UCT TV's video: BOTHO with Roxy maRosa EPISODE 1: Rainbow Academy

The episode investigates the link between poverty as a disability and how we think about poverty in South Africa. Professor of Occupational Therapy at UCT - Elelwani Ramugondo contextualises the cyclic nature of poverty linking it to a form of disability and impairment. We speak about the need for a multidisciplinary approach toward developing opportunities for young people to pursue their dreams. EPISODE GUESTS: Professor Elelwani Ramugondo University of Cape Town: Occupational Therapy Thenjiwe Mgedisi (aka Mam T) Director: Rainbow Academy Performing Arts and Business School Sergio Smith Dancer: Rainbow Academy Graduate 2017 RAINBOW ACADEMY Contact Details Physical Address: 3rd Floor, 106 Adderley Street Cape Town, 8000 Postal Address: P. O Box 975, Cape Town, 8000 Telephone: Tel: +27 (0)21 426 4759 The Rainbow Academy is a non-profit School of Performing Arts and Business started June 2010. It is a place for youth to develop their creative passions. We speak about the potential of the arts to transform lives and rise out of a poverty mindset.