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Social Impact Community Morning: Empowering Students towards advancing the SDGs through community engagementhttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11089Social Impact Community Morning: Empowering Students towards advancing the SDGs through community engagement
Community changemakers recognised at second Social Impact Awards https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11064Community changemakers recognised at second Social Impact Awards
Universities and Western Cape Government join hands to clear patient waiting lists in Central Karoohttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10865Universities and Western Cape Government join hands to clear patient waiting lists in Central Karoo
Social Impact: SU Law Clinic offers a legal lifeline to communitieshttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10782Social Impact: SU Law Clinic offers a legal lifeline to communities
Social Impact: Career guidance project changes young liveshttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10768Social Impact: Career guidance project changes young lives

 

 

The Amanzi Yimpilo projecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGtFfD4x0GoThe Amanzi Yimpilo project

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South African Sign Language – Beginner Level 1Ahttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=5249South African Sign Language – Beginner Level 1A2025-03-13T12:00:00Z
Social Impact Community Morning: Empowering Students to advancing the SDGs through community engagementhttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=5984Social Impact Community Morning: Empowering Students to advancing the SDGs through community engagement2025-02-07T07:00:00Z
Heritage Day Celebrationhttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/Events/DispForm.aspx?ID=5938Heritage Day Celebration2024-09-27T10:00:00Z

 

 

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https://www.sun.ac.za/siStaffroom Chatter Podcast​This project was initiated by B.Ed students in 2022 based on their need for further engagement on education topics beyond the classroom. The podcast was created in collaboration with two early career academics in the Faculty of Education (Dr Elzahn Rinquest and Mrs Delecia Davids) to critically engage current educational topics and related coursework in a module called Socioloogy of Education. The podcast aims to engage pre-service teachers as well as in-service teachers on important topics that affects their classroom and diverse schooling environments in South Africa. 'Staffroom Chatter' is a space for conversation and learning to take place with the help and guidance of fellow students, lecturers, experts and teachers.1577
https://www.sun.ac.za/siTEDxStellenbosch ED​TEDxStellenboschED is a platform dedicated to sharing transformative ideas and fostering intellectual growth within the field of education. Rooted in the globally recognized TEDx model, TEDxStellenboschED seeks to bridge the gap between academia and the wider society by spotlighting innovative voices and groundbreaking concepts that have the potential to reshape educational practices for the future.The initiative brings together educators, researchers, policymakers, and thought leaders to engage in meaningful conversations that extend beyond traditional classroom boundaries. It’s not just about presenting theories or academic research, but about empowering individuals to share their lived experiences, innovative approaches to teaching, and creative visions for education's future. Whether it's the application of digital technologies in schools, the rethinking of pedagogical practices, or inspiring stories of impact and resilience, TEDxStellenboschED offers a space for these diverse perspectives to shine.By offering a platform for students, educators, researchers, non-profit organizations, and education innovators to engage with a broader audience, TEDxStellenboschED is committed to broadening access to knowledge and fostering active participation in shaping the future of education. It encourages an inclusive and dynamic exchange of ideas that go beyond the academic community, ensuring that knowledge becomes a resource accessible to everyone. Through this initiative, we hope to ignite lasting change, fostering a collective sense of responsibility for the educational challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.​1640
https://www.sun.ac.za/siCommunity Based Rehabilitation_Witzenberg​A community based rehabilitation initiative informed by the WHO guidelines on community based rehabilitation. This project is situated within the Stellenbosch Municipality. The primary purpose of the initiative is to improve the participation of people with disabilities in society broadly and within the health sector more specifically. The target population for this initiative is people with physical disability and mobility impairment. The initiative aims to: 1. identify the barriers to access to health for people with disabilities. 2. leverage local resources to design inclusive healthcare interventions that promote acess to health for people with disabilities. 3. improve health outcomes for people with disabilities. The initiavtive follows a cyclical approach involving distinct phases including: 1. Situational analysis 2. Planning 3. Implementation 4. Monitoring ad evaluation. Each pase involves stakeholder enaggement including people with disabilities, tehir families, community health workers and local healthcare providers. Through this process students identify barriers ro healthcare access, map available community assets and co-develop contextually appropriate interventions.​​1651
https://www.sun.ac.za/siCommunity Based Rehabilitation: Breede Valley​​A community based rehabilitation initiative informed by the WHO guidelines on community based rehabilitation. This project is situated within the Breede Valley Municipality. The primary purpose of the initiative is to improve the participation of people with disabilities in society broadly and within the health sector more specifically. The target population for this initiative is people with physical disability and mobility impairment.The initiative aims to:1. identify the barriers to access to health for people with disabilities.2. leverage local resources to design inclusive healthcare interventions that promote acess to health for people with disabilities.3. improve health outcomes for people with disabilities.The initiavtive follows a cyclical approach involving distinct phases including:1. situational analysis2. Planning3. Implementation4. Monitoring ad evaluation.Each pase involves stakeholder enaggement including people with disabilities, tehir families, community health workers and local healthcare providers. Through this process students identify barriers ro healthcare access, map available community assets and co-develop contextually appropriate interventions.1646
https://www.sun.ac.za/siCommunity Based Rehabilitation: Langeberg​A community based rehabilitation initiative informed by the WHO guidelines on community based rehabilitation. This project is situated within the Langeberg Municipality. The primary purpose of the initiative is to improve the participation of people with disabilities in society broadly and within the health sector more specifically. The target population for this initiative is people with physical disability and mobility impairment.The initiative aims to:1. identify the barriers to access to health for people with disabilities.2. leverage local resources to design inclusive healthcare interventions that promote acess to health for people with disabilities.3. improve health outcomes for people with disabilities.The initiavtive follows a cyclical approach involving distinct phases including:1. situational analysis2. Planning3. Implementation4. Monitoring ad evaluation.Each pase involves stakeholder enaggement including people with disabilities, tehir families, community health workers and local healthcare providers. Through this process students identify barriers ro healthcare access, map available community assets and co-develop contextually appropriate interventions.​1648
https://www.sun.ac.za/siSchool of Accountancy Accounting and Mathematics Rural Tutoring ProgrammeThis social impact project is part of an experiential learning programme to develop citizenship competencies on cognitive, affective and behavioural levels. Accountancy is increasingly recognised as a leadership-orientated career path​. Citizenship is a key pillar of responsible leadership. Citizenship competencies, such as empathy and intercultural relational competence, enable responsible leaders to create value for a variety of stakeholders and contribute to sustainable communities. Citizenship competencies have been shown to be developed effectively through experiental learning incorporating service learning and community engagement.​ The objective of this project is to recruit  and support students from the School of Accountancy in volunteering as tutors in mathematics and accounting at afterschool clubs in rural areas of Stellenbosch. In doing so, this project aims to improve the pass-rates and performance in mathematics and accounting of the high school learners attending these rural afterschool clubs. Furthermore, the project aims to encourage more grade 9 learners to continue with mathematics as a subject (as opposed to mathematical literacy).  The high school learners attending these afterschool clubs may, without intervention and support, never have the opportunity to enrol at a higher education institution such as Stellenbosch University. Learners in rural areas often lack support because of a lack of volunteers, due to the travel time and distance to where they are based. Even though they live only a few kilometres from campus, the opportunities afforded by the institution may remain outside their reach. ​ By taking our accounting students into the community, we aim to transform students by social consciousness into individuals who will add value to the democratic society. Our students will be more drawn to finding solutions for the injustices that prevail in our society if they have encounters with people living embedded in unjust realities. By transporting (with social impact funding!) students out of their comfort zone and into communities where they can use their skills to make a positive difference, we can truly transform their outlook on the world, but especially, their perspective on their role in changing it for the better. Note that as this is a new project, staff hours invested for 2024 will be higher than in subsequent years, for activities such as liaising with legal services to develop memorandums of understanding, preparing recruitment materials, et cetera. However, this project should yield a high return on investment in terms of an enriching educational experience for our students and a very tangible impact with regard to a well recognised community need.  1588

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