2012 Donor Relations Annual Report

INSTITUTIONAL

UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

2012

Annual Donor Report Department of Institutional Advancement University of the Western Cape

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Table of Contents

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Rector’s Foreword

Chairperson’s Message

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Board 0f Trustees

Estate Planning And Social Consciousness Elias Bertrand Levenstein And Ada Levenstein

The Power of Partnerships

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Donor Relations Office Structure

Distinguished Donors

Infrastructure Partnership Development UWC’s Science Precinct : The New Chemical Sciences Building (NCSB)

Innocence Project in the Forensic DNA Laboratory 12 Three-Way Partnership Benefits All 14 School of Pharmacy 16 Chartered Accountants for the Future 18 Department of Accounting - 2012 Sponsorships 21 Growth Through Business Partnerships 22 Top Achievers Programme: Boosting Career Potential in Law 26 English for Educational Development 28 Supporting Grade 8 And 9 Mathematics To Develop Their Teaching 29 Teacher Well-Being Project 31 2012 Science Teacher Training in West Coast Education District 33 The Centre for the Performing Arts: Cultural Vitality for Campus and Community 35 Violence And Transition Project 37 The Desmond Tutu Chair of Ecumenical Theology and Social Transformation in Africa 39 The Dawn Of The UWC Alumni Association 41 Excellence In Sport: The Uwc Golf Day 43 Disclaimer 47

Rector’s Foreword The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is recognised

Our partners are essential in this quest, supporting

as one of South Africa’s research-intensive universities.

programmes and projects, joining us in outreach,

The National Research Foundation’s (NRF) international

providing work experience for students, and entering

research impact survey places UWC top in South

innovative ventures with us.

Africa in Physics, Molecular Biology and Geneteics and Biochemistry and second in Computer Science. It has also

We are most appreciative of the support given to us by

excelled in a number of other fields.

our partners and look forward to your continuing support of the many endeavours undertaken by the University of

The shift to high end excellence has been achieved while

the Western Cape – not only in South Africa but on the

honouring our commitment to access. UWC creates

continent too.

opportunities every year for significant numbers of high school graduates who would not have been admitted to

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other universities. A commitment to excellent teaching

Rector and Vice Chancellor

and learning means that they have real opportunities to

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succeed. In this demanding quest to develop a larger part of South Africa’s talent pool, UWC has steady support from its partners. We could not do it alone.

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Chairperson’s Message The Board of Trustees of the UWC Foundation Trust is

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I wish to thank the

committed to facilitating mutually beneficial partnerships

South African and international foundations, companies,

between the University and the donor community.

agencies and individuals whose support has enabled UWC to undertake many innovative projects in the interests of

In facilitating these reciprocal partnerships, the Board of

advancing the development of higher education not only

Trustees is guided by the principles of strategic fit, project

in South Africa but also on the African continent.

impact and sustainability and, above all, accountability.

We believe strongly in accounting to our partners and all

Fred Robertson

stakeholders on the application of resources entrusted to

Chairperson: Board of Trustees

the University.

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The Power of Partnerships Engaged

University

As an organisation that subscribes to sound corporate

The

governance and responsible management, UWC is a firm

meaningful dialogue is the fabric of the relationships we

believer in the importance of accountability. The annual

seek to develop – not only with our partners in the quest

Donor Report is one of the instruments that UWC’s

for sustainable development but as a community based

Institutional Advancement employs to account to our

University – to the communities we serve.

building

of

an

through

stakeholders for the funds they entrust to the University.

On behalf of UWC, I extend sincere appreciation to our Without the support of the South African and international

many partners for contributing towards the realisation

donor community, it would not have been possible for

of this vision during 2012 and look forward to their

UWC researchers and academics to carry out the many

continued participation in the future.

community outreach and development projects some of which are described in the 2012 Donor Report. These

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are voluntary projects that do not qualify for funding

Pro Vice Chancellor

from the University and so are entirely dependent on the

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contributions of UWC’s corporate, government and nongovernment partners.

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Board 0f Trustees

Mr Fred Robertson Mr Sayed Mia

Chairperson

Mr G W J Ractliffe (Jeremy)

Mr Grant Dunnington Mr Peter P Motale Judge Essa Moosa

Dr Neil Peter van Heerden

Dr Clive L R Hirschsohn

Tim W Largier

Donor Relations Office Structure Institutional Advancement

Pro-Vice Chancellor

Donor Relations Manager

Prospect Researcher

Donor Relations Administrator

Fundraising and Development Coordinator

Donor Relations Administrator

Donor Relations Officer

University of the Western Cape

Finance Coordinator

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Estate Planning And Social Consciousness Elias Bertrand Levenstein And Ada Levenstein In their joint will dated 13 August 2003, Elias Bertrand Levenstein and Ada Levenstein appointed 10 universities as their heirs. One of these is the University of the Western Cape. UWC received R30 million from this estate, with further sums due when the estate is finalised.

Elias (‘Bertie’) and Ada Levenstein had the foresight to invest their wealth in the stock exchange and built an impressive portfolio worth over R300 million. As a result of their social consciousness and effective estate planning, students at 10 universities will benefit, while the Levenstein joint estate will not be levied with the 20% estate duty tax.

The Levensteins’ vision went way beyond effective estate planning. They looked into the future where they saw the country’s need for postgraduate studies in the field of science. The 10 universities share in the estate equally, with the condition that all sums received from the estate must be invested and the proceeds used as bursaries for postgraduate studies with preference given to the sciences such as health sciences and information technology.

The Levensteins’ social consciousness is furthermore evinced by the condition that poorer students should be given preference in the allocation of the bursaries.

The University of the Western Cape has established a committee to receive applications and grant ‘Ada and Bertie Levenstein Bursaries’ to deserving students on an annual basis and this situation is expected to continue in perpetuity.

The social generosity of the Levensteins combined with their estate planning skills will enable thousands of students to pursue postgraduate studies in the sciences in the future, to the country’s overall benefit.

Shervaan Rajie, Director: Legal Services

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Distinguished Donors The University is pleased to recognise a group of loyal donors to the University who have continuously supported the Institution in its many endeavours.

Ongoing support of this nature will ensure that access to learning in South Africa will prosper from Hope to Action through Knowledge.

Donors The Wilfred Orr Trust The Myra Chapman Educational Trust The Albert Wessels Trust Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa Ltd Susman Charitable Foundation Trencor Limited The EJ Lombardi Trust The Overbeek Trust The Abe Bailey Trust The Bradlow Foundation

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Infrastructure Partnership Development UWC’s Science Precinct : The New Chemical Sciences Building (NCSB)

For sustained competitiveness in the global knowledge economy it is imperative that South African Universities either upgrade or put in place the best possible physical infrastructure for science and engineering so that we can embark on an unprecedented capacity building programme in science, engineering and technology to train both today’s and tomorrow’s young scientists, engineers and innovators.

Over the last five years, the University of Western Cape, in partnership with the Department of Higher Education, Atlantic Philanthropies and other sponsors, has invested

The recent go-ahead given to South Africa by the

over three quarters of a billion rand in new physical

international scientific community to begin construction

infrastructure for the Natural Sciences.

of the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope in the

This strategic

decision by the University and its partners

not only

Karoo, the largest and most important international

highlights UWC’s determination to build one of the best

science research project of our generation, underscores

Science Faculties in the country, but also reveals UWC’s

the urgency of the requirement to build well-trained

long term commitment to increased capacity building in

capacity in the Sciences.

science and technology at a crucial time in South Africa’s history.

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The physical infrastructure for Science already in place

An intensive fundraising initiative to realise this is

at UWC is truly world class and the latest addition to

underway and it is anticipated that through the

the growing science precinct at UWC will be the R226

development of reciprocal and sustainable partnerships

million, New Chemical Sciences Building (NCSB), which

with

will become operational at the beginning of 2014.

governmental organisations, the new UWC Science

corporate

leaders,

government

and

non

facility will be able to make a significant impact on industry and the broader community by providing the The Department of Higher Education and Training resolved

scarce skills required by the sector.

to commit R122 million towards the construction of the new Chemical Sciences Building. In so doing, a shortfall of R 104 million required for these laboratories, has forced the University to raise this amount from sources outside the University, who share in the vision of placing UWC at the cutting edge of producing graduate scientists at the same level of internationally accepted best practices.

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Innocence Project in the Forensic DNA Laboratory DNA testing has been a major factor in changing the criminal justice system. It has provided scientific proof that our system convicts and sentences innocent people, and that wrongful convictions are not isolated or rare events. Most importantly, DNA testing has opened a window into wrongful convictions so that we may study

The project focuses on the use of forensic DNA technology to exonerate wrongly convicted inmates serving sentences in prison. It is modelled along the same lines as the Innocence Project in the USA where there have been 311 exonerations to date, 17 of them were on death row and on average these prisoners spent 13 years in prisons.

The project

has applied for registration with the Innocence Network, an international umbrella organisation for all innocence projects. This registration should be achieved in 2013.

the causes and propose remedies that may minimize the chances that more innocent people are convicted.

Presently prisoners can apply to have their case considered by the Innocence Project. Initially only cases

The Innocence Project South Africa (IPSA) was established in 2012 in the Forensic DNA Laboratory in the Department of Biotechnology. This followed a feasibility study funded by the Open Society Foundation, for an innocence project in South Africa, and to establish an innocence project that meets the specific needs of the country. The study found that most of the clients are poor, forgotten, and have used up all of their legal avenues for relief. Their hope is that biological evidence from their cases still exists and can be subjected to DNA testing.

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where biological material was collected from the crime scenes will be considered. This material will be analysed in the Forensic DNA Lab which specialises in genotyping highly degraded DNA.

Once the organisation is

registered all Innocence Project clients will go through an extensive screening process to determine whether or not DNA testing of evidence could prove their claims of innocence. It is expected that thousands will apply to have their cases evaluated.

In addition to its primary objective, to assist in individual cases of wrongful conviction, the Innocence Project South Africa will try to raise public awareness of the prevalence, causes and costs of wrongful convictions, and will advocate for legal reforms that will hasten the identification and release of innocent prisoners. Or, to ensure that convictions are based on reliable and valid, especially forensic, evidence. It is the vision of the Innocence Project South Africa that no person will ever go to prison for a crime that he/she did not commit.

The Innocence Project will also provide UWC postgraduate students the opportunity to apply the techniques they have developed for profiling degraded DNA on criminal casework.

This will add to the research components of their degrees and culminate in publication outputs. The Innocence Project will also stimulate new research projects in the Forensic DNA laboratory, and attract more research funding.

Prof Sean Davison, Head of Forensic DNA Laboratory, Biotechnology Department.

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Three-Way Partnership Benefits All PPS contributes towards fourth year nursing students’ outreach project The School of Nursing’s Outreach Project is a continuous assessment task for the module Psychiatric Nursing 412, which focuses on mental health. During 2012 the students in this module did the project at RAEL (Recovering Addicts, Empowering Lives), an NGO on a small holding (House of Davnik) near the rural town of Rawsonville. The 80 participating students were divided into two groups of 40 students each. In the planning stage each group nominated a small committee to meet with the founder of RAEL, Anthony Hall, a rehabilitated alcoholic. He explained their need for assistance with the specific nutritional needs and an exercise programme for their clients. At the time there were 15 clients (male and female), aged between 17 and 50.

The outreach took place from July to September 2012. Each group was allocated a clinical supervisor from the School of Nursing to assist and oversee the planning and implementation of their activities. The two lecturers from UWC were also involved in an advisory capacity, advising students during the implementation phase. The one group worked on the nutritional needs (meal plans) and the other group addressed the exercise needs of the different clients which included relaxation exercises and the use of gym equipment such as weights. Their main goal was to assist the clients in restoring their sense of self-worth.

The students had raised money by e.g. washing cars etc. to cover their project related expenses. In addition, PPS donated R5000-00 to cover transport costs.

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After completion of the projects the students made power-point presentations of their projects to which staff and clients of RAEL as well as representatives of PPS were invited. At the end Anthony Hall and the RAEL clients expressed their sincere gratitude.

The partnership between the University, the rural NGO and the corporate donor had made the involvement of the fourth year nursing students possible. This provided the students with practical training and contributed significantly to the well being and recovery process of the clients. RAEL does not have any trained staff members, they make use of volunteers and therefore they rely on others like the School of Nursing if they need assistance.

Annelene Traut, School of Nursing

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School of Pharmacy The School of Pharmacy, as part of its strategic plan, seeks to establish relationships and partnerships with institutions providing pharmaceutical service and care to the population of South Africa. The School strives to train pharmacists to be more effective and to contribute towards an improved healthcare system in our country. We appreciate all sponsors’ and contributors’ continued support and interaction with the School of Pharmacy. This participation in events and efforts to enhance the academic programme, and hence the quality of pharmacy graduates at the University of the Western Cape makes a significant contribution to the future success of the South African Pharmaceutical and Health care system.

The continued support of Mediclinic is making student development and empowerment more meaningful and graduates from the School of Pharmacy have benefitted greatly from this. The 2012 donation contributed to making the following possible: A three day comprehensive first-aid training for all 2012 final year students; a week long externally facilitated leadership training programme for third year pharmacy students; a three day comprehensive first-aid training for all 2013 final year students; financial support to postgraduate students for 2013; support of post-graduate students and junior staff members to attend and present at National conferences and symposia from April 2012 – October 2013.

The generous support of Clicks enabled us, firstly, to employ a facilitator to assist us in strategic planning for the way forward for pharmacy training at UWC. This will contribute to successfully delivering the new pharmacy curriculum to increased numbers of pharmacy students, the biggest proportion coming from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

It allowed us, secondly, to appoint

two promising young black postgraduate students into temporary academic development positions in pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacy practice for part of 2012. They provided lecture and workload relief to current lecturers and replacement to bridge a temporary vacancy. The donation gave them an opportunity, financial means and independence, to become involved in academia while completing their masters degrees, hopefully acting as a stimulus to pursue a career in academia and PhD studies.

The School is grateful for the continued support of Johnson & Johnson in the form of a donation of redundant but fully functional equipment. The two rotary tablet presses received during 2012 will be used extensively in undergraduate and postgraduate training in drug formulation and tableting and add considerable value to the existing equipment in Pharmaceutics.

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The continued commitment of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa – Cape Western Province Branch (PSSA-CWP) to support the School in terms of Institutional Academic membership of FIP (International Pharmacy Federation) has enabled the School to have a presence at the annual meetings of the Federation and to actively participate in the Deans Forum and the relevant academic and professional sessions.

In 2012, the Pharmacy student body comprised 471 undergraduates, 32 Masters and 7 doctoral students. Approximately 93 % of the undergraduates were black.

Female students made up just more than 60 % with this percentage increasing.

Prof. Sarel Malan, Director, School of Pharmacy

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Chartered Accountants for the Future Pilot Thuthuka Programme There is a national need for quality accountants in the three tiers of government, the parastatals and in all sectors of the economy. The University of the Western Cape is committed to helping address this need. In line with the University’s overall mission, the Department of Accounting sees its role and mission in providing

high-potential

students

from

disadvantaged

socio-economic

backgrounds with access to an internationally recognized career-oriented higher education, personal development support and an opportunity to create a better future for themselves, their communities and our country. The vision is to unlock untapped human potential for socio-economic development of the country and for Africa as a whole.

The department offers two qualifications. The B.Com. and B.Com. Honours (Accounting) degrees prepare students for careers as Chartered Accountants (SA). This profession is controlled by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) who also conduct the external ITC examination (Initial Test of Competence). The B.Com. (Financial Accounting) degree qualifies students for a career as accounting professionals at small to medium enterprises with the opportunity for students to become affiliated to various accounting professional bodies.

The Department of Accounting’s efforts to bridge the gap between many of its students’ schooling background and the rigorous demands of the external examining body received a significant boost since the inception, in 2012, of the Pilot Thuthuka Programme. Funded by SAICA as a transformation initiative to increase the number of black and coloured students who qualify as CAs, this Programme enables the department to provide intensive additional support to its B.Com. Accounting students in order to raise their number and increase throughput and completion rates. This is expected lead to strong growth in the cohort of Honours students, ready to successfully take the ITC examination.

The Thuthuka programme provides for funding of up to 60 first year students per year. The support is aimed at enhancing academic performance and personal development. It is provided in the form of weekly tutorials (±25 per group) for all modules, frequent individual mentoring (both scheduled and informal) by young professionals as well as some Honours students, and life skills sessions in collaboration with qualified staff of the Centre for Student Support Services (CSSS). Life skills include communication in cultural diverse groups, professional

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standards and behavior, self-awareness and confidence as an independent young adult. The interventions take place after normal hours, in the evenings and over weekends, requiring all participating students to be resident on campus and to be available at all times. Programme funds cover administrative costs, but mentors receive only a travel allowance while rendering their services voluntarily as part of giving back to the community. Thuthuka students must have qualified for financial aid and must earn their continued place on the Programme by meeting the required academic performance criteria every year.

The impact of the Programme is already being seen in the growth in undergraduate enrolments and pass rates, as well as the size of the 2013 Accounting Honours class.

23-year-old Yanga Brukwe, Accounting Honours graduate, is an example of what can be achieved at the Department of Accounting of UWC and what the Thuthuka scheme aims to multiply. Brukwe is currently doing his internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Cape Town. He matriculated from Matthew Goniwe High School in Khayelitsha in 2007. “My goal is to understand auditing fully and to be respected like my colleague Hulisani Malange, who is also an ex-UWC student. PWC seniors respect him and trust him, and that is what I want to achieve here,� he says. (CITY VISION, Khayelitsha, 09 May 2013, p.6)

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Department of Accounting - 2012 Sponsorships The Department of Accounting at the University of the Western Cape embarks on various initiatives each year in response to the needs of the Department, the student body and the community. Our goals with such initiatives include promoting the Department and the Chartered Accountant qualification, reaching out to the community, and recognising and rewarding our students for academic excellence. We host three annual events, namely the Department’s awards ceremony, the winter school and the honours ball.

We are grateful for

From 2012 we made it a priority to obtain funding for printing academic material for the BCom (Honours) Accounting students, to assist academically

all the sponsorships

this very prestigious group of students.

we received in 2012 from the professional

We rely solely on the generosity of sponsors to fund these initiatives, which has proved to have positive impacts on those targeted. In 2012 we received

firms and look

numerous sponsorships and would like to thank all those who assisted us. We say

forward to their

Thank You to PricewaterhouseCoopers for sponsoring our awards ceremony and

continued support and

towards the honours ball, Sage Pastel Accounting for sponsorship of the winter school and towards the honours ball, Ernst & Young and KPMG for sponsorship

collaboration with the

towards the honours ball, Deloitte for the generous sponsorship of R50 000 for

Department.

our honours printing material and sponsorship towards the honours ball. We would also take this opportunity to say Thank You to the Auditor General of South Africa for sponsorship of 16 laptops for our academic staff which proved to be tremendously beneficial.

We are grateful for all the sponsorships we received in 2012 from the professional firms and look forward to their continued support and collaboration with the Department.

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Growth Through Business Partnerships

clearly requires special interventions for both academic

MAUERBERGER CHAIR IN FINANCE

excellence, which has now earned UWC a position in

South

Africa

urgently

needs

highly

and personal development. These have been given a major boost by the partnerships. The commitment to

competent

the top group of universities in the country, is reflected

professional managers to drive economic development.

in the high demands of the innovative programmes in

In association with the private sector, UWC’s School of

Finance and Investment Management made possible

Business and Finance (SBF) has shown remarkable success

by partner support. The B.Com. (Honours) in Business

in addressing this need. Partnerships with Standard Bank,

Administration is now structured along the lines of an

SANLAM, and the Mauerberger Foundation have enabled

MBA, with all students required to complete modules

the SBF to acquire top level expertise in key areas and to

in Quantitative Analysis, Management Accounting and

enable significant numbers of people from economically

Financial Management.

and educationally deprived backgrounds to gain the intellectual and professional management skills to fill

In recognition of what UWC was doing to produce well-

leadership positions throughout the economy.

skilled managers, a Chair in Finance was sponsored, first by Standard Bank (2002-2007), and since 2006

The University of the Western Cape’s commitment

partially, for a guaranteed ten year period, by the

to both access and excellence has been honoured in

Mauerberger Foundation. It is currently known as the

these partnerships. The commitment to giving access to

Mauerberger Chair in Finance. A five-year grant from

students from disadvantaged backgrounds and so using

Sanlam for a chair in Investment Management enabled

more of South Africa’s large, unexploited talent pool,

the SBF to build capacity in that scarce area as well. The

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Finance programmes now meet the requirements of the

bursary recipients gain additional skills in being trained

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) qualification of the

as tutors in the SBF Tutorial Programme for 2nd and 3rd

international CFA Institute.

year Finance students. Last year the 23 tutors influenced 1150 undergraduates.

Partnerships

have

also

enabled

the

innovative

restructuring of academic development for SBF students and so have improved access. The graduate Professional Development Programme (PDP) for B.Com. Finance and Management Honours students is a major intervention to enhance the employability of our graduates and strengthen their career readiness. It is funded at least 50% from the Mauerberger Chair in Finance. In 2012, 56 students went through it. 23 of them, selected on merit, became tutors for undergraduates and in return were granted full-tuition bursaries. Diverse personal and leadership skills are developed in the PDP through regular lunchhour seminars, group coaching, individual mentoring and workshops, a Winter Programme on ‘Taking Ownership of my Career Path and Career Development’, and job shadowing and industry networking opportunities (in collaboration with external partners). The merit-selected

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UWC Legal Aid Satellite Clinic

rights and the law, preventing violence by obviating the

Khayelitsha

grounds for resorting to violence.

The UWC Legal Aid Satellite Clinic (the Clinic) was established in 2008 on the grounds of the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court as an extension of the main Legal Aid Clinic on campus (see picture). It is supported by Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU), a collaborative project between the City of Cape Town and the German Development Bank, and forms part of the city’s Social Crime Prevention Unit. VPUU aims to prevent violence and thereby to improve the quality of life of the

Access to justice is a growing concern for the majority of South Africans from previously disadvantaged communities.

The average individual cannot afford the services of a qualified legal professional. This is particularly problematic as access to justice is crucial within a democracy. The Clinic therefore focuses in key areas and aspects of civil litigation where individuals and previously disadvantaged communities require legal advice, support and representation.

population. It operates within the Khayelitsha Safe Node and other VPUU focal areas.

The project has three inter-connected areas The project sees its contribution to the achievement of these aims by promoting access to justice, socio-economic rights and women’s and children’s rights. It provides legal support to community based organisations, legal services to individuals in civil matters, and legal education programmes.

It thereby fosters a community culture based on human

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of focus: Community based organisations are equipped with the necessary knowledge and provided with support to enable them to legalize their existence and to continue to serve their community in a sustainable way. The project focuses on existing entities within five identified communities.

Legal advice services. Members of the public who would not ordinarily be able to afford the services of a legal professional, obtain legal advice and assistance in civil matters free of charge or at a nominal fee. Services are provided by attorneys, candidate attorneys and paralegals operating from the Clinic at the Magistrate’s Court and an additional Clinic in Site C housed in the “container city”.

Education and information dissemination: Communities need to understand and have access to materials detailing their basic rights as enshrined in the constitution. The focus here is on the drafting, publication and dissemination of relevant materials to be used by community based organisations, advice offices and “Helpdesks”.

Shamiel Jassiem, Director

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Top Achievers Programme: Boosting Career Potential in Law The Top Achievers Programme was initiated by the Dean of the Law Faculty.

It aims to improve the professional readiness and competitive marketability of the top performing UWC law graduates. Its specific objectives are to: 1. Boost leadership and career potential of potential high achievers 2. Expand their horizons about how to build a CV and the array of potential careers available with a LLB degree, 3. To market the candidates to the profession with good CV’s

The DG Murray Trust

and marks.

generously agreed

In 2011, the 40 top performing first year LLB students were selected, in 2012 the

to provide funding

top 50, and for 2013 the top 60. Selections are based on the academic results

for the appointment

of the previous year with a minimum aggregate of 64%. Participants stay in the

of a programme

programme for at least three years provided they maintain this aggregate and attend the sessions.

administrator for two years.

The programme offers a spectrum of activities - seminars/presentations, two to three times a quarter, by professionals in practice at the Cape Bar and in law firms, on topics such as legal ethics, practice management, the do’s and don’ts of practice. Legal advisers for companies often inform students of the role and duties of a legal adviser for a company. Specialist professionals elaborate on their fields of specialisation. Also included are workshops on networking and personal branding, on future visioning, time management and CV writing and excursions to law firms. The aim is to bring students “closer to the profession”, by giving them a better understanding of the different fields available to an LLB graduate and what the practice of law will entail.

Law firms are looking for well-rounded individuals, i.e. students who are strong academically and who also have leadership and interpersonal capabilities. Hence participants are expected to take part in initiatives that are available in the Faculty but also on Campus such as the Street Law Project, Students for Law and Social Justice, Law Students Council, Student Representative Council or UWC’s Emerging Leaders Programme. This improves the content of their CV’s.

The DG Murray Trust generously agreed to provide funding for the appointment of a programme administrator for two years.

The programme has led to increased interaction with law firms offering bursaries, either once-off or longer-term, as well as networking opportunities. Student CV

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presentation and content have improved markedly. The majority of the students are members of an initiative, club or society, and most have been able to maintain their academic performance, which is monitored after every semester exam.

Students don’t receive any special academic support. Many are reporting that their friends are showing an interest and wanting to be part of the programme.

Members of the 2011 cohort of participants started a moot society and have been competing in competitions such as the Jessup Moot, Kader Asmal Moot, Cape Bar Moot as well as the All African Moot Court competitions. Reuben Kumwenda became the first UWC Law Faculty student shortlisted for the Rhodes scholarship. Vernon Johannes, Project Administrator

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English for Educational Development Effective teaching in higher education is a vital aspect of student throughput especially in South African universities with their multiple challenges of disadvantage and language difficulties. Teachers in higher education need to engage with a vital educative process directed towards a variety of intellectual, professional and economic ends. At the macro level, higher education teachers contribute significantly to the formation of the next generation of workers, equipping them with the requisite knowledge and generic skills necessary to sustain and develop the national economy. At the micro level, the same teachers help shape the cognitive, emotional and moral development of individual adult learners for their multiple roles as citizens, parents and community members.

EED is a compulsory credit bearing academic literacy course for all first year students of the University of the Western Cape and catered for 1600 students in 2012. The EED Law course is a full year programme while the courses in the Faculties of Arts, Community of Health Sciences, and Science are semester modules repeated in the second half of the year. The programme offers each faculty a specially designed course so that students can develop the academic literacy and language skills needed for their development as students in their disciplines as well as their future roles in a variety of professional contexts including the Law, Science Allied health professions, Business related professions and Journalism.

The EED programmes have been generously supported by the Abe Bailey trust since 2007 and these contributions have enabled us to fulfil our mandate as academic literacy courses. The bequest also helps provide for a number of extra curricula programmes including supplementary instruction for at risk students, staff development and part-time lecturers to help reduce class sizes, as well as opportunities for student development where they are able to hone their skills for a productive future in our writing magazine, Masibhaleni Sonke. The courses comprise of two lectures and one tutorial per week. There are five permanent lecturers involved in the teaching who are staff members of the English department with degrees in academic literacy and language development who work closely with discipline specific lecturers in faculties to construct the individual courses.

Two of the five lecturers have degrees in both their discipline as well as language development. The pass rates for 2012 range from 74% in the Arts Faculty course to 87% In the CHS Faculty. These pass rates are well in excess of the pass rates for first year courses and are certainly partly due to the extra curricula programmes which have been so generously supported by the Abe Bailey Trust.

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Supporting Grade 8 And 9 Mathematics To Develop Their Teaching The dire state of school mathematics and learning is well recorded. Through the funding of SANLAM and existing project related to the increase in participation rates and the quality of passes in Mathematics grades 10 to 12 was extended to include working with teachers involved in teaching mathematics in grades 8 and 9. It is premised on the expressed needs by teachers in grade 10 to 12 that learners are not being adequately prepared in grades 8 and 9 to deal with Mathematics grades 10 to 12. Working with the entire cohort of teachers teaching Mathematics in schools is widely accepted,

In 2012, teachers

nationally and internationally, as a strategy that can positively impact the

from 15 schools

enhancement of learner performance in the subject.

were involved in this project. These

In 2012, teachers from 15 schools were involved in this project. These schools are located in “disadvantaged” areas such as Bonteheuvel, Langa, Mfuleni,

schools are located in

Gugulethu, Kleinvlei and Strand.

“disadvantaged” areas such as Bonteheuvel,

A cornerstone of the project is the development of teaching of mathematics.

This is realized by the three kinds of activities: workshops, teacher institutes and

Langa, Mfuleni,

classroom support. These interventions give teachers an opportunity to reflect

Gugulethu, Kleinvlei

on the implementation of lessons, design teaching strategies based on learners’

and Strand.

performance in tests and examinations, mapping of curriculum strands from grades 8 to 12, and the consideration of strategies and tactics to address the issue of leaners not doing homework for a variety of reasons.

For classroom support, experienced mathematics teachers are used as fieldworkers who substitute for participating schools’ teachers. The field workers teach the classes of the schools they are assigned to whilst the substituted teacher observes another colleague’s teaching. There are variations are at times fieldworkers are requested to teach demonstration lessons, which they do. One result of the support visits was that schools requested advice regarding the preparation of grade 9 learners for the Annual National Assessments (ANA’s) and this is was addressed in one of the institutes.

Emerging reflections by teachers indicate that they are identifying ‘gaps’ in their teaching and are beginning to think about how to improve their teaching skills. Futhermore, participating teachers are beginning to develop a sense of professional camaraderie as is tested in an unsolicited to the project by a participating teacher.

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I’ve seen how my learners have benefited from me applying the stuff I’ve learned and even if it was just a significant improvement there is progress. Learners who did dismally are actually excited to do maths. Being part of a community of mathematic colleagues where you feel free to raise your concerns and challenges has been wonderful.

It is reports like these that make the Maths Education Department at UWC feel quietly confident that the support we receive from SANLAM can contribute towards real success with regard to mathematics teaching and learning in schools where there is a general kind of belief that improvement is not possible Prof Cyril Julie, First Rand Merchant Foundation Chair in Mathematics Education,Schools of Science and Mathematics Education

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Teacher Well-Being Project The Teacher Well-Being (TWB) Project is a partnership between the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) and the Teacher In-service Project (TIP) located in the Faculty of Education at the University of the Western Cape. The overall goal of the project is to promote teacher well-being, in order to assist with teacher retention, job satisfaction and achievement of quality education for all learners in South African schools. This research and developmental intervention addresses the inter-relationship between personal, professional, organisational and systems level factors that enhance teacher resilience.

The project arose out of the need to address high levels of teacher demotivation and stress. It responds to the Global commitment to providing Education For All (EFA), particularly Goal 6 “improving all aspects of the quality of education and ensuring excellence of all”; as well as the South African National Development Plan’s emphasis (§54) on “support(ing) the common goal of achieving good educational outcomes that are responsive to community needs and economic development”, capacity building and teacher professionalism. It addresses the University of the Western Cape’s mission of “responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition”, as well as the role of SADTU in promoting teaching development and support.

The pilot phase of the project 2009-2011 involved research and development work in four project primary schools and the development of two short courses.

The expansion and consolidation phase 2012-to date, has focused on the writing up of and presentation of the research findings, advocacy and the piloting of the first short course for teachers, as well as the development of homework clubs at schools.

Advocacy and policy engagement has been done through presentation at a local level in school districts and nationally through the SADTU National Policy conference and articles in the Educators’ Voice, a SADTU publication with a readership of 242 000 teachers. In order to profile the need to address support for teacher well-being, presentations of project findings were made at the Health Promoting Schools Network, at an international conference, as well as to representatives at school, district and provincial level.

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Through the intervention of this project the research findings demonstrate an increased capacity at a school and systems level to support the well-being of teachers and learners. This intervention supports the development of schools and health promoting schools and enhances the capacity of schools to implement the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning Framework (CSTL).

The Project was generously funded by Education International through SADTU and by the Dorothea Steenbuch Foundation, Norway.

In future the sharing of project findings by TIP and SADTU in local, national and international forums will promote advocacy and policy engagement around teacher well-being. Through the publication of research articles it is hoped that the learning from this project will be shared nationally and internationally.

Capacity in schools to promote teacher well-being will be built through accessing funding to run the registered short courses for teachers and school leaders.

Karen Collett, Manager, Teacher Well-Being Project

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2012 Science Teacher Training in West Coast Education District This project by the Science Learning Centre for Africa (UWC-SLCA), funded by the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund, represents a comprehensive effort to provide support to teachers and learners in rural schools of the West Coast Education District, Western Cape. It followed from an urgent request by officials of the Education District for science promotion, awareness and participation in their primary and secondary schools. The District selected the schools and teachers.

The aims and objectives of the project were the following: 1. To support teachers and learners in the teaching and learning of science and technology.

2. To raise awareness and participation of learners in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) activities.

3. To draw learners’ attention to the science and technology in their everyday lives and how it is related to their curricular activities in school.

4. To promote and assist in the development of science clubs at school in developing a culture of science learning.

5. To institute a science competition amongst participating schools.

The implementation of the project included two weekend workshops with educators, a block week in the July holidays, and a road trip by the SLCA team to assist teachers with the establishment of science clubs and a Science show competition at the end of the third term.

The project for 2012, attended by 50 GET and 14 FET teachers, delivered the following outcomes: •

Improvement of teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical strategies and practical and experimental skills in Natural and Physical Science through intensive interactive training sessions.

•

Renewal of science interest, awareness and participation through: the SET shows and awareness presentation, teacher workshops and setting up of science clubs at participating schools.

•

A science competition on 26 September 2012 with 7 primary and 7 secondary schools participating.

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Positive feedback was received from the District and from teachers. “We as district officials also agree that we experienced this project as very positive in the schools that took part in the sessions. The positive approach by teachers in their teaching was experienced during school visits. Teachers were more at ease to try new experiments and handle equipment which led to an improvement in science results. Since teachers were more positive about science and school their own presentation of their schoolwork also improved as was visible during final moderation sessions.�

Amount raised: AACF Prof Shaheed Hartley, Director, Science Learning Centre for Africa, Education Faculty

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The Centre for the Performing Arts: Cultural Vitality for Campus and Community UWC established the Centre for the Performing Arts (CPA) in 2005 to revitalize cultural activity on campus following the closure of the Music Department in 2002. This pioneering initiative of the Faculty of Arts has become a universitywide centre with the visionary support of Vice-Chancellor O’Connell. It provides teaching, practice and performance space for UWC students and community music practitioners and top achievers have the opportunity to perform on campus cultural programmes. Since 2012, the CPA is a unit under the Rector’s Office and is an integral part of campus life and an important community engagement initiative. Under the Rector’s Office, UWC students are drawn from all the faculties and units on campus and the local communities.

Activities and achievements The CPA has restructured and redefined its role with its primary emphasis on music education for all since the appointment of the new director in 2011. In 2012, thanks to generous bursary funding by the Myra Chapman Educational Trust, UWC students, community musicians, the newly formed string quartet, the jazz combo and big band were supported. The centre was also coordinating and providing a base for the UWC Creative Arts Choir, Chamber Choir. It provided facilities for a community brass band and children’s choir. (I’ve answered this previously by stating that the ‘community engagement’ students are included in the ensemble of which 2 receive individual tuition, but many more have access to the teachers who work with the ensembles thus reaching a larger number of community musicians,) Public performances on campus and in the community included concerts, joint workshops and rehearsals with local and international artists such as Williams College Choir from Boston (USA); the UWC Big Band debut performance at the Baxter Concert Hall as part of the EduJazz Concerts; UWC Chamber Orchestra performances at Artscape (commemorating a UWC lecturer in the Music Department who passed on) and the annual Rector’s Carols by Candlelight; and the formation of the UWC String Quartet with video conference rehearsals with the Arianna String Quartet of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The centre is thinking big and is gratified with what has been achieved to date.

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Management and Facilities The CPA employs three full-time staff members. The Director, Henriette Weber, is widely experienced in arts administration: who prior to her appointment UWC, worked for the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO and Artscape are 2 separate companies housed in the same building). The part-time teachers are highly qualified professionals in their respective instruments.

The CPA is housed in what was the Faculty of Theology Building.

This is progressively being adapted to provide first-rate facilities. In 2012, the recently revamped recital hall was further upgraded with new air-conditioners through the generosity of the Archbishop Thabo Cecil Makgoba Development Trust.

The Academic Programme and Community Needs The Centre is moving towards a formal academic programme and remains the performing arts platform to enhance the cultural life on campus. Detailed research on community music in the Western Cape confirms that informal programmes are mainly led by community music practitioners, many in need of formal music qualifications.

Curriculum 2005 Learning Area, Arts and Culture, is currently not supported by university qualifications in that field. In proposing new qualifications to meet the need, the CPA has positioned itself in terms of community engagement, lifelong learning and distance learning and the University’s Institutional Operating Plan.

Two innovative courses relevant to the changing arts education environment have been designed and submitted for approval of the University in 2013: the Intermediate Programme in Music (Grade 1-4) and the Advanced Programme in Music (Grade 5 – Licentiate), at NQF levels 4 and 7 qualifications, respectively.

Prospects Described by the current director, Henriette Weber, as ‘work-in-progress’, the CPA has already generated much interest. With continued resource allocation by the University and increased funding support for projects, infrastructural improvements and student bursaries, the Centre is set to develop strongly in the next few years.

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Violence And Transition Project The relationship of violence to transition and the ways in which violence continues and mutates post-transition has been a key challenge confronting numerous societies, attracting scholarly attention across the disciplines. The primary objective of the Violence and Transition Project (VTP) was to contribute to this growing field by conducting research on violence and political transition in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe. All three countries experienced significant levels of violence before, during and after the transition to democracy.

The Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape was the South African research site for VTP, a two-year research project (2011-2012) initiated by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), and funded by the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The Nairobi Peace Initiative and Institute for Peace, Leadership and Governance at the Africa University were partners in Kenya and Zimbabwe respectively.

Nicky Rousseau (CHR and History Department) coordinated the South African research component, which focused on themes related to gender-based violence (young masculinities and a phenomenon often interpreted as ‘corrective rape’) as well as on informal armed formations (ex-combatants, vigilantes and police violence). Research reports on these themes produced in 2012 include: Chiedza Chagutah (Masters student, CHR and Women and Gender Studies), ‘Young men’s constructions of masculinity/ies and violence in post-apartheid South Africa’.

Kylie Thomas (CHR), ‘Homophobia, injustice and ‘corrective rape’ in postapartheid South Africa’.

Godfrey Maringira (doctoral candidate, CHR and Sociology), ‘The persistence of military identities among ex-combatants in South Africa’.

Kylie Thomas, ‘The power of naming: “senseless violence” and violent law in post-apartheid South Africa’.

Jasmina Brankovic (CSVR), ‘Young men, physical violence, and structural violence in post-transition South Africa’.

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These reports and country reports from Kenya and Zimbabwe are available on the CSVR website, or from the CHR. An article, ‘Political transition and sexual and gender-based violence in South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe’, authored by Kylie Thomas, Masheti Masinjila (Kenya) and Eunice Bere (Zimbabwe), was accepted for a special issue of Gender and Development in 2013. A further comparative op-ed article, ‘Violence and Transition in Post-Settler Societies’, authored by Brian Raftopoulos (CHR), Masheti Masinjila, Solomon Mungure (Zimbabwe), and Nicky Rousseau was published in 2013. A reflection on some of the opportunities and challenges presented by this continental partnership is also available online as part of the African Transitional Justice Research Network (Hugo van der Merwe et al, ‘Opportunities and Challenges of South-South Partnership: Reflections on a Collaborative Research Project on Violence and Transition in Africa’).

IDRC-funding also enabled several research gatherings to take place: Partner research meetings in Cape Town, Nairobi and Zimbabwe; several focus group discussions with research participants on the research findings; a public seminar in November 2012 on vigilante and police violence; a two-day colloquium, Researching violence, subjectivity and social order in post-apartheid South Africa at which VTP researchers and scholars, including anthropologist Rosalind Morris from Columbia University, New York, presented papers.

This was followed

by a community workshop conducted in collaboration with the Social Justice Coalition in Khayelitsha.

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The Desmond Tutu Chair of Ecumenical Theology and Social Transformation in Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu has served as the inspirational Chancellor of UWC for almost 25 years, from the dark days of the apartheid “bush college” to this proud university in its current position as one of the leading tertiary institutions in South Africa. As Desmond Tutu’s unthinkable retirement started approaching, the Department of Religion and Theology proposed, already in 2008, that an endowed “Desmond Tutu Chair of Ecumenical Theology and Social Transformation in Africa” be established in the Faculty of Arts. This proposal was enthusiastically endorsed in the Faculty and Senate. The Chair sought to honour Archbishop Tutu’s legacy as long-standing Chancellor of the UWC, as ecumenical leader, as a key figure in social transformation in Africa (most notably through his leadership of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission), and as a world leader on issues of justice and peace (as one of the respected “Elders”). It would further also honour his quintessentially African style of leadership, the sustained impetus he has given to transformation in South African society, his distinct form of spirituality (and humour!), his remarkable ethical leadership and his recognition of the value of theological education and new, surprising spiritual insights – an attitude towards new knowledge for which he recently received the prestigious Templeton Prize.

From the beginning it was envisaged that such a Chair would contribute significantly towards ongoing, collaborative research projects within the

Archbishop Desmond

Faculty of Arts, in which various processes of societal transformation would be

Tutu has served as

investigated. Attached to the Chair would also be the Desmond Tutu digital archive, a collection of material on the life and work of Desmond Tutu which will

the inspirational

be available to future researchers. To give substance to both the spiritual and social

Chancellor of UWC

transformation “legs” of the Chair, the Department of Religion and Theology has

for almost 25 years.

registered various long-term, collaborative research projects, dealing with e.g.

Moral education: The formation of a human rights culture (providing impetus towards a culture of civic responsibility); Christianity and ecological theology (dealing with a key area of transformation which will determine our future), and Ecumenical theology in Africa (in which Tutu’s TRC legacy of reconciliation, justice, peace and Ubuntu will be central to studies in “Ecclesiology and Ethics”).

Various areas and topics for collaborative teaching, research and community involvement have been identified, which has led to a further dream of a Centre for Spirituality and Society at UWC.

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In the period 2010 to 2012 various contributions of donors from Sweden (Lund Mission Society), Norway (Karibu) and Germany (Evangelisches Missionswerk) provided seed money to the tune of R1.5 million to start the Chair. After an intensive search for a suitable candidate, Prof Christo Lombard, upon his retirement, has been asked to establish the Chair in terms of viable networks and a proper endowment which would include bursaries for post-graduate studies in the appropriate fields. An intensive funding campaign has been initiated, which has resulted in very promising pledges. They reflect excitement in the donor community to invest in Desmond Tutu’s specific legacy of moral leadership as a contribution towards a viable new South Africa which has kept alive the youthful and ever hopeful spirit of empowerment through knowledge, of the conquest of evil and negativity through love, compassion, forgiveness and human hope. That is also the spirit reflected in UWC’s transformative slogans and practices, such as: “a place of quality, a place to grow, from hope to action through knowledge”. If a few rich South Africans, or international friends, sharing this dream, would put down a million or two rand or dollars, this inspiring legacy can live forever at the place shaped by it and embodying it!

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The Dawn Of The UWC Alumni Association 2012 ushered in excitement and enthusiasm to drive significant change in the Alumni Relations Department. With vigour and commitment the Alumni Relations team under the leadership of the newly appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor, Patricia Lawrence mapped out key areas to improve and strengthen the relationship between the University and its Alumni. Some of these key milestones included launching a new formal Alumni Association Structure with a new Alumni brand identity, recruiting alumni as paid members to the association, servicing alumni through regular communication and delivering key alumni publications, through inviting alumni back to the University to engage in leadership dialogues as part of the Alumni ‘Lead from where you are’ programme and to improve the quality of the Alumni database for effective communication.

The newly structured Alumni Association was launched in January 2012.

The Alumni Association is a formal structure that builds affinity and pride in the institution through encouraging alumni participation and interaction. The association create dynamic platforms for communication and engagement; create opportunities for annual giving and provides a formal framework to establish local and international alumni chapters. During 2012, the Alumni Association embarked on alumni marketing and recruitment campaigns to encourage alumni to join the alumni association. More than 700 proud UWC Alumni joined the Alumni Association, contributed their membership

The Alumni

dues and got their free Alumni T-shirt. A total of 754 alumni joined the UWC

Association is a formal

Alumni Association by the end 2012 and a total of R111 550 was raised through

structure that builds

the Alumni Relations.

affinity and pride in

A further milestone was the launched of the ‘Lead from where you are’

the institution through

programme. The ‘Lead from where you are’ programme includes a series of

encouraging alumni

leadership conversations hosted by the University of the Western Cape’s Alumni

participation and

Relations Office, aimed at creating a platform for discussing topical leadership

interaction.

challenges of the day. The ‘Lead from where you are’ programme originates from the premise that everyone has the potential to lead successfully, irrespective of the position they hold, and that we all need continuous nurturing to deal with the challenges that come with leadership. The Alumni Association uses this platform as a way to continue investing in the leaders’ the University produces,

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by creating a space for interactive leadership discussion and looking at common leadership challenges across many fields and positions. Two leadership dialogues were held in partnership with the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and the Faculty of Dentistry.

Along with the launch of the association the Alumni Relations Office also launched a new brand identity for UWC Alumni. A new logo mirroring the architecture of the University’s front portal where students enter and exit through the pillars of the University. The logo symbolises every student’s educational journey from the beginning to graduating and entering the world as a UWC alumnus.

Infused with the newly established brand identity the office kept in regular contact with alumni via the alumni database, email and Facebook. Communication included invitations to events, calling alumni to join the alumni association, sharing the quarterly Alumni Three-Sixt-e newsletter, updating alumni about important university news. The Alumni Relations Office has experienced much more interaction with its alumni because of its increased engagement. There has certainly been a boost in the number of alumni that are visiting the Alumni Relations Office whether for assistance or queries, to sign-up or simply to have a chat about old times. The Alumni Relations Office has also received great support and well wishes for the launched of the Three Sixt-e Alumni Quarterly Alumni Newsletter and 360 Perspectives Magazine.

These are only a few highlights of the significant milestones celebrated in 2012.

The Alumni Relations team are eager to build on the foundation laid in 2012 by expanding and strengthening its engagement programmes and growing its membership base in the upcoming year.

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Excellence In Sport: The Uwc Golf Day UWC’s academic excellence is mirrored by its achievements in the arena of sports, particularly in Golf. The first Golf Day in Johannesburg was held in 2000 at the Killarney Golf Course. The first UWC Golf Day started off with 60 players in 2000, today there are 120 players participating.

2012 marks the 8th Annual Golf Day since 2000. It is also important to note that this year marks the 36th Anniversary of the UWC Golf Day in Cape Town.

From humble beginnings in 1976 with 24 players teeing-off, the Cape Town event now attracts 136 players (34 teams) and considered one of the premier events on the higher education sporting calendar.

Dedicated UWC staff and former staff members, Gauteng Alumni Chapter, corporate and individual donors have slogged hard to make the event a success over the past eight years.

The main objective of the Golf Day is to raise funds for the UWC Development Fund, which is a trust fund of the UWC Foundation. An independent Board of Trustees is responsible for the prudent investment and disbursement of these funds.

Proceeds from the Golf Days go towards student bursaries for deserving students.

The golf day in Johannesburg is also an occasion to nurture a relationship with our Alumni and Board of Trustee members. We are now at a stage where we would like to rekindle a stronger relationship with our Alumni, Board of Trustees and Friends of UWC and continue to build a sound and effective future with them to aid our University in whichever way we can.

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Donations Breakdown

Total Donations for 2012 cont Donor Bequest

R 13 000 000.00

Corporate

R 1 740 833.33

Individual

R 67 810.00

Non-Government Organization

R 2 877 347.08

Trust and Foundation

R 2 943 566.65

Total

R 20 629 557.06

Amount Bequest 2943566,65,33

Corporate Individual Non- Government Organization

2877347,08

67810 1740833,33

Trust and Foundation 13000000

Donations to Student Financial Aid Student Financial Aid The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

R 375 000.00

Garden Cities

R 450 000.00

Managed Integrity Evaluation (Pty) Ltd The Overbeek Trust Anonomous The Wilfred Orr Trust The Steensma Memorial Trust The EJ Lombardi Trust Total

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R 50 000.00 R 1 100 000.00 R 8 000.00 R 55 000.00 R 1 000.00 R 100 000.00 R 2 139 000.00

Donations Breakdown

Donations to the Development Fund Development Fund The Albert Wessels Trust

R 272 500.00

The Albert Wessels Trust

R 85 000.00

Andre De Wet

R 5 000.00

Bashkar Lacthman

R 10 000.00

Credit Guarentee insurance corporation of Africa Ltd

R 10 200.00

Roland Greaver

R 10 000.00

The Susman Charitable Foundation

R 12 500.00

Trencor Limited

R 55 000.00

Total

R 460 200.00

Total Donations for 2012 Donor

Type

Amount

Elias Bertrand Levenstein

Bequest

R 13 000 000.00

Bequest Total

R 13 000 000.00

ABSA Bank

Corporate

R 10 000.00

Adams & Adams

Corporate

R 3 500.00

Advanced laboratory Solutions

Corporate

R 1 500.00

Aria Technologies

Corporate

R 100 000.00

Attorney Fidelity Fund SA

Corporate

R 100 000.00

CISCO Systems South Africa

Corporate

R 400 000.00

Credit Guarentee insurance corporation of Africa Ltd

Corporate

R 10 200.00

Deloitte

Corporate

R 50 000.00

Deneys Reitzz Inc

Corporate

R 40 000.00

Investec Bank Ltd

Corporate

R 4 000.00

Investec Trust Group

Corporate

R 100 000.00

Ivodent

Corporate

R 6 000.00

KPMG

Corporate

R 9 000.00

Managed Integrity Evaluation (Pty) Ltd

Corporate

R 50 000.00

Mediclinic Limited

Corporate

R 158 000.00

New Clicks SA

Corporate

R 105 200.00

Oral B (Donation in Kind)

Corporate

R 30 000.00

Ozone Traders

Corporate

R 3 500.00

PPS

Corporate

R 65 000.00

Price Waterhouse Cooper

Corporate

R 6 433.33

Spoor and Fisher

Corporate

R 1 000.00

Telkom SA

Corporate

R 400 000.00

Trencor Limited

Corporate

R 55 000.00

Wright Millners

Corporate

R 32 500.00

Corporate Total

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Donations Breakdown

Andre De Wet

Individual

R 5 000.00

Anonomous

Individual

R 8 000.00

Bashkar Lacthman

Individual

R 10 000.00

BHARUTHRAM R

Individual

R 600.00

Candice Jones

Individual

R 600.00

DYERS C

Individual

R 360.00

EIMAN D

Individual

R 150.00

JACOBS CW

Individual

R 2 400.00

Josephine Frater

Individual

R 9 500.00

MILLER IM

Individual

R 5 000.00

MORTA V

Individual

R 1 800.00

Nomvula Nobiya

Individual

R 2 400.00

O’CONNELL BP

Individual

R 12 000.00

Roland Greaver

Individual

R 10 000.00

Afircan Genome Education Institute

Non-Government Organization

R 120 148.20

Centre for the study of violence

Non-Government Organization

R 341 760.00

Individual Total

R 67 810.00

Ditsela

Non-Government Organization

R 200 000.00

DRPI (SADA)

Non-Government Organization

R 150 000.00

ERSA

Non-Government Organization

R 14 300.00

South African Democratic Teachers Union

Non-Government Organization

R 333 508.00

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Non-Government Organization

R 1 010 768.00

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Non-Government Organization

R 375 000.00

Violence Preventionthrough urban upgrading

Non-Government Organization Non-Government Organization Total

D.V.V International

Trust and Foundation

R 331 862.88 R 2 877 347.08 R 25 000.00

Garden Cities

Trust and Foundation

R 450 000.00

The Abe Bailey Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 267 900.00

The Albert Wessels Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 357 500.00

The Arch TC Makgoba Development Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 15 000.00

The Aulai Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 109 666.65

The EJ Lombardi Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 100 000.00

The Loewenstein Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 90 000.00

The Myra Chapman Educational Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 70 000.00

The Overbeek Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 1 100 000.00

The Sanlam Foundation

Trust and Foundation

R 290 000.00

The Steensma Memorial Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 1 000.00

The Susman Charitable Foundation

Trust and Foundation

R 12 500.00

The Wilfred Orr Trust

Trust and Foundation

R 55 000.00

Trust and Foundation Total Grand Total

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R 2 943 566.65 R 20 629 557.06

Disclaimer This is the first Donor Report compiled by the Donor Relations Unit, Department of Institutional Advancement at the University of the Western Cape. It is intended that this Report will be published on an annual basis.

In preparing this Report, the Unit has to the best of its ability endeavoured to acknowledge as many donors as possible and verify their donations. Should there be any inadvertent errors or exclusions, these will be remedied in future editions.

Any member of the donor community who wishes to discuss the work of the Department of Institutional Advancement is welcome to contact the Pro Vice Chancellor, Ms Patricia Lawrence at 021Â 959 3905 or email plawrence@uwc. ac.za A special word of thanks to Professor Ulrich PlĂźddeman who was prepared to take on a novel project and tirelessly and tenaciously gave of his time to write the many stories of giving contained in this publication.

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