IMPACT@NWU April 2025

We are excited to bring you the very first edition of our 2025 Community Engagement Newsletter! This will be your space to stay connected and celebrate the amazing work happening across our community.

Stay tuned for stories, opportunities and inspiration as we kick off a year of meaningful engagement.

We encourage you to explore new ways to get involved – connect with others and work together to make a real difference.

Strengthening Community engagement

The One Health Platform by AUTHeR

Seven trained research community health workers recently completed LIFEPLAN® training.

In a significant step towards advancing agricultural research and community development, Eden Roots – a bee farming enterprise based in Tloung Village, Mahikeng – donated a honey extractor to the NWU’s Crop Science subject group on 28 February 2025.

As part of its commitment to fostering entrepreneurship education, the bhive Enterprise Development Centre (bhive EDC) at the NWU recently hosted a Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) workshop at the Vanderbijlpark Campus.

The NWU’s School of Philosophy recently hosted a community engagement event at Khayalethu Village Old Age Home, where postgraduate students and elderly residents came together for discussions and activities focused on happiness and well-being.

NWU LIS revolutionises information literacy for NEET youth

Transforming our world, one seed at a time

Harvest brings fresh produce and jobs at Molelwane Farm

For students and staff who are passionate about farming and agriculture, the ideal place to learn, do research and reap fresh produce is at the NWU’s Molelwane Agriculture Farm.

The Covid-19 pandemic cast a harsh spotlight on educational and economic disparities, especially in South Africa’s underserved communities.

On Friday, 7 March, students and staff gathered at the Vanderbijlpark Campus garden near Kumba Residence to take part in an inspiring initiative...

Eden Roots donation will enhance research in beekeeping