ROSETTENVILLE – The culmination of several years of hard work, dedication and absolute perseverance yielded positives for Jiten Patel at The Papillon Foundation.
Little Jiten Patel is a former learner at the Forest Town School for Children with Special Needs, and he is currently engaged in the work experience program at the school. He is determined to create a viable future for himself regardless of the restrictions of his disabilities and he has proven that dreams can come true.
After completing two weeks in the basic IT course at The Papillon Foundation, Jiten decided to register for the prestigious ICDL (International Computer Driver Licence) course at Papillon in 2007. And now, after six years of dedication and dogged perseverance, Jiten has successfully graduated.
“Sickness, strife, operations and a host of other setbacks could not deter him in his aim to complete the ICDL course and every night after watching his favourite TV program, Isidingo, he would retire to his room to study ICDL until the wee hours of the morning. The ICDL course consists of seven independent modules, and every time Jiten’s father would dutifully drive him to the Papillon centre in Rosettenville for each module exam. There is a lesson in life for all of us in this, as whenever Jiten failed one of the module exams, he would simply return time and again until he passed the module involved.
“Let this be a life lesson to all of us, if only we had a tiny bit of little Jiten’s determination and perseverance, our lives could be so much better,” said Marian Smith of The Papillon Foundation.
