Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, a ray hope and a show of community solidarity saw more than 1 000 runners and walkers in the St Stithians College community, and beyond, take on the Thandulwazi Freedom Run – Family Home Challenge, on Freedom Day.
These community members took on either a 2.5km, 5km or 10km run or walk within the confines of their properties, to raise funds for the Thandulwazi Academic Scholarship Programme.
Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy fundraising manager Charné Haak said that despite not being able to do this in their favourite streets and parklands, everyone completed their challenges, and raised R50 800 for the scholarship programme and an additional R2 475 for the other three Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy Programmes, in support of historically disadvantaged learners, teachers and student-teachers.
The Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy was established in 2005 by St Stithians College as a nation-building education programme. It recognised that by providing a greater number of South African young people access to quality education, the academy can also provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to become active and contributing members of our broader South African community and economy.
To achieve this, the academy also realised that the upskilling and training of professional teachers plays a critical role in the future of our country. Thandulwazi (isiZulu for “love of learning”) Trust is a 100 per cent donor-funded BBBEE registered NPO and PBO, which offers an educational intervention programme to improve the learning and teaching of core subjects to Grade 9 to 12 learners. It also provides upskilling workshops and professional development programmes for teachers in the Gauteng Province and Modimolle, Limpopo.Details: www.thandulwazi.com
