Young leader, advocate for gender equality, last year student at ASYV (discussed in former Bits of Good episode), and new member of the Bits of Good Collective—Deborah Meillah discusses her personal journey that lead her to start “Belle.” An organization in its beginning stages aimed at helping young women find their voices. You’ll hear more from Deborah soon as she joins the Bits of Good Podcast and Studio. Go to bitsofgood.studio to learn more!

“We talk about the statistics all the time… but what about the solutions?” Ebonie Garnett, founder of Born With Purpose, LLC, shares how being a doula is about more than just being an advocate for pregnant women. She’s an advocate for black women who are facing injustices in a broken healthcare system. A system that was created without their safety in mind. She is that safe space—and through her work and advocacy for clients—she’s helping deconstruct these unsafe systems. This is advocacy. This is activism.

“I will never give up on you.” Jean-Claude (JC) means this when he says it to the youth in the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village (ASYV). In this episode, the ASYV executive director shares how they empower orphaned and vulnerable Rwandan youth to build lives of dignity and contribute to a better world through healing, education, and love. CONNECT asyv.org @agahozoshalom TAKE ACTION https://www.asyv.org/take-action Go to apptivist.app/podcast for more!

“Sometimes you’re on top. Stay humble. Sometimes you’ve hit a low. Stay hopeful.” Steven Izen, founder of Lokai, discusses the business of a balanced life, and why giving back is important. Lokai’s core creation is the Lokai bracelet. The white bead is infused with water from Mt Everest, the highest point on Earth. The black bead carries mud from the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. The purchase of each bracelet gives $1 to the cause the bracelet is designed for, and to date, they have given over $8.5 million dollars to the various organizations they partner with, including the Alzheimer’s Association. CONNECT lokai.com @livelokai TAKE ACTION Live Lokai Membership https://lokai.com/pages/membership Lokai x Alzheimer’s Association: https://lokai.com/collections/cause-bracelets/products/alzheimers-split-bracelet Go to apptivist.app/podcast for more!

In this episode, Audery, Lee Anne and Lorna from BRAVE discuss the importance of mentorship and seeing young girls involved with their communities and conservation. While Dominique shares her story of how this organization has impacted her life. CONNECT Website: https://brave-girl.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brave_rockgirl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BRAVE.RockGirl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BRAVE_RockGirl

In this episode, Amandla's founding director Scott Clarke discusses addressing poverty and empowering the youth in their community of Philippi through safe spaces and community solutions. Connect: https://www.amandladevelopment.org @amandladevelopment

Sarah Sweeney from the CARE House of the Pee Dee discusses child advocacy and how they create a safe space for children who have been abused.