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MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang
Mind Your Business: Women on a Mission - To Build Climate Resilience of Disadvantaged Women

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 15:09


According to the United Nations, one in every 10 women is living in extreme poverty. Historically, climate change scientists, researchers and policymakers have struggled with making the vital connections between gender, social equity, and climate change. But, one serial entrepreneur strongly believes that women - in particular - can be the change-making force in pushing for greater social and economic equity for a greener and healthier planet. On this episode of Mind Your Business, Christine Amour-Levar, Founder & CEO of HER Planet Earth - a global advocacy movement for climate action and female empowerment - shares more about her entrepreneurial journey and leadership strategy to impact positive change for women and the planet. Presented by: Audrey SiekProduced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul AsrarPhoto credits: Her Planet EarthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MONEY FM 89.3 - Prime Time with Howie Lim, Bernard Lim & Finance Presenter JP Ong
R.I.C.H: A woman on a mission; from corporate world to climbing mountains

MONEY FM 89.3 - Prime Time with Howie Lim, Bernard Lim & Finance Presenter JP Ong

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 15:40


Christine Amour-Levar is a philanthropist, a record-breaking adventurer, climate investor, best-selling author and human rights and sustainability advisor. A passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, she founded two award-winning, non-profit organisations: Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth. Today, Christine also runs her own consultancy business focused on social impact and sustainability, and she sits on the boards of Investible VC, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), Zero Waste SG, Women for Women International and the Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation. How does this social entrepreneur do it all? How does giving back contribute to a rich and healthy mindset?  On R.I.C.H, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani sit down with Christine Amour-Levar to find out.   Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani Feature produced and edited by: Nadiah Koh and Simone Chua Do you have a story to tell on The Evening Runway show? Contact nadkoh@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MONEY FM 89.3 - Weekend Mornings
Saturday Mornings: Christine Amour-Levar on her Gobi Desert Expedition in support of The Nature Conservancy

MONEY FM 89.3 - Weekend Mornings

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 15:06


Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys talk with Christine Amour-Levar, the Founder & CEO, “HER Planet Earth” and Co-Founder of “Investors for Climate” about her recent Gobi Desert Winter 2024 Expedition to Mongolia with 15 women from diverse corners of the globe, traveling 100km on camel for The Nature Conservancy to preserve the Mongolian way of life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspire Group Podcast
Learning To Fly With Christine Amour-Levar

Inspire Group Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 37:58


In this episode of our host Ulrika Brunnerdials in for a conversation with Christine Amour-Levar. The discussion revolves around the theme of embracing discomfort for personal and professional growth. Christine emphasizes the importance of curiosity, rating it beyond the scale, and narrates her experiences in venturing into unfamiliar territories, such as launching an NFT-based community in Singapore. Get an inside look at the courage required to step out of your comfort zone. Hear about the significance of continuous learning, and the impact of leaving a legacy. Christine's commitment to inspiring other women, shines through as she encourages diverse career paths and alternative approaches to success. Tune in to explore how embracing change, staying curious, and taking risks can lead to transformative leadership journeys. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/learningtofly/message

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Armchair Explorer
Revisiting the Herd at the End of the World: Christine Amour Levar's Journey With the Nenet Reindeer Herders of Siberia

Armchair Explorer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 48:36


It's hard to imagine Christmas without reindeer. But long before the beloved antlered animals were pulling Santa's sleigh, they were providing a way of life for indigenous peoples around the world, including the Nenets of Siberia's Yamal Peninsula. The Nenets of Siberia's Yamal Peninsula are among the world's oldest existing true nomads, making a living by herding reindeer in a place that literally translates to ‘the end of the world.' And when Christine Amour-Levar learned that she had a third-degree connection to the tribe, she set about arranging an unprecedented trek to accompany them during their southward migration. Five months later, she was leading the largest - and only all-female - group that the Nenets had ever hosted, as they prepared to live, migrate, and journey alongside the tribe for a week. Cozy up and get ready for an episode that celebrates this traditional symbol of the holidays in a decidedly non-traditional way...even including the occasional consumption of fresh reindeer blood. FIND CHRISTINE Follow Christine Amour-Levar on Instagram (@christineamourlevar) or visit her website at christineamourlevar.com for more incredible stories, photos of her expeditions, and more. You can also find her book, Wild Wisdom: Life Lessons From Leading Teams to Some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World, online or at your local bookstore. Finally, we encourage you to learn more about her two nonprofit organizations, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth, where you can volunteer, donate - or even sign up for an upcoming expedition yourself! SOCIAL Share the show with your friends! Subscribe to the podcast wherever you're listening, follow @armchairexplorerpodcast on Instagram and Facebook, check out Armchair Explorer's website, armchair-explorer.com, and learn more about APT Podcast Studios on their website at APTpodcaststudios.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang
Morning Shot: Is the current Plan B enough to save Planet Earth as the world stands on frontline of disaster at COP28?

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 10:07


COP28 kicks off in less than a day. This year, leaders and experts from some 200 countries will gather in Dubai to do a global stocktake of the progress nations are making towards the Paris Agreement.  On this episode of Morning Shot, Christine Amour-Levar, Founder & CEO, HER Planet Earth and Co-Founder, Investors for Climate shares what she'll be looking out for at COP28, and her assessment on climate leadership.  Presented by: Ryan Huang & Audrey Siek Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang
Morning Shot: What are the implications if UK fails to honour its £11.6bn climate pledge?

MONEY FM 89.3 - The Breakfast Huddle with Elliott Danker, Manisha Tank and Finance Presenter Ryan Huang

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 8:54


The UK government has rejected accusations that it's planning to ditch its £11.6 billion climate pledge. This comes even as a leaked document revealed by the Guardian earlier this week showed that ministers were being prepared for the policy's failure.  Christine Amour-Levar, Founder & CEO of HER Planet Earth and Co-Founder of Investors for Climate weighs in on the gravity of the implications if such a situation is unavoidable. Presented by: Lynlee Foo  Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MONEY FM 89.3 - Weekend Mornings
Saturday Mornings: Nitin Goil, Senior Advisor, Neuro Leadership Institute on adapting faster and driving change at scale

MONEY FM 89.3 - Weekend Mornings

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 15:01


“Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host Christine Amour-Levar, Founder, Her Planet Earth, Co-Founder Women on a Mission discuss adapting faster and driving change at scale with Nitin Goil, Senior Advisor, NeuroLeadership Institute. How to connect the dots between the neuroscientific findings and practical applications of groundbreaking studies in organizational change to adapt to the volatile external and internal environments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BritCham Singapore
Ep 158: IWD Special: Embracing equity and closing the gender gap

BritCham Singapore

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 46:29


Our flagship diversity event of the year, the International Women's Day Lunch, returned to the calendar for 2023 with a stellar line-up of speakers on this year's theme - #EmbraceEquity. The event, led by our Women in Business Committee, opens with a welcome glass of champagne, kindly sponsored by The Global Collective In this episode, we hear from Christine Amour-Levar, Co-Founder Women on a Mission and Founder HER Planet Earth who discusses how that different resources are needed to address an uneven social system. She also explained how through equity, it would give a voice to individuals of different backgrounds an even playing ground to take a step forward to more better world. Our speakers Christine Amour-Levar, Co-Founder Women on a Mission and Founder HER Planet Earth, Naomi Vowels, Co-Founder and Director of givvable, Godelieve Van Dooren, CEO, Southeast Asia Growth Markets of Mercer and David Jacob, Chief Executive Officer, Marsh Asia also provided their comments and insights where they open questions to the floor during the moderated panel discussion in this podcast. Thank you to our Title Partner, and Official Diversity and Inclusion Partner of the Chamber since 2014, Barclays , along with our Supporting Partners, XCL World Academyn, Santa Fe Relocation, Mercer, Mott MacDonald, Kennedys Legal Solutions, BT and Elliott Scott HR. Subscribe to the BritCham Singapore Podcast on your favourite player, and if you're listening on Spotify or Apple, please take a second to give us a 5* rating if you enjoy the show. Signup to our newsletter for more information and the opportunity to request topics and guests in future episodes, or head to our website. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/britcham-singapore/message

Live Wide Awake - Sustainability & Conscious Leadership
#067 Christine Amour Levar: life lessons from leading expeditions through inhospitable places

Live Wide Awake - Sustainability & Conscious Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 41:57


In this episode, we are speaking to Christine Amour-Levar the founder of two award-winning NGOs - Her Planet Earth and Women on a Mission. Christine is also a human rights and sustainability advisor, climate investor, best-selling Penguin author of the book Wild Wisdom, TEDx Speaker, board member and advisor to several purpose-led organisations. Chistine's career started strong in Japan at McCannn-Erickson and Phillippe Starck before moving to Nike in New York and around Asia. She then went on to lead Marketing & Communications at Temasek Trust, the Philanthropic arm of Singapore's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Temasek Holdings. In this episode, we talk about her wild expeditions around the world raising funds for charity, being a purpose-driven leader, positivity as a muscle what success really means and so much more. I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica. Okay, it's time to live wide awake. Stay connected with Christine: Website: https://www.christineamourlevar.com/ Social media: https://www.instagram.com/christineamourlevar/ | https://www.instagram.com/herplanetearth/ | https://www.instagram.com/woamsingapore/ Stay connected & support the show Instagram: http://instagram.com/livewideawake Support: If you enjoyed the show do consider making a contribution so we can keep having conscious conversations - https://www.patreon.com/livewideawake Reach out: hola@stephldickson.com

Armchair Explorer
The Herd at the End of the World: Traversing Siberia with the Nenet Reindeer Herders

Armchair Explorer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 44:16


“This style of reindeer herding is truly the last of its kind…and I wanted us to be the first group to experience it.”The Nenets of Siberia's Yamal Peninsula are among the world's oldest existing true nomads, making a living by herding reindeer in a place that literally translates to ‘the end of the world.' And when Christine Amour-Levar learned that she had a third-degree connection to the tribe, she set about arranging an unprecedented trek to accompany them during their southward migration. Five months later, she was leading the largest - and only all-female - group that the Nenets had ever hosted, as they prepared to live, migrate, and journey alongside the tribe for a week.Cozy up and get ready for an episode where the temperatures reach -100ºF, the Northern Lights guide the way, and the only way to survive is to stick together - and occasionally consume fresh reindeer blood.FIND CHRISTINE Follow Christine Amour-Levar on Instagram (@christineamourlevar) or visit her website at christineamourlevar.com for more incredible stories, photos of her expeditions, and more. You can also find her book, Wild Wisdom: Life Lessons From Leading Teams to Some of the Most Inhospitable Places in the World, online or at your local bookstore. Finally, we encourage you to learn more about her two nonprofit organizations, Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth, where you can volunteer, donate - or even sign up for an upcoming expedition yourself!SPONSORS Thank you to our amazing sponsor, The North Face, for supporting this episode! When you wear The North Face, it's more than a jacket…it's the calling to get out there and explore. Find your next fleece, parka, or winter jacket at thenorthface.com.Also, check out our new show, Hidden Trails of Oregon, which is out now! It's an immersive first-person journey - recorded on location with surround sound audio - across this weird, wild, and wonderful state. You'll hear Aaron go beyond the guidebook to discover the secrets only locals know! Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you find podcasts.SOCIAL Share the show with your friends! Follow @armchairexplorerpodcast across Instagram and Facebook, and check out Armchair Explorer (www.armchair-explorer.com) for background videos, photos and more on each episode. And please hit that follow button to support the show!

Demain & Durable
EP73 - Eveiller sur l'impact du réchauffement climatique sur les femmes avec Christine Amour-Levar à Singapour

Demain & Durable

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 56:14


70% des femmes sont exposées aux effets néfastes du dérèglement climatique Savez-vous qui sont les plus touchées par le réchauffement climatique ? Ce sont malheureusement les femmes. En Afrique par exemple 70% des femmes sont exposées aux effets néfastes du dérèglement climatique. Quand j'ai compris ce sujet, j'ai souhaité savoir qui pouvait nous en parler. J'ai donc interviewé Christine Amour Levar, fondatrice de deux associations ayant pour but d'aider les femmes dans la précarité : Women on a Mission and Her Planet Earth. Depuis plus de 10 ans, Christine agit grâce à sa fondation à Singapour et ses expéditions pour éveiller sur ces thématiques.   Pourquoi les femmes sont-elles les plus touchées par le rechauffement climatique ?  Comment aider les femmes pour réduire ces inégalités ?  Comment est perçu ce sujet à Singapour ?  Bonne écoute !  ____ Christine sort bientôt un livre sur ses expéditions exceptionnelles : https://penguin.sg/book/wild-wisdom/

MONEY FM 89.3 - Weekend Mornings
Weekends: Christine Amour-Levar on her new programme called We Can Be Heroes

MONEY FM 89.3 - Weekend Mornings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 15:43


Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Christine Amour-Levar, Founding Partner, Women on a Mission about a new mentoring programme for people with mental health issues and disabilities, titled We Can Be Heroes, aimed at enhancing their inclusion in society; and how young startups can navigate the uncertainty of new business during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
active CEO Podcast #28 Christine Amour-Levar A Woman On A Mission

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 55:33


On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Christine Amour-Levar about her diverse cultural upbringing; learning new language through total immersion; the differences in work ethic, leadership, culture and behaviours between Japan, USA and France; the impact Nike has had on her career; and leading through empathy. We also delve into creating Beijaflora and becoming an entrepreneur; scheduling family time; combining her love for adventure with her social entrepreneurship programs; and the influence Woman on a Mission and HER Planet Earth are having on the woman of war and the underprivileged.

Sur les routes de l'Asie
#64 – L’aventure responsable à Siargao et Palawan (Philippines)

Sur les routes de l'Asie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 42:09


Les Philippines sont, après l'Indonésie, l'autre grand archipel de l'Asie. Avec plus de 7000 îles, les possibilités d'aventures y sont presque infinies. Mais cette fois-ci, nous avons choisi de proposer un autre type de voyage et d'aventure. En compagnie de Christine Amour-Levar, qui est née et a vécu de nombreuses années dans la capitale Manille, nous découvrons d'abord l'île de Siargao, véritable petit paradis tropical et haut lieu du surf dans le pays. Siargao est encore peu connue, mais cela pourrait rapidement changer et des projets de développement du tourisme sont déjà à l'étude. Nous mettons ensuite le cap sur les îles de Palawan, beaucoup plus connues mais où l'exploration prend encore tout son sens. Mais plus que la découverte à proprement parler de ces îles, c'est l'angle du voyage responsable et solidaire de Christine qui intéresse. Elle a en effet fondé l'association "HER Planet Earth" qui vient en aide aux femmes victimes du changement climatique dans le monde. Avec son groupe de femmes volontaires, elle organise régulièrement des expéditions à différents endroits du globe, avec une approche solidaire puisque des fonds sont levés pour soutenir différents projets en lien avec leur cause. C'était le cas avec l'association SEA Movement à Siargao et la fondation Tao Kalahi à Palawan par exemple. Alors laissons-nous voguer entre ces îles magnifiques, au rythme de ces actions responsables qui méritent que l'on en parle !

MONEY FM 89.3 - Workday Afternoon with Claressa Monteiro
Coffee with Claressa: Christine Amour-Levar, Co-Founder of Women on a Mission

MONEY FM 89.3 - Workday Afternoon with Claressa Monteiro

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 17:44


This International Women's Day, Claressa spoke with Christine Amour Levar, Co-Founder of Women on a Mission, a non-profit organisation that raises money for  causes that support and empower abused women and women survivors of war around the world and her latest initiative, Her Planet Earth which promotes a deeper connection between women empowerment and the integrity of the environment.

Doing Good Podcast - Amra Naidoo
#16 – Anne-Marie Bakker – Planting Trees for Peace & Security

Doing Good Podcast - Amra Naidoo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 68:50


Did you catch the last episode of the Doing Good Podcast? I interviewed Christine Amour-Levar, co-founder of Women On A Mission about travel, adventure and using sport to end violence against women. If you didn’t hear it, I highly recommend it, but I may be a bit bias. Anyway, incase you didn’t know, Christine is of French, Swiss and Filipino descent. So while I was in the Philippines last year, I of course reached out to her to let her know I was there and to see if she knew any interesting people that I should connect with while travelling around.   Now interesting is an understatement when thinking of a word to describe who she introduced me to.   This week on the podcast, I’m chatting to the one and only Anne-Marie Bakker. Power-woman. Environmental advocate. Don’t mess with her, passionate, problem-solver, connector. Tree-planter. And all round, bad-ass. She is a solid driving force in the fight for environmental conservation in the Philippines - one of the last remaining tropical rainforest areas.   Some estimates state that forest cover in the Philippines has dropped from 70% down to 20% over the course of the 20th Century (check this report). Forests play a critical role in mitigating climate change because they act as a carbon sink—soaking up carbon dioxide that would otherwise be free in the atmosphere and contribute to ongoing changes in climate patterns. Deforestation undermines this important carbon sink function.   According to WWF, some 46-58 thousand square miles of forest are lost each year—equivalent to 48 football fields every minute, and it is estimated that 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions are the result of deforestation. So what are the causes of deforestation? Well, illegal logging, fires used to clear land for agriculture, and fuel-wood harvesting.   The impacts are overwhelming. But in this episode we’re going to hear from an environmental warrior extraordinaire. Anne-Marie is truly at the forefront of the effort to restore the lungs of the world.   I remember one night, there was a group of us and we were all chatting. It was late at night and over a few beers and Anne-Marie was telling a story about a time that she was in walking by herself down a dirt road in one of the remote village-islands and how she scared away a group of rowdy guys with a large knife that she was carrying for scenarios like that. If you’re looking for stories of adventure, look no further than Anne-Marie. She is humble, down to earth, and a great storyteller. As the VP Operations & Partnerships at Fostering Education & Environment for Development (FEED) in The Philippines, Anne-Marie chats about how she does it all, her family history of and personal motivation for conservation, as well as some of the projects that she runs; one in particular that I find so fascinating, is the planting for peace program - engaging the people of Mindanao in environmental conservation through tree planting projects with the Philippines Defence Force, as a way of promoting peace in that region. I’m not going to give any more away – I hope you enjoy the show!   Favorite quote from episode: “It should be a given that we give back to the community somehow.”  [24:35]   People/ items mentioned in this episode: Fostering Education & Environment for Development (FEED) COP 21 - Paris Pope Francis says destroying the environment is a sin Living Legacy Ridge to Reef (R2R) – Watershed Rehabilitation Students & Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) Philippine Environmental Legislation FEED Ambassadors   Get in contact with Anne-Marie by email or through the FEED Facebook page, Instagram or website.   Show notes “We realized it was the right time to engage the public at large to generate awareness about the need to reforest 70% of our lost forest cover in the Philippines” [08:15] Anne-Marie gives us a bit of background about the environmental situation in the Philippines [17:30] How does FEED measure social impact? [21:00] Anne-Marie talks about the Planting for Peace Program, working with the Philippines Armed Forces on a tree-planting program to promote peace in the highly unstable region of Mindanao in the Philippines [29:00] What are some of the challenges that Anne-Marie faces in doing this kind of work, especially in the Philippines? [34:50] What is FEED working on for the future? [50:00] Three Things [01:01:30]   What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Let me know in the comments!   Head to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or doinggoodpodcast.com to get involved in the conversation     Keywords: Social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, social entrepreneur, changemaker, social good, social impact, volunteer, Philippines, nonprofit, NGO, green, trees, peace, deforestation, carbon emissions,  environment, environmental, shared value, conservation, climate change, global warming, education

Doing Good Podcast - Amra Naidoo
#15 – Christine Amour-Levar – Using Adventure, Sport & Travel to End Violence Against Women

Doing Good Podcast - Amra Naidoo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2017 52:03


Of French, Swiss and Filipino descent, Christine Amour-Levar is Social Entrepreneur, Marketing Consultant and Author who passionately believes in women empowering each other. She grew up between Manila, Paris and Tokyo and is currently based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and four children. After graduating from Sophia University in Tokyo, with a BA in International Business and Economics, and a minor in Japanese language, she embarked on a fulfilling career that took her across Europe, Asia, North and South America for brands such as Nike, McCann-Erickson, Philippe Starck and her own Brazilian fashion retail business, Beijaflor. After selling her retail business in 2010, she went on to write the motivational guide, The Smart Girl’s Handbook to Being Mummylicious, published in May 2012.   Today, Christine heads Marketing and Communications at Temasek Trust and Temasek Management Services, two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Temasek Holdings, a global investment firm headquartered in Singapore. She is also the Chief Marketing Officer of iRace Group, one of Asia's leading horse racing publishing and media companies and the Founding Partner of Women On A Mission, a non-profit organisation, which combines challenging expeditionary travel to remote locations around the world with the support of humanitarian causes.   Christine recently received the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™ (Global FWN100™) that recognises Filipina women who are influencing the face of leadership in the global workplace, having reached status for outstanding work in their respective fields, and who are recognised for their leadership, achievement and contributions to society, female mentorship and legacy.   I am super excited to introduce you to Christine. She is someone who I really admire because of her personal and professional accomplishments. You’ll hear me say it a few times in this episode, but I honestly don’t know how she has the time to do everything that she does. Having said that, I think when you’ve found that sweet spot in your life where you can use the skills that you’re good at while you work at something that you’re passionate about, the time you spend on work, doesn’t seem like work at all. Christine co-founded Women on a Mission - a social enterprise that combines travel, sport and adventure with her passion to end violence against women. Now I’m not talking about leisurely travel here, some of their recent missions have included one to Iran in November 2016 where they trekked 200km of dessert. They also recently went to Jordan for rock climbing, Siberia to live with the nomadic Nenets reindeer herders and even up to Everest Base Camp in 2012. These trips are not for the faint-hearted. We’ll chat about how they do these trips, prepare for them and how these trips contribute to the fight to end violence against women. Let’s get in to the show!    Favorite quote from episode: “It may sound cliché, but I really believe that if you follow your passion and you do that throughout your life - even through the tough times when you think ‘oh I should just get safe job’ or, ‘I should just stick to something that is less flamboyant or risky’, but I think that if you do that continuously through your life, it ends up all just coming together.” – Christine [20:50]   People/ items mentioned in this episode: Women On A Mission Smart Girl’s Handbook to Being Mummylicious  Women for Women International Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) UN Women Singapore Pertapis Children’s Home Singapore Changemaker workshop (AWARE)     Get in contact with Christine on her website, Twitter, or through Women On A Mission   Show notes What is Women On A Mission? [05:00] Christine tells us about the causes that Women On A Mission support and why [08:35] How do teammates fundraise for these trips? [17:45] How does Women On A Mission measure impact? [23:30] “It’s not work for me! I work on it [Women On A Mission] every day but I don’t consider it work. It’s so much fun, I love what I do with Women On A Mission – it’s my profession of the heart” [29:50] Where does Christine see the future of Women On A Mission & what kind of things are they working on? [34:34] Corporate partnerships and corporate responsibility programs [38:40] “I put a lot of value on being kind and being compassionate towards others. But also educating yourself all through your life” [44:00] Three Things [47:00]   What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Let me know in the comments!   Head to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or doinggoodpodcast.com to get involved in the conversation     Keywords: Social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, social entrepreneur, changemaker, social good, social impact, volunteer, women in business, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, empowerment, travel, adventure, sport, women, feminism, end violence, mother, businesswomen

The Tao of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan
295: Being Resilient With Christine Amour-Levar

The Tao of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 14:22


Christine Amour-Levar is the Founding Partner of Women On A Mission, a non-profit organisation, headquartered in Singapore, which aims to raise awareness and funds for women survivors of war and to support and empower women who have been subjected to violence and abuse. Christine's journey to self confidence has been a life long journey. She has had her share of obstacles but each obstacle she has faced made her stronger and more resilient every time. In this episode, Christine will share her story and also give you tips to help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Christine's episode, Christine's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Tough Girl Podcast
Christine Amour-Levar - Trekking to Siberia to experience what daily life is like for the nomadic Nenets reindeer herders

Tough Girl Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 50:15


Of French, Swiss and Filipino descent, Christine Amour-Levar is a true citizen of the world, she grew up between Manila, Paris and Tokyo and is currently based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and four children. She is one of the founding partners of Women On A Mission, a non-profit organisation that combines challenging expeditionary travel to remote locations around the world with the support of humanitarian causes.  Christine recently received the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award that recognises Filipina women who are influencing the face of leadership in the global workplace, having reached status for outstanding work in their respective fields, and who are recognised for their leadership, achievement and contributions to society, female mentorship and legacy. "Have the courage to define success on your own terms. Your uniqueness in your power." Shownotes -Christine is Introduces herself and shares more about growing up and living a very international lifestyle -How sports have always played a part of her life; especially swimming, basketball, tennis & soccer -Working for Nike and how sport continued to play a huge part of her life -Trying to get the balance in her life between; work, family, fitness and having a social life -Having a career break while having her first child and going back to school to follow a creative dream -Moving to Singapore & setting up her own business and a non-profit - “Women on a Mission” -Dealing with guilt and how she copes with those feelings -Her love of trekking which started in Switzerland and how her passion grew when she was older and why she turned to the mountains for strength after her divorce  -Why she keeps going back to the Himalayas and why Nepal holds a special place for her -More about Valerie Boffin, Women for Women International and how that let to her becoming a founding partner of “Women on a Mission” -Their first trek to Everest Base Camp & getting to stay the night at base camp -Trekking to Siberia to experience what daily life is like for the nomadic Nenets reindeer herders -Dealing with the difference in extreme temperatures - going from 30 degrees to - 40! -What she learned most from this experience -What’s next for Women on a Mission  -Writing her book - The Smart Girl’s Handbook to Being Mummylicious,   Website - Links http://www.christineamourlevar.com  http://www.womenmission.com  Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode! x