Pay it forward
Friday, 11 April 2014
The importance of family and a support network was emphasized during the ninth graduation ceremony which took place in Cape Town this morning.
Graduates from the Informatics and Design Faculty were addressed by guest speaker Gina Levy during the ceremony.
Levy herself straddles many design disciples in her professional and personal life, working as an architect, film and screenwriter, photographer and dancer.
She urged graduates to continue to do their best in their professional careers and 'Pay it Forward' to future generations.
"You are the people who have the chance to change the trajectory of not only your life, but also that of your siblings and your children," she says.
Levy's message was especially pertinant to one gradute in the audience.
Charity Chiuwye graduated her BTech in IT alongside her husband Takaua Chandiwana who graduted her Masters in the same course.
The Zimbabwean couple battled visa issues and raising two young children to get to that proud moment.
"It was very difficult because my youngest is only five months and I was pregnant while I was studying," she says.
"But you have to study to make your life better."
Written by Lauren Kansley
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Email: kansleyl@cput.ac.za
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