I’m Pete. Social entrepreneur. TEDx Speaker. Water-skier. Scuba diver. Adventurer. And now, Churchill Fellow.

I’ve been using a wheelchair for 17 years. I know that this has shaped my life in different ways. I’ve done things because of this and in spite of this.

One thing that it has more heavily influenced is my career. I’ve been working in the Third Sector for the last 10 years across a number of different charities; the commonality being that they all empower disabled people.

I decided to reboot my blog after it fell by the wayside and lay dormant for the best part of eight years when I was given an amazing opportunity and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship.

The Fellowship gives me the opportunity to visit Australia and New Zealand for two months to learn from people and organisations that work in the field of disability innovation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'll be travelling to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2024 and would like to meet people along the way rather than stay in hotels.

I have been awarded a research fellowship and will be researching "Innovation through lived experience of disability" you can see more on my blog here www.petedonnelly.com

I'm really hoping to make the most of the trip and explore the culture as I go, moving away from regular tourist things and experiencing life from a local perspective.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States

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