S07 E07 Evelien Hölsken on Free A Girl

46min | 05/14/2024

Description

Summary
Evelien Hölsken, founder of the Free A GIrl Foundation, discusses her work to end sexual exploitation of children. She shares her journey from a commercial background to the nonprofit sector and explains how she was inspired to start her own foundation. Evelien discusses the challenges of fundraising and the need for transparency in the nonprofit sector. She also highlights the importance of education and prevention in combating child exploitation. Evelien shares heartbreaking stories of children trapped in the sex trade and the impact her foundation has had in rescuing and rehabilitating survivors. She emphasizes the need for continued efforts to bring justice to perpetrators and support survivors.

Want to donate or contribute? Check out the website:
https://www.freeagirl.us/

Keywords
sexual exploitation, children, nonprofit sector, fundraising, transparency, education, prevention, rescue, rehabilitation, justice

Takeaways

The Free A Girl Foundation works to end thesexual exploitation of children and has rescued almost 8,000 children so far.
The foundation focuses on both rescue and rehabilitation, as well as prevention and raising awareness.
There are challenges in fundraising, but transparency and personal connections with donors can help.
The justice system needs improvement to ensure perpetrators are convicted and survivors feel safe to report cases.
Education and prevention are crucial in combating child exploitation, and the foundation runs programs to empower survivors and educate communities.
The foundation aims to continue its work until there is no more sexual exploitation of children.

Titles

Empowering Survivors: Education and Awareness
Challenges and Triumphs: Fundraising for a Nonprofit

Check out our sponsor:
www.xebia.com

www.scrummatch.com

www.wiserbees.com

www.masteringagility.org

Sound Bites

"The direct impact, the outputs, the results are the rescue of almost 8,000 children."
"There's lots of impunity. So perpetrators are arrested, they are hardly convicted."
"We educate survivors to become lawyers themselves, or judges, or prosecutors or other kind of professions that have to do with human rights."

Chapters

00:00Introduction and Background

08:04Rescue and Impact

21:32Empowering Survivors

25:26Fundraising and Awareness

33:37Call to Action

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chapters

Introduction and Background
0sec
Rescue and Impact
8min
Empowering Survivors
21min
Fundraising and Awareness
25min
Support the Cause
33min

About Mastering Agility

Why is it that products are so hard to develop and deliver?

How can we truly deliver value with so many different variables that can affect the outcome?

We are Sander Dur and Jim Sammons, professional consultants and trainers who support organizations in their pursuit of creating valuable products. Passionate about helping the community and practitioners apply the theory many authors and thought leaders bring to the industry, we started this podcast to make these concepts more accessible.

This podcast will change your career and organization. You’ll be entertained while learning about the industry’s leaders and other practitioners, and you’ll feel familiar with the situations discussed as we invite guests over and discuss tools, concepts, models, metrics, leadership, frameworks, and many more elements that help you deliver amazing products.

Both of us understand the many struggles, challenges, antipatterns, and dysfunctions many of us face in our daily working lives. We are here to provide actionable advice and strategies for you to create continuous improvement. You will find things that actually work for many organizations, as we and our guests have tried and tested them.

You will find a goldmine of actionable information from many fields, including the space industry, Formula 1, psychology, and Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs. We break down these complex topics into easily digestible insights that you can start applying in your careers right away. The best part is that you can even join our live recordings to ask your most burning questions and get them answered based on your needs!

We dive deep into the world of business agility, product discovery, delivery, validation, product management, and product frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, and many more. We’ll explore the benefits of decentralized decision-making, autonomous empowered teams, leadership, and much more. We empower you with the information you need to become the leaders your organization deserve.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Mastering Agility

Why is it that products are so hard to develop and deliver?

How can we truly deliver value with so many different variables that can affect the outcome?

We are Sander Dur and Jim Sammons, professional consultants and trainers who support organizations in their pursuit of creating valuable products. Passionate about helping the community and practitioners apply the theory many authors and thought leaders bring to the industry, we started this podcast to make these concepts more accessible.

This podcast will change your career and organization. You’ll be entertained while learning about the industry’s leaders and other practitioners, and you’ll feel familiar with the situations discussed as we invite guests over and discuss tools, concepts, models, metrics, leadership, frameworks, and many more elements that help you deliver amazing products.

Both of us understand the many struggles, challenges, antipatterns, and dysfunctions many of us face in our daily working lives. We are here to provide actionable advice and strategies for you to create continuous improvement. You will find things that actually work for many organizations, as we and our guests have tried and tested them.

You will find a goldmine of actionable information from many fields, including the space industry, Formula 1, psychology, and Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs. We break down these complex topics into easily digestible insights that you can start applying in your careers right away. The best part is that you can even join our live recordings to ask your most burning questions and get them answered based on your needs!

We dive deep into the world of business agility, product discovery, delivery, validation, product management, and product frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, and many more. We’ll explore the benefits of decentralized decision-making, autonomous empowered teams, leadership, and much more. We empower you with the information you need to become the leaders your organization deserve.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

Summary
Evelien Hölsken, founder of the Free A GIrl Foundation, discusses her work to end sexual exploitation of children. She shares her journey from a commercial background to the nonprofit sector and explains how she was inspired to start her own foundation. Evelien discusses the challenges of fundraising and the need for transparency in the nonprofit sector. She also highlights the importance of education and prevention in combating child exploitation. Evelien shares heartbreaking stories of children trapped in the sex trade and the impact her foundation has had in rescuing and rehabilitating survivors. She emphasizes the need for continued efforts to bring justice to perpetrators and support survivors.

Want to donate or contribute? Check out the website:
https://www.freeagirl.us/

Keywords
sexual exploitation, children, nonprofit sector, fundraising, transparency, education, prevention, rescue, rehabilitation, justice

Takeaways

The Free A Girl Foundation works to end thesexual exploitation of children and has rescued almost 8,000 children so far.
The foundation focuses on both rescue and rehabilitation, as well as prevention and raising awareness.
There are challenges in fundraising, but transparency and personal connections with donors can help.
The justice system needs improvement to ensure perpetrators are convicted and survivors feel safe to report cases.
Education and prevention are crucial in combating child exploitation, and the foundation runs programs to empower survivors and educate communities.
The foundation aims to continue its work until there is no more sexual exploitation of children.

Titles

Empowering Survivors: Education and Awareness
Challenges and Triumphs: Fundraising for a Nonprofit

Check out our sponsor:
www.xebia.com

www.scrummatch.com

www.wiserbees.com

www.masteringagility.org

Sound Bites

"The direct impact, the outputs, the results are the rescue of almost 8,000 children."
"There's lots of impunity. So perpetrators are arrested, they are hardly convicted."
"We educate survivors to become lawyers themselves, or judges, or prosecutors or other kind of professions that have to do with human rights."

Chapters

00:00Introduction and Background

08:04Rescue and Impact

21:32Empowering Survivors

25:26Fundraising and Awareness

33:37Call to Action

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chapters

Introduction and Background
0sec
Rescue and Impact
8min
Empowering Survivors
21min
Fundraising and Awareness
25min
Support the Cause
33min

About Mastering Agility

Why is it that products are so hard to develop and deliver?

How can we truly deliver value with so many different variables that can affect the outcome?

We are Sander Dur and Jim Sammons, professional consultants and trainers who support organizations in their pursuit of creating valuable products. Passionate about helping the community and practitioners apply the theory many authors and thought leaders bring to the industry, we started this podcast to make these concepts more accessible.

This podcast will change your career and organization. You’ll be entertained while learning about the industry’s leaders and other practitioners, and you’ll feel familiar with the situations discussed as we invite guests over and discuss tools, concepts, models, metrics, leadership, frameworks, and many more elements that help you deliver amazing products.

Both of us understand the many struggles, challenges, antipatterns, and dysfunctions many of us face in our daily working lives. We are here to provide actionable advice and strategies for you to create continuous improvement. You will find things that actually work for many organizations, as we and our guests have tried and tested them.

You will find a goldmine of actionable information from many fields, including the space industry, Formula 1, psychology, and Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs. We break down these complex topics into easily digestible insights that you can start applying in your careers right away. The best part is that you can even join our live recordings to ask your most burning questions and get them answered based on your needs!

We dive deep into the world of business agility, product discovery, delivery, validation, product management, and product frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, and many more. We’ll explore the benefits of decentralized decision-making, autonomous empowered teams, leadership, and much more. We empower you with the information you need to become the leaders your organization deserve.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Mastering Agility

Why is it that products are so hard to develop and deliver?

How can we truly deliver value with so many different variables that can affect the outcome?

We are Sander Dur and Jim Sammons, professional consultants and trainers who support organizations in their pursuit of creating valuable products. Passionate about helping the community and practitioners apply the theory many authors and thought leaders bring to the industry, we started this podcast to make these concepts more accessible.

This podcast will change your career and organization. You’ll be entertained while learning about the industry’s leaders and other practitioners, and you’ll feel familiar with the situations discussed as we invite guests over and discuss tools, concepts, models, metrics, leadership, frameworks, and many more elements that help you deliver amazing products.

Both of us understand the many struggles, challenges, antipatterns, and dysfunctions many of us face in our daily working lives. We are here to provide actionable advice and strategies for you to create continuous improvement. You will find things that actually work for many organizations, as we and our guests have tried and tested them.

You will find a goldmine of actionable information from many fields, including the space industry, Formula 1, psychology, and Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs. We break down these complex topics into easily digestible insights that you can start applying in your careers right away. The best part is that you can even join our live recordings to ask your most burning questions and get them answered based on your needs!

We dive deep into the world of business agility, product discovery, delivery, validation, product management, and product frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, and many more. We’ll explore the benefits of decentralized decision-making, autonomous empowered teams, leadership, and much more. We empower you with the information you need to become the leaders your organization deserve.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Introduction and Background

Rescue and Impact

Empowering Survivors

Fundraising and Awareness

Support the Cause

Chapters

Introduction and Background

Rescue and Impact

Empowering Survivors

Fundraising and Awareness

Support the Cause

Chapters

Introduction and Background

Rescue and Impact

Empowering Survivors

Fundraising and Awareness

Support the Cause

Chapters

Introduction and Background

Rescue and Impact

Empowering Survivors

Fundraising and Awareness

Support the Cause