KRISP at UKZN hosts Schools for Science Week

As part of the National Science Week 2024, the team at KRISP hosted 50 students from Chesterville Secondary School and KwaMathanda High School in Durban. Through the Ikamva Youth NGO program, these grade 10 and 11 learners came for a tour of the genomics laboratory and an introduction to the world of omics research. It was also an opportunity for the students to think about potential career paths available to them and admission requirements to the university.

Lloyd Mnyandu, Branch Intern and mentor at the Chesterville branch of Ikamva Youth, emphasised that outings like these were important to show the learners that there is more to studying and life than what they see in the townships. “They get to view the world in a different light and get some much needed exposure to different professions,” he said.