The Mum Who Feeds Millions Each Year
On Australia Day this year, a Sydney mum called Ronni Kahn, was hailed a hero by the Prime Minister when he handed her the ‘Australian of the Year Local Hero’ award. And probably no-one would agree with that ‘hero’ label more, than the thousands of homeless people who enjoy gourmet meals delivered by Ronni’s charity […]
Read MoreShowing Love in America’s Toughest Ghettos
Bart Campolo is a man who lives and breathes a thing called “urban ministry”. For more than 20 years, he’s been lending a hand to the down-and-out in suburbs and city streets. And, just like his father Tony Campolo, he’s passionate about teaching other people to do the same. Lately, Bart’s love for the poor […]
Read MoreChanging the World Starts With You
Everybody wants to change the world. But what if your efforts in activism are in vain? What if the only thing you can really change is yourself? Author and activist Dave Andrews argues this in his new book, Plan Be. It’s a guide for making a difference by first changing yourself and it’s based around […]
Read MoreThe Fight For South Africa’s Youth
South Africa is one of the most affluent nations in the African continent. Yet with an unemployment rate of 50 percent, young people in that nation are facing many troubling issues right now – drugs, alcoholism, gang violence, the rapid spread of HIV, and a feeling of hopelessness. One organisation working hard to turn things […]
Read MoreHope 103.2 is proudly supported by
Darlene Zschech: Passing On the Baton of Leadership
For Darlene Zschech, change has been a lifelong companion. Starting her career with roles in kids TV and advertising jingles, her first big changes would be to move interstate, become music pastor of Australia’s largest church, Hillsong, and record some of world’s most famous worship songs. Then, over the past decade, her focus shifted as […]
Read MoreThe Shocking Realities of Human Trafficking
Justin Dillon was a rock musician, travelling the world, chasing his dreams, until a conversation with a teenage girl in Russia changed everything. The girl, his tour translator, was telling him excitedly about her “opportunity” to travel to the US. Dillon soon realised the girl was being tricked and was about to become the next […]
Read MoreCadbury will Produce Fairtrade Chocolate
This week Cadbury announced a timeline for its Australian Cadbury Dairy Milk range to be certified Fairtrade. They have committed to having over 60% of their product range guaranteed free of trafficked or exploitative child labour, as well as offering cocoa producers fair minimum wages for their produce, by early 2010. This is a major […]
Read MoreLiving in the Indian slums
In March 1995, Aussie couple Mark and Cathy Delaney embarked on a sea change like no other. They packed their bags for India, to settle in the slums of New Delhi. If you’ve seen the film Slumdog Millionaire, you’ll have some idea of the kind of environment they live in. Thirteen years later, compelled by […]
Read MoreHope 103.2 is proudly supported by
Helping the World’s Poorest Nations
Our next guest says countries that are home to the world’s poorest billion have much in common with the fourteenth century. Enduring civil war, plagues and even ignorance. He also says the rest of the developed world cannot afford to ignore the plight of the world’s poorest billion people. Paul Collier is the author of […]
Read MoreFighting Modern Day Slavery
You’ve heard of William Wilberforce—the 18th-century abolitionist politician who gave his life to ending the then legal slave trade. Well, 200 years later 27-million people remain in some form of forced servitude and so what’s needed is a movement of Backyard Abolitionists. David Batstone is the man behind the Not For Sale Campaign and Brant […]
Read MoreChina’s Abandoned Children
Did you know that in China, a child is born every 1.5 seconds? And did you also know that nation has a massive rate of child abandonment? China now has up to 15 million orphans, many of whom live in desperate need. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by these statistics, but David Ryan is one […]
Read MoreStories from the Street – Jeff O’Hare
Have you ever come across someone who’s homeless? Down-and-out or maybe with just a few extra lines on their face and wondered what their story might be? Father Jeff O’Hare is a man who gets to hear these stories all the time. He’s an Anglican minister in Melbourne, and Chaplain of the Brotherhood of St […]
Read MoreHope 103.2 is proudly supported by