In this inaugural episode of Coffee with ACCORD, we speak to Dr. Vasu Gounden, Founder and Executive Director of ACCORD, about his early life as a social justice activist and student leader in Apartheid South Africa – a period that marks the genesis of him becoming an esteemed mediator and conflict management expert. This episode was hosted by Zoe Mafoko and produced by Keenan Govender, Savannah Wilmot, Kyle Naidu, and Wandile Langa.