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Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make the world a better place in big and small ways. We're all about trying to make change. It might be a transformational project that helps an entire community, or it might be about trying to make one life a little bit easier. Trying is the key, because this is real life, and not everything goes smoothly. In Café Hope we hear about the struggles and the triumphs in equal measure.
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Community connections
The Refugee Buddy Project helps families and individuals from refugee backgrounds. The charity's founder Rossana Leal, tells Rachel Burden about how her experience of fleeing Chile in the 80s…
Farming to help flood management
Founder of Ullswater Catchment Management, Danny Teasdale, tells Rachel Burden how the group works with farmers in the Lake District to restore hedgerows, rivers and wetlands to prevent flooding.Café…
Cleaning with compassion
Jo Revett, from the charity Dora Brown, tells Rachel Burden how volunteers transform homes for free for families living in crisis. They may need help because of domestic neglect or hygiene poverty.…
Rhymes for resilience
Bhishma Asare from Rap Therapy tells Rachel Burden how rap and poetry workshops can help disadvantaged children build confidence and learn to express themselves.Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4…
Reminiscence recordings
The founder of charity Stories for Life, Barbara Altounyan, tells Rachel Burden how she recorded her father's life story when he was at end of life. Seeing how much he benefitted from it, she wanted…
A chair for chats
Dean Perryman, the founder of community group Empty Chairs, tells Rachel Burden how he's trying to reduce loneliness by encouraging strangers to chat to each other in pubs.After his best friend Rob…
Autism considerate communities
Nuala MacDonald tells Rachel Burden how she made her village in the Highlands become autism-friendly. She has encouraged businesses to have a quiet hour where no music is played, or have heat maps on…
A space to just be
Matthew Hyndman, also known as Matty, is a former contestant in the BBC One series of The Traitors. He's the founder of the Wee Gay Hike Club, and he tells Rachel Burden how he hopes the group can be…
Garden therapy
Dr Susan Taheri, an NHS GP and creator of the Growing Well Garden, tells Rachel Burden how the project is supporting both her own and her patients' wellbeing. The space is used in a variety of ways…
Community fitness
Hermen Dange, the founder of Made Running, tells Rachel Burden how the club is creating a community-driven environment, inclusive to everyone, no matter what their level of fitness. The club motto is…
Patient friends
Jamie McDonald, founder of Ward Buddies, tells Rachel Burden how the team spend time with young children in hospital when the parents or carers can't be there. The charity's trained volunteers might…
Pigeon protection
Hannah Hall from Penny's Pigeon Aid tells Rachel Burden about their work to rescue and rehabilitate pigeons. The welfare charity doesn't encourage people to domesticate pigeons or increase their…
Change Please
Cemal Ezel, from Change Please, tells Rachel Burden how they help address homelessness by selling coffee. The social enterprise trains homeless people for employment through the sale of coffee,…
Pet Blood Bank
Lara Howe, from the Pet Blood Bank, tells Rachel Burden how dogs are helping to save the lives of their fellow canines by donating blood. The charity runs donation sessions across the country and…
Cafe Hope's Christmas Dinner
Join Rachel Burden for Café Hope’s Christmas Dinner where we’ve swapped our virtual café for a real one – the perfectly named Café Hope in Glasgow - for a chat and a cake or two. We’ll hear how the…
Confidence building
Trystan Jones, from The Community Impact Initiative, tells Rachel Burden how teaching communites building skills also improved their confidence and wellbeing. The social enterprise picks empty houses…
Dementia drop-ins
Co-founder of the Hardy Group, Sue Atherton, tells Rachel Burden how the charity supports people living with dementia and their carers. When Sue's husband Geoff was diagnosed with Alzheimer's…
Rides for remembrance
Mike Hughes, founder of volunteer initiative Poppy Cabs, tells Rachel Burden how they provide taxis for veterans who need to travel to Remembrance Day events in the UK and abroad.Café Hope is our…
Carpark concerts
Co-founder of The Multi-Story Orchestra, Kate Whitley, tells Rachel Burden how the charity works with young people and musicians to create collaborations in places like carparks.Café Hope is our…
Build and bond
Neil Baker, from the Men's Shed in Camberley, tells Rachel Burden how community workshops reduce loneliness, encouraging men to make new friends whilst completing building projects.Café Hope is our…
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Café Hope has published 63 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
Café Hope is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 14m.
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