cool 2 Be Kind

Victoria Mendez, the Global Director of Cool 2 Be Kind, is this episode’s guest and she discusses what C2BK and its parent foundation, the National Association of People Against Bullying, are doing to stop bullying. Following her brother Daniel taking his own life as a result of the bullying he suffered in middle and high school, C2BK was started at a single high school in California, and now has chapters around the world, where participating students are working to reduce bullying where it is happening, and with NAPAB providing important interventions to help affected kids.  (0:23).

Website:  www.cool2bekind.org

                 www.napab.org

Sanku Project Healthy Children

Fahreen Bandali from Sanku’s Project Healthy Children joins Charity Talks to discuss malnutrition in Africa. Based in Tanzania, Project Healthy Children has taken the Sanku Dosifier, which adds a precise amount of critical micronutrients to flour, and installed it across Rwanda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Because of Sanku’s work, millions of children are avoiding the horrors of malnutrition. (0:31).

Website:  http://projecthealthychildren.com/

Against Malaria Foundation

Rob Mather, the CEO of the Against Malaria Foundation, is this episode’s guest. Rob begins by telling the inspirational story that led to his founding AMF, and then discusses how malaria harms hundreds of thousands of individuals, and how the distribution of inexpensive malaria nets is saving lives and preventing debilitating illness across Sub-Saharan Africa. (0:21).

Website:  https://www.againstmalaria.com/

Seva.org

Charity Talks welcomes Kate Moynihan to the podcast. Kate is the Executive Director of Seva, a leading international charity fighting blindness and vision impairment around the world. During the podcast, Kate discusses how vision impairment affects millions of people worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped countries, and how Seva, through simple and cost-effective surgeries, community support and research has restored vision across the globe. (0:19).

Website:  www.seva.org

Food Fortification Initiative

Laura Rowe, the Deputy Director of the Food Fortification Initiative, is this episode’s guest, and she discusses the tremendous problem of lack of nutrients in the food supply of people living in African countries. Each year, malnutrition causes millions of deaths, birth defects and other health issues. FFI is tackling this problem around the world, and Laura discusses how FFI is changing the lives of so many people.  (0:23). 

Website:  http://www.ffinetwork.org/

 

Partnership to End Addiction

Creighton Drury, the CEO of Partnership to End Addiction, joins Charity Talks, and discusses the Partnership’s comprehensive work in fighting addiction, including prevention, scientific research, and providing support and resources for families impacted by addiction. Having created the famous "This is Your Brain on Drugs" public service announcement in the 1980’s to combat the glorified version of drug use portrayed in movies and television, Partnership to End Addiction has spent decades working to effectively and systematically address addiction on a national scale. (0:29).

Website:  www.drugfree.org

Text for Help:  55753

 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Maria Idoni, the Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), joins the podcast to discuss the significant problem suicide represents in the U.S., what AFSP is doing about it, and how each of us can make a huge difference in the lives of the people around us who are suffering from suicidal ideation. (0:23).  

Website:  https://afsp.org/

Email:  midoni@afsp.org

Crisis Line:  1-800-273-TALK

 

Midnight Run

Dale Williams, the Executive Director of Midnight Run, is this episode’s guest. Midnight Run coordinates over 1,000 relief missions per year in which volunteers distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City.  Dale’s inspirational story of being homeless himself for three years in New York to now leading the organization will be sure to cause you to want to get involved. (0:21).

Website:  https://midnightrun.org/