The Power of Voices Podcast

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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This podcast series is presented to you by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The podcast is directly linked to the policy framework for Strengthening Civil Society and will deep dive into the meaning and practices of the core concepts of the policy framework. Join our host Jeroen Kelderhuis, Head Civil Society and Education Division, and a diverse set of speakers in further unpacking these themes.

Episodes

  1. 03/22/2023

    Online civic space: what are the opportunities and challenges?

    In the fourth episode Jeroen Kelderhuis, Head Civil Society and Education Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks with Xeenarh Mohammed from the Digital Defenders Partnership, and with Wouter van Tongeren from RNW Media. They delve into the topic of civic space in the digital era, and discuss the pressure on online civic space, the opportunities and challenges related to online civic space, and how we can enhance safety and inclusion in online.

    30 min

  2. 10/31/2022

    How can diplomats and (international) NGO’s support activists?

    In the third episode host Jeroen Kelderhuis, Head Civil Society and Education Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks with To Tjoelker, ambassador for the Netherlands in Benin, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Daniëlle Hirsch, the director of Both Ends, and Jean-Paul, who is involved with the Dutch funded strategic partnership Power of Pride. They discuss ways of support diplomats and international NGOs can offer activists, such as climate and LGBTIQ+ activists.

    30 min

  3. 10/22/2021

    Shifting or sharing power in international aid?

    In the second episode host Jeroen Kelderhuis, Head Civil Society and Education Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talks to Charles Kojo Vandyck of the West Africa Civil Society Institute and Jenny Hodgson of the Global Fund for Community Foundation about the #ShiftThePower movement, the changes required for this and the role of international donors.

    37 min

  4. 05/25/2021

    Civic space in the context of Strengthening Civil Society

    In this first episode of the Strengthening Civil Society Podcast, Jeroen Kelderhuis interviews Secretary General of CIVICUS, Lysa John; UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, Clement Nyaletsossi Voulé; Interim President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Thomas Carothers; and gender rights activist for an Egyptian Feminist Collective, Mai Abd el Hafez. Together they attempt to respond to the challenges and opportunities for civil society in relation to (shrinking) civic space, and how the new generation changes the face of modern activism.

    54 min
  • 4 Episodes

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This podcast series is presented to you by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The podcast is directly linked to the policy framework for Strengthening Civil Society and will deep dive into the meaning and practices of the core concepts of the policy framework. Join our host Jeroen Kelderhuis, Head Civil Society and Education Division, and a diverse set of speakers in further unpacking these themes.

Information

  • Creator
    Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021
  • Show Website
    The Power of Voices Podcast