The Social Change Career Podcast

Julio grew up in an area of high conflict in rural Colombia and through lots of smarts and lucky breaks Julio managed to end up in Bogota –the capital- and later in the U.S. where he completed his Masters in Divinity. Julio works in the intersection of faith, peace, reconciliation and poverty alleviation and unlike many who leave their humble origins and and never get back, Julio manages to develop local projects with youth from his town in an effort to create sustainable solutions for peace in one of the most dangerous areas in the country. *Due to the sensitive nature of Julio's work we will protect his identity in this podcast Learn in Episode 1 of the Season 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast. Episode 6 of Season 2 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Center. In this episode we discuss: Julio's brothers and him grew up free until the rebels took over the area when he was 6th. Julio's family moved to prevent the children to being forcibly recruited by rebel forces. After high school, Julio moved to Colombia's capital in Bogota where he worked as a messenger. That's when he met people from his church who later took him to the U.S. Julio's first job as a messenger in Bogota. Julio received his degree in Theology in Medellin. How Julio met his wife who also works with him in the Church Julio and his wife moved to the U.S. where they lived for 6 years when he completed his masters in divinity While his father is illiterate and his mum has three years of school, his parents taught him to never forget where he came from and to serve Julio had three jobs in Chicago: washing windows in -10 degrees Celsius, teaching Spanish and driving for a family. Also finishing his Masters degree and taking care of his children. After 6 years in the U.S., Julio, his wife and his two sons return to Colombia to work in his church in peacebuilding. Obstacles of working in faith –based issues and peacebuilding according to Julio What it means for Julio to work in the intersection of faith and peacebuilding Julio talks about his work with other ecumenical groups for peace and poverty alleviation Julio's take on the implementation of the Colombia's peace agreement from a national and regional view Julio's own reconciliation process Best career advice that Julio's has received How Julio and his wife manage his passion and make a living Julio's take on failure Three things for a career of impact according to Julio Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action. Julio grew up in an area of high conflict in rural Colombia and through lots of smarts and lucky breaks Julio managed to end up in Bogota –the capital- and later in the U.S. where he completed his Masters in Divinity. Julio works in the intersection of faith, peace, reconciliation and poverty alleviation and unlike many who leave their humble origins and and never get back, Julio manages to develop local projects with youth from his town in an effort to create sustainable solutions for peace in one of the most dangerous areas in the country. *Due to the sensitive nature of Julio's work we will protect his identity in this podcast Learn in Episode 1 of the Season 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast. Episode 6 of Season 2 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Center. In this episode we discuss: Julio's brothers and him grew up free until the rebels took over the area when he was 6th. Julio's family moved to prevent the children to being forcibly recruited by rebel forces. After high school, Julio moved to Colombia's capital in Bogota where he worked as a messenger. That's when he met people from his church who later took him to the U.S. Julio's first job as a messenger in Bogota. Julio received his degree in Theology in Medellin. How Julio met his wife who also works with him in the Church Julio and his wife moved to the U.S. where they lived for 6 years when he completed his masters in divinity While his father is illiterate and his mum has three years of school, his parents taught him to never forget where he came from and to serve Julio had three jobs in Chicago: washing windows in -10 degrees Celsius, teaching Spanish and driving for a family. Also finishing his Masters degree and taking care of his children. After 6 years in the U.S., Julio, his wife and his two sons return to Colombia to work in his church in peacebuilding. Obstacles of working in faith –based issues and peacebuilding according to Julio What it means for Julio to work in the intersection of faith and peacebuilding Julio talks about his work with other ecumenical groups for peace and poverty alleviation Julio's take on the implementation of the Colombia's peace agreement from a national and regional view Julio's own reconciliation process Best career advice that Julio's has received How Julio and his wife manage his passion and make a living Julio's take on failure Three things for a career of impact according to Julio Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action. Julio grew up in an area of high conflict in rural Colombia and through lots of smarts and lucky breaks Julio managed to end up in Bogota –the capital- and later in the U.S. where he completed his Masters in Divinity. Julio works in the intersection of faith, peace, reconciliation and poverty alleviation and unlike many who leave their humble origins and and never get back, Julio manages to develop local projects with youth from his town in an effort to create sustainable solutions for peace in one of the most dangerous areas in the country. *Due to the sensitive nature of Julio's work we will protect his identity in this podcast Learn in Episode 1 of the Season 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast. Episode 6 of Season 2 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Center. In this episode we discuss: Julio's brothers and him grew up free until the rebels took over the area when he was 6th. Julio's family moved to prevent the children to being forcibly recruited by rebel forces. After high school, Julio moved to Colombia's capital in Bogota where he worked as a messenger. That's when he met people from his church who later took him to the U.S. Julio's first job as a messenger in Bogota. Julio received his degree in Theology in Medellin. How Julio met his wife who also works with him in the Church Julio and his wife moved to the U.S. where they lived for 6 years when he completed his masters in divinity While his father is illiterate and his mum has three years of school, his parents taught him to never forget where he came from and to serve Julio had three jobs in Chicago: washing windows in -10 degrees Celsius, teaching Spanish and driving for a family. Also finishing his Masters degree and taking care of his children. After 6 years in the U.S., Julio, his wife and his two sons return to Colombia to work in his church in peacebuilding. Obstacles of working in faith –based issues and peacebuilding according to Julio What it means for Julio to work in the intersection of faith and peacebuilding Julio talks about his work with other ecumenical groups for peace and poverty alleviation Julio's take on the implementation of the Colombia's peace agreement from a national and regional view Julio's own reconciliation process Best career advice that Julio's has received How Julio and his wife manage his passion and make a living Julio's take on failure Three things for a career of impact according to Julio Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action. Julio grew up in an area of high conflict in rural Colombia and through lots of smarts and lucky breaks Julio managed to end up in Bogota –the capital- and later in the U.S. where he completed his Masters in Divinity. Julio works in the intersection of faith, peace, reconciliation and poverty alleviation and unlike many who leave their humble origins and and never get back, Julio manages to develop local projects with youth from his town in an effort to create sustainable solutions for peace in one of the most dangerous areas in the country. *Due to the sensitive nature of Julio's work we will protect his identity in this podcast Learn in Episode 1 of the Season 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast. Episode 6 of Season 2 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Center. In this episode we discuss: Julio's brothers and him grew up free until the rebels took over the area when he was 6th. Julio's family moved to prevent the children to being forcibly recruited by rebel forces. After high school, Julio moved to Colombia's capital in Bogota where he worked as a messenger. That's when he met people from his church who later took him to the U.S. Julio's first job as a messenger in Bogota. Julio received his degree in Theology in Medellin. How Julio met his wife who also works with him in the Church Julio and his wife moved to the U.S. where they lived for 6 years when he completed his masters in divinity While his father is illiterate and his mum has three years of school, his parents taught him to never forget where he came from and to serve Julio had three jobs in Chicago: washing windows in -10 degrees Celsius, teaching Spanish and driving for a family. Also finishing his Masters degree and taking care of his children. After 6 years in the U.S., Julio, his wife and his two sons return to Colombia to work in his church in peacebuilding. Obstacles of working in faith –based issues and peacebuilding according to Julio What it means for Julio to work in the intersection of faith and peacebuilding Julio talks about his work with other ecumenical groups for peace and poverty alleviation Julio's take on the implementation of the Colombia's peace agreement from a national and regional view Julio's own reconciliation process Best career advice that Julio's has received How Julio and his wife manage his passion and make a living Julio's take on failure Three things for a career of impact according to Julio Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action. Julio* grew up in an area of high conflict in rural Colombia and through lots of smarts and lucky breaks Julio managed to end up in Bogota –the capital- and later in the U.S. where he completed his Masters in Divinity. Julio works in the intersection of faith, peace, reconciliation and poverty alleviation and unlike many who leave their humble origins and and never get back, Julio manages to develop local projects with youth from his town in an effort to create sustainable solutions for peace in one of the most dangerous areas in the country. *Due to the sensitive nature of Julio's work we will protect his identity in this podcast Episode 1 of the Season 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Fellowship. In this episode we discuss: Julio's brothers and him grew up free until the rebels took over the area when he was 6th. Julio's family moved to prevent the children to being forcibly recruited by rebel forces. After high school, Julio moved to Colombia's capital in Bogota where he worked as a messenger. That's when he met people from his church who later took him to the U.S. Julio's first job as a messenger in Bogota. Julio received his degree in Theology in Medellin. How Julio met his wife who also works with him in the Church Julio and his wife moved to the U.S. where they lived for 6 years when he completed his masters in divinity While his father is illiterate and his mum has three years of school, his parents taught him to never forget where he came from and to serve Julio had three jobs in Chicago: washing windows in -10 degrees Celsius, teaching Spanish and driving for a family. Also finishing his Masters degree and taking care of his children. After 6 years in the U.S., Julio, his wife and his two sons return to Colombia to work in his church in peacebuilding. Obstacles of working in faith –based issues and peacebuilding according to Julio What it means for Julio to work in the intersection of faith and peacebuilding Julio talks about his work with other ecumenical groups for peace and poverty alleviation Julio's take on the implementation of the Colombia's peace agreement from a national and regional view Julio's own reconciliation process Best career advice that Julio's has received How Julio and his wife manage his passion and make a living Julio's take on failure Three things for a career of impact according to Julio Related topics New PCDN service launched this summer: PCDN Coaching Services. We love to help you because of your commitment to change. Helping the world is a tough business. So let us help you so you continue your mission. Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter This episode was brought thanks to the Rotary Peace Center: Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace & conflict studies. Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships at www.rotary.org/peace-fellowships

"Everyone can participate in cultivating the good in our world. This fact is both terrifyingly large and absolutely actionable – and Kristine loves a good action item. Kristine is the Interim CEO of StartingBloc, an organization and global Fellowship community that believes that the world needs better leadership". Learn in Episode 7 of the Season 2 of The Social Change Career Podcast how to make the best bio in the world as well as Kristine's experience with International Development in Africa and her leadership at StartingBloc. Episode 7 of Season 2 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Fellowship. In this episode we discuss: Kristine's large and crazy family She had 5 people she considered to her parents (4 out of 5 are entrepreneurs) Early on she learned that there is no traditional career path On her two undergraduate degrees in Economics and International Affairs How she designed the Masters degree and how this degree serves her now On when is a good time to go to Grad school and why she took a year between undergraduate and Masters How Kristine worked her way through her undergrad and Masters On Kristine's plan to getting into the job market post Masters How she paid for her field work for her Master's thesis and resulted co-founding a company in Ghana How she kept working on campus after she graduated from her Masters In early 2014 Ebola hit Africa and the company had to shut-down operations How Kristine found another job in East Africa for All Across Africa Kazi Goods in Burundi and she was mandatory evacuation On her painful transition out of International Development How Kristine took 3 months off, drove an old van around the American West to think of next steps On embracing pain, changes in professional identities and making it through the transition How she identify the problem for her: lack of leadership and that's how she got to Startingbloc How she got the job at Startingbloc as interim director Kristine's take on a five year plan and why she doesn't believe in them She applied from her van, drove to the interview, got the job at Startingbloc and left her 3 month solo trip After 2.5 years working for Startinbloc and how she loves leadership and the mission On working for someone as opposed as creating your own organization Kristine's take on social entrepreneurship Kristine's best (not) career advice she has received Kristine's take on failure 3 things folks need to do to pursue a career on impact according to Kristine Where the van is right now Links Startingbloc All Across Africa Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action.

Muyatwa Sitali On How to Open the Door to Your First Job Growing up on his family's farm in Lusaka, Zambia, Muyatwa Sitali understood the power of water in his own life. His father grew corn, cabbage, and other crops, all of which depended on rainfall and irrigation. A Rotary Peace Fellow, Muyatwa is a professional in water and sanitation working for a global partnership hosted by the United Nations Children's Fund. Learn in Episode 6 of the Season 2 of The Social Change Career Podcast how Sitali went from farm boy to an international consultant. Episode 6 of Season 2 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Center. In this episode we discuss: Muyatwa in the early 1980s in Palabana in Lusaka, Zambia. His father, a farmer, and his mother a teacher walked with Muyatwa and his siblings 4 kms each way to school Muyatwa credits his parent's support on his education to compensate for school problems Muyatwa tells the story of the difficulties of farming (accessing markets, pricing variability, storage issues, integrated water resource management) which was the basis of what he learned later on in school How Muyatwa chose Forestry for his college undergraduate degree Muyatwa explains the divide between Agriculture versus Forestry and how he found ways to reconcile both fields Muyatwa's experience in his senior year in a refugee camp to explore issues of conservation and sustainability which he attributes to his early roots in his interest in peace and conflict studies that culminated with his fellowship at Rotary How Muyatwa lost his mother in 1995 and his father sold the farm By the time Muyatwa started college he had little connection to farming and why he chose Forestry Muyatwa's difficult road to finding his first job (note taker in a workshop) How he transitioned to his first job at Jubilee Zambia for debt cancellation From note-taker to project coordinator at Jubilee Zambia in 2 years and 8 months The tension between doing everything (from note taking to envelopes) and being perceived as NOT strategic Muyatwa's first trip to post-conflict Rwanda Muyatwa's take on the power of networking as a key to how he got his first job outside Zambia in Liberia In Liberia, Muyatwa was working on water and sanitation How Muyatwa heard on the Rotary Peace Fellowship to attend a Masters Degree After two years, Muyatwa got the courage to apply and he got the scholarship to do a Masters in International Development at Duke University How his Masters gave him strong networks, introduction of Development issues and a framework to better understand his work ahead and to reflect back on his earlier years Muyatwa is now reflecting on what are the main development challenges for the future i.e. (security, food security, climate change) and the role of young people in it Muyatwa's professional future in the next 5 years and why he doesn't want to only do Water and Sanitation The challenges of hyper-specialization versus the ability to adapt and collaborate cross-field Muyatwa admiration for the field of Negotiation and Mediation Muyatwa's advice on getting jobs and consultancies at the U.N. and the World Bank How he kept connections from years past and got his first contract as a student to work on water on sanitation in Liberia. At the World Bank, Muyatwa did water and sanitation in fragile states. The "field" advantage of being from the Global South and how the big organizations are looking for in-country consultants How do you identify when the right opportunity comes across Muyatwa in the next 5-10 years professionally Muyatwa's best career advice he has received Muyatwa's take on failure Muyatwa's three things to pursue a career of impact Links Jubilee Zambia by Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection Duke University Rotary Peace Fellowship Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action. This episode was brought thanks to the Rotary Peace Center: Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace & conflict studies. Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships at www.rotary.org/peace-fellowships

Some people don't know who they want to be; some people stumble into social change and fall in love; some, Ilaina Rabat are just social change agents since birth, or really really early. Ilaina Rabbat, is co-founder and executive director of the Amani Institute. Listen this episode and find out Ilaina's early involvement in social change issues; her tenure with Ashoka in El Salvador and how she is managing help thousands of social innovators through Amani Institute. Episode 5 of the Season 2 of The Social Change Career Podcast is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Center. In this episode we discuss: How she grew up having dinner conversations about democracy, human rights in exile Her return to Argentina in the 1990s How Ilaina entered the social impact field via the social change in primary school How Ilaina found her own group at 15 years old: the UN Argentine Youth Organization How Ilaina's skills were acquired in her volunteer more than during college Have a plan, changed it all the time, but be clear about your WHY Ilaina explains common threads across different personalities to set you for success in your career How in the social sector we tend to see things in topics and not in terms of tools Ilaina's transition from big bureaucracies to social enterprises How working on Ashoka in El Salvador helped her define herself as an entrepreneur, creativity, testing new ideas and being a self starter Ilaina explains what Ashoka is how the non-profit introduced the term social entrepreneur Ilaina tells the story of how she co-found her own organization Amani Institute Ilaina explains how she co-developed the Amani's three-pillar methodology to prepare social impact work Why Amani Institute is located in the Global South (Kenya, Sao Paulo and Bangalore) Ilaina's take on why or why not go to Grad School and when What gets you hired in the social sector, according to Elaine What's next for Elaina? Ilaina's best career advice Ilaina's take on failure Three things needed to pursue a career of impact according to Ilaina Links UN Argentine Youth Organization Ashoka Amani Institute Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action.

Tammy Lynn Gilmore is an event producer, grant maker, grant program creator and social impact expert. She currently runs the SXSW Community Service Awards, the Social Impact track of programming and oversees grant-making at SXSW. If you (it happened to me) don't know or have never heard of SXSW this is the podcast to learn about Tammy and South by South West (SXSW). Check out Episode 4 of the Season 2 of The Social Change Career Podcast. In this episode we discuss: Born in Houston, Texas but raised in Spokane, Washington, Tammy's mother spoke two languages and his father was Canadian On how her father lost his business and moved up North Tammy's interests were Theater, English and reading. Tammy went to college Western Washington University (between Vancouver and Seattle) that shaped her a lot How Tammy put herself to college with scholarships and grants (she was the first person -on her mothers side- to attend college How Tammy did a lot of odd jobs to pay bills and also worked for Microsoft Tammy graduated college on 1999 Workwise she did marketing gigs in them she learn how to relate to clients, how to do PR, how to talk about a product How Tammy returns to Texas to be closer to her mum after her father's passing How Tammy attends this party and met this weird cool looking lady called Eve McArthur who was Operations Director at SXSW How Tammy became an intern as her first SXSW job before getting a formal contract with SXSW Tammy explains what SXSW and we talked about what it means to be working at SXSW for 12 years Tammy's favorite SXSW story (a music story) Tammy's current responsibilities at SXSW How Tammy developed the grant for Community Service Awards (for individuals and organizations) Key skills for people to succeed in today's job markets according to Tammy Tammy's take on her career trajectory in SXSW Tammy's take on failure Tammy's career advice Links SXSW Dewey Community Service Awards by SXSW Girls Empowerment Network Related topics Check out our weekly blogposts and monthly webinar from the PCDNs Career Series. To take you from passion to hired! Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. 24,000 changemakers receive the PCDN Newsletters, what are you waiting for?

Giselle Huamani: What a Changemaker is Made Of Growing up in a difficult period of Peruvian history, Giselle, like many of her generation, was deeply influenced by the country's civil war. An energetic young lawyer she grew committed to changing and improving people's lives. Giselle found her home learning and doing Conflict Resolution in the United States. She then became a well-known professional, not only for her academic credentials but her relentless commitment to working with communities and practicing the notion that as professionals, we are, but mere facilitators. Giselle carries this attitude today in her high-level job at Peru's ombudsman's Human Rights office. To learn about her stellar career in Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and community –driven projects listen to Episode 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast. In this episode we discuss: Growing up in 1960's 1970s in Lima with military coups; the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) insurgency and subsequent civil war How she left in 1989 to study in the United States and how she returned to Peru 16 years How Giselle ask a young law student learned her first lesson in the field with a rural community and she realized how little she knew Combining raising 3 children, working and studying for her PhD The story of working with local youth gang and motherhood On getting consultancies while pursuing grad school How Giselle always volunteered in many projects that she deemed interesting from the beginning of her career How one of her strategies is simply relating and connecting to people Giselle's recommendations for starting your career and accumulating practical experience The importance of networking people and programs Giselle tells the story of Scar's program that connected practitioners, professors and programs The importance of being grounded in the field volunteering/service learning How she found employment on her return to Peru (after 16 years living overseas) How she worked in forestry, land and water issues in Bolivia and also in Peru Why Giselle recommends working at micro-level issues rather than only nationally-led processes In Peru she started working on water-related issues Her current work at the Ombudsman in Peru as Conflict Advisor for the whole nation doing Conflict Resolution work How the person in charge of the conflict office was a student of one of these programs that Giselle talked about she helped organized as she was a grad student Giselle's best career advice Giselle's take on failure 3 things that Giselle recommends to start a career of impact Links School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (Scar) World Bank UN Mediation Peru Ombudsman Office Related topics Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Join PCDN and become a member to get our amazing daily Newsletter where you get everything you need to know and get ahead in your career of purpose.

Born in the geographical center of the U.S. and quickly relocated in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Aaron's grew influenced by all things political. From TV shows to political editorials, Aaron's passion soon took expression in the form of political cartoons. But this bright young mind ended up traveling the world and working as an International Development officer. Learn how Aaron built a successful global career in International Development, how he found the field of peacebuilding and how he continues to express himself as a poignant political cartoonist in Episode 2 of Season 2 of The Social Change Career Podcast. In this episode we discuss: Aaron's upbringing in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Aaron's earlier influences on the civil rights movement as he watched on television as a child How Aaron learned to impersonate U.S. Presidents How he started doing political cartooning in high school How he ultimately chose International Development in college Aaron's experience on Peace Corps in Mali as an agricultural extension agent Why Aaron chose International Development over political cartooning How Aaron broke into the field of International Development How Aaron worked in South Sudan and wished he had learned more about peacebuilding Aaron's one of his best jobs ever before grad school Aaron's experience in Harvard with his MPP (Masters in Public Policy) Aaron started in post-war El Salvador, got married and went back to West Africa How Aaron became a USAID foreign officer and then left for the private sector Aaron discovered anti-corruption work and stayed here for a few years Aaron's frustration with technical solutions for political problems How Aaron found his current job at CRS (Catholic Relief Services) Aaron's learning about peacebuilding at CRS: the missing link Aaron's advice to avoid falling in the trap of being a huge bureaucracy removed from the frontlines The future of jobs in peacebuilding Aaron's political cartooning passion Aaron's best career advice Aaron's take on failure Aarons 3 tips for career advancement and a short story And how "President" Trump hijacked the interview with Aaron and Catalina's biggest freak-out moment. Links Follow Aaron on Instagram Aarons Blog University of Michigan American Association of Editorial Cartoonists Harvard University Peace Corps Related topics Check out our weekly blogposts and monthly webinar from the PCDNs Career Series. To take you from passion to hired! Stay tuned for the 2018 PCDN's Career Series. Launching on February 15th. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Go to facebook and join the group.

Born in an affluent household during Apartheid South Africa; Robi was always a free spirit who loved and rescued animals from an early age. Robi moved to Israel, raised her children and had a successful career in Public Relations. In 2002, a Palestinian sniper killed her son David. Robi soon joined The Parents Circle where she travels the world alongside Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families speaking about reconciliation and peace. Find out more about Robi's career in Episode 1 of the Social Change Career Podcast. In this episode we discuss: Growing up in Apartheid South Africa as a privileged person in a liberal household Her lifelong passion for animals and how she stole a horse at the age of 5 How her uncle defended Nelson Mandela in the first treason trial The influence of the South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission (and how it prevented what could have been a terrible blood bath) How she came to Israel in 1967 Robi moved to Tel Aviv with her kids David and Eran Robi opened a PR office and did that for many years The knock on the door (when soldiers informed her of the death of her son David) How her life is her mission not work The importance of working on the ground for real insights How her PR work informed her work with The Parent Circle Remembering David as a Philosophy of Education Masters student How Robi found The Parents Circle to help prevent other families from experiencing this pain Find something that gives meaning to your life Robi's first meeting with other bereaved Palestinian families and discovering the shared pain Robi's work with The Parent Circle Robi in London with Tina Brown "Women in the World" Robi's story of Bushra : a story of transformation from hatred Busha's trip from a tiny Palestinian village to NYC and her love for hamburgers How Bushra and Robi spoke to 3,000 people in NYC, then Delhi, London and Canada spreading a message of reconciliation and peace Robi's meeting with black bereaved mothers of police mothers in Atlanta Robi's lunch with a mother of Sandy Hook and how she is preparing to speak with a mother of the Columbine massacre Robi's next project Robi's advice on how to be a meaningful academic Robi's career advice Robi's take on failure Three things for a career of social impact according to Robi Links The Parents Circle Sandy Hook Joan B. Krock Institute for Peace and Justice Women in the World Georgetown University Encounter Point Another Side of Peace One Day After Peace Two-Sided Story Related topics Check out our weekly blogposts and monthly webinar from the PCDNs Career Series. To take you from passion to hired! Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career.

Identify Your Cause Born in Mombay, India from working class parents who never forced her to follow on Indias' societal expectations of womenhood, Elsa Marie D'Silva literally grew wings and for two decades became a successful employee in the aviation industry. But she had to follow her passion and commitment to solving the epidemic of sexual violence against women and girls in public spaces. She founded and created Safecity, an app that is effectively, one dot at a time, reducing violence against women and girls in many countries. A Rotarian Peace and Vital Voices Fellow, (among others) Elsa's work has been globally acclaimed. Find out more about Elsa Marie's career and her successful and widely acclaimed app in Episode 6 of the Social Change Career Podcast. In this episode we discuss: On growing up with liberal Indian parents who never forced their expectations on her On being a strong women and flying solo: her two decade aviation career On how Elsa transitioned from private sector to the social change career working on women's rights How Elsa learned about CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and technology to solve social problems in Sweden Elsa did a 6 month leadership program by the Rotary Peace Fellow where she learned about an Egyptian initiative: crowed mapping for sexual violence The 2012 incident of the death of a young Indian women that shook Elsa and the whole country of India Elsa decides to focus on safety and security for women and launched a crowed map with some friends How on 2013 Elsa combined her private work while developing SafeCity (her app) How she started Safecity and started seeing results The impact of Safecity in India and also in Kenya, Cameroon, Argentina, Nepal, Trinidad & Tobago and Nigeria. Elsa's career advice on choosing your path On being open to change and people around you How Elsa uses the skills of her past career to make Safecity a success Elsa's take on failure and how she is a perfectionist Three tips for starting your career on social impact Links Elsa Marie D'Silva Swedish Institute Management Program Asia Vital Voices Aspen New Voices Rotary Peace Fellowship Chevening Gurukul Fellowship U.S. State Department's Fortune Program SE Forum Outreach Accelerator Fast FWD Philadelphia Accelerator for Public Safety Related topics Check out our weekly blogposts and monthly webinar from the PCDNs Career Series. To take you from passion to hired! Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. This episode was brought thanks to the Rotary Peace Center Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace & conflict studies. Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships at www.rotary.org/peace-fellowships

Anne carries a Danish passport but considers herself a citizen of the world. Her father's family escaped from Germany as the Nazis persecuted them for their pacifist's beliefs. Her family moved to Norway to the countryside when she was 11. For college she attended an alternative three-year innovation management school that started her great journey combining entrepreneurship, technology solving complex social problems. A recipient of the Rotary Peace Fellowship, Anne today is the co-director of the "Re-Di School for Digital Integration" teaching refugees in Germany how to code. Find out more about Anne's career in Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Social Change Career Podcast. In this episode we discuss: Annes' family and how her personal history shaped her Moving to Norway and witnessing her parents changed careers Moving to Australia as an exchange student Attending (and loving) her three year vocational school Anne's first job with Samsung doing CSR How she decided on her Masters in Peace funded by Rotary Peace Fellowship Traveling to Japan to learn social innovation in the Asian context Open Social Innovation as Ann's topic for her Master's Thesis Anne's working in Silicon Valley with the Ideo community While at Stanford University how she got in touch with the Peace Lab The story behind the co-creation of "Redi" the school for digital integration teaching refugees digital/coding skills (fundamentals of programing) We need to stop talking about refugees and we need to start talking WITH refugees Mohamed's story an Iraqi programmer How Anne connected the dots of linking refuges with digital skills with the German business in high demand for digital jobs Anne's best career advice (thanks to Nike) Anne's version of failure Three tops things to pursue a career of impact according to Anne Links Kaos Pilots Rotary Peace Fellowship Ideo Standford University Peace Lab "Redi" school of digital integration Hacking the refuge crisis- Tedex Berlin Related topics Check out our weekly blogposts and monthly webinar from the PCDNs Career Series. To take you from passion to hired! Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. This episode was brought thanks to the Rotary Peace Center: Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace & conflict studies. Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships.