Season 2 – Episode 6

Dispatches from Johannesburg Number 1 - Embracing Change and Discovering a Purpose

This episode of Connect 4 Life: The Podcast introduces our newest series, a monthly feature we call Dispatches from Johannesburg.

Each segment of Dispatches from Johannesburg provides you with a personal update on the activities and development’s of Connect 4 Life’s newest chapter, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This episode features Connect 4 Life’s Founder, Melanie Taddeo, delivering a keynote address to members of the Johannesburg New Dawn Rotary Club on February 26, 2025. Melanie’s remarks provide a background about how the charity came into being, and how its mission developed through embracing change and discovering a purpose.

As Melanie explains, the speech is “my story … it’s about how, through embracing unforeseen change, I was able to discover my purpose, the origins of our charity, and how I eventually came to South Africa to start Connect 4 Life South Africa.”

Add your voice! Check out the programs and services of Connect 4 Life South Africa at https://connect4lifesouthafrica.org/.

You can also learn more about the work of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg New Dawn at https://newdawn.org.za/.

Dispatches from Johannesburg is published every month and is an exclusive feature of Connect 4 Life: The Podcast.

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