About this episode
Saraya O'Connell discusses Hotel Etico's mission to provide hospitality training for young people with disabilities and their successful fundraising efforts.
Saraya O'Connell is the Chief Operating Officer of Hotel Etico, Australia. This is a social enterprise business offering life skills and hospitality training for young people with disabiities. Elaine Wziontek spoke to her about the business and the success with 82 percent of graduates securing employment. They also talked about a fund-raising campaign involving a 400 kilometre run from the Etico Hotel in the Blue Mountains reaching Parliament House in Canberra on World Down Syndrome Day March 21. Original broadcast date: 06.03.26 Support the show: https://donate.2rph.org.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Elaine Wziontek
Guest: Saraya O'Connell
Topics covered
- social enterprise
- hospitality training
- employment for disabled youth
- fundraising
- community support
Keywords
- Hotel Etico
- Saraya O'Connell
- hospitality training
- employment
- disabilities
- fundraising
- World Down Syndrome Day
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hotel Etico
Places: Australia
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