RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages
Welcome to RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages. I'm Wade Griffith from Shanta Village Partners, and I'm joined by my co-host Jaipreet Kaur from All We Can. This Podcast is a space for practitioners, funders, change makers, and anyone committed to eliminating extreme poverty to share their passion and knowledge on long-term approaches to rural development that center on community leadership. Each episode features practical strategies, lessons learned, and case studies from initiatives that are re-balancing power, prioritizing local knowledge, and building systems that last. At RISE, we're committed to advancing community-led development and rethinking the role of international actors through a decolonial lens. Special thanks to Fort Lewis College's radio station, KDUR, for their recording expertise and live airing of RISE.
RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages
Latest Episodes
Episode 42
Episode: Confessions from the Field — What We Get Wrong About HelpingIn this candid episode, Wade and co-host Japreet Kaur reflect on their own early missteps in international development, including a mission trip to Nicaragua whe...
Episode 41
Shifting Power, Not Just Moving ItIn this episode, Wade and Jai sit down with Charles Kojo Van Dyke of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) to unpack what locally-led development really requires beyond the buzz...
Episode #40
In this solo episode, Wade flies without co-host Japreet to tackle two topics: the dismantling of USAID under the Trump administration and what that means for international development, and a "pull back the curtain" look at behind-the-scenes re...
