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Dignity in DisastersRya G. Kuewor – Talking cryptocurrency and refugeesRya is a young innovator and an advocate for refugee integration from Ghana. He has been home schooled in his entire life. But that did not mean he stopped learning. He speaks ten languages, including English, German, French, conversational Mandarin, and several local languages. Rya is the CEO of The RIO Corporation and the Director of Social Impact and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) at Maxwell Investments Group. He has leveraged cryptocurrency for humanitarian efforts. In this episode we speak to Rya about refugee integration, how the RIO Corporation has been using cryptocurrency to support various humanitarian programs and...
2022-04-1816 min
Dignity in DisastersBonus: What should young architects keep in mind when they are working in areas like Sunderbans?Before you hear this, do check out our full conversation with Udit Mittal here: https://anchor.fm/dignityindisasters/episodes/Udit-Mittal-Co-creating-resilient-structures-in-the-Sunderbans-e1bkbfs/a-a731b2sI wanted to know from Udit what would be some 'words of wisdom' he would like to share with young architects who are just out of college. "Not everything is solved on the design table."--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dignityindisasters/message
2022-01-2405 min
Dignity in DisastersShweta Sundar - Building Policies for Disaster Resilience & RecoveryShweta Sundar is an architect and urban planner. In this episode we dig in to her experience of working with a team which worked with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on drafting National Guidelines on Temporary Shelters for families affected and Training Masons for Hazard Resistant Construction in Jammu & Kashmir.Shweta is currently pursuing her Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA. Trained as an architect in at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, she has four years of practical, research and policy experience working in the field of post-disaster housing reconstruction, affordable housing...
2021-12-2737 minDignity in DisastersUdit Mittal: Co-creating resilient structures in the SunderbansUdit Mittal (B.Arch, SPA Delhi 2015, Diploma in Fine Arts) is the Principal Architect of QX Design and guest faculty at NIFT Bhubaneswar. He is committed to explore material sensitive construction methods to design emotional and social spaces. His projects focus on experimentations with bamboo, ferrocement, debri wall, mud lime etc. largely in rural context involving community participation in the design process. In this episode we speak at length about his experience of building multi-hazard resilient structures in the Sunderbans after super cyclone Amphan and exploring new building techniques with the people. Udit and team learnt how to introduce a...
2021-12-2640 minDignity in DisastersKanij Fateema: Site planning in one of the largest refugee settlements in the worldKanij Fateema is an architect based in Dhaka, a city which I love because of my family's roots there. Kanij has previously worked for IOM-UN’s Migration Agency under Rohingya Response Project which is responding to the biggest humanitarian crisis in South Asia in the past decade. Soon after graduation, she founded Deshoj, a startup to address different urban issues that are affecting our quality of life. One of her notable projects is, CARE (Children’s Amusing Ride Environment), focused on making public buses of Dhaka friendly for children and women. What stands out in this episode is Kanij's dedic...
2021-12-2619 minDignity in DisastersBuilding resilience with bamboo: In conversation with Kankana Narayan DevKankana Narayan Dev is a Bamboo Architect and Researcher presently a Doctorante at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. Born in Tezpur, India, Kankana completed her Bachelor of Architecture degree and Masters of Architecture in Urban Design, Manipal University. Kankana worked as Project Architect for Assam State Disaster Management Training Program, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences from 2012 till 2014 then she shifted to academic research while also initiating her social enterprise DARRANG ECO WORKS, designing and constructing sustainable houses and furniture using the Green Wood Bamboo. Currently she is researching on Post Disaster Shelter and Settlement for the flood affected people of the...
2021-12-1937 min
Dignity in DisastersDignity in Disasters: Nelson Deb on Menstrual Health in EmergenciesThis episode is close to my heart for it is related to a campaign that I have been running to secure Menstrual Health and Hygiene of women in flood relief camps in Assam. Women on their period are at greater risk during floods because being displaced from homes means no access to clean cloth or sanitary napkins. Besides, stuffed in a crowded flood relief camp can be a nightmare for any woman on her period. Nelson Deb is a close collaborator who has been working on disaster relief response during Assam Floods for many years, let's hear more about t...
2021-01-1322 min
Dignity in DisastersDignity in Disasters: Sanjina and Cyclone Amphan Relief WorkMay 20, 2020 was another day in quarantine for rest of the world, but not so for the state of West Bengal. West Bengal government estimated total loss caused due to Cyclone Amphan at Rs 1,02,442 crores. While the state tried to recover, we came across stories of ordinary people stepping up and coming to the aid of people whose lives were destroyed by the super cyclone.Fact: The warmer the water temperatures, the more heat energy is available and the higher the potential for tropical cyclones to develop. So it’s reasonable to assume that as humans con...
2020-09-0921 min
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2019-12-2400 min
Daily Catholic Mass - 05/03/2015 - Fr. Mark Mary -Mayuri Bhattacharjee (Founder, Loo Watch)In this episode, we head to India to talk to MAYURI BHATTACHARJEE, the founder of LOO WATCH, which is essentially India’s first independent toilet auditors.
Yes, I did say toilet auditors. She has put it upon herself to work to try and improve the sanitation and hygienical standards of her country by work tirelessly to improve the standards and cleanliness of toilets; teaching children through workshops to become accountable for their own “hardware” and reinforcing strong hygienical procedures, and working to help modify and change rules and regulations at the policy level.
She couples this with a sustainable clothing ventur...
2017-04-2958 min