{"id":43109,"date":"2021-03-08T17:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T22:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/uncategorized-en-ca\/empowher-podcast-series-episode-one-the-introduction"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:06:38","slug":"empowher-podcast-series-episode-one-the-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/empowher-podcast-series-episode-one-the-introduction","title":{"rendered":"#empowHER Podcast Series Episode One &#8211; The Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">We are excited to present to you the very first episode of FINCA Canada\u2019s #empowHER podcast series featuring Drew Boshell, Executive Director of FINCA Canada and Linda Bryson, Deputy Director of FINCA Canada.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">FINCA Canada is a not for profit organization with a mission\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 51, 51)\" data-ogsb=\"white\">to alleviate poverty through lasting solutions such as microcredit and financial literacy that help people \u2013 women in particular \u2013 build assets, create jobs, and raise their standard of living.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Listen as Drew and Linda give us more information about FINCA Canada\u2019s mission, goals, and what they are looking forward to in the upcoming episodes.\u00a0 They also discuss their <a href=\"https:\/\/fincacanada.org\/the-opphertunity-campaign\">campaign to stop 120,000 women in Haiti and DR Congo from sliding into poverty<\/a> due to the impacts of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1001170336&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxheight=750&amp;maxwidth=500\" title=\"#empowHER 2021 Series: Episode 1 - 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