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Join Prof Thuli Madonsela to help students in financial need

Prof Thuli Madonsela, Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Law, is taking action to raise funds for students from working class and middle-class income households who are struggling to keep their higher education dreams alive due to a lack of funds.

On Sunday, 22 November 2020 Prof Madonsela and the Student Representative Council (SRC) Chairperson, Xola Njengele, are leading a climb up Table Mountain and on Saturday, 28 November they will be leading a walkathon in Pniel, just outside Stellenbosch.

These events form part of the #Action4Inclusion Campaign, a student funding initiative established earlier this year by the SRC and Prof Madonsela, in an effort to ensure that no student is left behind due to their financial circumstances. All funds raised will go towards the scrapping of debt for working class and middle-class income household students who are struggling to pay their fees.

“Student debt is a global impediment to access to higher education for many students with some of the students forced to abandon their studies when they are about to complete their degrees. The problem primarily affects students from the so-called missing middle and students from poor working-class backgrounds that have fallen off the NSFAS criteria, often for reasons beyond their control,” Madonsela explains.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown us a curveball this year, but with the relaxed restrictions, we are now ready to embark on our planned activities – of course with the necessary safety precautions in place,” she adds.

According to Karen Bruns, Senior Director: Development and Alumni Relations, this initiative will indeed complement existing efforts to raise much-need funds for Matie students. “It is heartening to see our students and staff coming together to support one another as we work towards ensuring equal opportunities for all.”

Tickets cost R54 per person for the Table Mountain Climb and R150 per person for the Walkathon and can be purchased on the day of the event or be deposited into the following #ActionforInclusion account:

Bank: Standard Bank
Branch: Stellenbosch
Branch code: 05 06 10
Account name: University of Stellenbosch
Account number: 073006955
Reference: R9861

Please send proof of payment to socialjustice@sun.ac.za with your contact details. A ticket will then be issued to you via email, for you to bring with on the day.

For those who are not able to take part in the planned activities, the option is there to make a donation on the online giving platform, GivenGain. All contributions, no matter how small, are welcomed and will be greatly appreciated.

Programme of Activities:

Table Mountain Climb

Date: Sunday, 22 November 2020

Start: 06:30

End: 10:00

Place: Table Mountain (Main Gate)

 

Walkathon 

Date: Saturday, 28 November 2020

Start: 06:30

End: 10:00

Place:  Pniel Museum

 

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Marna Lourens

mlourens@sun.ac.za

0723368719

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