Out-of-Country Philanthropy

Out-of-Country is where I interview ordinary people who have done volunteer and philanthropy work helping in other countries"Out of Country" is a philanthropy / volunteer / working travel series where I interview ordinary people who have done extraordinary philanthropic and volunteer work in countries around the globe. By joining us and watching the interviews below,  you can discover what drives them to volunteer their time, energy and even risk their personal safety by tackling humanitarian projects in countries some would never visit. Their drive, energy and vision of giving back and helping those in impoverished economies has always piqued my interest. So one day I thought,

"Why not just ask them ?"

I began writing down the people I know or recently met, realizing that such is an omen, telling me what I should do. Before I knew it, I had a list of 10+ that lived within 1 hour of me. The dots were clearly aligning themselves, telling me what I should do, "Just ask them . . .". Click on the picture of the interview below that interests you. Listen to what they have to say to my questions of discovery.

Perhaps their replies can inspire you to do the same - either jump on board with an existing project or create and drive your own.

Then I can interview you in my next episode of

"Out of Country"

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"Advising, Facilitating & Delivering" / Dr Wael Badawy

Dr Wael Badawy, P.Eng

Professor and Award winning author and accomplished business leader

School of Information Technology and Computer Science

Nile University, Cairo, Eqypt

Wael went back to Cairo in the Fall of 2019 to visit his mother but was eventually restricted by the no travel bans and social isolation enforcement due to the covide pandemic.

That allowed him to continue teaching as a professor of computer science and engineering by creating and delivering online courses for the university students, as they continue their university studies, while practising social isolation.

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Out-of-Country interviews Dr Wael Badawy while he is a professor at Nile University Cairo Egypt

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"Working With the South Sudan People to Grow Better Food" / John and Beverley Bossuyt

Humanity's Promise Int'l

I interview John and Beverley Bossuyt of Humanity's Promise Int'l - a charity based in Alberta, Canada that works with locals in South Sudan, Africa to grow better crops for sustainment and entrepreneurship.

John and Beverley began their efforts back in 2008 and in 2011 the charity was officially chartered. With several trips to work with their local teams, almost every day is spent online from their home base in Alberta helping their team on the ground in South Sudan.

To learn more about their charity, please visit www.humanityspromise.com

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John and Beverley Bossuyt of Humanitys Promise Intl

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"Delivering Babies in Mud Huts of Ethiopia" / Annette Stanwick

Speaker, Author, Freedom Facilitator & Coach, Health Care Professional & Leadership Consultant

From Annette's initial journey of 3 years to Ethiopia in the late 70's to a return visit in 2013 to Uganda presenting forgiveness and leadership speeches, she has much to reflect and share in our interview today.

From delivering hundreds of babies in the mud huts of rural Ethiopia, vaccinations and various health care related services, Annette has done it all. Her reflection in this interview is most inspiring and reflective.

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Out-of-Country interview of Annette Stanwick

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"No Ordinary Family" / Laverne Bissky & David Dziadyk

Founders and Principles of "No Ordinary Journey Foundation"

" . . . No Ordinary Family. . . No Ordinary Life . . . and No Ordinary Journey . . . was the basis of naming our children's charity as succinctly worded by our son Devin . . . "

" In 2008 we and our 2 children embarked on a 5-month family vacation tour of China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos resulting in the birth of the Calgary based children's charity No Ordinary Journey Foundation".

I sit down with founders Laverne Bissky and David Dziadyk of Calgary and ask them to share what their charity is all about, where it has been and the work they have done in South East Asian countries to help young children stricken with cerebral palsy.

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No Ordinary Journey Foundation - interview with Laverne Bissky & David Dziadyk

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"Building a Wall" / Petrena Schell

for Dare Women's Foundation, Tanzania, Africa

Petrena has travelled to Africa many times, on extended stays of several months. But this recent mission was for a charity in Tanzania - Dare Women's Foundation.

With them for several weeks, Petrena helped them build a wall which would fortify a recent property donated to Dare Women's Foundation which is the brainchild of Executive Director and Founder, Maggie Duncan Simbye, along with co-founders, Tino Twalipo and Vicky Duncan Simbye.

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"The Secret Marathon" / Martin Parnell

Professional speaker, author, marathoner, motivational speaker and philanthropist.

Martin talks about helping people to "Set Goals, Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Outstanding Results. In 2010, following a 25 year mining career, Martin started his "Quests for Kids" initiative.

Over the next five years he completed 10 "Quests". These included running 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records and submitting Mount Kilimanjaro in 21 hours.

At the end of 2014 over $1.3m had been raised for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and 27,000 children had been given the gift of hope.

Today I talk to Martin specifically about "The Secret Marathon" of Afghanistan, which only began in 2015. Martin not only ran in this Marathon but helped orchestrate from his home in Cochrane, Alberta; half a globe away.

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