S3 Wrapup
Courtney Brandt wraps up season three with producer Chirag Desai.
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David Tusing
Our thoughts go out to the passengers and families of the repatriation flight
IX1344 that crashed off the runway in Kerala, leaving 18 dead and several others
injured.
On our season finale this week, we're speaking to David Tusing who started
working with various underprevileged groups in the community to
Fathers and kids: Vahid Fotuhi
This week, we're joined by Vahid Fotuhi, Chief Camper of Fathers and Kids
Camping, which is celebrating their tenth year. They have designed and
implemented events that involve camping weekends in various locations across the
Arabian Gulf. Select members of the group have also traveled to other countries
for service-oriented
Gift-a-Meal by Frying Pan Adventures: Farida Ahmed
With many people affected by the lockdowns due to the worldwide pandemic, not
knowing where the next meal will come is especially stressful. Enter Frying Pan
Adventures, whose Stay-home Gift-a-Meal initiative has been getting wholesome
meals from local community restaurants to neighbours who have lost their income
during the COVID-19
Highlights from the season
A special episode where we review our first season and give you some info on
what’s next! We also wanted to say thank you to everyone for being a part of our
journey and coming out to our first #enoughAboutMe event.
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Hosted by Courtney Brandt, produced by Chirag
Euan Megson & Action Communications
As we come up to the end of our season, we wanted to highlight a slightly
different initiative and see what happens when the energy of an entire team
behind a project. This week, we speak with Euan Megson, Regional Manager of
Action Communications and their work with the Al
Sarah Christensen
This week, we sit down with Sarah Christensen, who tells us about her
involvement with Evolvin Women, an organization that creates and manages
initiatives in developing countries to offer skill development placements to
unemployed women in Dubai.
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Hosted by Courtney Brandt, produced by Chirag Desai. Editing help from Abhishek
Joseph Swords
Over the last few years, plastic—especially single-use plastic—has been a focus
in our region. Join us this week as we chat with Joe Swords, a recent expat &
diver, who spends his time helping free Dubai’s waters from plastic left behind.
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Hosted by Courtney Brandt, produced by
Georgie Bradley
On today’s episode, we speak with Georgie Bradley who worked closely with the
Women’s Crisis Care International (WCCI) in Bahrain to provide crisis response
and emotional support to victims of domestic violence.
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Hosted by Courtney Brandt, produced by Chirag Desai. Editing help from Abhishek
Venkatasubramanian.
Una
Our youngest guest of the season! This week, we chat with Una, who tells us all
about how she’s helping spread awareness about autism, not just in Dubai but
around the world.