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Safer Waves: Support for Merchant Seafarers Who Have Experienced Sexual Assault

This is a re-release of Givey Connect+ Fiza Surhiyo speaks to the Safer Waves charity. Safer waves provides support to merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment or gender discrimination on board. Click to donate. 
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Newid: How to Embrace Social Media & Find New Income Streams

Ruby Illing speaks to Paul Stepczak, who works for Cwmpas the UK’s largest co-operative development agency, providing business support for social businesses and co-operatives.
We’ll be discussing the current project Paul is working on Newid which focuses on helping third-sector organisations in Wales to embrace digital technologies and explore new income streams. Find out how your origination can embrace social media and what income streams are right under your nose!
Cwmpas' website: https://cwmpas.coop/
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Red Kite: Equipping Survivors to Recover from Abuse

On this re-release of Givey Connect+. Fiza Surhiyo speaks to the Red Kite Rape & Sexual Abuse Support charity. Their vision is to provide comprehensive services to survivors of historic or recent rape or sexual abuse or violence to enable them to recover and thrive once more in their communities. Click to donate. 
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Find emotional support after pregnancy loss through Footsteps Counselling and Care

This is a re-release episode of Givey Connect+. (Ruby's first ever episode) We speak to Marianne Green, CEO of Footsteps Counselling & Care. Footsteps Counselling and Care offers counselling and care to anyone affected traumas relating to pregnancy issues and loss by providing a number of services such as one to one or couples counselling and local run counsellor led peer support groups. Click here to donate.
Visit their website: https://footstepscandc.org.uk/
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The Unlikely Way Nick Recovered from His Coma: Building His Life Again

17 years ago, Nick was in a coma due to encephalitis and when he woke up, he had no memory of who he was or how to do simple tasks such as making a cup of tea.
The only way he recovered was by building a tool kit for getting through and changing his perspective when the old ones were blocking his path.  
So here is Nick's story and how he built his tool kit for life.
A warning, there is mention of suicide in this story, if this is something you are not comfortable with hearing, you can skip this episode or here are the timestamps for when it is mentioned | 31:45 - 36:44 | don't worry, his story still makes sense without it.
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Check out Nick's website: http://www.digitalmarketingpartnership.com/
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Bridgend Farmhouse: What’s an Eco-Bothy?

On this re-release episode of Givey Connect+ Fiza Surhiyo speaks to the Will Golding from the Bridgend Farmhouse charity. They are a community owned and run centre for learning, eating and exercise. Will is talks about their volunteer training programme in sustainable construction which is building a community owned Eco-Bothy in the old barn at Bridgend Farmhouse. Click to donate.
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OLLIE: Empowering professionals and young people to save lives

On this re-release episode of Givey Connect+ Fiza Surhiyo speaks to Debi from OLLIE (one life lost is enough), a nonprofit organisation that provides training in suicide awareness, intervention, and prevention by empowering professionals and young people to organise suicide prevention initiatives in their local communities. Click here to donate
 
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Whitehawk Foodbank: “I believe we are responsible to our fellow man”

Sonically visit the Whitehawk Foodbank and listen to the powerful and utterly thoughtful voices of volunteers working to help people become self-sufficient and break the cycle of dependence on foodbanks. Click to donate.
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Meet Hello Beautiful a holistic cancer prevention organisation

This is a re-release episode of Givey Connect+ with Fiza Surhiyo. Fiza speaks with Jane Wingman and Kevin Helton about the Hello Beautiful Foundation, a cancer prevention organisation. Hello Beautiful employs holistic practices; at their headquarters in London's Bloomsbury, they offer exhibits, talks, classes, and other awareness campaigns to draw attention to the advantages of leading a healthy, non-toxic lifestyle, which begins with mindfulness and includes social responsibility and nutrition. Click here to donate. 
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KDVCS: Stuck in a transport desert? Here’s what one community is doing about it

What would you do if you lived in a transport desert? Well, in this episode of The Givey Community you'll be able to hear about how a local community is trying to tackle that exact problem. Listen to the volunteers and passengers from The Killin and District Volunteer Car Scheme, based in the Scottish Highlands.
 
KDVCS drives the residents of Killin and District who struggle with accessing public transport to and from hospital appointments (most about 60 miles away) and to activities that help boost well-being and combat isolation. Click here to donate. 
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