Gavin Watson has been a champion of human rights from early childhood. He and his family under the Apartheid regime paid the price by living a Human Rights Charter.
His family has endured incarceration, attemped poisoning, arson and public humiliation under the regime. Teaching black people to play rugby became the Regime's crime against humanity. Teaching them rugby to Gavin Watson and his family was a Human Right, an opportunity to develop formidable talent that would one day help us to win the World Cup. Show him an opportunity to demonstrate these values and he will be there with his leadership team.
Concern for Human Rights runs central to the Bosasa ethos. Gavin Watson has entrenched these from inception. How do you know when such a vision is being achieved? That is not a difficult question. Clients tell you. In this case Bosasa's clients are the offenders in correctional centres around the country where it has a national footprint. Bosasa has championed a human rights approach to understanding an offender's needs with regard to health and diet. Six dieticians visit offenders throughout the country, interviewing them after a medical doctor has advised customised diets for special conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney conditions and even cancers. Bosasa under Gavin Watson's leadership introduced a three meal system with variety of presentation and content. Herbs and spices that contribute to health were also included leading to grateful offenders. Bosasa also provided accredited chef training for offenders who are able to use this skill at leading hotels when paroled.
Women's Day provide an opportunity for a special treat of Malva Pudding which led women offenders to write glowingly of their experience of the Bosasa experience in Correctional Centres. Read these letters and you will understand why Bosasa and Gavin Watson's records speak for themselves in the new South African Bill of Rights business environment.
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