On Sunday, the 15th of June 2014, the SAWIP team of 2014 finally leaves for Washington, D.C. After months of preparation and growth, the team is ready to embark on a life-enhancing experience in the American capital.
As I reflect on the first trimester of the SAWIP programme in preparation for Washington,…Read more
World Cup nostalgia has officially hit South Africa! While we couldn’t be happier for Brazil’s hosting of the 2014 World Cup, memories of the euphoria that was our 2010 version can never be forgotten or replaced.
I reminisce about the icy African winter,…Read more
There are three people, though very different, that have shared a common way of living that has impacted my life forever. It wasn’t through particular events or through their extraordinary achievements that these individuals have changed and influenced people’s lives- it has been through the daily,…Read more
As the SAWIP journey has continued over the past few month, a recurring question has challenged my mind, “Who are you?”
While that question can have varying answers, one key answer that has come to mind is: “I am an African.” Through this SAWIP experience,…Read more
Life is meant to be lived and to be lived fully. This poem was penned from observations of people and how so many are not fully alive…
LIMBO
Floating in the abyss of Nothing,…Read more
“Solms-Delta is much more than a wine estate. Located 15km outside the village of Franschhoek in the heart of the Cape Winelands, the magnificent wine estate produces classical wines with a difference… In fact everything about Solms-Delta is different.”
-Solms-Delta
The experience at Solms-Delta,…Read more
“Ag, South Africa is becoming so terrible hey. Luckily, our visas are being processed. Let’s get out as soon as we can, before this place goes to the dogs.”
For some people, this may seem like a purely rational and completely plausible statement.…Read more
In leadership, there lies something so profound, yet ever-so humbling. You are simultaneously thrust into the previously-unknown realm of power and influence and the deeper, more insightful realm of servanthood. It is here that you discover the master and reveal the slave in you.…Read more
A lone baobab tree stands solemnly in the arid African bushveld. It, a testament of centuries in Africa, can feel the winds of change; change like none other.
As Africa clings to fragments of faith,…Read more
On April 5th, 2014, at Stellenbosch University, we had our first official SAWIP curriculum session for 2014.
Eager and curious, we filed into the Crossly Board Room, at the Wilcocks Building, for the session entitled “Introduction to Community Interaction Principles”.…Read more