Women Arise

When people lack knowledge, understanding is based on myths shared by trusted family members and friends.   In this episode, Rev. Dr. Betty Kazadi Musau is interviewed by Lipscomb student Caleb Williams about her campaign to save lives by dispelling myths. Listen and give as you are able, as we expand our work to spread knowledge for hope and health.

Sarah Todd Cloud, RN learned resilience through study and experience. Now she shares these lessons with the Women Arise Collective, bringing trauma informed care into the global circle. Recorded Tuesday, Sept 15, 2020. You can grow resilience by supporting the Women Arise Collective with prayer and financial gifts. Share now! https://harperhill.global/donate 

Women in Nigeria speak out against rape, finding the power of their voices in the process. A compelling interview with Doris Adamu, Women Arise Collective Director, Nigeria.  Recorded Tuesday, Sept 1, 2020. You can make their lives better by giving! Doris is beginning a small business to bring income to herself, and also the Women Arise Collective in Nigeria. Give now and spread the love! https://harperhill.global/donate 

Join Neelley Hicks (founder of the Women Arise Collective) & Sherry Cothran (singer, author, leader WoAC USA) for an evening of song & story. We are joined by special guests Judith Osongo Yanga Eluhu, Doris Adamu Jenis, and Ruth Nabakulu, along with Rosalie, Georgette & Tumaini from the Mama Lynn Center, Kindu DRC.

What good do simple text messages do in a sea of information? Listen as Marion Wasia shares outcomes of her efforts to educate and inspire during the pandemic. I'm sure you'll be touched as I was to learn how much the right words can matter. Recorded Monday, June 29, 2020. Faith & Health Go Hand in Hand. Hygiene. Healthcare. Hope. To donate to this lifesaving and life-changing work, go to harperhill.global/donate.

Rev. Dr. Kabamba Kiboko speaks about the importance of relationship and how it fundamentally changes the way of life and community in this interview with Neelley Hicks. Background: Rev. Dr. J. Kabamba Kiboko, Ph.D.  Born in Shinkolobwe, CongoDR President of the African Clergywomen Association since 2012 Lead Pastor of Forest Chapel UMC, Cincinnati, OH. Author of DIVINING THE WOMAN OF ENDOOR-- African Culture, Postcolonial Hermeneutics, and Politics of Biblical Translation.   Serving the global church from a place in-between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere   Upcoming Event: African Clergywomen Leadership Development--July 11 to July 15, 2022 @ Africa University.    United Methodist terms used: COSROW (General Commission on Status and Role of Women); AU (Africa University)  

In this episode, Women Arise founder Neelley Hicks talks with Revi Sterling, PhD., director of the USAID W-GDP WomenConnect Challenge. The Challenge addresses the social norms that keep women and girls offline and focuses on the use of technology to create new social norms that empower women. Before the WomenConnect Challenge, Revi was Chief of Party at NetHope and directed the Women and the Web Alliance, a private public partnership with USAID, Intel, NetHope, World Vision, World Pulse, and UN Women. Prior to these positions, Revi founded and directed the first Information and Communications Technology for Development professional master's program in the United States at the University of Colorado Boulder. Prior to academia, Revi spent a decade at Microsoft Research, spearheading efforts in gender equity in computer science as well as working as a software engineer and program manager in the Emerging Technologies division. She serves on leading gender and technology boards, has testified before the U.S. Congress about the need for more women in the technical workforce, and consults extensively for foundations, development agencies, and high technology companies on using information and communications technology to empower women and marginalized populations. Revi holds a Ph.D. in Media, Technology, and Society from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has been recognized by USAID for her gender activism and is the recipient of the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision award for Social Impact and the 2019 Impact.Engineered Award for Women in Technology. For more information on the WomenConnect Challenge, go to: https://www.usaid.gov/wcc. To contact Revi Sterling directly, email srsterling@gmail.com.

How can we find God in the wilderness? How are we called to worship outside of sanctuaries? Should Christians follow medical advice, or rely on faith alone? Listen as Dr. Jon Roebuck shares a Christian perspective of suffering caused by COVID-19/Coronavirus.  Recorded Wednesday, April 7, 2020. Faith & Health Go Hand in Hand. Hygiene. Healthcare. Hope. For more information on Dr. Jon Roebuck, visit http://www.belmont.edu/faith-leadership/director.html  

Rabbi Joshua Lesser shares the impact of COVID-19/Coronavirus on religious practices at Congregation Bet Haverim, Atlanta, Georgia.  Recorded Friday, March 18, 2020. Faith & Health Go Hand in Hand. Hygiene. Healthcare. Hope.

Imam Ossama Bahloul shares the impact of COVID-19/Coronavirus on religious practices at the Islamic Center of Nashville.  Recorded Friday, March 13, 2020. Faith & Health Go Hand in Hand. Hygiene. Healthcare. Hope.

COVID-19 is the first pandemic of the global communications age. While we can reach almost every person on the planet through mobile phones, it's imperative that behavior change communications and faith-based leaders be included in the equation. In this special episode on COVID-19, Neelley Hicks interviews Firdaus Kharas, a global leader in using animation for social change and David Robinson, Independent Consultant for Inter-religious action in humanitarian emergencies & development. Listen, share and subscribe.  

In this episode, Women Arise founder Neelley Hicks talks with Becky Posey-Williams, senior director of sexual ethics and advocacy from the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women in the United Methodist Church, about sexual misconduct in the church, the mistreatment of women throughout the world, and the impact of the #METOO movement. Upcoming legislation at a global conference asks for an apology, but is the church willing to admit its complicity and failures? For more information on the apology & work towards gender equity within the church, go to: https://www.gcsrw.org/GeneralConference/ADCAArticle.aspx  

In the premiere episode of the Women Arise podcast, founder Neelley Hicks explains how women across the world are uniting to overcome one thing they have in common: sexual violence.