💬Voice - Sarah LaPham - "The demand for our work is growing"
#impact: Social Impact | Social Entrepreneurship | Social Good
Release Date: 05/21/2026
🎤RAISING CHILDREN WITH RARE DISEASES | Sarah LaPham, Nina Aziz Justin | A Different Story
#impact: Social Impact | Social Entrepreneurship | Social Good
In this episode of #impact, we hear from Sarah LaPham, director of A Different Story in Amsterdam. A Different Story was born out of our experience of parents to a little boy living with a rare neurological disease. From obtaining a diagnosis to finding quality care to fighting for accessible education and to building a supportive community, their experience in this journey is the foundation of A Different Story. Together in conversation with Sarah is Nina Aziz Justin, another mother from the same community, whose story holds an almost uncanny connection. The two first met in a global...
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💬Voices for #impact: Conversations We Need More Of
#impact: Social Impact | Social Entrepreneurship | Social Good
How are you making an impact? What are you building, creating, or changing in the world? And how can we support you? Between our in-depth conversations, we want to make space for more voices from around the world. Here are a few Voices of Impact we've received recently. We'd love to hear yours too. Share your voice at . We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact! Thank you for making an #impact, Joanne! Joanne shares: I am a mom of two beautiful children - Skye (11 yo) and Harris (8 yo) I am a TEDx Speaker but I just did it last week so there is no official videos yet. I am...
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🎤WHAT MAKES A CHANGEMAKER? | Stephanie Cox | Ashoka Austria
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What does it actually take to see yourself as a changemaker? In this episode of #impact, you meet Stephanie Cox, Country Director of Ashoka Austria. Ashoka is the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs. But this conversation isn’t just about titles or achievements. It’s about a girl growing up in a small Austrian village who kept asking questions. Who didn’t quite accept “that’s just how it is.” And who followed that instinct all the way to co-founding one of Europe’s largest career fairs for refugees…and becoming one of the youngest members of the Austrian...
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💬Voices for #impact - Making Disabilities Visible
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Share your voice note with our listeners at We are so curious to hear how you are making an impact. Thank you for making an #impact, Johannes & the andererseits team! About andererseits: We are changing journalism! ACCESSIBLE We are a magazine about disability and society. People with and without disabilities work together. Together, we create the kind of journalism that has been missing. CRITICAL We help you understand disabilities and expose the injustices and systemic issues surrounding the topic. We decide how we report. Our funding comes from our subscribers. Connect...
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💬Voices for #impact - Raising Kind and Caring Children
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Share your voice note at Thank you for making an #impact, Regina. Regina shared: "Motherhood is really beautiful and really hard. Care work is still so often overlooked, underappreciated, and uncompensated in many ways. Yet raising the next generation of kind and caring humans will impact every aspect of our future. This moment captured at bedtime, the voices, laughter, and chaos of my young children, is what drives me to keep showing up for the impact I want to make, both within my family and out in the world." Connect with Regina Larko: Connect with the #impact team: ...
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💬Voices for #impact - Supporting Small Farmers and Local Communities
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Share how you are making an impact at Thank you for making an #impact, Forrest. Forrest shares: 'This matters to me beyond media. Wine isn’t just a product — it supports farmers, small businesses, tourism, and entire local economies. But the industry is losing market share, especially with younger consumers, and when they disengage, those communities feel it first. What I strive in building helps reverse that trend — bringing wine back into top-of-mind relevance by making it feel natural, modern, and inclusive instead of intimidating or outdated. I'd like to think I’m not...
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💬Voices for #impact - Giving Mentorship Opportunities to Young Women in Rumania
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Share your voice note with us at Thank you for making an #impact, Andreea! Andrea is an advocate for multicultural, cross-border storytelling. She is also founder of HerTime Romania, a non-profit dedicated to young women's leadership and development. Andreea is also Co-Founder of PodVision as well as Founder and editor of Eurowaves, the go-to European podcasting newsletter. Connect with Andreea Coscai:
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💬Voice - Taylor Thigpen - Doing Peace and Youth Development Work
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Share your voice with any throught or question you are pondering around impact making at Thank you for making an #impact, Taylor! 20 Years old, Global peace builder & connector. Traveled across 5 continents doing peace and youth development work. Serving as Deputy Director of KidsKonnectUkraine. Connect with Taylor Thigpen at Kids Konnect Ukraine: Connect with the #impact team at
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💬Voice - Jimmy Westerheim - Creating a Human Connection
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Share your voice with us at Thank you for making an #impact, Jimmy! I am first and foremost a curious soul that has been searching for what makes us human my entire life. Growing up feeling like an outsider, falling down into the whole of loneliness to the point where I was fortunate to survive and from there sparking into exploration of the world to seek answers. I have been fortunate enough to have been exploring 60 countries, interviewed more than 1000 people about their life toughest challenge and worked in sectors like sports, shipping, field work and now mental health and sociel...
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💬Voice - Sarah LaPham - "The demand for our work is growing"
#impact: Social Impact | Social Entrepreneurship | Social Good
Share your voice message at Thank you for making an #impact, Sarah! Sarah LaPham brings over 20 years of experience in advocacy, lobbying and communications to the role of the Director of ‘A different story’. She is also the mother to a young son with a rare disease. Her experience is rooted in advancing the rights of vulnerable and marginalised people in society, including in the field of sexual reproductive rights and health, as well as within the healthcare industry at large. Since 2022, A Different Story has supported families in Amsterdam caring for children and...
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Thank you for making an #impact, Sarah!
Sarah LaPham brings over 20 years of experience in advocacy, lobbying and communications to the role of the Director of ‘A different story’. She is also the mother to a young son with a rare disease. Her experience is rooted in advancing the rights of vulnerable and marginalised people in society, including in the field of sexual reproductive rights and health, as well as within the healthcare industry at large.
Since 2022, A Different Story has supported families in Amsterdam caring for children and teens with rare genetic and developmental conditions, complex care needs, and disabilities.
Connect with Sarah:
- Website: https://adifferentstory.nl/news/
- Annual Impact Report: https://adifferentstory.nl/a-year-to-be-proud-of-2025-annual-report/
- Instagram: @adifferentstorynl
- Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentswithcareintensivechildren
- Donate Now: https://www.gofundme.com/f/children-with-rare-conditions-and-their-families-in-nl
Connect with the #impact podcast team at: www.hashtagimpact.com or email us at hello@hashtagimpact.com