The
Most Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chancellor of the University
of the Western Cape, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
and Nobel Peace Prize recipient was the special guest speaker and
he thanked SAWW for their most generous gift
No Future Without Forgiveness was presented under the auspices of South
African Women for Women, the Law Society of Upper Canada and under the
distinguished patronage of the South African High Commissioner to Canada,
His Excellency Andre Jaquet, and South African Women for Women patron
Madame Leila MacKenzie, Honourary Consul General of Senegal. The proceeds
from the gala will be dedicated to supporting the University of the Western
Cape which is committed to offering quality education to all South Africans.
It will especially provide support for the Faculty of Women's Studies
and the Faculty of Law.
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The Honourable Mr David Kilgour, Secretary of State for Africa and
Latin America with Archbishop
Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Tutu and Carole Adriaans, President SAWW
Archbishop Tutu and the Honourable Hilary Weston,
Lt Governor of Ontario
Carole Adriaans presents a cheque for $130,000 to Archbishop Tutu and
Prof Cecil Abrahams, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of
the Western Cape
South African High Commissioner to Canada, His Excellency Andre Jaquet and his wife Linda were guests of honour at the dinner
Archbishop Tutu addressing
the guests