Tech for Impact
Podcast Description
Explore the powerful role of technology in driving social change. From AI to blockchain, we uncover how innovation is transforming nonprofits, charities, and communities to build a more equitable world. Through expert interviews, compelling stories, and actionable insights, this podcast empowers you to harness technology for meaningful change. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a founder, or someone passionate about making a difference, join us to discover the tools and ideas shaping a better future—one breakthrough at a time.
Tech for Impact
Heart to Heart with Technology
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes like innovative uses of AI, blockchain in nonprofits, and technology's role in community building. For example, an episode features Adam Newman discussing how Favela Inc uses entrepreneurial efforts and tech solutions to empower Brazilian favelas, alongside exploring critical issues like equity and grassroots movements.
Explore the powerful role of technology in driving social change. From AI to blockchain, we uncover how innovation is transforming nonprofits, charities, and communities to build a more equitable world. Through expert interviews, compelling stories, and actionable insights, this podcast empowers you to harness technology for meaningful change. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a founder, or someone passionate about making a difference, join us to discover the tools and ideas shaping a better future—one breakthrough at a time.
Tech for Impact
Heart to Heart with Technology
What happens when someone doesn’t just travel to “find themselves”—but finds a mission that reshapes entire communities?
In this episode, Ben and Darren talk to Adam Newman, the Founder and CEO of Favela Inc, about his extraordinary journey from the US to the favelas of Brazil—and how that led to a grassroots movement built on entrepreneurship, community, and technology.
We explore:
How the entrepreneurial spirit thrives in Brazil’s favelas despite systemic barriers
Why traditional aid models fail to deliver long-term change
How Favela Inc is blending co-working spaces, education, and tech—including blockchain—to build real equity
The role of trust, culture, and hyper-local context in creating sustainable impact
Adam’s story is a powerful look at what it means to invest in people—not just through charity, but through tools, access, and long-term belief in their potential.
This conversation is part of Freedom World—a podcast hosted by Ben and Darren exploring how technology and purpose come together to build lasting impact. Powered by a platform that helps organisations activate purpose-led communities, Freedom World is where tech meets transformation.
Follow Adam: http://www.adamnewman.me
Explore Favela Inc: https://favelainc.org/
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