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A Dream Realised
By Ulrike Hill and Zanele Chakela
‘How can there be only one dedicated hospital in our country for our children?’
When Madiba asked this question, he sowed the seeds of a challenge that would grow into a legacy. A seed may be small but its size is disproportionate to what it can become over time. The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital was a project that seemed impossible when it was just an idea that started with ten people seated around a dinner table.
The stories behind the planning for, fundraising and building of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital are inspiring, personal, and sometimes heart-breaking. It was a long and arduous journey, beset with difficulties, but the dedicated team’s commitment and courage prevailed to create a living legacy that will truly impact the lives of children for generations to come.
Today, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Johannesburg is a proud testimony to a uniquely African story which honours the memory of a great statesman and celebrates the children for whom he cared so deeply.
Lessons from a Rainbow Unicorn
By Fred Platt
A book written by Fred, Sam’s dad, provides a soul-baring insight into his journey and the lessons learnt from Sam the Warrior.
Fred, in anticipation of the birth of his first son, could not wait to teach his son all the many lessons that he had learnt in life. In the end, it was Sam who taught his dad many lessons…
In this profound story, Fred relates some of Sam’s lessons to the world. It is a heartbreaking but beautiful read that will carve footprints on your heart forever.
Pushing Boulders
Autobiography by Athol Williams
PUSHING BOULDERS tells the remarkable story of a Cape Flats man born in an old police station during apartheid. The story recounts Athol’s immense political and social challenges, and against all odds, becomes one of the first people ever to graduate with master’s degrees from five of the world’s top universities, including Harvard, MIT and Oxford.
At the height of his successful international business career, at the age of 40, Athol decides to change his life. After seeing a homeless man at a street corner, Athol decides that wealth and status are no longer relevant in a country overwhelmed with poverty. He sells his Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, and other luxury cars to pursue his philanthropic mission. With a firm belief that education can uplift, Athol with his wife Taryn, establish a foundation that enables and inspires others to thrive.
Courage to Lead
“CLIMBING KILIMANJARO was a life-transforming journey for me. In every step I took, I was drawn to the parallels between the climb and leadership. The summit is a metaphor for the vision every leader needs to hold, the mountain a metaphor for the largest obstacles standing in a leader’s way”
What is leadership? Is it an abstract concept, difficult to define and grasp?
Or is it a collection of simple, practical principles that can be applied with relative ease?
Courage to Lead is a practical guide to leadership. This is a ‘how-to’ of leadership development so that you can away with useful tips to develop and enhance your leadership. Don’t expect abstract leadership concepts, theories and frameworks. This book extends beyond the boardroom and is a relevant read for anyone who needs to take charge of their leadership and life. Like the mountain that loomed constantly ahead of Daphna Horowitz, leadership is not the domain of a select few, but for anyone who wants to rise to the challenge.
Oaky and the Sun
By Athol Williams
Illustrator: Taryn Lock
A brightly illustrated children’s book about an acorn named Oaky who is trying to find his true purpose in life.
20 Months in Hostage Hell
By Debbie Calitz with Ulrike Hill
When Debbie Calitz and her partner Bruno Pelizzari set sail from Dar es Salaam in October 2010, they could never have guessed that they would be making a voyage into the depths of hell. Three days into their journey as crew on board the yacht Choizel, they were captured by Somali pirates and held for ransom.
For twenty months the pair was made to live in dark rooms while they were moved countless times between different locations and captors who subjected them—but especially Debbie—to untold horrors.
Debbie’s spiritual awareness, her sense of humanity, and ironically, her past history of being the victim of abuse, helped her to stay alive as she remained positive in the belief that she and Bruno would be rescued.
In this compelling book right from the depths of depravity, Debbie Calitz reveals the details of their ordeal and their eventual rescue. It is a story of overwhelming courage from a woman who overcame all odds when freedom and dignity were a distant memory.
