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In this episode of RiseUp! We talk about talking - how do we decolonise our language to make it more feminist, and inclusive?
The first guest to join host Chhavi Sachdev is Virisila Buadromo, from Fiji, who is a co-lead of the Urgent Action Fund, Asia and the Pacific. Next Nanako Tojo joins Chhavi from Kyoto, Japan, where she is a Youth leader implementing the RiseUp! Model with the YWCA in Japan. The conversation concludes with World YWCA Director for Global Engagement and Impact, Dr. Suchi Gaur returning to the podcast. She shares insights on some key questions- How are the very words we use an agent of feminism, or of patriarchy? How can we make better choices, when speaking and translating? Listen to find out …
This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.
Guests: Virisila Buadromo, Nanako Tojo, and Suchi Gaur
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we take a deep dive into all the different forms of conflict that women experience - military, political, environmental, and domestic.
To get started, listen to Maggie Lulu, from the African Leadership Centre in South Sudan, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Next from Yangon, our second guest, Naw Dohkalal is a World WYCA RiseUp! programme leader sharing her experiences of working under military conflict. Chhavi wraps up the discussion with Olivia Barrow, who works at the Pacific Conference of Churches, in Fiji. What are the ways that women specifically experience conflict, and how do those experiences need to be accounted for? Listen to find out …
This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Maggie Lulu, Naw Dohkalal and Olivia Barrow
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we talk to three women who have personal experience about fostering Young Women Leadership. 
Start the episode with Suju Poon from Women Lead in Nepal, talking to host Chhavi Sachdev about stories of women-led initiatives and movements. Next, Yadanar from the United Nations Population Fund shares her perspective on supporting young women in repressive conditions. Chhavi concludes the discussion with Rajina Neupane, a YWCA RiseUp! Lead in Nepal. What tools can organisations use to centre the voices of young women in their leadership? Listen to find out …
This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.


Guests: Suju Poon, Yadanar and Rajina Neupane
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we look at the ways that feminist techniques can inform one of the basic needs of community building and development work - Evidence Generation.
Host Chhavi Sachdev starts off the episode in conversation with Bijita Dev Sharma – the RiseUp! Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist with the World YWCA, from India. Next, she talks about development work in the Global South with Michelle Reddy, the Co-Lead of the Pacific Feminist Fund. And finally, we hear from our third guest Veena Singh, also from Fiji, where she is the RiseUp! programme coordinator for the World YWCA in Asia Pacific. What values do these three women consider as feminist interventions in the process of evidence generation? Listen on to learn…
This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.


Guests: Bijita Dev Sharma, Michelle Reddy and Veena Singh                                                 
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we unpack one of the thorny issues that any organisation aspiring for justice must deal with - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
To get the ball rolling, join DEI consultant Lara Rabala from Kenya, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Next Amjad Mohammed Salim returns to the show to share his perspective as a Sri Lankan origin, global leader currently working in Geneva with the International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent societies. Chhavi concludes the discussion with Puja Mandal, an activist who played an intrumental role in implementing the RiseUp! programme across India. How do local contexts of ethnicity and caste apply to global discussions of DEI? Listen to find out …
This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Lara Rabala, Amjad Mohammed Salim and Puja Mandal
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.

In this episode of RiseUp! we take a look at one of the founding principles of the YWCA - safe spaces and how to support them.
We start with the World YWCA’s own Suchi Gaur, in conversation with host, Chhavi Sachdev. Suchi lays out the 10 principles of making safe spaces. Chhavi continues the discussion with Clara DCosta, a youth leader and RiseUp! Young woman lead from Bangladesh. Towards the end we are joined by Nirmala Gurung from Nepal, working with World YWCA, who shares the lessons she learned from implementing the RiseUp! programme. How do you encourage your community to create safe spaces? How does that translate to an increasingly online world? Listen to learn more about challenges, processes and workarounds. 
This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Government under the RiseUp! Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy initiative in Asia-Pacific region.

Guests: Suchi Gaur, Clara DCosta and Nirmala Gurung
Host: Chhavi Sachdev
Team: Dr. Suchi Gaur and Nirmala Gurung at World YWCA
Podcast production: Chhavi Sachdev and the team at Sonologue: Sharad Joshi & Deepa D.