Voices of Hope
Voices of Hope is an unscripted podcast brought to you by FONKOZE, Haiti's leading microfinance institution and foundation that has empowered hundreds of thousands of rural families to break the cycle of poverty since 1994.
Podcasting since 2022 • 27 episodes
Voices of Hope
Latest Episodes
Guerdine (Read By Edwidge Danticat)
Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory, The Farming of Bones, and the novels-in-stories, The Dew Breaker, Claire of the Sea Light, as well as The Art of Death, a National Books Critics Circle finalist. S...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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2:51
Angeline & Makile (Read by Leyla McCalla)
Combining original compositions and traditional Haitian tunes with historical broadcasts and contemporary interviews, Leyla McCalla’s remarkable new album, Breaking The Thermometer, offers an immersive sonic journey through 50 years of racial, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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4:02
Chelene & Joceline (Read by Sasha Huber)
Sasha Huber (b. 1975) is a Helsinki-based internationally recognized visual artist-researcher of Swiss-Haitian heritage. Huber's work is concerned with the politics of memory, care, and belonging in relation to colonial residues left in the env...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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4:04
Kena's Story (Read by Tifane)
The beautiful and talented artist, Tifane, is one of Haiti's top female ambassadors of its music and culture. She has taken being a role model and female icon to heart and uses it as a platform to encourage young girls to thrive. Tifan...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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3:06
Pierre's Story (Read by Michaël Brun)
Michaël Brun is a Haitian DJ and global producer, known for his ability to blend the sounds of multiple genres (Caribbean, Afrobeats) into wildly successful hits. Michaël left Haiti as a teen in the wake of a coup to go to school in the U.S....
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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3:01