Optimistic Voices

Radical Courage - 3 Women Willing to Pay the Price to Put Children First

Send us Fan Mail A lot of people want to help vulnerable children, but few of us stop to ask the hardest question: what if we are the problem? Our support of children in

Home Before The War - Nab's Journey Begins With Family

Send us Fan Mail Home can disappear in a single night but the memory of it can keep you alive for years. We sit down with Emmanuel Mohammed Nabieu, known as Nabs, to beg

The $4.5 Billion Disconnect Between What We Believe and Do About Orphans

Send us Fan Mail Ninety percent of US Christians agree children thrive best in families. So why do so many of us still send money to orphanages and residential care? The

Trust for Africa - Rethinking Aid, Ownership, and Partnership for Child Welfare

Send us Fan Mail Trust isn’t a slogan when children’s safety is on the line—it’s a discipline. We sit down with Naomi Schalm, Executive Director of Trust for Africa in L

Volunteers Needed - A new documentary exposing a hidden evil - child trafficking inside of orphan mission

Send us Fan Mail The smiling photos, the painted walls, the “we came to help” posts—so much of orphanage tourism looks uplifting on the surface. But pull on the thread a

An Innovative Strategy for NonProfit Leaders - Hive Turns Your Isolation Into Connection

Send us Fan Mail What if the fix for burnout, donor fatigue, and stalled partnerships isn’t another webinar, but a better conversation? We sit down with Tasha Van Vlack,

What Happens When Empowerment And Accountability Finally Work Together

Send us Fan Mail What if your partnership model unintentionally silences the very people it’s meant to elevate? We sit down with Asia Blackwell, executive director of Ma

Surviving Corruption, Betrayal and Violence, A Rebirth for Mayan Midwifery International's Dream for Guatemala

Send us Fan Mail A center for indigenous birthing practices grew out of an expatriate's dream and was realized as a thriving hub for Indigenous midwives in Guatemal

Community-Led Change is Possible When We Listen and Trust

Send us Fan Mail What happens when we stop viewing rural communities as problems to be fixed and start recognizing them as powerful agents of their own transformation? T

Help Desk or Round Table? Your Mission Trip Might Need a Makeover

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Hunter Farrell challenges everything you thought you knew about short-term missions with compelling insights drawn from his 30+ years of global miss

Cross-Border Collaboration Brings Trafficked 11-Year-Old Em Back to Her Family

Send us Fan Mail The remarkable journey of an 11-year-old girl named Em demonstrates the life-changing power of cross-border collaboration in child protection. When Em w

Measuring What Matters: The Challenge of Defining Empowerment

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to empower people? Beyond buzzwords and good intentions lies a complex reality that social impact organizations grapple with da

From War to Medicine: The Resilience and Brilliance of Dr. Aruna Stevens - A Child's View Episode

Send us Fan Mail What happens when tragedy and opportunity collide in the life of a child? Dr. Aruna Stevens' story answers this question with breathtaking resilien

The Science and Faith of Bouncing Back: Nicole Wilke on Resilience

Send us Fan Mail What makes some children overcome unimaginable trauma while others struggle to recover? Is resilience something you're born with, or can it be cult

Party in the Back: Your Superhero Cape Belongs to Someone Else

Send us Fan Mail The difference between helping and hurting often comes down to one critical question: are we empowering and dignifying people or creating dependencies a

Hannah's Story - Broken to Brave: A Father's Fight to Bring His Children Home

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a struggling father refuses to let disability define his family's future? Hannah Smith's remarkable story reveals the transf

Playground to Battleground: Stolen Ukrainian Children. The Dark Reality and Secret Purpose of Russia's Evacuation of Children from the War Zone

Send us Fan Mail The systematic abduction and militarization of Ukrainian children by Russian forces represents one of the most devastating yet underreported aspects of

Rooted in Reality: Simulating Life on the Edge of Extreme Poverty

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what life is really like for families living on the edge of extreme poverty? Most of us have only seen poverty through statistics or image

Tiny Princess: How One Brave Voice Saved an Abused Child.

Send us Fan Mail Princess was just six years old when someone finally spoke up about the abuse she was suffering. That brave act by a Child Reintegration Center alumnus

Rising Tides Catalyzing Change: Part 2. Beyond Orphanages: The Global Shift to Family-Based Care

Send us Fan Mail The global movement to transition children from orphanages to families is gaining momentum, but significant challenges remain. In this thought-provoking