Have you heard about the Big Ears Trust?

The Big Ears Trust, is a non-profit voluntary association formed by Stephen Blades, the CEO of Elephants in Main Street International.

The Big Ears Trust has been formed to improve the lives of people who suffer from some sort of hearing disability. It aims to equip children and adults with the technology, the skills and the support to be able to lead full lives where they can be productive, happy and contribute to the society they operate in. In 2022, our goal is to raise R600 000 to ensure that 40 children have the gift of hearing. So in other words, change the lives of 40 children in South Africa who don’t have access to hearing aids.

At Elephants in Main Street International, we have been helping teams and leaders achieve their goals for over two decades around the world. We have partnered with the St Vincent School for the deaf and have been coaching and training their management team and staff. Our turning point interventions are designed to unlock passion, raise enthusiasm and increase levels of knowledge, understanding and ultimately the ability to apply and produce.

The second purpose of the Big Ears Trust, is a conservation objective and in fact it is also a human objective. And that is to help protect and support the continued existence and survival of elephants on this planet.

Stephen is well respected as a coach and change management consultant and has the ability to engage the hearts and minds of people from the shop floor right the way up to the board. His experience spans nearly three decades and is leveraged when organisations need to address unique, complex and sensitive political, social and cross cultural interfaces with care and respect, and unlock understanding and cooperation in teams. He raises the ability of people he works with to solve problems rather than dramatise them.

Big Ears Trust Board of Trustees