Meet Shirzade Osman

I had the privilege of being a REAP student since I started studying at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2009. For the past three years that I have been there, REAP has supported me in many ways.

REAP has helped me in my transition from being a secondary student to being introduced to a life of a tertiary student and all of the challenges and triumphs that come with it.

I feel like I am a part of a family with REAP. I speak to my student advisor each month and this shows that REAP is an organisation where the needs of REAP students are important. My student advisor is always there and willing to listen to what challenges I might be facing or even to share any good news that I may have. They encourage students to attend workshops on campus. These workshops build and improve your skills as a student. The community service that REAP requires their students to do has built my character because giving back to one's community is important.

My gratitude towards REAP stretches very far. I learned to become more responsible and independent in a sense of managing my time and always working hard. Therefore I can say that my experience with REAP has been fruitful and rewarding and that one day I would like to be one of the funders for REAP.