RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages
Welcome to RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages. I'm Wade Griffith from Shanta Village Partners, and I'm joined by my co-host Jaipreet Kaur from All We Can. This Podcast is a space for practitioners, funders, change makers, and anyone committed to eliminating extreme poverty to share their passion and knowledge on long-term approaches to rural development that center on community leadership. Each episode features practical strategies, lessons learned, and case studies from initiatives that are re-balancing power, prioritizing local knowledge, and building systems that last. At RISE, we're committed to advancing community-led development and rethinking the role of international actors through a decolonial lens. Special thanks to Fort Lewis College's radio station, KDUR, for their recording expertise and live airing of RISE.
RISE: Solutions to Extreme Poverty in Rural Villages
Episode #40
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In this solo episode, Wade flies without co-host Japreet to tackle two topics: the dismantling of USAID under the Trump administration and what that means for international development, and a "pull back the curtain" look at behind-the-scenes realities of the field that most donors and supporters never hear — lessons learned from years of on-the-ground work in places like Myanmar and Zambia.
