Rodney Boezacht is the Community Liaison Officer at CANRAD and manages the centre’s stakeholders and partners. He has vast experience in engaging with community structures and youth in general, having been involved in these fields since the 1980s. He has previously worked at the Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training at Nelson Mandela University as a community researcher. He also has experience in the field of course development and training, having worked closely on the Transversal Training Management Agency based at Fort Hare University’s Institute of Government.