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In the seventh episode of Change of Perspective – Beyond Helping: Reinventing Solidarity, we speak with Yili Rojas, member of the educational platform Südblicke – Perspectives from the Global South. Together, we question what solidarity really means and how dominant narratives continue to shape the ways Europe sees itself and others.
Yili reflects on political education, colonial continuities, self-organization, and the importance of unlearning. She challenges the idea of Europe as a producer of solutions and invites us to rethink solidarity — not as saving others, but as a deeper process of confronting power, language, and ourselves.
The interview was...

In the panel discussion Dolly Afoumba, Malika Gottstein and Laila discuss Voluntourism and what it implies. Moderated by Carolin Philipp, the three incredible speakers discuss the difference between volunteering and (political) activism as well as the harmful effects of Voluntourism. They speak about privilege, ongoing (un)learning processes and the change from charity to solidarity.
The panel discussion took place online on 3rd March 2026.

Speakers:
Dolly Afoumba - Economic Historian, PhD, Anti-Racism Trainer
Malika Gottstein - Active member of Zugvögel - Grenzen überwinden e.V.
Laila - feminist activist, Legal Center Lesvos

Moderator: Carolin Philipp - co-founder of the glokal collective,...

Episode 6, “Reclaiming the Narratives and the Voices of those Affected on Self Representation,” features Olivia Alaso Patience, founder of No White Saviours Uganda. The conversation explores the role of storytelling in social change. In this episode with Olivia we tried to challenge dominant narratives, amplifying marginalized voices, and supporting the library through fundraising, community involvement, and skill-sharing.

Oliva highlights the importance of Sankara Pan African Library in Kampala as a community project that promotes education, and decolonial literature. This is also, a call for all of us to join the Sankara Pan African Library in Kampala and buld solidarity...

In the fifth episode of Change of Perspective – Whose Story Gets Told?, we speak with Ann Aradi- Savi Noir, queer Kenyan human rights activist based in Berlin and coordinator of the “Resilient Voices” project. Together, we explore who holds the power to tell stories, why storytelling is political, and how language shapes representation. As dominant systems control narratives, often by using oppressive terms: Ann calls for reclaiming language as a tool of empowerment, while reflecting on storytelling as a collective act of resistance.

In our 4th episode “Transformative Engagement - From Reflection to Action” we speak about tools and opportunities for solidarity-based action, examples of sustainable change, and the role of community in solidarity actions.
Our guest is Fatima Medani, a Sudanese feminist and transformative justice practitioner who works at the intersection of grassroots organizing, feminist governance, and international advocacy. She highlights the importance of solidarity in Sudanese communities. Fatima emphasizes the need for transformative engagement, emphasizing that solidarity is political and not charitable, and it requires a shared commitment to justice.

Episode 3 is about checking our own privilege. We speak about “Power and Responsibility in Engagement”.
Our guest Josi reflects on her own position and privilege. She is part of the Brückenwind Team and has studied migration studies. Being in the No Border Movement she stands in solidarity with people negatively affected by the Border Regime. She honestly speaks about her path to the point where she is now in the process of reflection about her own position.
What does activism mean and how can we work together and support each other without victimizing or paternalising? Where do power dynamics...

Episode 2 of Change of Perspective “Decolonising Aid and Solidarity” reflects on how humanitarian systems often go hand in hand with systems of human containment.
In conversation with Salahadine Djouma Abdallah, co-funder of Refugees in Libya, we speak about the Book of Shame, written by refugees across Libya, Tunisia, and Niger to break the silence around UNHCR’s crimes. Our guest Salahadine confronts Europe’s role in funding detention centers in Libya, the violence faced by refugees, and the power structures that decide who is “worthy” of protection, “who is evacuated or left behind, who is allowed to live, and who disappears”....

We officially announce that our second season of the podcast series “Change of Perspective” is out!
The first episode, “The Roots of Inequality – Colonialism's Legacy in Global Structures,” focuses on oppressive colonial history, how it affects Sudan today, and Sudanese self-organising revolutionary movements, with a focus on gender and the role of women in the revolution.
We are happy that we could host the great Mahasin Dahab!
Mahasin Dahab is a Sudanese feminist and colonial researcher. She is the co-founder of the Midanik feminist movement and the managing director of The Dahub Consultancies.

🔗 Mahasin on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahasin-dahab-509532197/?originalSubdomain=sd

As the final episode of Season 1 of Change of Perspective, we present a powerful panel discussion on solidarity-based approaches to volunteering, highlighting perspectives from the Global South.

Too often, volunteering and aid efforts are shaped by Eurocentric narratives that reinforce hierarchies and paternalism. In this conversation, our speakers challenge these dynamics by centering lived experience, justice, and proximity over charity.

Panelists:
- Adeola Carew (Safe Space Sierra Leone), a feminist organizer and founder of a survivor-led initiative supporting women and girls affected by sexualized and gender-based violence. Her work focuses on trauma-informed, community-rooted care and deconstructs the ethics of...

In this episode of Change of Perspective, we explore paternalism—when decisions are made for people rather than with them, often under the guise of “helping.” This dynamic is deeply rooted in colonial thinking and still shapes many forms of international aid, development, and even activism today.
We question the popular narratives around helping, support, and "giving a voice"—and ask: who defines what help looks like? Who holds the power, and who is expected to be grateful?
Our guests share how paternalistic attitudes have affected their communities and why shifting from charity to solidarity is essential for real change.
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