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enri Kuiper was no ordinary man – in the business world they called him a wunderkind in his youth, enfant terrible if he trod on their toes. Henri had a will to win, second to none. He maintained that this was drilled into him as a decorated young RAF fighter pilot in WWII where “if you lost, you were either dead or a prisoner.” The late Henri Kuiper with his wife, Ghanie. Together with a tough work ethic, self-discipline, and a genlife in the Overstrand’. erous supply of self-confidence to go with a sharp intellect, this killer instinct saw him In typical Kuiper style, he threw all his energy reach the top of several careers by the time and management expertise into reaching his he was in his mid-40s. Never afraid to reinvent goals and continued actively to participate in himself, Henri went from being a pilot to a Board meetings well into his 90s as Honorsuccessful advocate at the Johannesburg Bar, ary President of the organisation. He was to Managing Director of the SAAN (South Afextremely proud of its achievements. rican Associated Newspapers) which included the Sunday Times, Sunday Express and Rand This was a transformative time for him as a Daily Mail at a time when the Nationalist Party person: “I changed from being a hard-nosed, Government was giving the more liberal press aggressive businessman, where my interpera torrid time. The prestigious Financial Mail sonal relationships were all conducted on a was also launched by him. All before he was win/lose basis – with me as the winner – to 40. a win/win one. I have learnt that everyone is unique, each person has something valuable Unfailingly up for new challenges, he subto contribute. I suppose that’s what ubuntu sequently moved on to become a merchant is about. Whereas people used to work under banker at City Bank and from there to Board me, now I have learnt to work with them.” In membership and chairman of several blue2018, he and Ghanie were honoured to be chip companies like Standard Bank and Woolpresented with a Mayoral Lifetime Achievetru. At the ripe old age of 47, Henri decided ment Award for their service to the commuto ‘retire’, but what this actually meant was nity. to take a 3600 career shift and become a fruit farmer in the Elgin Valley, an industry about Right up to just before his passing, Henri’s which he knew absolutely nothing at the mind was as clear as a bell – he was interested time. A quick learner, he soon acquired more in everything, in politics, in the goings-on in farms before he and his wife, Ghanie, finally his own community and especially in educadid retire to Hermanus in their 70s. tion. He was also an avid reader and visiting him and Ghanie on their beautiful porch Henri referred to these tough business years surrounded by the flowers that meant so as his red period – kill or get killed. But there much to both of them, with the magnificent was another facet to his life which not only view of Walker Bay stretching before us, one provided fulfilment, but kept him grounded, had to be prepared to answer questions – lots and that was his marriage to Cecilia Hugo of them, on any number of topics. As the two (Ghanie) which took place in October 1947. of them sat on the couch holding hands, he By the time Henri passed away on Sunday never tired of saying how important she had morning 22 March 2020 he and Ghanie had been in his life. “I don’t know what I would been married 72 years and had produced four have done without Ghanie,” he would say. children of whom they were both immensely “After all, who else would have put up with proud: Margaret, Jannie, Irene and Adrian – me all these years?” together with a dynasty of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Although Henri had a sly sense of humour, they had both reached a place of serenity Henri and Ghanie were in agreement that where they had come to terms with their lives, their years in Hermanus were the happiest of the long years of their togetherness and their their lives. It was during this time that Henri, deaths. Henri lived large throughout his life bored with playing golf, entered what he with energy and enthusiasm, but he was comcalled his blue phase. Having become aware pletely at peace about leaving. Dear Henri, of the educational crisis in some of the poorer travel well, you will be missed. – Elaine Davie schools in and around Hermanus, he drew on The Village NEWS would like to express its sinhis wide network of professional and business cere condolences to Ghanie and the rest of the contacts to join him as Trustees and in 2002 family, as well as to the many members of the launched the Enlighten Education Trust to community who were close to them. ‘improve the quality of teaching, learning and Some years ago Henri Kuiper burst into tears when he visited a school in Hermanus and saw a teacher cut up pencils into four so that more learners in the class would be able to write! He could not believe that such conditions existed in our education. He promptly decided to do something about it. Using his network of influence amongst the ‘captains of industry’, he assembled a powerful board of trustees to establish the Enlighten Education Trust (EET). The trust deed was registered on 30 September 2002, empowering the trust to become a public benefit organisation in the Overstrand area. And the rest is history! Each year since then a large number of projects were provided to: Improve the cultural capital of learners, inspire teachers to improve their classroom presentations, help and encourage teachers to get better qualifications in their respective disciplines, help youngsters in early childhood development centres to be nourished physically and intellectually to give them a better chance to cope with the demands of subsequent schooling. The EET centre was built and has become a hive of activity for art, music, computer skills, robotics, pottery, and a library with a membership of over 6 000 members. The marimba bands have walked away with national honours, as have learners in art and music. Teachers have said thank you for their improved enthusiasm and skills, and the list goes on. In private conversation Henry often said that of all his achievements in life, he was the most proud of his initiative in starting the Enlighten Education Trust, ‘to bring a difference to life’. And well he might be! Allan Powell, Chairman, Enlighten Education Trust
