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South Africa-Washington Internship Programme Developing future generations of South African Leaders. Patrons of SAWIP : US and SA.
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South Africa-Washington Internship Programme Developing future generations of South African Leaders
Patrons of SAWIP : US and SA ‘I am pleased to support the work of this organization as it seeks to prepare the future leaders of South Africa and create a new and positive link between an emerging democratic South Africa and the United States. SAWIP is an organization whose mission matches closely the work that I have supported over the years in the U.S. Congress to encourage democracy and effective leadership in Africa.’ Congressman Donald Payne “Congratulations on SAWIP! It is a fantastic idea to expose young South Africans to the world. I wholly endorse it and wish you all the best to make it grow bigger and stronger.” Best Wishes Dr Mamphela Ramphele
Now is the time ‘Our challenge is to unify a fragmented society and I believe that this can be achieved through the improvement of the quality of leaders we produce.’ Lebusa Meso 2009 ‘The future of Africa is in the hands of Africans.’ (Barack Obama) For this we need to develop our young leaders. Emma Margetts 2009
What is SAWIP? SAWIP has a VISION of a South Africa with strong leaders who have a global perspective and who serve others with humility and integrity and in so doing inspire future generations to do the same. Our MISSION is to prepare, inspire and support diverse new generations of leaders for South Africa’s democracy. ‘
Leadership Philosophy Leadership through Service Ubuntu sisi dima se ndoda (Xhosa idiom) - humility is the only true measure of a leader’s quality.
The SAWIP Programme Application: ‘The renowned SAWIP application form was at a level that no other form has taken me to….. completing the form is one of the best SAWIP experiences!’ Sabelo Mcinziba 2009
Selection Camp: ‘We were pushed and challenged…. exhausted……. required to perform under pressure. In DC these are skills you need for seven weeks, no excuses.’ Emma Margetts ‘…not only an opportunity for us to get to know the candidates better but also to provide a leadership training course which would offer something to even those who were not selected.’ Jean Scrimgeour (SAWIP Manager)
Leadership Curriculum: March – June in South Africa
March – June in South Africa ‘We were challenged beyond our comfort zones and often we had to venture into the unknown.’ Musa Nxele 2009
June – July in Washington DC ‘It is an experience that I wish all South African parliamentarians could have, an intense exposure to another life in another country, a spirit of optimism that is foreign to me.’ Sabelo Mcinzimba 2009
Community Service in SA ‘My community service was a life-changing experience as I traveled to the rural parts of the Eastern Cape Province….’ Petrus van Niekerk ‘I took a week off university to do my community service as Training Director of the African Schools’ Debating Championships in Johannesburg.’ Vivek Ramsaroop
Internships in DC • Congressmen Donald Payne and Lacey Clay • Habitat for Humanity • Council for a Community of Democracies • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation • National Black Caucus for State Legislators • International Law Institute • Corporate Council on Africa • World Bank • C-SPAN ‘I was given real work to do…’ Nadine Moodie 2009 ‘…the staff were continuously focusing on my growth which made the experience both worthwhile and enjoyable.’ Sam Ball 2009
Cultural Exchange in DC “The South Africans students are able to hold their own with the Irish and frankly they do a very good job at challenging the Irish which is a very good thing. We have found that the Irish students still struggle to talk about the Troubles while the South Africans have a refreshing directness to them that eventually opens up the Irish. We believe that the interaction of students from both of these post-conflict societies is very rich context for leadership development.” Kevin Sullivan Chairman of WIP and SAWIP in Washington DC
Being with the Irish students was good in that it made us have a broader perspective on global matters. Our role for them is possibly as important as theirs was for us: our openness about burning issues opened doors for the Irish students to start engaging more on their past rather than ignoring it and wishing it away.’ Sabelo Mcinzimba 2009 Cultural Exchange in DC
Cultural Exchange in DC SAWIP with Irish students
All students write extensive evaluative reports on their return to SA. Their input is used in SAWIP’s planning cycle. Reflection and Evaluation
Relationship with USA ‘We think it is also very helpful for future leaders of South Africa to have some understanding of the United States and that such an understanding can only enhance and help the evolving relationship between our two nations. Kevin Sullivan Chairman SAWIP Board in Washington DC
Relationship with USA Connecting SAWIP, South Africa and the US Administration through the Mapula Project of the Winterveldt
“Inter-action between people with different backgrounds and political affiliations may help to remove the narrow parochialism which often blights the landscape. The link between the oldest democracy with one of the world’s exciting young democracies can only lead to greater understanding.’ Professor Kader Asmal, former M.P. Relationship with USA
What students say they have learned: ‘…made me aware of the need for public servants with integrity and strong values by which they lead…..a deep patriotism and ironically being outside of our country as ambassadors has kindled a deep love within me for South Africa.’ Petrus van Niekerk 2009 ‘I have a responsibility to do something with the opportunity, do something that is going to benefit many, what to do from here, how do I plan further..’Samantha Ball 2009 ‘I learned how to deal with people in significantly more elevated positions than myself. I realized that regardless of the person’s title, they admire a person who is able to challenge them and often disagree with them.’ Vivek Ramsaroop 2009
‘I am more proudly South African today than I have ever been.’ Emma Margetts 2009 ‘I understand more extensively what it means to be a global citizen.’ Lebusa Meso 2009 ‘SAWIP has strengthened my drive to pursue development on the African continent.’ Nick Crosby 2009 ‘SAWIP has opened me up to a new world……..it has made it possible for me to dream big……it has made me bolder and more confident.’ Musa Nxele 2009 ‘SAWIP has broadened my world-view.’ Sabelo Mcinzimba 2009 It has broadened by horizons and allowed me to see a world I could previously only dream about.’ Fazlin Fransman 2009
‘If it wasn’t for SAWIP I wouldn’t have had this strong relationship with my white African brothers and sisters and I know for a fact that I’m not the only one who felt like this, there’s an ocean of young and old people who still feel the same way I did and it is programmes like these that will make a change in our societies.’ Ayanda Gladile 2009 ‘Much happened in Washington, but the true Washington experience that happened was within me.’ Musa Nxele 2009 ‘SAWIP has helped me understand certain points of view that I previously had no interest in, or just frowned upon. I have learnt that over and above someone’s opinion, getting to know the person behind that opinion is what will bring young South African leaders closer together.’ (Cheri-leigh Erasmus 2008)
Graduation and Induction into the SAWIP Alumni Network ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, this is the only thing that ever has.’ Margaret Mead
Graduation and Induction into the SAWIP Alumni Network ‘The SAWIPers and our alums have a very clear future ahead of them and I don’t want to be left behind.’ Ayanda Gladile 2009
Graduation and Induction into the SAWIP Alumni Network ‘I want to be part of SAWIP as long as I live. I want to give of my love, my time, my knowledge, my money, to the programme because I believe in it so much. I am living testimony of what it can do to an individual….’ Musa Nxele 2009
SAWIP's power for reconciliation “I want to share with you a powerful story. An experience of fresh reconciliation that took place in my life about two months ago. I met a fellow youth leader and SAWIP participant, Ayanda Gladile. Before the SAWIP program had started Ayanda had never been in friendship with a white person. Especially not an Afrikaner such as myself. As we came to know each other better through fellowship and sharing, a brotherhood was born. And this brotherhood has consequences for ethnic reconciliation within South African civil society. I have been released from fearing that which I did not know. Today, with a spirit of peace, I can reach out to the community Ayanda represents and he can reach out to mine. I have come to know that without the Ayanda’s story being part of mine Petrus van Niekerk can never truly be an Afrikaner. For that name translated means ‘African’. And we have now become African brothers.’ Petrus van Niekerk
Why support SAWIP? “As an international law firm practicing in South Africa, Dewey & LeBoeuf recognizes and embraces the sweeping socio- economic transformation taking place in our country and has devised its own strategy to contribute positively towards that transformation. An essential key to achieving that end is selfless and effective leadership. That is why Dewey and LeBoeuf has resolved to contribute towards the success of SAWIP.” Greg Nott, Managing Partner
