Optimistic Voices
By Helping Children Worldwide; Dr. Laura Horvath, Emmanuel M. Nabieu, Yasmine Vaughan, Melody Curtiss
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Vital voices in the fields of global health, global child welfare reform and family separation, and those intent on conducting ethical missions in low resource communities and developing nations. Join our hosts as they engage in conversations with diverse guests from across the globe, sharing optimistic views, experiences, and suggestions for better and best practices as they discuss these difficult topics.
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Radical Courage - 3 Women Willing to Pay the Price to Put Children First
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Home Before The War - Nab's Journey Begins With Family
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The $4.5 Billion Disconnect Between What We Believe and Do About Orphans
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Trust for Africa - Rethinking Aid, Ownership, and Partnership for Child Welfare
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Volunteers Needed - A new documentary exposing a hidden evil - child trafficking inside of orphan mission
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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An Innovative Strategy for NonProfit Leaders - Hive Turns Your Isolation Into Connection
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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What Happens When Empowerment And Accountability Finally Work Together
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Surviving Corruption, Betrayal and Violence, A Rebirth for Mayan Midwifery International's Dream for Guatemala
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Community-Led Change is Possible When We Listen and Trust
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Help Desk or Round Table? Your Mission Trip Might Need a Makeover
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Cross-Border Collaboration Brings Trafficked 11-Year-Old Em Back to Her Family
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Measuring What Matters: The Challenge of Defining Empowerment
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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From War to Medicine: The Resilience and Brilliance of Dr. Aruna Stevens - A Child's View Episode
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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The Science and Faith of Bouncing Back: Nicole Wilke on Resilience
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Party in the Back: Your Superhero Cape Belongs to Someone Else
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Hannah's Story - Broken to Brave: A Father's Fight to Bring His Children Home
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Playground to Battleground: Stolen Ukrainian Children. The Dark Reality and Secret Purpose of Russia's Evacuation of Children from the War Zone
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Rooted in Reality: Simulating Life on the Edge of Extreme Poverty
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Tiny Princess: How One Brave Voice Saved an Abused Child.
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Rising Tides Catalyzing Change: Part 2. Beyond Orphanages: The Global Shift to Family-Based Care
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Rising Tides: How Family Care Is Replacing Institutions
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May 25, 2025 |
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From Village to Nursing: Monjama's Journey of Resilience
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May 11, 2025 |
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The Hidden Problems with Child Sponsorship Programs: A $3.29 Billion Industry Under Scrutiny
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May 02, 2025 |
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Twice Orphaned: The MaMaw's House Story - Why Sponsorship Doesn't Save the Care Leaver.
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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When Baby Blues Turns Deadly - Maternal Mental Health: Breaking the Silence & Sharing Prevention
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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The Global Village Unites for a Child: Musu's Story
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Empowering Midwives: The Key to Saving Lives
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Tiny Miracles: The Story of Joseph
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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A Child's View: Ishmael - Acts of Mercy in Sierra Leone
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 1 - Together for Global Health takes a continuity of care maternal health mission to Sierra Leone
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Radical Collaboration and Redefining Mission - We're all grown up now...
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Empowering Transformation: Shifting Global Leadership to the Global South for Better Answers
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Be the Change: Taking the Lead in Child Welfare in the Global South
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Volunteering Beyond Borders: The Reality and Impact of Peace Corps Service in Sierra Leone
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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"I Grew up in an Orphanage in Africa" - From Orphanage to Adulthood: Resilience and Adaptation in Sierra Leone's Care Leavers
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Engage Your Church with NGOs; Pastors Provide Perspective on Uniting Communities
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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A Return to African Ideals: Revolutionizing Child Welfare in Sierra Leone
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Leaving Sponsorship Behind - Pitfalls and Benefits.
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Redefining Aid: The Journey from Child Sponsorship to Community Empowerment
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May 05, 2024 |
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The Compelling Power of Altruism: Joy and Anger in the Face of Injustice.
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Empowering Sierra Leone's Midwives and Health Workers: Charting the Future of Newborn and Maternal Health
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Orphanage Trafficking - A Real Life Horror Story
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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HCW's Teacher's Learning Collaborative - A Model for Multi-cultural Collaborative Mission
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Training - Essential Lessons for Ethical Mission Deployment.
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Continuity of Care in Health Systems in majority world countries: The struggle is real. With Dr. Carol McIntosh and Yasmine Vaughan
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Doctors on Medical Mission - We Are Receiving As Much Good As We Can Give!
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Care Leading: The Experiences of Adults Reflecting on the Legacy of Being Raised in Good Orphanages.
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Jennifer Stevens from Good Birth Network at HCW Rising Tides Global Health 2023
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May 31, 2023 |
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Diving Deep into Localization with Doug Fountain of CCIH
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May 26, 2023 |
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Rising Tides 2023 - Excerpts from the Together for Global Health Conference in Washington, D.C.
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May 10, 2023 |
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Certified Ethical!
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Secrets Uncovered and Mysteries Explained - Why Research Matters in Child Welfare
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Part 3 of 3-part episode. Interview with Care-leader and Author Emmanuel Nabieu about his memoir My Long Journey Back Home
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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My Long Journey Back Home - Emmanuel Nabieu’s interview about his pivotal book - PART TW0
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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TRIGGER WARNING. WAR and MURDER Part 1 Author Interview - Emmanuel Nabieu, My Long Journey Back Home
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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HCW Rising Tides 2023 - Together for Global Health in DC on March 3rd & 4th
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Called by God to Serve Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Brandon Stiver 1MillionHome
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Yes, Melody, We Can Change the World! Helping Children Worldwide Staff Plan for 2023 and beyond...!
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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How Health Disparity Threatens Lives - Dr. Aruna Stevens; Chief Medical Officer of Mercy UMC Hospital, Sierra Leone
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Part B of two part discussion - A New Vision to End Family Separation and Increase Child Prosperity in 23 countries.
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Child Prosperity and All For One - a new deal to stop family separation crisis in Sierra Leone.
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Taking Attachment Theory Global- A UMaine Honors College Collaboration with Caregivers and Caregiver Trainers.
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Short Term Mission - Do no harm means we'll take the time to do it right!
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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ONE HEALTH - everything is connected, animals, plants, planet and humans!
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Difficult Truths: Life after growing up in a good orphanage. Beneetta Kulah, Liberian Care Leader
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Transforming Orphan Care in an Orphan Pandemic: “Pure Religion” with Rev. Dr. Wayne Lavender, CEO, Foundation 4 Orphans
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Program
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Teachers’ Learning Collaborative - A new way for educators to engage in ethical Short Term Mission
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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A Methodist Church Grassroots Initiative - “A Strong Family for Every Child"
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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What is Global Health?
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Tips for Choosing a Worthwhile Charity
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Child Welfare: Family Assessments in Child Reintegration Cases
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Introducing Optimistic Voices Podcast
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Jun 09, 2022 |