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What happens when you redesign education around the people who have been left behind?

Meet Alice Achan - social worker, educator and founder of the Te-Kworo Foundation, a boarding school in Northern Uganda that is helping young mothers and vulnerable girls rebuild their lives. What started as a small support group during the aftermath of war has grown into one of the most remarkable educational models in Africa. Today, Te-Kworo's three campuses support more than 1,000 young women through education, childcare, healthcare, counselling and community support.

Alice shares how her own experiences as a child of war shaped what she calls a "School of Restoration" - a place where education, healthcare and healing work together to empower young women to create better futures for themselves, their families and change entire communities.

In this episode:
• Why Te-Kworo calls itself a "School of Restoration"
• The link between education, healthcare and opportunity
• The ongoing challenges of child marriage and cultural expectations
• How boarding schools help keep vulnerable girls safe
• The power of defeating shame and rebuilding confidence
• Why educating girls can transform entire communities

 Timestamps:
00:46 Why giving partners are a core part of Fix The News

04:48 Interview with Alice Achen

07:38 Education as a pathway out of poverty

10:15 The tension between creating different futures while protecting cultural boundaries

12:12 From education to healthcare - Te-Kworo's holistic model

14:57 What happens when women have access to healthcare and education

15:31 Gus & Amy - Midpoint reflections

17:35 From trauma to triumph - Alice's personal story

20:57 How Alice started a school under a tree

26:52 The power of defeating shame

28:38 Intergenerational ripples

30:08 Alice's biggest lesson

30:38 Bunk beds from Fix The News

31:19 The big vision for Te-Kworo

33:33 Alice's remedy for the world

34:46 Gus & Amy - Final thoughts

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👉 Website
👉 Feed the School campaign

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Production credits:
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose
Produced by Fix The News
Audio production: Anthony Badolato, Hear That!

 This episode was produced in Australia on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples.

What can Colombia teach us about what's still possible?

Meet Juan Manuel Santos - former President of Colombia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Chair of The Elders - who helped negotiate an end to one of the longest-running armed conflicts in modern history. Under his leadership, Colombia signed a peace agreement with FARC, bringing an end to a conflict that had shaped the country for over 60 years.

But this conversation isn't just about ending a war. We also explore Colombia's environmental leadership - from Indigenous wisdom in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the idea that there can be no lasting peace among people without peace with nature. Along the way, President Santos explains how Colombia helped inspire the Sustainable Development Goals, why cooperation remains humanity's greatest challenge, and what lessons the world can learn from a country that many once considered beyond repair.

In this episode:

• How post-apartheid South Africa helped shape his vision for peace   
• Why peace is often unpopular - and why he pursued it anyway
• The difference between making peace and building it
• How victims became central to Colombia's peace process
• The role of Colombia in creating the Sustainable Development Goals
• Why making peace with nature is essential to creating a better future

Timestamps:

00:44 Amy & Gus: Why Doesn't South America Make the Headlines?
 02:22 A Leadership Lesson from the Colombian Navy
 04:45 Inside The Elders
 05:14 The Four Existential Threats Facing Humanity
 07:59 Making Peace with the Western Hemisphere's Longest-Running Guerrilla Movement
 09:59 How Nelson Mandela Made Peace Seem Possible
 12:25 Why Peace Is Often Unpopular
 15:12 The Difference Between Making Peace and Building It
 19:07 Why Victims Were Central to Colombia's Peace Process
 22:11 Pastora Mira and the Extraordinary Power of Forgiveness
 24:51 Is Peace Good for Nature?
 26:41 The Colombian Idea That Became the SDGs
 29:49 The Santa Marta Mandate: Bringing Humanity Back to Nature
 32:25 Legacy, Elections and the Durability of Progress
 35:52 Why We Need to Learn from Young People
 37:48 What Is Still Possible?
 40:16 The Dream President Santos Still Wants to Fulfil
 41:00 Amy & Gus: Final Reflections

Go Deeper:

👉 The Elders
👉 Juan Manuel Santos
👉 The Open Library of the Colombian Peace Process

About Fix The News:
Fix The News is a solutions-focused media platform sharing stories from the frontlines of progress - exploring what’s working in the world and the people making it happen.

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Production credits:
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose
Produced by Fix The News
Audio production: Anthony Badolato, Hear That!

 This episode was produced in Australia on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples.

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