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with the local high school of Usasazo within the settlement of
Khayelitsha and volunteered at local mobile health clinics. They also
prepared materials and developed lesson plans for various health
awareness and life skills workshops.
“The goal is to raise HIV/
AIDS and STI awareness,
foster life skills, build micro-
enterprise initiatives, assist
with educational inquiries and
empower youth,” says Kalaci.
Each year since, an even
larger group has returned to
South Africa to continue the
work. The long-term plan is
for the project to expand to
other South African cities,
and even other countries.
Kalaci journeyed back
to South Africa this past
May but says he is stepping
away from the day-to-day
operations of the Golden
Future project: “This year,
I am moving more into an
advisory and growth strategy
role. It is important for the
continuity of the project that a legacy plan is in place,” he explains.
His brother, Odion BSc ’11, served as chair for 2010/11.
His professional goals remain firmly in his sights. He finished
articling in the summer of 2010, and was called to the bar. He has
elected, however, to focus on Alexa Translations, the translation
company he co-founded in 2009 with UWindsor alumni Michael
Kaye MBA ’08 and Roy Sharda BComm ’97.
“We want to make it an international company with a much
larger client base, and a greater presence in more countries,” he
says. Alexa currently has
offices in Canada, the United
States and South Africa
with ambitions of continued
international expansion.
Kalaci has little spare
time and squeezes something
valuable out of every
moment. This past summer
he taught an MBA-level
course at UWindsor and
organized a Detroit, Mich.,
seminar to promote cross-
border business.
In between, he feeds
his passions for travel,
history, anthropology and
classical dancing. He is a
certified dance instructor
and predictably, donates the
proceeds to charity.
Paying it forward is very
important to the Albanian immigrant who has so successfully
combined his intellect, empathy and determination to benefit
the greater good:
“It’s never too early to start contributing to those less fortunate
than you,” says Kalaci. “That’s always been my motto.”
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Concerts
Sunday, October 23, 2:30 pm
Afternoon Jazz –
Shahida Nurullah & Friends
Assumption University Chapel, 400 Huron Church Rd.
Shahida Nurullah
, vocals
TadWeed
, piano
Marion Hayden
, double bass
Kenneth “SpiderWebb” Rice
, drums
A fabulous afternoon of jazz with the enchanting
Shahida Nurullah and her incomparable trio.
Tickets $15 Adults; $5 Students
Sunday, December 4, 3:00 pm
Festival of Christmas
University Singers and Chamber Choir
Assumption Church, 350 Huron Church Rd.
University Singers, Dr. Bradley Bloom, director
Chamber Choir, Prof. Richard Householder, director
Tickets $10 Adults; $5 Students
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7:30 pm
Robert Aitken in Recital
The legendary Canadian flutist, composer, conductor,
and UWindsor Artist-in-Residence performs
Assumption University Chapel, 400 Huron Church Rd.
Tickets $15 Adults; $5 Students
DiSCOveR UWiNDSOR
YOUR CAmPUS & COmmUNiTY
FOR mORe iNFORmATiON:
e-mAil: smckee
@
uwindsor.ca Tel: 519-253-3000 ext. 4212
One aspect of the Golden Future Project is connecting UWindsor students with
high school educators in Cape Town, South Africa, to optimize the learning
experience of the school’s children. Above: Group members after handing out
supplies at Sobambisana Primary School.
