Renowned humanitarian brings message of peace to South African youth
As a humanitarian and peace ambassador Prem Rawat has dedicated his life to addressing humanity's essential need for peace with his extraordinary passion inspiring millions of people over the last five decades. Rawat has spoken in some of the most prestigious universities and forums around the world including Harvard, Oxford, Berkley and now the Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSiBA) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Prem Rawat
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Prem Rawat's perspective on peace goes beyond words and is both practical and tangible where peace is possible; it just needs to be felt and when people are in peace, the world will be in peace. In the context of the challenges the world faces in 2015, and beyond, this message could not be more pertinent. Rawat's philosophy is integrated into his innovative, life-changing educational Peace Education Programme (PEP) currently running in over 48 countries helping participants discover their inner resources and innate tools for living such as inner strength, choice, hope and the very real possibility of personal peace.
Lerato Bontsi, 19 years, recently completed the Peace Education Programme and is also a student at the Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSiBA) studying towards her Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) degree. Lerato says that "before the programme I didn't put much focus on my surroundings and how other people were feeling, but I have learned the importance of tranquility and being in a calm state which means you can think better and be fully aware of your surroundings and make better choices."
One of Lerato's peers who also completed the programme, Ndonwabile Ndengezi, a TSiBA BBA3 degree student explains: "The course reminds us of the basic principles of peace, because this what we all desire as human beings. We grow up thinking that peace is something that exists somewhere in the world outside which we need to go find, but what we really need to achieve is internal peace, it's within all of us, which allows us to deal with any situation in a proper and humane way."
Left to Right: Mthetho Koyana (TSiBA Student), Prem Rawat and Vuyokazi Bokolo (TSiBA Student)
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Another PEP graduate, Mthetho Koyana, TSiBA BBA2 Student & 2015 SRC President, says, "I think I am now more peacefully minded than before and can enter into a conflict situation and be able to calm the situation down. I can help bring about change and be the bigger man and fight for peace. Each and every one of us are the same regardless of backgrounds."
TSiBA, a non-profit tertiary business school founded in 2004 to increase access to higher education for local youth, is just one of the institutions around the world running the PEP programme. As with all TSiBA students, Lerato is on a scholarship and not required to pay it back monetarily, but rather to pay it forward by transferring the knowledge, skills and resources she gains at TSiBA, including programmes like PEP, back into her community.
Posted on 1 Dec 2015 13:57
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