Waterford Kamhlaba
United World College in Eswatini
Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa (WKUWCSA) is a private educational institution for secondary grades near Mbabane, Eswatini. It is one of 18 international schools and colleges in the United World Colleges educational movement. It offers an International Baccalaureate and IGCSE.
Waterford was the first school in southern Africa open to children and youth of all races and ethnicities. The school was established by Michael Stern in 1963, in direct opposition to the apartheid regime in neighboring South Africa. The school's mission was similar to the philosophy of the UWC movement, and Waterford became the fourth member school of the UWC movement in 1981. The campus was designed by Portuguese architect Pancho Guedes, who agreed to work with the school's founding team pro-bono. He would later enroll his own children at the school.
The children of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and many others leaders in the struggle against apartheid were educated at the school. Nelson Mandela was for several years honorary President of the United World Colleges.
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