The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) at the North-West University (NWU) recently manufactured and donated a total of 100 litres of hand sanitisers to two schools in the Vaal Triangle region.
The team followed the formula recommended by the World Health Organization in making the sanitisers, which are available as a spray and a gel.
The main ingredients of the spray-on sanitiser include ethanol/isopropanol, glycerol, deionised water and essential oils (tea tree, lavender and vitamin E). The gel sanitisers are made from ethanol/isopropanol, glycerol, deionised water, hydroxyethyl cellulose and essential oils (tea tree, lavender, moringa and vitamin E).
Jordan Secondary School and Thandukwazi Secondary School each received 50 litres of hand sanitisers.
Prof Linda du Plessis, NWU deputy vice-chancellorfor planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, Prof Rodney Medupe, FNAS deputy dean for community engagement, and student recruiters Jason Beukes and Piet Van Wyk handed over the hand sanitisers.
According to Jason, this donation is the FNAS and Student Recruitment’s contribution to support schools in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Hand sanitiser is very important. We understand that these are uncertain times and not everyone has the means to buy the necessary supplies to help them stay safe. Over the next few weeks we will be donating more hand sanitisers to various schools,” says Jason.
The NWU applauds the faculty and Student Recruitment for going the extra mile and implementing an ethic of care.
From left are Johannes Chauke from Jordan Secondary School, Zolile Njovane from the NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Nhlanhla Malindi from Thandukwazi Secondary School, Lebohang Lesikara from Thandukwazi Secondary School, and Prof Rodney Medupe and Prof Linda du Plessis from the NWU.
