There are many ways to find your community. Sometimes, you find community through shared interest or proximity, like school or your neighbourhood gym. Other communities are carefully and thoughtfully put together by connecting passionate people. In this episode, Kelly MacDonald highlights one of those passionate, expanding communities. For the last 12 years, Connect4Life, has been offering training programs for persons with disabilities in Canada. The organization is now expanding its programming into South Africa. Sharing knowledge and experience with like-minded people. Melanie Taddeo, President and CEO of Connect4Life, tells Kelly about the history of Connect4Life and its expansion into South Africa. Mr. Tap is a disability advocate in South Africa, and runs Skills Village Radio, a station creating programming for and with persons with disabilities. Kelly also speaks to Steven Christianson, a Connect4Life board member who was instrumental in the global expansion of the organization.
There are many ways to find your community. Sometimes, you find community through shared interest or proximity, like school or your neighbourhood gym. Other communities are carefully and thoughtfully put together by connecting passionate people.
In this episode, Kelly MacDonald highlights one of those passionate, expanding communities.
For the last 12 years, Connect4Life, has been offering training programs for persons with disabilities in Canada. The organization is now expanding its programming into South Africa. Sharing knowledge and experience with like-minded people.
Melanie Taddeo, President and CEO of Connect4Life, tells Kelly about the history of Connect4Life and its expansion into South Africa.
Mr. Tap is a disability advocate in South Africa, and runs Skills Village Radio, a station creating programming for and with persons with disabilities.
Kelly also speaks to Steven Christianson, a Connect4Life board member who was instrumental in the global expansion of the organization.