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"People look at a picture from outside and they picture it differently. It's a beautiful picture. I wake up, I put on my makeup, I have a smile on my face. But people don't know the inside."

🎟️ Seed of Life Gala — September 30. Donate here:
https://www.wctf.org/how-to-help/
All proceeds support the World Children's Transplant Fund.

Louise Gill chairs a foundation that gives children in countries without the medical infrastructure a chance at a transplant. A diagnosis that's survivable here is a death sentence there. On September 30 she's trying to raise $1.2 million toward a fund in Armenia.

She has almost no presence online, and that's deliberate. This is the first long conversation she's given.

In this episode:
— the mother in Argentina whose dying request started the whole organisation
— what the money actually pays for, and where it goes
— what she learned from her mother, who helped resettle Armenian refugees for decades
— being on a police commission and what she's had to say from that seat
— what she says to one person who thinks they're not enough
— why she believes being humble is the highest form of integrity

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 "People see the picture"
00:33 When helping children became the thing she's here for
02:20 Her mother, ANCHA, and 68,000 refugees
04:20 The mother in Argentina whose dying wish started it
06:10 Why Armenia, and why now
08:30 What September 30 actually looks like
09:40 The two people being honoured
12:30 What the money does
13:50 "There's nothing about me on the internet"
16:20 "We're lacking the unity"
21:29 Taking care of other people's children
22:20 Three years
25:05 "People don't know the inside"
26:39 The ones who want the photo
31:53 To anyone who feels like just one person

INSIGHT is a long-form interview show about the stories behind the headlines, hosted by Emma Sargsyan. New episodes Saturdays 1pm PT.

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