On Friday 12th February - the inaugural interim committee for IAP2 in South Africa formed. This dedicated band of volunteers are establishing four working groups to build the base and presence of IAP2. The committee have set a date for their first meeting and are looking forward to a program of events across the country beginning in Johannesburg and Pretoria and then extending to Cape Town and Durban in the first instance. They will build on the links with other Southern African nations once they consolidated their base in South Africa.
There will be more news soon. If you want to see photos from the events, please go to the IAP2 facebook community site.
The leadership of the interim committee is in the very capable hands of IAP2 trainer and long time member Toni Pietersen and with the support of eight others - 2 each from each of the working groups - and one "member at large" - the foundations are set for a successful beginning to the formal infrastructure for IAP2 in South Africa.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI am in KZN-Mtubatuba when are you planning to be in Durban? Many thanks for establishing such a platform!
Regards,
Mduduzi Mahlinza
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI work for a public involvement consultant in Seattle, WA. I am new to IAP2 and am currently going through an initial training course.
What a fantastic and wonderful thing to see IAP2 doing this type of work in South Africa. It sounds like you have plans to broaden your horizons in Africa as well. I would be interested to help you however I can. I lived in Malawi for a couple of years and still have some ties that might be able to help.
My contact if you are interested:
Carl de Simas
cdesimas@gmail.com
Thank you and keep up the good work!