Student leader awarded Abe Bailey Travel Bursary
AWARD: Chairperson of the Wellington Campus Student Representative Council, Anne-lie Lombard, has been awarded the Abe Bailey Travel Bursary
Monday, 19 September 2016
At the age of 17, Anne-lie Lombard raised just over R10 000 and used the funds to purchase a meal for 1 200 students at her high school.
Her goal was simple. It was to show her fellow classmates that someone cared about them.
Several years later, this CPUT student’s passion to help others and to make an impact in her community has earned her an Abe Bailey Travel Bursary, a coveted scholarship that will see 18 of South Africa’s young leaders embark on an educational and cultural tour of Britain.
The bursary was established in terms of the will of the late Abe Bailey, who was a mining magnate and politician in South Africa, and is awarded annually to outstanding students and academics (under the age of 25) that have shown exceptional leadership qualities at their universities and within their communities.
Anne-lie, who is the Chairperson of the Wellington Campus Student Representative Council (SRC), says she never imagined that her application would be a success.
“As part of the application I had to attend an interview and it was very intense. They asked questions on how I felt about various issues. I had no idea what the outcome would be,” she says.
In her final year of her teaching qualification, Anne-lie says she is looking forward to spending three weeks with other young leaders, as well as the opportunity to learn from them.
Leadership is Anne-lie’s passion, and over the past few years she has held numerous leadership positions at CPUT and in her community has participated in and driven several community projects, from reading awareness campaigns to mentor initiatives.
“There is nothing more fulfilling than identifying a need and then taking initiative to provide, care and unite. This has been the main reason that I challenged myself to be a leader: to support students, change wrong mindsets and perspectives, and to help other students and leaders to achieve their full potential.”
CONGRATULATIONS: Members of the CPUT Executive Management team congratulate Anne-lie on her achievement
Written by Candes Keating
Email: keatingc@cput.ac.za
Provides coverage for the Engineering and Applied Sciences Faculties; the Bellville and Wellington Campuses, and research and innovation news.
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