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Food insecurity and the affordability crisis with Sahar and Richard 45:10

6d ago45:10

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This week Michael sits down with Sahar Raza, Vice President of Research and Advocacy at Daily Bread Food Bank, and Richard Martern, Director of Research at Food Banks Canada, to talk about the massive growth in food insecurity across the country due to the growing decline in affordability. We chat about what the research is showing them, what has t…

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Making home ownership affordable across Canada, a chat with Habitat for Humanity Canada, CEO, Pedro Barata 51:01

13d ago51:01

51:01

This week on the pod I sit down with Pedro Barata, newly crowned CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada for a chat. We talk about his journey into this work, the work of Habitat for Humanity Canada, their 3rd Annual Affordable Housing Survey, and the adjustments Habitats across the country are making with the cost of housing continuing to rise. Hosted …

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Housing as Infrastructure with Martin Joyce 30:32

20d ago30:32

30:32

This week on the pod we have Martin Joyce, a Partner at Deloitte with a focus on Housing join us to talk about Housing as Infrastructure. We dive into his background in housing in both Australia and Canada and also talk about how seeing housing from a different perspective might be the key to progress in moving forward in our current housing crisis…

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Why Government Relations strategy matters in the battle to end homelessness 48:49

27d ago48:49

48:49

This week on the pod we welcome 3 brilliant experts in the area of Government Relations to talk about the work they do in helping organizations earn the ear of government in their work to end homelessness and create affordable housing. Danya Vered, Jacob Gorenkoff, and Maggie Rodrigues join us to discuss why housing is top of mind for all levels of…

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Making Housing Matter as a City Councilor with Ariel Troster 37:02

1M ago37:02

37:02

This week on the pod we have the dynamic Ariel Troster, a City Council member for Somerset ward in the City of Ottawa. We chat about why she is such a crusader of change for affordable housing, what homelessness looks like in Ottawa, how citizens can be the change they want to see, and much, much more. It’s an inspiring conversation you won’t want …

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An ounce of prevention with Melanie & Stephen 59:58

1M ago59:58

59:58

This week on the pod we have Melanie Redman, CEO of A Way Home Canada, and Stephen Gaetz, President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Co-Director with Melanie of Making the Shift- Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab, to talk about the importance of prevention programming in ending youth homelessness, and the upcoming Internationa…

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How can the Non-profit sector play a bigger role in affordable housing 1:02:27

2M ago1:02:27

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The non-profit sector wants and needs to play a larger part in developing affordable housing. How can that happen? Jeanhy Shim and Mukhtar Latif from Crosswalk Communities are on the pod this week to share their innovative ideas on how they can enable non-profits to build affordable housing through creative and well-researched models of financing. …

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Fixing the Housing Crisis with Carolyn Whitzman 51:05

2M ago51:05

51:05

This week on the pod we welcome back the brilliant Carolyn Whitzman who has just released a new book called “Home Truths- Fixing the Housing Canada’s Housing Crisis”. We chat about how the book came about, how we got into this mess in the first place in regard to the housing crisis, what we need to consider when we are trying to get a pulse on what…

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Building solutions to the housing crisis with Cahdco with Adrian 29:57

2M ago29:57

29:57

This week Acting President of Cahdco, Adrian Schut joins us on the pod to talk all about the inspiring and innovative work Cahdco is doing in the housing sector, his unique journey into the work he is doing now, and the trends he’s seeing in the sector around the building of affordable housing, and much, much, more. Take a listen!” On the Way Home …

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The annual report on Poverty in Canada 41:00

2M ago41:00

41:00

This week on the pod we welcome back returning guest, Scott MacAfee, Chair of the National Advisory Council on Poverty, as we talk about their newly released annual report. Scott talks about what they heard, how things have changed year over year, and what his hopes are for the impact of the report moving forward. You won’t want to miss it!” Hosted…

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The Revitalization of Regent Park with Mitchell Cohen 1:01:09

3M ago1:01:09

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This week on the pod we are joined by the legendary Mitchell Cohen, president and CEO of The Daniels Corporation, as we chat about his newly released book “Rhythms of Change” which chronicles the journey of the revitalization of Regent Park. We talk about his journey into the sector, how the revitalization project came about, what the challenges we…

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Q&A Special- with Michael Braithwaite 31:16

3M ago31:16

31:16

Join us for a special Q&A with Michael Braithwaite, CEO of Blue Door, as he answers your questions on tackling homelessness and providing supportive housing. Hear his insights on Blue Door’s mission, the housing crisis, and how we can all make a difference. Don’t miss this impactful conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info…

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Understanding Canada's Social Landscape- With Ricardo and Liam 50:11

3M ago50:11

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Join us as we explore Canada’s social policy landscape with two experts: Ricardo Tranjan, Ph.D., from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Liam Fisher from New Brunswick’s Human Development Council. Ricardo shares insights from his bestselling book The Tenant Class and his research on income supports and housing, while Liam discusses ho…

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A Great Story of Surviving and Thriving- With the Incredible Guy Felicella 36:07

3M ago36:07

36:07

Not just another amazing Guy! This week Guy Felicella joins us on the pod to share his incredible and hopeful story of surviving and thriving through addiction and homelessness. It’s as real as it gets and so inspiring, you won’t want to miss it. On the Way Home acknowledges that the land across Canada on which we are grateful to have the opportuni…

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Sudbury's Creative Housing Solutions - With Tyler Campbell 41:56

3M ago41:56

41:56

This week on the pod we talk with Tyler Campbell, the Director of Children and Social Services at the City of Greater Sudbury about the challenges facing people experiencing in Norther Ontario, how Sudbury acts as a hub for services in the north, and the incredibly innovative solutions and partnership the city is work in their battle to end homeles…

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Waterfront Toronto builds Affordable Housing- With Meg Davis 32:03

4M ago32:03

32:03

This week on the pod we have the brilliant Meg Davis, Chief Development Officer at Waterfront Toronto with us to talk about the innovative and inspiring work Waterfront Toronto is doing to help add much needed deeply affordable housing to the City of Toronto. Its one you won’t want to miss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…

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Experiencing Homelessness with a Disability 53:24

4M ago53:24

53:24

This week on the pod we have a panel of experts who talk about the challenges that face people with developmental disabilities face when trying to access affordable, accessible and supportive housing. We talk about the incredible work they are doing, and some of the innovative work they are working on to make a lasting impact in the sector. On the …

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Can decreasing taxes on new builds create new affordable housing- With Matt Young 32:54

4M ago32:54

32:54

This week on the pod I’m joined by Matt Young, the CEO and President of Republic Developments, as we talk about the coalition he formed called “CANT or Coalition Against New Home Taxes”. In our conversation he explains how the taxes on new homes being built have risen dramatically over the years and passed on to consumers, and how by reducing those…

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Mental health and Homelessness- With Rebecca and Keir 52:31

4M ago52:31

52:31

Two of our nation’s top experts in Mental Health join us this week on the podcast to chat about Mental Health in Canada. Rebecca Shields, CEO of CMHA York/Simcoe and Keir MacDonald, CEO of Coast Mental Health talk about mental health picture in Ontario and B.C., what the challenges are, some solutions they both are working on, and their hopes for t…

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Homelessness and Ontario’s Justice System 49:13

5M ago49:13

49:13

Reza and Safiyah from the John Howard Society of Ontario join us to discuss the recent new report, “Locked up. Locked Out: The Revolving Door of Homelessness and Ontario’s Justice System,” which demonstrates how justice system involvement is a leading cause – and result – of housing loss in Ontario Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in…

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International response to Housing Refugees 1:09:31

5M ago1:09:31

1:09:31

It’s On The Way Home’s first international panel as we welcome experts from Finland, the UK, the US and Canada for a chat around our international response to housing refugees. We hear about how the challenges each country is facing, what their response has been, what has to change and their hopes for the future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…

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Being the change you want to see with Tim Coldwell 34:27

6M ago34:27

34:27

This week Tim Coldwell, the Co-Founder and CEO of Énska Advisors joins us on the podcast to chat about his incredible journey at the helm of one of Canada’s largest and most innovative general contractors, how he recently chose to re-invent himself by starting Enska Advisors, and finally about his Fifty by 50 challenge to address the well documente…

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Lara, Alesia, Jill and Denise: Seniors and Homelessness, a growing concern. 51:56

7M ago51:56

51:56

This week we are joined by Lara, Alesia, Jill and Denise, four experts from slightly different areas involving Seniors and Homelessness. A doctor specializing in harm reduction and supporting those experiencing homelessness, a social worker specializing in seniors, a geriatrician, and PhD in Health geography. We chat about a recent research paper J…

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Canadian learnings from a Housing and Homelessness Study Tour in London 1:03:27

7M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

This week, podcast regular Nick Falvo joins us along with Mel and Julie from CHRA and Emily from A Way Home Canada, to talk about a recent study tour that took a group of Canadians to London, England to learn about some of the amazing work they are doing to create affordable housing and end homelessness. We talk about what they learned, surprises a…

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Khulud Baid and Michele Biss: Creating Shelter Standards for Women and Gender Diverse people 39:40

7M ago39:40

39:40

This week on the pod we are joined by the brilliant Khulud Baig, Director of Policy and Community Engagement at the Women’s National Housing and Homeless Network, and Michele Biss, the National Director at the National Right to Housing Network to chat about their new Solutions Lab project they’ve been working on with a focus on creating Shelter Sta…

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Senior Housing Panel 1:11:08

7M ago1:11:08

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Today on the 'On The Way Home' we welcome the senior housing panel to discuss aging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CMHC: Making the Connect to Capital Dollars to Build Affordable Housing 37:24

7M ago37:24

37:24

This week we are joined by Elle, Ebony and Jessica from CMHC to chat about a new tool, “Capital Connect” that helps to connect non profits in need of capital to build housing, and investors who are looking to invest. We talk about how it came about, who it’s for, how it works, and how our listeners can access it. That and much, much more on this we…

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Alex Sheremet: The brilliant life of Bruce Ario 32:13

8M ago32:13

32:13

On this week’s pod, we talk with film maker Alex Sheremet about the documentary he made along with Joel Parrish, looking at the brilliant life of poet and novelist Bruce Parrish. We talk about Bruce’s experiences with homelessness, mental health and addiction, and how he pushed forward to share his art with the world, and why they decided to docume…

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Negar Shahryari: Homelessness in the Middle East and Africa 19:21

8M ago19:21

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This week on the pod we are joined by researcher Negar Shahryari to talk about what homelessness looks like in the Middle East and South Africa (MESA). She walks us through the research she and her colleagues published, and the challenges they faced in putting it together, as well as what her hopes are moving forward in the future. Hosted on Acast.…

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Andrea Nemtin: A social innovation approach to our current housing crisis 37:39

8M ago37:39

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This week on the pod, I speak with CEO of Social Innovation Canada, on the role social innovation plays in solving the housing crisis. We talk about Social Innovation Canada’s beginnings, how they’ve pivoted in the last few years, some great examples of social innovation in housing, who some of their partners are, and finally on her hopes for the f…

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Paying It Forward With Kenn Bell 28:00

8M ago28:00

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This week on the pod, we are joined by lived expert Kenn Bell who shares his life and housing journey with us from childhood to the present. He talks about how a family health challenge pushed the family out of their home, the challenges they faced, and how he’s always found a way to give back now matter where he was in his cross country travels. I…

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Jeff Neven 37:01

9M ago37:01

37:01

Indwell- 50 years of building and providing affordable housing that transforms lives” – “This week on the pod we are joined by Indwell CEO Jeff Neven to talk about the inspiring and incredible work Indwell continues to lead in the affordable housing space. We touch on the history of Indwell, what makes Indwell unique in the space, some of the proje…

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Suzanne Fazia 36:40

9M ago36:40

36:40

Innovative ways to develop capital for the development of affordable housing” – “This week on the pod we speak with Suzanne Fazia, the Knowledge Lead at Tapestry Community Capital, on role of community bonds to help raise capital to build and acquire affordable housing. She shares some examples of Tapestry’s past work, what they are working on now,…

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Sherry Larjani- Making housing happen 32:07

9M ago32:07

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A conversation with CEO of Spotlight Development, Sherry Larjani” – “This week on the pod we are joined by Sherry Larjani, the inspirational CEO of Spotlight Development. We talk about how in 2019 she developed “Reina”, a project with Canada's first all-female development team to raise awareness of gender inequality in the industry and the many rol…

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Housing and Homelessness experts weigh in on the Federal Budget 1:02:58

9M ago1:02:58

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On a special podcast this week, we are joined by experts Tim Richter(CAEH), Courtney Lockhart (CHFC), Carolyn Whitzman, Nick Gefucia (EllisDon Community Builders) and Andrew McKenzie (ONPHA) to talk about the recent budget dropped by the Federal Government with the biggest investment in housing since the 2nd World War. We talk about what they got r…

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Eric Tworo: The role appraisers play in the valuation of affordable housing 25:32

10M ago25:32

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We might not often think of Appraisers as an important part of keeping housing affordable, but they absolutely play a large part. Eric Tworo, President of the Ontario Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada joins us on the pod to talk about the role appraisers play in housing, how they help to keep it affordable, what skills are involved a…

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Ian Arthur: Addressing key frictions in the building sector to address the housing and affordability crisis in Canada 26:18

10M ago26:18

26:18

Ian Arthur, President and COO of Nidus3D, a 3D builder home construction, joins us to talk about the technology, how it can help address our housing crisis, the challenges it might bring, the projects they have completed or are working on, and his hopes for the future with 3D printing technology in building affordable homes faster. Hosted on Acast.…

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Ashley Travis: Housing for all includes housing for pets 27:10

10M ago27:10

27:10

Ashley Travis, from the PEI Humane Society joins us to talk about the challenges in her province around housing vulnerable individuals whose families include pets. Current policy allows landlords to choose to not rent to individuals with pets, and this has resulted in more pets needing sheltering with the Humane society, and a traumatic separating …

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A coalition for a National Housing Acquisition fund 1:00:01

10M ago1:00:01

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This week we are joined by Ray Sullivan the Executive Director of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, and Katie Maslechko, the CEO of Rental Protection Fund in BC. They along with two other partners, have come together to form a coalition called the “Canadian Housing Acquisition Fund”, or “Canadian Housing AF”. We talk about the need for …

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Sara Goldvine: BC Housing- Ramping up to meet the needs of Vulnerable Communities 22:06

10M ago22:06

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Over the last 6 years, BC Housing has built more housing than any other government agency in Canada. Sara Goldvine, the Vice President of Equity and Corporate Affairs at BC Housing joins us to talk about this work, the challenges they face and how they overcome them (ie. NIMBYISM), and what the future looks like for the organization. Hosted on Acas…

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Steffan Jones and Jolene Livingston: Scaling of Affordable Housing across Canada 39:47

11M ago39:47

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This week we are joined by housing experts Steffan Jones and Jolene Livingston, two of the leads in the newly formed Partners for Affordable Housing a long-term framework that works with non-profit providers, private, public and philanthropic partners seeking solutions to one of Canada’s most pressing social crises to secure more funding, innovate …

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Andrea Reimer & Khulud Baig: Why is it important to have a gender lens on housing and homelessness? 45:13

11M ago45:13

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This week we are thrilled to be joined by Andrea Reimer and Khulud Baig to talk about the Intersectional Feminist Housing Agenda. We chat about how it came about, why it’s so important to have a gender lens on housing and homelessness, what their hopes are for the agenda, who their partners are and how others can get involved. Hosted on Acast. See …

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Nick Flavo: Bringing Housing and Homelessness free training and education to the masses 33:02

11M ago33:02

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Housing and Homelessness consultant and researcher Nick Falvo joins us once again on the podcast to talk about his incredible open access text book covering all things housing and homelessness. We talk about how his early years in front line work inspired the text book, why it was important for it to be free and accessible to anyone interested, wha…

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Dr. Melanie Doucet: Involving the voices of lived experience in Child Welfare policy reform 26:08

11M ago26:08

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This week I’m joined by Dr. Melanie Doucet to talk about her work leading the the Equitable Transitions to Adulthood and a Just Pandemic Recovery for Youth in Care project alongside the National Council of Youth in Care Advocates. We talk about how Dr. Doucet’s lived experience has shaped her work and leadership, what she’s learned so far with the …

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Joe Deschanes Smith: Affordable Home Ownership for All 49:10

12M ago49:10

49:10

This week we talk with Joe Deschanes Smith, one of the founders of Trillium Housing, who has been working for over 10 years on a mortgage model that brings affordability and access to people wanting to own a home. We talk about Joe’s journey through politics into the world of affordable housing, how he started up Trillium, what’s happened so far, a…

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Jen Taylor and Darlene Sparks: How the Coldest Night of the Year event is taking North America by storm, raising awareness and millions in the battle to end homelessness 36:09

12M ago36:09

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On this week’s podcast, we are joined by Jen Taylor of Blue Sea Philanthropy and Dr.Darlene Sparks Washington from Portsmouth Volunteers for the Homeless to talk about the Coldest Night of the Year Event that is happening across North America on February 24th, 2024. We talk about the origins of the event, it’s growth over the years and now into the…

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Tom Muir and Alex Cheng: Policing and Social Services- A Written Agreement on How They Can Best Work Together to Serve Vulnerable Populations 41:50

12M ago41:50

41:50

To create clarity, transparency and efficiency in the work of social service agencies and the police do together through their interactions in the community, the York Regional Police and social service organizations in York Region came together to create a memorandum of understanding that is shared with both staff and officers, ultimately resulting…

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John Fox: Understanding Ontario’ New Housing Legislation 49:30

1y ago49:30

49:30

Frequent On The Way Home guest John Fox, the Managing Partner at Robins Appleby joins us to discuss four new bills related to housing in Ontario that have passed in the last year and a half. We talk about the bills, both the positive and the challenges, and what suggestions John has moved forward that might create a larger impact around ending our …

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Annie Hodgins: The Secure Homes for Renters Campaign- Canadian Housing Rights Association 23:49

1y ago23:49

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This week we are joined by Annie Hodgins, the Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR). In this episode, we learn about Annie’s journey into the work, what CCHR's focus and challenges are, and all about a new campaign called “Secure Homes for Renters” that looks to create change and impact in keeping people across the cou…

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Bonus: Eid in Nizwa Ft. Safiya Ambu-Saidi 19:38

1y ago19:38

19:38

In this bonus episode, which was originally produced as a pilot for the show, Safiya and Fatema talk about the time they spent on the second day of Eid in Nizwa. Hosted and Produced by Fatema Al Darii (@fatemaseyes) Edited and mixed by Abdullah Al Maawali (@wanderingbrownguy) Artwork by Jamila Mohammed (@j6milart) On the Way Home is an Oman FM orig…

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