weconnect

Daniela Tudor is a social impact entrepreneur and the creator of the WEconnect platform. WEconnect is guided by Daniela’s core mission: using the vast potential of technology to connect people and communities for physical, mental and spiritual health.

 She is also a creative soul, in the last 5 years growing her music career as a DJ/Producer. She has been sober for almost 9 years. Tune in to discover her unique and inspiring story, and how sobriety/recovery tremendously impacted her life, in such a beautiful way.

What is Global Citizenship and how do we inspire youth to understand, relate and connect to other people?   This question is answered in a conversation with guests Dr. Jennifer Skuza and Jessica Russo.  Nationally recognized for their work in this area, Jennifer and Jessica share how youth workers can utilize the WeConnect curriculum to teach youth that they are participants of a global society and inspire a sense of understanding and confidence in relating and connecting to other people.

WeConnect Curriculum:  http://www.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-H/projects/leadership/global-connections/weconnect/

Podcast Transcript

April 27, 2017

For LGBT youth, access to safe spaces is a crucial part of development and exploring self-identity. Joe Rand discusses why this is a fundamental concern for youth programs. He shares 3 resources (GLSEN, Teaching Tolerance, WeConnect) and examples of activities he uses to educate about creating and maintaining safe environments for LGBT youth.

Podcast Transcript