Finding Resilience

Trials test our strength, test our resolve. But we are remarkably resilient. These are the stories of those facing enormous challenges and finding ways forward with grace and growth.

Finding resilience: Para rowers upend notions of ability
For these para rowers, individual effort, athletic prowess, and their teammates’ support propel them to success, despite their disabilities.

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As Syrians struggle to rebuild, old US sanctions are a daunting hurdle
Even as former anti-Assad rebels adjust to governing, private Syrians are trying to rebuild homes and communities shattered by civil war. Standing in their way are severe U.S. sanctions blocking equipment and investment.
Ukrainians flock to Zelenskyy’s banner, but hope for solution with US
Ukrainians were shocked to see Volodymyr Zelenskyy lock horns with a seemingly Russia-aligned Donald Trump. They are now seeking a new way forward.
Near Gaza, Israeli communities ravaged on Oct. 7 refocus on rebirth
The kibbutzim and other Israeli communities near Gaza still bear the marks of Oct. 7. But as hostages return home, they are shifting toward rebirth.

Overcoming adversity: How the pandemic revealed resilience

When Veronica Quiroga and her fellow students at Fordham University set out to interview Bronx residents about surviving the pandemic, they expected tales of woe. Instead, they found people kept using one particular quality to describe their experiences: resilience. Despite one of the city’s darkest eras in recent memory, the light of community, family, and perseverance shone through in the voices of the Bronx COVID-19 Oral History Project.

Stronger: A PodcastWhat women lost to the pandemic – and how they're winning it back
Over six episodes, we bring you stories from women in Las Vegas, one of the hardest hit economies in the country. Their experiences capture the challenges women have faced as well as their courage, strength, and resilience.

Introducing: Stronger

Through job loss, burnout, and the pressures of caregiving, women are fighting to win back what they’ve lost to COVID-19. This podcast follows six women from Las Vegas, one of the hardest hit economies in the U.S. Their stories capture what the pandemic has cost – and what it truly takes to move forward. Hosted by Jessica Mendoza and Samantha Laine Perfas.

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