Hosted by Lonny Ward · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 11 episodes
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Be the Change: Stories of Empowerment and Impact brings you real-life stories from individuals and organizations driving positive change in communities around the world. Through inspiring conversations and firsthand accounts, we explore how grassroots movements, sustainable initiatives, and innovative nonprofits empower local people to transform their own futures. Tune in for powerful stories of impact, resilience, and hope, and discover how you can be part of the change too.
Lonny Ward hosts Be the Change: Stories of Empowerment and Impact, a society show with 11 episodes published.
In a rural community where fear and tradition kept many mothers from seeking medical care, a simple idea helped change the story. By offering baby blankets as an incentive to visit the clinic, healthcare workers and volu
In the hills of rural Ecuador, Jose Luis faced life-altering illness that stripped away his ability to work as he once had. Through determination, support, and a willingness to focus on what he could do, he built a small
In the foothills of northern Ecuador, Fabiola Chimichurri transformed her life by embracing learning, adaptation, and innovation. Through small-scale farming, creative problem-solving, and a willingness to try what other
This episode follows the powerful transformation of Radhika, a woman who refused to let tragedy—or the limits of her caste—define her. From homelessness and poverty to entrepreneurship and public leadership, her story is
In the arid borderlands of northern Mexico, a group of women in Peñitas is redefining what it means to thrive. With support from CHOICE Humanitarian and Rotary, they built ovens, cisterns, and chicken coops—each structur
Decades of government restriction, limited infrastructure, and systemic neglect have left deep scars across the western Navajo Nation. But among the ruins of broken policies, something powerful is taking root. This episo
In the misty cloud forests of Ecuador’s Intag Valley, a man named Eduardo built a spinning wheel powered by a mountain stream—and changed the future for his family. In this episode, we follow Eduardo’s story and the birt
In the sun-scorched plains of coastal Peru, a group of women transformed their own futures. From struggling to raise ducks without training to building a thriving artisan cooperative, the women of the Jesus es Amor group
In the lush highlands of Guatemala, what began as a rowdy encounter with a group of boys at a border fence unfolded into a day of transformation, learning, and shared humanity. In this episode, we reflect on how one man’
High in the Andes Mountains, among stone homes and alpaca herds, a single day with vet students and alpaca farmers reveals a deeper truth about purpose, connection, and what it means to share knowledge across cultures. T
Come along to the rural community of Chizini, Kenya, where one farmer’s determination to survive in the face of relentless drought sparked a transformation far greater than his own. Meet Julius—a man who, armed with noth
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Be the Change: Stories of Empowerment and Impact is hosted by Lonny Ward. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 11 episodes.
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