Aaron Young : Corruption Crusader

My guest on the show became a crusader against corruption a fight that ended with time in an African prison. But, that is just an outcome of a story that starts with early trauma, fear, anger and addiction.

You are in for a conversation about love and compassion and becoming a being a better parent. There were a lot of lessons learnt on this journey.

Aaron Young is an Australian, born to a woman who was an addict and ill-equipped for motherhood.  It was a difficult childhood, by his mid-teens he had given up on life but found a brotherhood in the gang scene turning to drugs, violence, and street crime. That got extreme, and after three years he had an awakening, 

 

By 2004 he went travelling met and followed a woman back to Zimbabwe in Africa. And that was where the big adventure began. It was the opportunity for Aaron to express his passion and leave a mark on the world. 

 

He discovered a natural talent to tune in to animal behaviour, working with wild elephants and lions in conflict zones. How do you convince a 10-tonne bull elephant to move on? 

 

Sadly he witnessed lots of corruption in the conservation industry and began calling it out, which made him politically unpopular.  Moving onto farming Arron was again confronted with corruption but this time he refused to back down.

The numbers were bigger, and the stakes were higher. When corruption is that deep and systemic, the system fights for its survival, Aaron was targeted with physical violence and eventually arrested on a range of trumped-up charges.

That is when he found himself the only white guy in an African prison, a 6m by 15m cell that you share with 75 other guys.

I was surprised to discover that Arron’s experience is normal life for Africa today in 2022. Our conversation is a fascinating insight into the workings and troubles of Zimbabwe and other African countries.

Aarons’ refusal to back down, came at a huge personal cost, the loss of his relationship and a life with his children.

“I went from being a Dad to being a prisoner, to being forcibly deported at gunpoint back to Australia.” 

 

Our conversation is about that journey his healing and learning from the experience and his new mission. Which is to help people define what means to be a better man or woman and to create a better future for children and families.

 

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Further details about this podcast along with my Guest’s website and social links are all available at:

https://www.lifepassionandbusiness.com/aaron-young-corruption-crusader

 

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