My name is Shonelle Williams, in 2013 I was invited to Germany to do a course in project management in living sustainability. We were a group of 7 people representing 6 different countries: South Africa, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Togo and Germany.
During my time in Aachen I met up with different organisations at Welthaus: Greenpeace, Ecology Centre, Friendship-Aachen-Lampaseh (Indonesia) – to name a few. I also spent a lot of time at Spielhaus Kennedypark.
The Exchange Programme opened a whole new world for me. I started to see things differently and realised that change is happening and everyone has a role to play. I believe by changing ones mindset a lot can be accomplished in making a difference in someone else’s life. I’ve learned so much about sustainability, biodiversity and co-existing.
„Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no-one thinks of changing himself“ – Leo Tolstoy