developing world

I now spend a large part of my life focusing on issues in the developing world. I run a charity raising funds for women entrepreneurs in remote rural villages and work for an international non-government organization helping people make their way out of poverty. And with this exposure to ways […]

The gift of freedom

14 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom / Radio Scripts tagged developing world / freedom / poverty by Kelley

I sit here writing in a dress. You may wonder why that warrants a mention. Dresses are not my usual everyday wear but this December is different. I am participating in Dressember, an initiative that raises money for the work of International Justice Mission. This has me thinking long and […]

What freedom means to me

4 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom tagged developing world / Dressember / Nelson Mandela by Jodi Koepke

Over the last ten years, I have had a growing awareness that my mother and mother in law have been growing old. But I know them as two remarkable women who need to be celebrated. They lived surprising, high risk taking, impacting lives. Both raised a family of four children, […]

Becoming unseen

9 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism / Radio Scripts tagged aging / developing world / invisible by Kelley

“Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” I love this. Innovation is often presented as a modern concept but this quote is linked to a 19th century philosopher. Because innovation is neither modern nor limited to the First World. I attended a follow up […]

Innovation inspiration

22 May, 2020 in 2020 May Innovation / Radio Scripts tagged creative living / developing world / Rwanda by Kelley

When the heart is full the eyes overflow Sholom Aleichem As we taxied down the runway I felt fine, and then as we left the ground and banked around, I looked down on the sea of blue-topped houses and the tears started to fall. I had been in Cambodia for […]

The tears of a full heart

21 Oct, 2019 in October 2019: The Heart / Uncategorized tagged cambodia / developing world / tears by Jodie McCarthy

The plane landed as I looked out the small window I saw a curious mix of Asian architecture, European colours and mountains shadowing the horizon. It was an opportunity of a lifetime to go to the mountains of Nepal and see the work of an aid organisation. We were picked […]

Seeing with new eyes

18 Oct, 2019 in October 2019: The Heart / Radio Scripts tagged #travel / developing world / perspective by Amanda