Episode 45: Cancer isn't a gift, but the opportunity to look in the mirror at 32 was.
Jackie Scully got married on the Cutty Sark on the morning of the London Marathon in April 2017. She then ran the marathon with her new husb...
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Good News Shared is a podcast created to inspire, energise and motivate you to either continue - or start - volunteering and giving back to...
44: Pump Aid Working to Bring Sustainable Water Solutions to Malawi
Pump Aid deliver cleaner and safer water solutions in Malawi. Since the charity started in 1998 they have brought water to over 1.35 million...
43: Volunteer One Hour, Get a Hour For Yourself via Time Credits
In episode 43 of the Good News Shared podcast we speak with David Russell, Head of Policy and Development for a social enterprise called Spi...
42: Charity Week Bringing People Together to Break Down Barriers
Dr Wajid Akhter tells us about Charity Week in episode 42 of the Good News Shared podcast. Charity Week is an Islamic Relief campaign that W...
41: Skin Deep Behind the Mask supporting people with ALL types of skin conditions
Kofi Dwinfour, a volunteer for a new charity called Skin Deep Behind the Mask, tells us about the work they do and why he got involved in ep...
40: Incredible Teacher Runs 12 Marathons in 12 Months following Student Illness
Teacher Lynne Wheeler decided to run 12 marathons in 12 months when one of her students suffered severe brain damage. In episode 40 of the G...
39: Opportunities Are Out There, Go For Them!
Paulina Platek realised that opportunities are out there and it's important to make the most of them while at university. In episode 39 of t...
38: Act Now to Cure Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Maria Brooker and Rachel Hill tell us about the Blue Hair Day campaign they started to raise money for Harrison's Fund, a charity working ha...
37: Why All Young People Should Consider VSO's International Citizen Service Programme
Esi Addae tells us about VSO's International Citizen Service (ICS) in episode 37 of the Good News Shared podcast. In the interview you will...
36: Encouraging Young People To Become Trustees
Alex Swallow, the Founder of Young Charity Trustees tells us why he is so passionate about diverse charity boards in episode 36 of the Good...
35: Lives of 10 Million Children Changed Forever Thanks to Education
Milly Unwin, a volunteer for Room to Read, shares her experiences with us in episode 35 of the Good News Shared podcast. In the interview yo...
34: How Volunteering Led to A Job in the Third Sector
In episode 34 of the Good News Shared podcast we speak with Olivia Patt, a volunteer for Kidasha, a small NGO working with children in Nepal...
33: You Can't Do Everything. You Can't Do Nothing. You Can Do Something
Barbara Heyes, a volunteer for Global Care, shares some incredible stories from her time in Uganda in episode 33 of the Good News Shared pod...
32: How Small Change Creates a BIG Difference
Khalil Benkhalil shares his experiences and stories from Penny Appeal with us in episode 32 of the Good News Shared podcast. Khalil is an en...
31: Volunteering Stalwart Awarded British Empire Medal
69-year-old Marilyn Nolan has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2016 New Year's Honours list for her outstanding contribution to...
30: How CLIC Sargent helped Hodgkin's Lymphoma sufferer go to University
Michaela Roast was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 17 and from diagnosis was assigned a CLIC Sargent Social Worker. Now aged...
29: How African Promise Has Provided More than 500,000 meals to Children in Rural Kenya
Suzzanne Payne, an Ambassador for African Promise - a small charity working to improve the quality of primary education in rural Kenya - tel...
28: Using Recycled Computers to Change the Lives of Young People in East Slovakia
Eric Wiltshire tells us about the difference refurbished computers is making on the lives of children in East Slovakia and their community i...
Top 3 Good News Shared Podcast Episodes in 2015
The Good News Shared podcast launched in August 2015. So far we have interviewed 25 inspiring volunteers for our podcast. The feedback from...