HNGR Podcasts

We had the opportunity to chat with Sade Bamimore (she/her), who was a HNGR intern in 2018 where she worked with Paz y Esperanza in Peru. As of January 2022, Sade is a published author of the book Reimagining Systems for a Sustainable Future. Sade hopes that her book inspires readers toward sustainability action. Apart from writing, Sade is a Sustainability Consultant and DE&I Council Member at ERM. Prior to ERM, she worked in nature-based solutions at the United Nations Development Programme. In 2022, Sade was recognized as a GreenBiz Emerging Leader by GreenBiz Group. Sade earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a Certificate in Human Needs and Global Resources from Wheaton College in May 2019. She has developed a broadened scope on what it means to live and act within planetary boundaries through her studies of Sustainable Development and Environmental Science in Denmark, Sweden, Costa Rica, Chile, and Peru.

In this episode, we had the opportunity to hear from Dr. George Kalantzis, (Professor of Theology, The Director of The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies, Director of M.A. in History of Christianity, and Director of M.A. in Theology). In this conversation, we chat about George’s involvement with the HNGR office and the lessons he’s learned while accompanying HNGR interns since 2007. 

We had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Laura Yoder, Director and John Stott Chair of Human Needs and Global Resources, and Professor of Environmental Studies, who has been on the faculty of Wheaton College since 2013.

We also invited Hannah Appleyard (B.A. Music 2019) to join us to talk about her experience as a HNGR intern in Indonesia in 2018 with SIL International. The music credits are from Hannah's Independent Study Project, titled, "Mawai Panyomba Re Pue Allah" from the Taa people.

Join Dr. Scott Ickes for a conversation with Dr. Esther Kuhn, who serves as the Country Director of World Renew Senegal, a non-government organization that has been working in Senegal since 1989. The podcast will focus on the World Renew’s work with local, Senegalese partner organizations to improve community health in rural Senegal, and especially among economically vulnerable women and girls. Also participating in the podcast will be Hannah Sanders (Interdisciplinary Studies 2020), who worked with World Renew from June-December 2019 as part of her HNGR Program internship.

Join Dr. James G. Huff Jr. for a conversation with Dr. Kurt ver Beek, who is the Co-Founder and Strategic Development Officer of ASJ-USA, a non-government organization that has worked in Honduras since 1998. The podcast considers ASJ’s work to develop national transparency reports that aim to improve the Honduran government’s public health response to the pandemic. Also participating in the podcast is Allison Bassett (Communication and Anthropology 2019), who worked with ASJ from June-December 2018 as part of her HNGR Program internship.

Join Dr. Kristen Page for a conversation with Dr. Rajni Herman, who is the Project Director of Shalom Delhi, which was founded in 2001 as a palliative care unit of the Emmanuel Hospital Association. The podcast focuses on the evolution of Shalom Delhi’s work with people living with HIV/AIDS and life-limiting illnesses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also participating in the podcast will be Kalei Hosaka (Anthropology/Pre-Med 2016), who worked with Shalom Delhi from June-December 2015 as part of his HNGR Program internship.