What do a Hollywood actress, and a South African tech guru have in common? They’re both bringing their talents and expertise to support women survivors of war to rebuild their lives. Celebrated actress, writer, and director, Lake Bell, is joining Women for Women International as a Global Ambassador and Nunu Ntshingila, former regional head of Meta in South Africa is the organization’s incoming International Board Chair. To wrap up this series, Lake and Nunu met up to talk about overcoming their own challenges, the power of investing in women to change the world and what drew them both to the mission. 

To find out how you can support Women for Women International and learn more about our newest program for adolescent girls, go to https://bit.ly/shedares-teen 

What do a Hollywood actress, and a South African tech guru have in common? They’re both bringing their talents and expertise to support women survivors of war to rebuild their lives. Celebrated actress, writer, and director, Lake Bell, is joining Women for Women International as a Global Ambassador and Nunu Ntshingila, former regional head of Meta in South Africa is the organization’s incoming International Board Chair. To wrap up this series, Lake and Nunu met up to talk about overcoming their own challenges, the power of investing in women to change the world and what drew them both to the mission.    To find out how you can support Women for Women International and learn more about our newest program for adolescent girls, go to <a href="https://bit.ly/shedares-teen">https://bit.ly/shedares-teen </a>

What makes us resilient in times of crisis? And how does conflict and hardship shape who we are? What Makes Us Stronger tells the stories of some courageous women who’ve lived through unbelievably difficult times in countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Democratic Republic of the Congo to name a few, and explores how each of them took on new roles and found the strength to keep going. What Makes Us Stronger is a series by Women for Women International, an organization which invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict. Hosted by Nisha Singh, Global Policy and Advocacy Manager at Women for Women International.

Find out more about stories like these and how you can get involved at  https://www.womenforwomen.org/

Donate here: https://support.womenforwomen.org/podcast

What makes us resilient in times of crisis? And how does conflict and hardship shape who we are? What Makes Us Stronger tells the stories of some courageous women who’ve lived through unbelievably difficult times in countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Democratic Republic of the Congo to name a few, and explores how each of them took on new roles and found the strength to keep going. What Makes Us Stronger is a series by Women for Women International, an organization which invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict. Hosted by Nisha Singh, Global Policy and Advocacy Manager at Women for Women International.
Find out more about stories like these and how you can get involved at  <a href="https://www.womenforwomen.org/">https://www.womenforwomen.org/</a>
Donate here: <a href="https://support.womenforwomen.org/podcast">https://support.womenforwomen.org/podcast</a>

What Makes Us Stronger

In Conversation: Lake Bell and Nunu Ntshingila

All of us deserve the right to have a say in decisions that affect our lives. That’s true even in the middle of a war. To make sure global leaders hear from women directly affected by violent conflict, Women for Women International conducted landmark consultation with more than 6500 women survivors of war across 14 countries. In this episode, Nisha delves into some of the surprising findings in the research,From Asking to Action. We’ll hear from some of the women who conducted the survey, and we’ll also speak to Paivi Kannisto, the Chief of Peace and Security at UN Women about why it’s so important for governments to listen to women in conflict.   

*A warning that this episode contains content you might find upsetting including references to violence and sexual violence* 

All of us deserve the right to have a say in decisions that affect our lives. That’s true even in the middle of a war. To make sure global leaders hear from women directly affected by violent conflict, Women for Women International conducted landmark consultation with more than 6500 women survivors of war across 14 countries. In this episode, Nisha delves into some of the surprising findings in the research,<a href="https://shedares.womenforwomen.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="rgb(34, 34, 34)" data-outlook-id="84f745d0-8315-4dcf-87e5-322744ffe2f5"></a><a href="https://shedares.womenforwomen.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-outlook-id="dfb2b5bf-63e9-43da-b5c4-95c116a6c0d5">From Asking to Action</a>. We’ll hear from some of the women who conducted the survey, and we’ll also speak to Paivi Kannisto, the Chief of Peace and Security at UN Women about why it’s so important for governments to listen to women in conflict.   
*A warning that this episode contains content you might find upsetting including references to violence and sexual violence*

From Asking to Action

Over the last few years intense floods and deadly heatwaves have become more frequent and severe in South Sudan, the youngest country in the world. The climate crisis coupled with increasing poverty and conflict both locally and within its neighboring countries, Sudan and the DRC, have displaced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. In this episode, we’ll hear from the women farmers most affected by the climate crisis and learn about some climate-smart techniques they’re implementing to adapt to the situation. Nisha also talks to Grace Dorong, a women’s rights leader from South Sudan and the Founder and Executive Director of Root of Generations, about why they shouldn’t have to go it alone.  

LINKS
Women for Women's Climate report: https://www.womenforwomen.org/environment-conflict-gender 

Root of Generation: https://rog.org.ss/index 

Over the last few years intense floods and deadly heatwaves have become more frequent and severe in South Sudan, the youngest country in the world. The climate crisis coupled with increasing poverty and conflict both locally and within its neighboring countries, Sudan and the DRC, have displaced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. In this episode, we’ll hear from the women farmers most affected by the climate crisis and learn about some climate-smart techniques they’re implementing to adapt to the situation. Nisha also talks to Grace Dorong, a women’s rights leader from South Sudan and the Founder and Executive Director of Root of Generations, about why they shouldn’t have to go it alone.     LINKS Women for Women's Climate report: <a href="https://www.womenforwomen.org/environment-conflict-gender ">https://www.womenforwomen.org/environment-conflict-gender </a>
Root of Generation: <a href="https://rog.org.ss/index ">https://rog.org.ss/index </a>

How South Sudanese Women are Tackling the Climate Crisis

What is it about the food we eat that connects us to the places we’re from? For refugees fleeing conflict, cooking an old family recipe can be a treasured connection to a lost homeland.    In this episode, we’ll hear from two women displaced by war, Women for Women International’s Storai Ahmadi and Zeina Kanawati from Women Now for Development about what they cook that reminds them of home. Nisha also talks to Heifa Odeh, Palestinian-American chef, Fufu’s Kitchen food blogger and author of Dine in Palestine about the recipes handed down through generations of her family.  Learn more and find all the recipes from this episode here

What is it about the food we eat that connects us to the places we’re from? For refugees fleeing conflict, cooking an old family recipe can be a treasured connection to a lost homeland.    In this episode, we’ll hear from two women displaced by war, Women for Women International’s Storai Ahmadi and Zeina Kanawati from Women Now for Development about what they cook that reminds them of home. Nisha also talks to Heifa Odeh, Palestinian-American chef, Fufu’s Kitchen food blogger and author of Dine in Palestine about the recipes handed down through generations of her family.  Learn more and find all the recipes from this episode <a href="https://womenforwomen.org/?src=PPEV24011A&amp;ms=referral_appeal_podcast&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=appeal&amp;utm_campaign=podcast">here</a>

In Conversation: Lake Bell and Nunu Ntshingila

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