Dear Ubuntu: A Note from the Pathway
Dear Ubuntu,
I am writing to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the organisation for giving me the opportunity to study. At this stage I am preparing for my exams. By April 2012, I will be graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in human resource management.
It is great to know that Ubuntu has been a friend to most of us, a friend who dared to do the unthinkable; Ubuntu did not walk in front of us or behind us, but walked with us, as pointed out by Albert Camus. Hence, it would be wrong to say to Ubuntu, “Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; don’t walk behind me, I may not lead; walk beside me, and just be my friend.” It would be wrong because Ubuntu walks beside us, right on our side.
To be honest, being at university for me is a marvellous experience, one that I will never forget. I also wish to inform you that I have been provisionally accepted for BA-Honours in Group Dynamics. I had applied for three separate programs: Labour Relations and Human Resource Management, Industrial Sociology and Group Dynamics. However I have opted at this present moment to study GD.
Ubuntu has managed to secure an internship for me at Aqhama HR Services. I commenced my duties mid-September. I am getting valuable hands-on experience that would be of great help in my future endeavours and professional life. This internship has allowed me to be independent, an idea that is slowly becoming a reality as I have reached a point in my life where I am much more responsible and empowered.
These words cannot do justice in my quest to truly express my gratitude. However my desire is that they would succinctly say what I could have said, had I been much more versed in the proper idioms to depict my gratitude in an accurate manner, deserving of Ubuntu’s generosity.
All in all, I want to say, thank you.
Best Regards,
Felix Makwindi
Ubuntu met Felix in 2001,when he was 12 years old, living in a very difficult home. He was a student at Sivuyiseni Primary School. At Ubuntu, Felix participated in counselling, after-school, computer classes, holiday camps and other activities. In 2003, he travelled to New York as part of the Young Ambassadors programme where students from Port Elizabeth and Harlem compared experiences and cultures. Now he is university on full scholarship. Felix is determined to give back to his community.
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