makesense Radio: Stories of Social Innovation

After a year-long hiatus, Makesense Radio is back with something seasonal and extra spicy: how can we, as young people, start crucial discussions to prepare for #Halalan2022--without ruining our holiday gatherings. Learn from our special guests at School of Deliberative Futures and Good Gov PH on tips and techniques to create safe spaces and generative dialogue with family, friends, or strangers, regardless of your differences.

By 2030, the UN estimates 60% of the world population will be living in urban areas, leaving the rural population a minority. In the Philippines, the urban population is expected to grow to 65% by 2050. And who will be leading this change? The youth. For part two of our mini-series, we’ll tell you all about the young leaders we met in Cebu under the Youth 4 Sustainable Cities, a youth engagement program we ran in partnership with Citi Foundation to engage the youth with urban development....

By 2030, the UN estimates 60% of the world population will be living in urban areas, leaving the rural population a minority. In the Philippines, the urban population is expected to grow to 65% by 2050. And who will be leading this change? The youth. In our newest four-part mini-series, we’ll tell you all about the young leaders we met across Dumaguete, Cebu, and Manila under the Youth 4 Sustainable Cities, a youth engagement program we ran in partnership with Citi Foundation to engage the...

Deloitte University Press found that the economic and socio-political optimism of the youth is at an all-time record low. Hopeless? Far from it. For our third episode, we spoke to three makesense ambassadors and volunteers to give us a sneak peak behind the lives of our everyday heroes, how they help push the needle, and how YOU can do too! It was total BLAST speaking to Ryan Bestre HL, Ashley Uy, and Cyril Mapula. We hope you enjoy this episode as much we enjoyed putting it...

Meet the entrepreneur that’s transforming recycled shipping containers into liveable homes! 🏠 In our second episode, Kevin Tan of the makesense team chats with Panya Boonsirithum about Citihub, a social enterprise he founded that provides affordable housing using sustainable construction as an alternative to the high-cost lifestyle in the city. 🌳 In this episode we cover: HOST: Kevin Tan // kevin@makesense.org GUEST: Panya Boonsirithum //...

Meet the entrepreneur saving thousands of vaginas every month! 😱 In our first-ever podcast episode, we invited Audrey, the founder of Sinaya Cup, to talk more about her social enterprise’s advocacy - women empowerment and menstrual health education! 💪 The menstrual mysteries of life can be a tricky and confusing topic for a lot of us, and so we highly encourage everyone to give our first ever podcast a listen!