SHAWCO was founded in 1943 by Andrew Kinnear, a medical student who was moved to action by the need which he saw in the impoverished communities of Cape Town. What started off as a one-man initiative quickly grew into one of the country's largest student volunteer organisations, now boasting over 1200 volunteers running over 15 health and education projects in 5 SHAWCO centres as well as other locations around the Cape Metropolitan area."
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For the second year, Lille and Paris based French business school Iéseg is sending students abroad to Cape Town so that they can contribute to SHAWCO's projects. This blog tells their story.