LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

A six month leadership curriculum both in South Africa and Washington, DC, supplemented by ongoing alumni opportunities.

COMMUNITY
SERVICE

A core element of SAWIP, expressed through individual and team projects, both in South Africa and
Washington DC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURE

Real world experience provided through six week work exposure in prestigious environments in Washington, DC.

 

The South Africa-Washington International Program is helping to inspire, prepare and support South African youth to lead a sustainable democracy with a peaceful and prosperous future for all its citizens.

Kim M. Williams

Kim Williams holds a Bachelors of Arts and a Master degree in Religious Traditions from the University of Cape Town, followed by a Management Diploma in HIV/AIDS from Stellenbosch University. Her studies have provided her with an understanding of the influence of religion on SA’s history, culture, gender relations, and HIV/AIDS.

Kim previously worked at Global Development for Peace and Leadership as the program’s co- ordinator for the Emerging Leadership and Exchange Programmes. Her entry into the non-profit world started in 2006 when she was selected as the first participant for the Young Professional South-South Exchange to represent the Desmond Tutu Emerging Leadership Exchange, sponsored by Fredskorpset Norway. Kim spent one year studying and working in the Philippines as a researcher on various peace communication and environmental projects. While there, she spent 11 months at the Environmental Broadcasting Corporation, a non-profit focused on sustainable development in Southeast Asia.

Kim has previously worked at Rosebank College – Cape Town, African Religious Health Assets Program (ARHAP) and the Research Institute on Christianity and Society in Africa (RICSA).
 
 


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