​It is that time of the year again, where staff and students have the opportunity to contribute to social impact through volunteer work.  The focus at institutional level is to create opportunities around Mandela day which can result in ongoing, sustained volunteer work for students and staff.

The following information outlines the opportunities for volunteer work during the month of July 2016. If you wish to volunteer on the Stellenbosch Campus, please complete the volunteer form.

CONTACT PERSONS:

Discourse Café : Sibonelo Sosibo – [email protected]

Amazing Reading Race:  Faika Haroun – [email protected]

Sports day: Angeline Boyd-  [email protected]

Toasties for Tummies:  Michelle Pietersen [email protected] / 021 8083643 or Spurgeon Wilson- [email protected]

Interior painting at the Stellenbosch Work Centre- Maureen Kennedy: [email protected] / 021 8084824

Crystal Henrickse: [email protected]

General queries for Mandela week can be directed to Michelle Pietersen [email protected] / 021 8083643

"PAINTING AT THE STELLENBOSCH WORK CENTRE"

INFORMATION

The Mission

The Stellenbosch Work Centre for Adults with Disabilities focuses on the economic empowerment and social integration of adults with disabilities in the Stellenbosch and surrounding areas. This Work Centre was established by Stellenbosch University (Matie Community Service) 25 years ago.

The Centre has been providing empowerment and developmental programmes to persons with intellectual, mental and/or physical impairment between the ages of 18 and 55 years.

The programme entails work rehabilitation to improve and develop labour capacity and potential as well as increasing the level of independence and self-worth. The work itself encompasses labour-intensive activities for the making of items required by commercial enterprises and organs of state.  Ultimately the Centre hopes to instil a level of competence that will enable the person to find other work opportunities in the open labour market, earn better and achieve a higher standard of living.

The second and complementary program aims at integrating the person into community life through life and work skills training and participation in organized sport and general recreational activities

The objective of the Organisation

The provision of a work rehabilitation program to improve and maintain the fulfilment of a worker's role that brings meaning, purpose, order and rhythm into the life of persons with disabilities.

This interior paining volunteer opportunity is open to all Stellenbosch University staff in hourly slots. 

DATE:                  Monday, 18 July 2016

VENUE:               STELLENBOSCH WORK CENTRE

TIME:                  12:30-15:30      

"DISCOURSE CAFé"

INFORMATION

The Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Leadership Institute is hosting their Annual Madiba Day Discourse Café.   Guest speaker: Prof Rachel JaftaTopic: Inter-generational conversations about local and global issues 

DATE:                 Tuesday, 19 July 2016

VENUE:               JH Neethling Building, Victoria Street, Stellenbosch

TIME:                   17:00

RSVP:                  [email protected] before 15 July 2016

"TOASTIES FOR TUMMIES"

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Toasties for Tummies is an initiative where various organisations and stakeholders come together to prepare sandwiches for various schools and organisations in and around Stellenbosch.   The idea is to get as many staff, students, organisations and sponsors to assist with the preparation of the sandwiches.  This year the aim is to prepare and provide 10 000 sandwiches.

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS:

The preparation of the sandwiches will take place on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 at the VV Hall (Neelsie, top floor) on the Stellenbosch campus.

Time slots for staff and students (SU community) will be as follows:

Stellenbosch campus:

Preparation of sandwiches - 10h00 – 11h30

                                              11h30 – 13h00

                                              13h00-14h00

  DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS:              

Departments and faculties are encouraged to donate any of the following for the sandwiches:

• Bread;
• French Polony;
• Lettuce;
• Mayonnaise

Note: All donations should be delivered to the abovementioned venue on Wednesday, 20^th of July 2016 by 09h00.

"COMFORT PACKS & FOOD BOXES FOR STUDENTS"

We aim to collect 6 700 non-perishable food items and toiletries for students who are in need of these items and who are struggling financially while studying. 

As part of Mandela Day celebrations, we would like to request that staff and students donate toiletries (comfort packs) and non-perishable food items to students who need it.

The following items are needed:

Non-perishable food items

• baked beans,
• tinned fish,
• rice,
• two minute noodles,
• soup packets,
• pasta,
• tinned mixed vegetables,
• peas,
• sweetcorn,
• oats and any other nutritional non-perishable food

Comfort packs 

Toiletry packs should please contain the following basic items:

• soap,
• toothpaste,
• roll-on,
• vaseline and
• body lotion

Use your 67 minutes to deliver these items from the 18th until 29th of July 2016 to the following drop-off points:

• Centre for Student Counselling and Development (SSVO) at 37 Victoria Street,
• the Office of the Social Worker at 49 Victoria Street
• Transformation Office at Admin A Building (Use the IT Hub Entrance)
• Translation Services at the Language Centre, Room 1028, Admin A (use the IT hub entrance)

For enquiries, please contact the following staff:

• Cheryl Cornelissen – [email protected];  021 808 4182

• Lize Kruger – [email protected] ;  021 808 4182

• Lizzie Witbooi – [email protected];  021 808 4511

• Melanie Willems – [email protected];  021 808 4707

• Grizelda Adams – [email protected]; 021 808 4010

"STOVES FOR TEN TOWNS"

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This is an opportunity for staff and students to donate a stove in a group of 4 to 6, or individually. The stoves are valued at R700.00. There will be a platform available on the Stellenbosch University website to donate the amount needed to buy the stoves.

Winners will be drawn from the group of donors at the end of the donation period:

Prizes are as follows:

• Restaurant vouchers for two people at top Stellenbosch restaurants, including Delaire Graff and Big Easy Stellenbosch
• Free wine tastings at three wine farms for group donors - these tastings includes Jordan Wines and Simonsrust

We will launch the competitions and donations at the Rooiplein and Neelsie, where Pancakes will be baked on the stoves to show how they work. The stoves do not work with electricity and were designed for people who do not have access to electricity this winter.

We are also launching the #StoveNomination competition were faculties, administrative departments, societies, residences or PSO's can challenge each other to equal or better their donations. 

LAUNCH:

DATE:                 Friday, 22 July 2016

VENUE:               Rooiplein/Neelsie

                           Stellenbosch University

TIME:                  12h00 – 14h00

If you would like any additional information, please email Daniele Bezuidenhoudt or Nathan Daniels at [email protected] or [email protected] by 18 July 2016.

BENEFICIARIES:

The beneficiaries will be the people from the ten towns around Stellenbosch who do not have access to electricity. There will also be the option to donate a stove to someone in your community that you know is in need of one.

"AMAZING READING RACE"

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This is an opportunity for staff and students to volunteer as station managers where learners of Lückhoff High School receive a piece to read and answer comprehension questions or instructions to perform a task.

DATE:                Friday, 22 July 2016

VENUE:               Lückhoff High School

                             Idas Valley

                            Stellenbosch

TIME:                  13h00 – 14h30

TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL WILL BE PROVIDED FROM ADMIN A.

Departure time:  12h30

Return (departure from school):  14h30

If you would like to volunteer, please send the volunteer form to Maureen Kennedy at [email protected] by 18 July 2016.

"SPORTS DAY"

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This is an opportunity where staff and students can volunteer their time by participating in a sports day with the learners of Lückhoff High School.

DATE:                 Friday, 22 July 2016

VENUE:               Lückhoff High School

                             Idas Valley

                            Stellenbosch

TIME:                  13h00 – 15h00

TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL WILL BE PROVIDED FROM ADMIN B.

Departure time:  12h30

Return (departure from school):  15h00

If you would like to volunteer, please send the volunteer form to Maureen Kennedy at [email protected] by Friday, 15 July 2016.

"TYGERBERG CAMPUS"

As part of Mandela Day celebrations, and to celebrate the 60^th birthday of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences and 40^th birthday of Tygerberg Hospital, staff and students will have the opportunity to donate their 67 minutes in the form of two projects.

Staff members will be providing comfort packs to all patients in Tygerberg Hospital, as well as to the mothers in the paediatric ward, staying with their children.

Students will be able to acknowledge the important role which nurses play as the "back bone" of the South African Health Care Sector. As a gesture of appreciation, students would like to acknowledge the work, time and effort which nursing staff invest in the student's professional development. A small "gift" with a personalized message, will be handed to nurses in the hospital on 19^th July to thank them for the role they play in the personal and professional development of our students.

 Please complete the volunteer form for the Tygerberg Campus.

CONTACT PERSONS:

Staff initiative: Nadia Goliath – [email protected]

Student initiative: Avril Whate [email protected]