“What can we do to at least be part of a solution and not be getting stuck into the problem?” asks Paul Kronenberg. Paul is the co-founder and director of Braille Without Borders and Kanthari, an immersive training program that equips participants with everything they need to know to start and run effective, relevant social projects in their own communities. The Western World’s typical solution is to go into these other communities and try to change things with no real understanding or appreciation for the traditions and culture of the native people. Paul’s dream is to create a more ethical tomorrow by catalyzing others and giving them the tools they need to create sustainable, eco-friendly solutions to issues in their respective homelands. 

When Western leaders go to other countries to make changes, they often just create more problems. This is because they are outsiders. They aren’t typically thinking about the needs, wants, or traditions of the native people when they propose their so-called ‘solutions.’ Instead, the solutions for any community should come from within its own members. They have more hands-on knowledge of local issues, in addition to having respect for and a full understanding of local traditions. 

By choosing to be part of the solution, we can enact sustainable global and local change. Tune into today’s episode of Humanitarian Entrepreneur Podcast for a talk with special guest Paul Kronenberg to learn more about how Kanthari is putting the power for catalyzing change back into the hands of local community leaders. 

Quotes

• “What can we do to at least be part of a solution and not be getting stuck into the problem?” (13:46-13:52 | Paul)

• “Basically from day one, once their organization is registered, they could get going and create the impact that they actually want to see.” (14:47-14:52 | Paul)

• “Ethics and morals is a big difference. And I think that what is missing in the current educational systems around the world, I would say, is that ethics is not to be seen, not to be found. We get a lot of rules and regulations, and they're all top down. Somebody decides on a rule, regulation that everybody has to obey, but why is the rule a good rule? And what is right and what's wrong?” (15:15-15:40 | Paul) 

• “The only reason why we're in India is that it's central in the world where people can come. They collect all the skills and tools and the methodologies, and then they go back and they start their own programs in their own native places.” (17:25-17:38 | Paul)

• “We're learning with and from each other. We don't have teachers and students, we have participants and catalysts.” (19:21-19:25 | Paul)

Connect with Paul Kronenberg:

Website: https://www.kanthari.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kronenberg/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kanthari/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kantharis

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kantharis/

Documentary: https://www.kanthari.org/documentary/

Admissions: https://www.kanthari.org/admissions/

To connect with Tiffany to solve problems or affect the kind of change you want: https://calendly.com/humanitarianentrepreneur/discovery-call

Website:  https://humanitarian-entrepreneur.com 

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“You have to find out who you are to show up as your authentic self. And then once you find out who you are, stop letting everyone else around you tell you what to do,” shares Sarah Chickee, hardworking mompreneur and owner of Le Club Mom Boss. Her goal is to help mom and non-binary parent-owned businesses flourish while not having to choose between their business and their kids. 

Many women and assigned-women at birth non-binary parents are still having to choose between a thriving career and being with their kids. It’s even more difficult for solopreneurs who are having to balance running a business with still maintaining the home and having time for their families. However, no one even blinks an eye at men who own businesses and have kids. Mompreneurs can benefit from community with other mompreneurs, because they connect on a deeper level and can understand each other's struggles. 

No one should be having to choose between a career they are passionate about and their children, especially not nowadays. Unfortunately it is still a big issue, particularly for mothers and many non-binary parents.  Tune into today’s episode of Humanitarian Entrepreneur Podcast for a talk with special guest Sarah Chickee to learn more about the work she is doing to highlight these mom-owned businesses, create visibility, and help fuel economic growth. 

Quotes

• “Nobody should have to choose between their passionate career and their kids.” (7:19-7:23 | Sarah)
• “The amount of people that don't listen with their heart is astronomical, which is I want to say it's more like 90% of people don't listen with their heart, they listen to their brain. But when you talk to people and you connect, with even just one qualifier, one thing that connects you with someone else, you kind of feel seen. And then the more connections you find like a spider web everywhere, the more you really feel valued in what you do. Even if you're not a business owner, mom's connect with other moms whether they're a business owner. Business owners connect with other business owners, whether they're a mom or not, the struggles are similar. There's always something you can connect with someone.” (13:01-13:40 | Sarah) 
• “You have to find out who you are to show up as your authentic self. And then once you find out who you are, stop letting everyone else around you tell you what to do.” (20:48-20:58 | Sarah)
• “If you're fake, you're not going to get the customers that you need.” (21:50-21:53 | Sarah)

Connect with Sarah Chicken:

Instagram: instagram.com/LeClubMomBoss

Instagram: instagram.com/Leschocolatsdechickee

Facebook: facebook.com/leclubmomboss

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/sarahchickee

Website: www.leclubmomboss.ca

To connect with Tiffany to solve problems or affect the kind of change you want: https://calendly.com/humanitarianentrepreneur/discovery-call

Website:  https://humanitarian-entrepreneur.com 

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“At the start of the pandemic, my co-founder and I realized that it was the opportunity to really start expanding this mission to help kids with serious illnesses have the power and choice through a creative process that they so often don't get to have in their daily lives,” shares Dan Rubins. Dan is the co-founder and executive director of Hear Your Song, a non-profit organization empowering kids with serious health conditions to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting. Today, Dan joins host Tiffany Zehara to talk about how the organization got started and how it works to empower kids globally.

Kids with severe illnesses and diseases lose a lot of agency over their own lives. They may spend a lot of time inpatient in hospitals and don’t have as much opportunity to express themselves creatively as other kids. Hear Your Song gives kids an opportunity to be involved in every step of the song creation process from lyrics and vocals to beats and instruments. It also provides an online community so that kids and their families can feel more connected. 

Music can be incredibly healing, but the creation of music itself also provides an opportunity for empowerment. Tune into today’s episode of Humanitarian Entrepreneur Podcast for a talk with special guest Dan Rubins to learn more about the work Hear Your Song is doing to improve the lives of children with serious and chronic illnesses. 

Quotes

• “At the start of the pandemic, my co-founder and I realized that it was the opportunity to really start expanding this mission to help kids with serious illnesses have the power and choice through a creative process that they so often don't get to have in their daily lives.” (3:28-3:46 | Dan)
• “It's really all about giving kids as many choices and as much control of every step of the process as we possibly can.” (7:10-7:18 | Dan)
• “We're hoping to this year take on some more multilingual partnerships as well, because that's something we're really excited about giving kids the opportunity to write songs in whatever language they feel most comfortable in.” (8:14-8:26 | Dan)
• “One of the things that's been wonderful on the community side has been really getting to know kids and families and bringing them together in ways that we would probably never have thought of if we were working purely in person.” (12:22-12:36 | Dan)
• “We also have what we call Cheer Your Song showcases where we have kids sharing their song virtually live with some of the volunteers who worked on their song. And we invite big audiences to watch that as well and put comments in the chat and sort of respond to kids songs and ask questions in real time. And those kinds of things have really been amazing for just making kids and families feel that they're part of a wider community. And a lot of kids listen to each other's songs, which is really cool. All the songs are up on our Youtube channel.” (13:05-13:40 | Dan)

Connect with Dan Rubins:

Website: hearyoursong.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hearyoursonghys

Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @HearYourSongHYS

Youtube: www.youtube.com/hearyoursong

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/61cbxgJyTl1HTAkewAvTla?si=EUPInWLsTJ68E9h6-9kgpg

To connect with Tiffany to solve problems or affect the kind of change you want: https://calendly.com/humanitarianentrepreneur/discovery-call

Website:  https://humanitarian-entrepreneur.com 

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