Hope on the Border part 2: I Love the Me I See in You with Gil Gillenwater
We follow a wrong turn that became a mission and explore how dignity-based service transforms both givers and receivers. Gil shows how housing, education, and reciprocity can turn charity into equity, and why true joy is found when we serve. • enlightened self-interest and why service elevates the giver • rent-to-own housing tied to education and community service • girls’ scholarships and mentorship reducing dropout and pregnancy • reciprocity models that replace pity with di...
We follow a wrong turn that became a mission and explore how dignity-based service transforms both givers and receivers. Gil shows how housing, education, and reciprocity can turn charity into equity, and why true joy is found when we serve.
• enlightened self-interest and why service elevates the giver
• rent-to-own housing tied to education and community service
• girls’ scholarships and mentorship reducing dropout and pregnancy
• reciprocity models that replace pity with dignity
• volunteers becoming guardian warriors and bridge builders
• policy ideas beyond walls, from vetted work programs to pathways
• interdependence, brain science of giving, and a new border symbol
• practical ways to sponsor, volunteer, and support safely
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@Real Talk with Tina and Ann
00:00 - Showing Up Transforms The Giver
02:16 - The Wrong Turn That Changed Everything
06:12 - From Volunteers To Guardian Warriors
11:25 - Dignity Over Welfare
15:20 - Housing Model With Education Ties
21:20 - Bright Futures For Girls
25:40 - Reciprocity And The Plastic For Food Exchange
30:16 - Walls, Technology, And Consciousness
34:20 - Freedom, Opportunity, And Luck
38:40 - Interdependence And The Endless Knot
44:00 - A Symbol For The Third Nation
49:20 - The Missing Migrant Museum And Policy Ideas
55:00 - How To Get Involved Safely