"I commend the Center for Global Education on its programme to encourage US students to study
abroad in South Africa. Many students who do come here have found it to be a life changing
experience. We have a vibrant society that is perhaps unique in its diversity of ethnicity, faiths,
cultures and socio-economic inequality.
South Africa is a young democracy, a country where individuals can make a difference. I encourage
students from the US to grasp the opportunity to spend time here with both hands. It will expand
your horizons and change your perspective of the world and give a deeper understanding of the
wonderful human family to which we all belong, sisters and brothers together, God's family." (Sent December 23, 2008)
About Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M Tutu
Desmond Tutu was born in South Africa in 1931. After spending a short time as a High School teacher, he studied theology and was ordained as a priest in 1960. In 1975, he was appointed the first black Dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Johannesburg. Later, he became Bishop of Lesotho and is an honorary doctor from numerous universities around the world. In 1984, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his devotion to his objective, "a democratic and just society without racial divisions."
