This week on the podcast we welcome Fran McEwen, Active Recreation Lead at Sport NZ, and founder of The Shift Foundation.

Fran has a passion for young people, women and girls, and the vital role that physical activity plays in supporting all dimensions of hauora, especially mental wellbeing.We talk about the importance of engaging young people in the design process when seeking to improve outcomes for young people - get to know them, listen to them, empower them, provide the conditions for them to thrive.

Following what has been a common theme over recent podcasts we talk about the importance of connecting with people, and with communities.

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