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A podcast series created by young adults about making a difference in the United States, Palestine, and Jordan. Hear short, inspiring profiles of young adults using different forms of civic and political engagement. Season one was made by Palestinians and Americans using compelling stories from Des Moines Iowa. Season two from Palestine and around the States brings a new set of inspirational stories about social action and change. Season three are stories from Jordan and Palestine. They wil drop throughout the months of December and January. Season 4 is under production in the West Bank and throughout the U.S. The series is funded through generous support by the Stevens Initiative, Drake University, and Al-Quds Bard College. Episodes are created by Fellows and students in the Palestinian American Youth Civic Engagement Initiative and produced by Darcie Vandegrift.

Try it: You will find yourself

Try it: You will find yourself.  In this episode, PAYCE Fellow Aya Anwr explores what started development worker Youssef Qahwaji on his path.  When he...
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Crack the walls

The feminist media project created by PAYCE Fellow Zeina Melhem was featured in season two episode “One minute of norms.” Here, she shares the story o...
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What I have is my paintbrush

PAYCE Fellow Hannah Curran brings us more of the story of artist Lina Abojaradeh.  Reaching thousands through online posts of her art, Lina overcame s...
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Addressing women's challenges

PAYCE Fellow Genesis Guzman begins her podcast episode with a dramatization of negative messages girls receive before turning to Ala’ Hamamreh’s story...
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From burden to success

Youth is sometimes seen as a problem that society has to “deal with.”  PAYCE Fellow Abdullah Hamdan created this episode to refute this mistaken frame...
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The conflict makes us more creative

Lama Amr takes what she calls “weird paths” to find a way forward for a better world.  Working with colleagues, she is a social entrepreneur who has f...
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A passion for women's empowerment

Ala’ Hamamreh is one of the founders of Shaghaf Foundation, a Palestinian NGO dedicated to projects in digital media and social entrepreneurship that ...
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Live life for yourself

Youssef Qahwaji’s parents wanted him to be a doctor or engineer.  They were disappointed at first when he began to pursue a career in development and ...
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Productive agression

PAYCE Fellow Maddie Bjork explores the issue of women’s empowerment through the story of Ruba Ahmad. Ruba uses her anger and passion to create change ...
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