
South Sudan only has four ventilators and 24 ICU beds in the entire country. In today's episode, Eleanor discusses how COVID-19 has affected South Sudan. Read more at https://novelhand.com/covid-19-and-healthcare-in-south-sudan/
Jan 11, 2021
12 min

How can we know that our donations are actually helping those who need them most?Today on the podcast, I'm sharing my conversation with Gret Glyer, CEO and Founder of DonorSee. This company allows you to see the impact of your donations. Through their...
Jan 4, 2021
29 min

It's been an incredible year at Novel Hand-- we launched this podcast in February, and since then we've created dozens of episodes, launched Handful, and have invited over 30 people to our team as contributors and interns. This is our final podcast...
Dec 14, 2020
1 min

There were so many PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) from chemical dumps that the fish developed a genetic mutation that made them immune to the chemical compounds, according to National Geographic. Now, the Duwamish River is flourishing. Today on...
Dec 11, 2020
3 min

Ninety-nine percent of children in Niger are experiencing learning poverty. Almost all of them are not proficient in reading by the time they are ten years old. Today on Handful, Lila explains the concept of learning poverty and how it can help us to...
Dec 10, 2020
3 min

A criminal record reduces the chance of a job callback by 50 percent. Today on Handful, Eleanor discusses how Dave's Killer Bread gives those with a criminal record a second chance. Learn more at https://novelhand.com/bread-and-the-prison-system/
Dec 9, 2020
4 min

On Oct. 7, protests erupted across Nigeria. On today's Handful, Clare discusses police brutality in Nigeria and as a global issue. Learn more at https://novelhand.com/police-brutality-global-issue/
Dec 8, 2020
6 min

Over a million children in West Africa work on cocoa plantations-- and the problem has gotten worse in the past twenty years. Today on the podcast, Alexa talks about child labor and slavery in the chocolate supply chain, how it ended up in the Supreme...
Dec 7, 2020
15 min

According to the U.S Agricultural Census, in 1910, Black landowners owned roughly 15 million acres of farmland, primarily in the South. That number has dwindled to a mere 1.1 million acres. | On today's Handful, Izzy explains the the land loss of Black...
Dec 4, 2020
4 min

Every two seconds, someone in the world is forced to flee for safety. Today on Handful, Tori explains who internally displaces persons are, the challenges they face, and what can be done to protect them. Learn more at...
Dec 3, 2020
5 min
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