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November 2023 |
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As the year is coming to an end, we are thrilled to present to you this year's final edition of the North-West University's (NWU's) community engagement newsletter, IMPACT@NWU.
From igniting social change to fostering meaningful connections, we have truly exemplified what it means to be agents of positive transformation. This transformative journey showcases the tremendous impact we have made together.
Join us as we celebrate the growth, resilience and unwavering commitment of our communities and the university's changemakers – because when we come together, we can change the world.
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Community engagement at the NWU is growing
As we are reaching the end of 2023, we have really seen several strides made in the way the NWU is incorporating its engagement with communities beyond mere philanthropy or outreach towards an integrated approach of engaged research and innovation and engaged teaching and learning.
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 | Honours programme is still empowering Potchefstroom Hospital
The fruits of an eight-year-long, arduous community endeavour are now evident in the Potchefstroom Hospital project. This undertaking has been consistently fuelled by the unwavering passion, dedication and commitment of the staff who have been involved since 2014.
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Community engagement takes centre stage at annual GeeXpo event
Showing their commitment to community engagement, the NWU's School of Computer Science and Information Systems, in collaboration with the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics, recently organised the annual GeeXpo event.
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 | Youth Learning Festival reaches out to unemployed young people
Teaching the youth community-based research and transversal skills is a valuable investment in the future. It not only benefits the individual by providing practical skills and a sense of purpose, but also contributes to the growth and well-being of the community.
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NWU celebrates Child Health Day
with Stadt Primary School
To mark Child Health Day, the NWU's Faculty of Health Sciences organised some fun activities for the youngsters at Stadt Primary School to highlight the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
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 | Discovering tomorrow's paralympic heroes: South Africa's quest for glory
The Sports Science team of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the NWU recently travelled to the Tlamelang Special School just outside Mahikeng to conduct a series of talent identification tests on wheelchair basketball players for the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.
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Lifting Dreams stimulates
young minds
When we all lend a hand in helping the communities around us, we improve everyone's quality of life. This is what the Lifting Dreams organisation aims to do. It seeks to transform communities through education – and it should come as no surprise that NWU academics and students are part and parcel of this initiative.
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 | Pilgrim Welfare Centre is building hope and transforming lives
In the heart of Small Farms, Evaton, near Vereeniging in the Vaal Triangle, lies the Pilgrim Welfare Centre. The mission of this drop-in centre is twofold: to combat poverty and to foster education.
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