Pod Worldwide

Concern Worldwide

Want to know more about the world and the challenges and solutions to some of the most pressing issues for humanity? Pod Worldwide is a monthly podcast from Concern Worldwide - an Irish humanitarian organisation – exploring stories from communities facing climate change, hunger, conflict, natural disasters and inequality, and finding out what’s being done to address these challenges and make the world a fairer and just place. We’ll hear from young people, activists and Concern staff on the ground who are making a difference; fighting for climate justice, gender equality, and doing whatever it takes to end extreme poverty, along with other bits and bobs in between. New episodes every month. read less

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10. Starting a Humanitarian Response in Yemen, & Give Peace A Chance; How a John & Yoko Anthem is Supporting Concern's Work

10. Starting a Humanitarian Response in Yemen, & Give Peace A Chance; How a John & Yoko Anthem is Supporting Concern's Work

In Episode 10 of Pod Worldwide: We hear from the newest country Concern has started working in – Yemen. We find out what item ensures that children living in areas of conflict in Niger, can continue their education And one of just 50 original vinyls of Give Peace a Chance goes up for raffle for Concern. You can find out more details on how to enter that – here. New episodes every month

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10. Starting a Humanitarian Response in Yemen, & Give Peace A Chance; How a John & Yoko Anthem is Supporting Concern's Work

10. Starting a Humanitarian Response in Yemen, & Give Peace A Chance; How a John & Yoko Anthem is Supporting Concern's Work

In Episode 10 of Pod Worldwide: We hear from the newest country Concern has started working in – Yemen. We find out what item ensures that children living in areas of conflict in Niger, can continue their education And one of just 50 original vinyls of Give Peace a Chance goes up for raffle for Concern. You can find out more details on how to enter that – here. New episodes every month

9. Thirteen years of conflict in Syria; Finding Jobs as a Young Person in Somalia

9. Thirteen years of conflict in Syria; Finding Jobs as a Young Person in Somalia

In this episode we hear from Syria as the conflict there enters its 14th year. The image, and story behind it, that gives photographer, Mustafa Saeed hope about turning the corner on youth unemployment in Somalia And we take another dive into Concern’s social media comments section – this time addressing some very stark views on bodily autonomy and reproductive choices. New episodes every month

8. Ukraine Marks Two Years of Conflict & The Power of a Photograph

8. Ukraine Marks Two Years of Conflict & The Power of a Photograph

In this episode we hear from Ukraine, as it marks two years since the escalation of the conflict; what daily life is like and hopes for the future. We find out what item in Liberia is making a trip to the loo all the more pleasant AND we speak to photographers about their favourite photo they’ve taken for Concern, and why. New episodes every month.

7. Life in Chad for Sudanese Refugees & Busting Some Myths in Concern's Comment Section

7. Life in Chad for Sudanese Refugees & Busting Some Myths in Concern's Comment Section

In this episode, we hear from Chad, where more than half a million people from Sudan have fled since the outbreak of the conflict there in April last year. We find out what item is essential to getting cash quickly to vulnerable communities in Somalia AND we delve into some of the less than pleasant social media comments Concern receives – and get some answers. New episodes every month.

6. Why be a Concern street fundraiser? Getting unstuck in Kenya, and on tour with Hozier

6. Why be a Concern street fundraiser? Getting unstuck in Kenya, and on tour with Hozier

In the latest episode, we take to the streets of Dublin with Concern's street fundraisers ahead of Christmas, to hear what it's like to approach strangers every day and why they do it. We hear from Kenya on how to get your truck unstuck when the weather plays up. And Ruth Medjber, music photographer and the pandemic’s windows photographer, takes time out from touring with Hozier to tackle our How Much Do You Know Quiz. New episodes every month.

5. Tackling a Changing Climate: Flood Warnings in Bangladesh, and Concern’s Youth Climate ambassador

5. Tackling a Changing Climate: Flood Warnings in Bangladesh, and Concern’s Youth Climate ambassador

With COP 28 at the end of November – the United Nations’ annual climate change conference - climate is the focus of much of episode 5. We learn what tools help warn communities in Bangladesh about impending floods. We chat to Concern’s new youth climate ambassador; what she hopes to bring to the role and what to say to climate change deniers. And we hear from Women of Concern 2023 honouree, Ifrah Ahmed – campaigner and activist against female genital mutilation. New episodes every month.

4. Daily life in Haiti; the good & the bad, and travelling in Sierra Leone

4. Daily life in Haiti; the good & the bad, and travelling in Sierra Leone

In episode 4 of Pod Worldwide, we hear from Haiti, the challenges it is facing after 8 months of violence and the people affected. We go to Sierra Leone to learn how Concern vaccinators manage to get to remote communities in torrential rain and floods. And Dublin footballing great, Michael Darragh MacAuley tells us about life after football and tackles our 'How Much Do You Know' quiz. New episodes every month.

3. Türkiye and Syria Earthquakes - Six Months On

3. Türkiye and Syria Earthquakes - Six Months On

In episode 3 of Pod Worldwide, we hear from Türkiye, six months on from the devastating earthquakes, and learn how art is helping children there cope with their emotions and stresses in the aftermath. We also chat to Concern's first youth climate ambassador, who tells us what young people have been telling her about the climate actions they want. And, Seamas Hyland from Irish folk group of the moment, Mary Wallopers takes on a musical themed, 'How Much Do You Know' quiz. New episodes every month.

2. All Things Football; the power it has for change

2. All Things Football; the power it has for change

It's all football, football, football for episode two of Pod Worldwide in honour of the Women’s World Cup kicking off in Australia and New Zealand. Irish international, Heather Payne talks to us ahead of the World Cup and takes on our How Much Do You Know Quiz, we hear the role football can play in building peace and we go to Somalia to find out how football helps communities and young people there. New episodes every month.

1. Cooking in Malawi, Sudan update and debating!

1. Cooking in Malawi, Sudan update and debating!

Curious about the world and want to find out what's happening in countries that don't make the news? In this our first episode, we’ll hear how a climate friendly source of energy is helping Concern’s chef in Malawi, what’s happening in Sudan, and sustainable activist and presenter, Fionnuala Moran will face our ‘How Much Do You Know’ quiz. We'll also be looking at whether for the global south, the international community is a mirage. New episodes every month.

Turkana: A documentary from Concern

Turkana: A documentary from Concern

Travelling to a remote part of northern Kenya, this special one-off programme features the incredible stories of three remarkable women confronted by the impossible realities of climate change. Atiir Katboi, Asekon Lopua and Ng’ikario Ejiru are all being pushed to the limits of their endurance by increasingly persistent drought.

S.O.S Episode 3: We bought a ship

S.O.S Episode 3: We bought a ship

As the Joint Biafran Appeal is going from strength to strength in Ireland, a brave young teenager joins the aid effort and embarks on an unforgettable journey as Irish missionaries become humanitarian workers and logistical experts to get food and supplies past the blockade and distributed throughout Biafra.

S.O.S Episode 2: Providence

S.O.S Episode 2: Providence

This episode introduces the story of two people in Ireland who mobilised a nation to help save lives of people in Biafra, sparking an inter-county rivalry and a huge outpouring of generosity. And we hear from an Irish reporter on his experiences behind the blockade.

S.O.S Episode 1: A War and a Press Conference

S.O.S Episode 1: A War and a Press Conference

‘S.O.S: How Ireland helped a nation’ podcast is a series by Concern Worldwide. It documents the war in Biafra in 1967 and the events which led to Concern’s foundation fifty years ago. In the first episode we’re introduced to Biafra, the nation which declared it's independence from Nigeria in 1967. The war that followed this declaration led to mass starvation and a blockade surrounding the new nation kept this news hidden from the world. But a group of people in Ireland were determined to get the story out. We hear their story, and the story of a daring flight that paved the way for the international aid effort that would follow.