A Tribute to the SAWIP Team of 2012

I am privileged enough to be a part of a team like nothing I ever imagined before and one that is without a doubt like no other before.

After a six month journey that now sees us charging down the home straight I regard all fourteen of you as companions who will always be the most integral part of a big chapter in my life. You will forever be irreplaceable and invaluable all through the love, dedication, enthusiasm and passion you have been able to show and give me.

It has been beyond amazing being able to watch and share SAWIP guide and mould you into responsible, professional and exceptional people. This in itself is something that we can never truly thank SAWIP enough for, no matter how hard we tried.

That said, I feel that we have built a special bond and nothing more than holding onto that bound and growing it further for the greater good will give greater thanks. This bound was formed and kept together through various and more importantly genuine qualities which you all possess such as, love, determination, respect, patience (a lot of that with me I might add), passion, enthusiasm, compassion, humour...

It is these qualities which you all posses that make SAWIP arguably the most effective and elite Leadership and Community Service Programme in South Africa. In all honesty I only say arguably so as not to be arrogant or obnoxious. I hope that deep down inside you all believe it and are proud, because the only reason that it is, is through being able to continually draw in individuals such as yourselves.

Aristotle once said “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” Even though we have only been privileged and honoured enough to be under the SAWIP wing for only six months. I can convincingly say that presently and in future the impact that you and SAWIP have on my and many other people’s lives has and will continue to echoe in eternity.