Your feedback is important! September 2024

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Welcome to the third edition of the North-West University's (NWU's) community engagement newsletter, the IMPACT@NWU.
Stay connected, stay inspired, and join the movement. Let us continue to create positive change together!

Joining forces to combat gender-based violence and femicide

The NWU, in collaboration with other stakeholders, has signed up for the End GBVF 100-Day Challenges. This initiative of the GBVF Collective aims to address gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) by involving various organisations and stakeholders in a structured and actionable approach.

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Empowering the next generation of STEM leaders in South Africa

Founded in 2004, Engenius Kids is a student-run programme at the NWU, dedicated to inspiring Grade 9 learners, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds in townships, to pursue their education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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NWU and Tswelelopele unite for educational upliftment

In a commendable effort to address social issues and uplift the standard of living in the Barolong Boo Mariba communities, the School of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities at the NWU has partnered with the Tswelelopele Empowerment Foundation.

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Symposium highlights socially conscious citizenship

The Faculty of Humanities at the NWU recently hosted its first-ever Community Engagement Symposium, a milestone for its staff and students. Held over two days in Potchefstroom, the event was filled with dynamic presentations and lively discussions.

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Pioneering the role of community engagement through research

The NWU continues to affirm its commitment to advancing community engagement through innovative research methodologies. This commitment was recently exemplified at the African Centre for Training in Community-Based Participatory Research.

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Gaabo Motho Foundation and NWU unite for community growth

The School of Social Sciences and the School of Philosophy at the NWU, represented by lecturers Kagiso Phake, Germinah Motshegwa and Amantle Mothelesi, participated in a community engagement event organised by the Gaabo Motho Foundation in Zeerust.

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For any further enquiries, please contact the newsletter editor,
angeline.marokoane@nwu.ac.za.