Talk for Change Project
In the course of our work at RB Media we connect with small charities, NGO’s and changemakers around the world - with a focus on conservation, environment and social justice. For our Talk for Change Project we publish insightful interviews (podcast and video) with the inspiring people who drive these projects. Our focus is on giving a global platform to people whose lives and work remain relatively unreported outside their local area, region or sector.
This is a not-for-profit project that relies on the generous support of donors and patrons to cover the expense and time necessary to research, conduct, edit, publish and share these talks - which are then used by the interviewee organisations as a useful additional resource in promoting their fantastic work. Any support you can give as a donor or patron is hugely appreciated. Thank you!
Satish Kumar, editor emeritus of Resurgence Magazine, talks about the vision behind the new Resurgence Centre in Hartland, North Devon.
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Iain Leckie is a third generation Kenyan and proprietor of Lions Bluff in LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary Tsavo, Kenya. Here he talks about the community model of conservation, the fragile nature of their ecosystem and the delicate balance involved in conserving wildlife alongside the open cattle ranches.
In this clip Vi and Giang (audio only) talk about how their own background has shaped their motivation to work for Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a Hanoi based NGO which rescues and supports child victims of human trafficking and street children.
Jacquie Lindgren spent her early childhood in Kenya. Here she talks about ETATU, the inspiring community education charity she founded in Msambweni, Kenya.
Rahma and Mwanarusi work for pioneering mangrove conservation projects Mikoko Pamoja and Vanga Blue Forest in Southern Kenya. In this clip they talk about the challenges they face in their work as young women conservationists in their coastal communities in Kenya.
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Adam Green talks about the Prison Choir Project which works to reduce reoffending, build self-esteem, and improve self-confidence and employability of prisoners— through collaborative music-making.
Following a 400 year absence, Beavers are back in the wild in Devon. Mark Elliott talks about the landmark River Otter Beaver Trial run by Devon Wildlife Trust and its partners.
Michael Brosowski talks about Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a pioneering legal advocacy NGO based in Hanoi, Vietnam that rescues child victims of trafficking and street children, and provides them with long term care & support.
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The wartime diarist Dang Thuy Tram has been described as the ‘Vietnamese Anne Frank'. In this clip her mother Doan Tram and wartime nursing colleague Ta Thi Ninh reflect on how Thuy's knowledge of traditional herbal medicine helped in her work as a battlefield surgeon during the war in Viet Nam.
Ru Bedford’s
HARDtalk North Devon
Podcast
Inspired by BBC’s HARDtalk programme, the idea behind Ru Bedfords’ HARDtalk North Devon Podcast is to bring a serious long-format interview programme to bear on local and regional issues. Ru will be speaking to leading figures in the North Devon area – politicians, business leaders, public & charity sector representatives and community leaders as well as local changemakers – and asking them the hard questions on issues that matter to people in the local area.
In doing so we hope that the podcast will play a part in bringing greater accountability to our local leadership, strengthening our local democracy and giving a voice to North Devon as well as the Southwest region as a whole.
We hope you’ll join us on this exciting new venture.
Coming Soon!