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World Dispatch
There are people strengthening community, everywhere. I am proud to know them. These are their stories, and ways you can connect.



More than this moment
February 2021 “News cycles tend to suggest that change happens in small, sudden bursts or not at all…yet the struggle to get women the...


Hong Kong, how you used to sparkle
June 2021 “Can you look on the Google to find where I can go protest?”, Mom asked me over the phone. I stopped multi-tasking and paid...


Immigrant
July 2021 When my stepfather arrived in Canada, the government checked his hair for lice and gave him clothes, plus a bank account with...


The Lemon Tree and Olive Leaf Tea
January 2021 Years ago, I traveled to Palestine and Israel. I met Giorgio Ferrario, our representative in Palestine. We both worked for...


Power, beauty, and lost languages
February 2021 Who is the secret committee that defines beauty? “Social media, Hollywood, men,” some of us answered. We gathered in Zoom...


Milk Money
March 2021 When I was five years old, my parents opened one of the first Chinese restaurants where we lived. They called it Ruby and it...


Conversation with Sergei Boltrushevich
Country Coordinator for Belarus Danish Red Cross Minsk, Belarus What connects us: commemorating the anniversary of Chernobyl. As the...


Dialogue with Laurie Smolenski
Development Director Global Center on Cooperative Security New York, USA What connects us: a shared desire to listen to what is different...


Conversation with Nan-Ting Hsu
Head of Marketing and Partnerships Singapore Red Cross Singapore What connects us: a beautiful wedding in Tunisia, and so much more. What...


Conversation with Chenai Kadungure
Acting Associate Director Skills for Change Toronto, Canada What connects us: curiosity, laughter, layers of depth. What does Skills for...


Conversation with Patrick Bwire
Regional Liaison Officer Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Center for Conflict Resolution Kampala, Uganda What...


Dialogue with Sajjad Hussain
Head of Programs National Dialogue Forum Islamabad, Pakistan What connects us: our shared commitment to dialogue and ensuring every voice...


Dialogue with Alhouss Maiga
Country Director, buildOn. Bougouni, Mali What connects us: our common goal to understand the depths of climate change. What does buildOn...


Conversation with Sadia Kaenzig
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition What connects us: Charleston, Geneva, Budapest, and Olaug. What does the Global Alliance for...


Conversation with Branka Panic
Founder, AI for Peace San Juan, Puerto Rico MARCH 2021 What connects us: hot chocolate at Cocoa Cinnamon. What does AI for Peace strive...
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