Founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, The Carter Center has always gone where the need is greatest. For over 40 years, we’ve brought sworn enemies together to broker peace and chased an ancient disease to the edge of eradication.

Behind every milestone is an incredible team working all over the world.

This podcast is about them. 

In “Far Away Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter Center,” the people on the front lines tell you — in their own words — what it takes to do this life-changing work and how their personal experiences led them to careers waging peace, fighting disease, and building hope.

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Episode 1: ‘I Literally Dove into that Bomb Shelter Headfirst’  

COMING OCT. 14.

Kelly Callahan began her public health career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Côte d’Ivoire, working to prevent the spread of Guinea worm disease. Her goal was to change just one person’s life for the better.

Today, as senior advisor for the Carter Center’s Trachoma Control Program, she leads a team that helps protect millions of people from trachoma, a highly contagious bacterial infection that can cause blindness.

In this episode, Kelly talks about meeting former U.S. President Jimmy Carter for the first time, how her mother inspired her to serve others, and dodging bombs and venomous snakes to deliver water filters in a Sudanese war zone.

Check back soon for Episode 1.

This Carter Center podcast is produced in partnership with Audiation.