The Power of One, Be the Change. As a white South African who claims his place in the Rainbow Nation, Igor Scheurkogel cannot help it but sees it as his responsibility to contribute to the development of his country, our country. A lot of White South African are ashamed and most times find themselves in an uncomfortable position, especially in the recent years as South Africa continues to undergo this great transformation. White South Africans are always blamed for the past even though we had the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which was to help heal the wounds of the past. You can therefore argue that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did not achieve its purpose. Perhaps the Commission came at a time when the wounds were still fresh and those who needed it most could not fully understand the process and heal. Some have proposed that a similar Commission should be set up now. We are in a better position to appreciate our history and where it has led us. Igor Scheurkogel is no different from Braam Fischer or George Bizos. He has quietly started his own revolution, one which will benefit his community. Like these great men, he too wishes to leave a mark on this country's political landscape. All he wishes to demonstrate is that we all have a role to play in this democratic country where we are all equal. We can do more than just complain. If we each make a contribution, we can change this country to be one of the greatest in the world. The benefits of this are enormous. Igor Scheurkogel could've chosen a different route and immigrated to another country just like many white South Africans but his love for his country haunted him while living and teaching in Taiwan for more than six years. Igor Scheurkogel finally surrendered to the voice inside of him which was telling him to come and make a contribution with his skills, education and knowledge to our beautiful South Africa. Igor Scheurkogel is involved in the Mama Semela Project, a community based organisation which is teaching English for free to the kids in the Free State townships, give economic empowerment skill training to adult females, (job creation project) where the people of the township make soccer balls form the plastic bags polluting the community (thus having a dual function cleaning the environment and creating jobs) and his new exciting project is to collect old bricks from surrounding communities to build roads within the townships. When he was in Taiwan, he was a ambassador of our arts and culture products by working with Webspar to import SA Products www.webspar.com.tw. Igor Scheurkogel is an active South African who in his blog www.onepowerchange.weebly.com talks about his projects, his ideas and views about our South Africa, his South Africa, our country as the Rainbow Nation. Igor Scheurkogel is not just an ordinary school teacher Free State but a proud South African who advocates for better education as he has managed to acquire it himself. He obtained his first Bachelors Degree in Marketing in 2002, Master's Degree in Political Transformation and Governance in 2006, will complete his Bachelors Degree in Accounting Sciences this June 2013 and will enroll for his PhD in Political Transformation and Governance February 2013. Igor has done a lot in one day but still strongly believes that he has a lot to offer to South Africa. The purpose of this email is to request that you invite Igor Scheurkogel onto your informative programme to speak to South Africa about his campaign which is very close to his heart, The Power of One, Be the Change. This campaign does not belong to Igor Scheurkogel but to every South African. You might not have heard about it but more South Africans need to know about it and need to follow it, live it, do it if we are to build our country and take it to higher heights. The political landscape in South Africa becomes a stumbling block in our development and Igor Scheurkogel would like to share his views and ideas about the path we could take as a nation, the critical issues that we should address first. Igor Scheurkogel and his The Power of One, Be the Change campaign calls for the public to be involved and assist the government in building South Africa. The Power Of One, Be The Change campaign seeks better governance and transparency in all levels of government.

• published: 07 Feb 2013
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