SAWIP Newsletter – December 2016

What is the mission of the youth of South Africa today?

That is a very complex question to answer. One which I choose to use my own story to try and answer.In the words of Frantz Fanon: “each generation must discover its mission;...Read more

This month marks forty-one years after the 1976 Youth Uprisings in Soweto against an oppressive educational system. We remember the importance of youth leadership. We remember the decisive action and the selflessness of young people like ourselves – those of us who are young in the room,...Read more

It seems like just yesterday when the 2017 SAWIP cohort journey started early this year. Fast-track to 10th June 2017; departure date for many first time travellers to a destination outside of South Africa. This date also signalled the start of the second leg of the SAWIP experience....Read more

The diversity in characters within our team was highlighted by the different expectations of what the experience would entail for each of us and being in DC meant for us. While some of our more politically inclined members felt that they would be in their niche and were thrilled by the idea of being in such a charged climate,...Read more