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This after-school program taught Alphonso Davies and keeps transforming lives

This after-school program taught Alphonso Davies and keeps transforming lives

FromThis Matters


This after-school program taught Alphonso Davies and keeps transforming lives

FromThis Matters

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Ruke Okome, program manager of the after-school program Free Play for Kids Alphonso Davies, Canadian soccer superstar, has become a world-renowned name with highlight reel goals, pride in his country and awards-laden recognition of his sporting excellence. He will soon return home to Edmonton as Canada faces a crucial match in its qualification for the World Cup where Free Play for Kids, the after-school program that Davies attended, continues to give a safe space for marginalized and often racialized kids. Free Play for Kids may have Davies as an alumni but its impact stretches to the next generation with aims of empowering future leaders in the community. Today on "This Matters," we go inside the program to learn how the lessons being taught are more than sports.
Released:
Nov 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.