The Rotary Youth Leadership Award vision is to challenge the ideals of young people and is aimed at developing their personal and leadership skills.

OBJECTIVES

 Problem Solving and Creative thinking
 Team Work and Team Effectiveness
 Communication

EPILOGUE

In true Outward Bound spirit, the weather proved challenging and unpredictable. This adversity provide the group with an opportunity to support and motivate each other, and they bonded well as a result. The groups communicated well and shared ideas when solving problems and were able to transfer this experience to real life issues.
The group leaders were supported by their teams and they realised the importance of good communication.
They appreciated the responsibility they had ,and developed an understanding of the fundamentals of  leadership. The experience letters indicate the students were empowered though overcoming the obstacles presented and integrated well with their group-making new friends.

Congratulations on a successful program & Thank You to everyone who made this initiative possible.

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The participants are selected from schools in Khayelitsha and five students are from a children’s home called Bathandwa House .This is a pilot program which allows us the opportunity of practicing for the World Cup Legacy programming. Special emphasis on exploring diversity, tolerance and respect.

The program will have an environmental education component which will introduce the students to flora/fauna, explain the importance of preserving nature, carbon footprint/global warming and the importance of water management.
We will encourage the students to identify opportunities to transfer skills acquired back to their community and to catalyze leadership potential. There will be opportunities for individuals to return to F4 and Grassroots Football for Hope Centre to volunteer.

We will use the 2010 World Cup as a platform to expand our portfolio with a module which encourages students to explore the concept of being Proudly South African and the responsibilities they have as members of the nation.

Each individual will be given the opportunity to sign a constitution committing to making the right choices and making a positive contribution toward society

OBJECTIVES

To address the concerns of the 2010 World Cup  and implement the World Cup Legacy programming  as defined by the proposal.

 Capacity Building
 Resilience and Coping Skills
 Team Work and Team Effectiveness
 Exploring Diversity
 Environmental Skills

EPILOGUE

 
Many of these students have never experienced outdoor activities or been exposed to a wilderness environment before. They were excited and interested to explore the mountains and willing to try the adventure challenges.

Their positive attitude and energy motivated them through the tougher challenges. They were a resilient group and while the they worked together on overcoming some of the obstacles, there was a clear gender division. The girls and boys struggled to accept and integrate with each other in a social context.

The participants were highly motivated and engaged in activities but needed constant guidance and reassurance from the instructors which hindered their progress and development of decision making skills.

Each participant gained a new understanding of their own capacity and a realization that in order to achieve your goals you need to persevere.

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 OBJECTIVES

Team work and team effectiveness

Communication

Exploring diversity

EPILOGUE

Many participants expressed their gratitude and appreciation for a life changing experience. They bonded well with their instructors, who mentored them through the program, allowing them to acquire new skills and leave with a sense of accomplishment. This was a shorter program than we traditionally facilitate which restricted our ability to fully explore diversity; however the teamwork and communication displayed by the participants was exceptional. Some of the students had different expectations of the program; however they adapted very quickly and enjoyed the opportunity to participate in adventure activities. They conquered their fears and persevered through adversity to emerge empowered and resilient.

Congratulations on a successful program &

Thank You to everyone who contributed!

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The camp helped me to search and get to know myself and my abilities. The camp trained and prepared me of what life is and how to approach problems coming my way.
Sleeping outside made me step out of my comfort zone and was a test of will I can adapt to new things of which I think I passed.  It taught me independency because I had to sustain the food that was given to us so that it could last through out the whole camp. It gave me an opportunity to know my teammates better and bond with them.
The camp was a great experience and it armed me with ambition that I will need and use in life. It showed me nothing is impossible.”

N.Monatisa

“From all the activities we did, I learnt to be responsible, overcome obstacles, face my fears, to work well with my team mates and to cope out of my comfort zone. Some of the activities changed my perceptive about myself and my life.

I believe that without the help of Outward ward bound camp I wouldn’t have had overcome my fears and have positive perceptions about life. Thank you, hope to be with you again in future.”

S. BUNU

“All the things that I have learned during the camp are helping me build up a way of reaching my goals in life. Although some of the activities we did were a bit difficult and scary, I told myself I can do it. That also applies to my studies and my personal life; if something strikes I can handle it.
This whole experience helped me to be a better person in terms of being responsible, persevere, team-work, discipline and having enough confidence to share my views and listen to other ones views.
Thank you one again for helping me see things differently. I hope you continue doing this work that can change young people’s life.”

Siphosethu Jaji

“Outward Bound took me out of my comfort zone for me to experience the life outside the world. All the things that I have learned during the camp helps me to find a way of reaching my goals in life. Although other activities we did were bit difficult and scary but I managed to handle them. All those activities helped me to know my strengths and weaknesses, also values that a person should have in life.”

Siphokazi Mnikina

 

 “It is with deep heartfelt and gratitude that I write to you this letter of thanks.
I, as part of the SAEP 2010 intern program, am extremely grateful for your accommodation to develop and empower us. We have all learnt life-long lessons from the activities you catered for us. We now believe that we can face life`s adversity at its worst.
Thank you for having the courage to empower our self esteem, we now look at life out of the box and we are a team of achievers!
Thank you again for all the trouble and extra mile you took to cater for us. We wish you all success in developing and empowering South Africa.”

Oscar Simelane

 

 “The activities me and my team mates took part in really opened my eyes although they were scary  and gruelling on the body ,but they thought me values that a person  should have in life .
Of which these values are playing a huge part in constructing my future and making a success of it.
I just want to thank you, the camp is played a major role in my life and it has armed me with ambition .I FEAR NOTHING AND REGRET LESS” 
 

   Mphathiswa Doda  

 

“I am glad I was part of the team that got the experience on life discovery because it helped my self esteem. I am grateful for the opportunity you gave me outward bound team.
 I am honoured to be able to share a life with you and to learn that life will always give me obstacles.
Thank you for making a leader  and being able to communicate well with other colleagues’.”

Sandiso Ndinisa

 

 “Outward bound was an eye opening experience which taught me the true meaning of perseverance and how to connect with my inner strength and abilities. It also strengthened my communication skills.
The best moments for me at the camp were when we sat down together after the day had ended, and reflected on the activities we had done for that day, and discussing on ways on how they can be compared to life’s obstacles’.”

 Refilwe Moreki       

 

“The Outward bound Programme helped me to realize that I can do more then I thought possible. To me it was a way of discovering myself as a person. Mostly it helped me to achieve leadership skills that were needed to serve others and care for the the environment around them. Thank you for giving this opportunity to me and for giving me the chance to experience adventure.”

Andile Njamela

“The overall camp was superb, meaningful and an eye-opener, it gave me a chance to explore unlimitedly. Now I am aware that when times are tough you have to persist until you find your way and when you fall just get, dust yourself off and soldier on. I have discovered something new about myself, like I never knew that I can work in a team successfully and I am more confident than I thought. Now I can face my fears and conquer them with ease because of the knowledge that I got during the outward bound camp.
I would like to thank you for changing me into a better person. Your work is unarguably outstanding and remarkable. May you grow from strength to strength.”

Wandile Mlomo

 
“The activities that we did at the camp site were very educative to us as SAEP Interns and also as individuals, the activities that we did were more a life searching activities, and m best activity was the rock climbing, because it  had boosted my self confidence. Now that I am able to do anything in life, there is nothing impossible.
Thank you once again, for your self-discovery camp, you have changed our lives in many ways, and I wish and hope that you will continue doing your lovely jobs, changing other young people’s lives.”

Neliswa Lumani

“The camp helped me to gain confidence in myself because before I was not able to communicate with my mates but now I can talk to them freely because I had the chance to know them better at the camp.
I would like to thank the people at outward bound for the opportunity they provided for me and my mates and hope you continue to do the same for others.”

Nokulunga Poswa

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