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Join AmickyCarol Akiwumi MBE as she travels the world uncovering extraordinary stories of everyday people creating positive change. From community leaders to global trailblazers, discover how intentional travel and powerful conversations can inspire action and impact. Don’t just dream it—do it!
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Send us a text What does it mean when your mother tongue isn’t recognized in your own country? In this captivating conversation, Jamaican cultural advocate and ethnodoxologist Jo-Ann Richards Goffe takes us on a journey through language, identity, and spiritual expression that transcends borders. Jo-Ann introduces us to ethnodoxology—helping commun…
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Send us a text What happens when your cultural identity spans the breadth of an entire subcontinent? Smita Tharoor takes us on a journey from Mumbai to Kolkata, Rajasthan to Kerala—and into the heart of what it means to live, work, and connect across cultures. An expert on cultural behaviour and organisational change, Smita reframes unconscious bia…
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Send us a text In this inspiring episode, AmickyCarol visits Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to meet three dynamic leaders transforming their communities through financial inclusion, digital skills training, and diversity initiatives. Marie-Josée Abbet shares how fintech is empowering market women to grow their businesses. Lou Vanié explains why she return…
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Send us a text In this wide-ranging conversation, Filipino-born community-development leader Marbuen Diaz joins AmickyCarol from Sydney to unpack what “flourishing” really means for newcomers, refugees and First Nations peoples. From building leadership pipelines in Burmese refugee churches to challenging Australia’s dominant systems to become cult…
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Send us a text In this revelatory conversation, urologist-turned-activist Dr Sunil Shroff joins AmickyCarol to show how one ordinary surgeon sparked an extraordinary movement—turning India’s reputation for illegal kidney trade into a blueprint for ethical, life-saving transplants. From London’s NHS wards to Chennai’s ICUs, Shroff proves that death …
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Send us a text In a vibrant South African township, a handwritten year-book motto—“Dream Big, Stay Humble”—has grown into a nationwide movement equipping young people with the skills, mentors and mindset to build thriving futures at home rather than abroad. In this episode, social entrepreneur Khayelihle Nkabinde joins AmickyCarol on Durban’s sun-s…
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Send us a text High in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, a simple idea — safe housing for girls who live too far from secondary school — is sparking a cultural sea-change. In this episode, Education for All board member Juanita Folmsbee joins AmickyCarol in Marrakech’s storied La Maison Arabe to reveal how boarding houses are breaking the cycle of female …
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Send us a text In this urgent and inspiring episode, nonprofit leader and fundraising powerhouse Martha Schumacher joins AmickyCarol to sound the alarm about the rapid dismantling of America’s nonprofit infrastructure—just 90 days into a new administration. From wolf restoration in Yellowstone to securing $21 million for affordable housing in DC, M…
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Send us a text In our first episode, 18-year-old Algerian changemaker, Ramy Zoghbi joins AmickyCarol to share how he's transforming his community through innovative educational and environmental initiatives despite cultural resistance and limited resources. Founder of ReoEnglishClub, a free online platform teaching practical English skills to Alger…
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Send us a text 🌍Welcome to the #WorldChangers Podcast, where your host AmickyCarol Akiwumi MBE — social entrepreneur and founder of The AVOCADO Foundation —travels the globe uncovering stories of everyday people making a difference. From Morocco to Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire to Delhi, tune in each week to hear inspiring conversations with changemakers …
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