The MUNAlogues - Hello World. Hello Change.

Stories from Israel & Outer Space

Amy Foundation, South Africa

No matter how old we are, emotions are part of our lives. Yet, expressing our own feelings and relating to other people doesn't always come easy. It's a skill we need to learn and develop. Roots of Empathy has developed a unique curriculum to increase empathy and emotional literacy for children aged five to thirteen. Their programme helps children to express their feelings and to learn to recognize feelings in others...

Building peace seems like an impossible task. But just as a popular sports brand keeps reminding us: impossible is nothing. In this episode you'll hear the stories of people who have experienced unrest, conflict, and war and yet won't get discouraged from bringing peace to their communities...

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - this quote by Ghandi is easy to say but hard to follow, especially when it comes to our own consumption and the magic of reduce, reuse, recycle. Enter Ribhu Vohra and Chandrah Nusselein, the power duo that changes the way children all over India think and act when it comes to waste...

According to various studies over 40% of us will feel the aching pangs of loneliness at some point in our lives. Loneliness is experienced by people of all ages, all genders, all cultures and the feeling of disconnection has dramatically increased since 2020.Yet despite how common loneliness is, we never talk about it. It's a secret we all share. But just because you feel lonely doesn't mean you have to remain lonely...

Have you ever knocked on a stranger's door and had your life changed in turn? Have you ever done something that seemed strange to society - or maybe would like to give it a try?Life is about taking chances - taking chances on others and ourselves, as the stories from Los Hombres Tejedores and The Cares Family show. For change only happens if we dare and take the road less travelled.

What is success to you? When a year draws to its close we often look back at the past 365 days, reflecting on what went well, what didn't, which goals we achieved and how we could do better in future.The South African view of life as "ubuntu" brings a different understanding of success and winning. It has the potential of changing the way we interact in our private lifes, at work and throughout the world. Why not give it a try? Sources: Christian population https://www.pewforum...

Have you ever bought a caffè sospeso, a pending coffee? Have you ever invited a stranger over for Sunday lunch? We all know that having a drink with a friend or sharing a meal with our family is one of the easiest way to deepen our human connections. But it can also be a life-changing experience...

What's your relationship like with money? Do you have enough money? Does money come easy to you? Do you believe that money is the root of all evil? There are so many concepts around money - after all money makes the world go round. Most often we relate to our own sense of selfworth to the amount of money we make. Value and money seem to be invariably linked. But that doesn't need to be the case...