Community engagement remains a core pillar of the mission of the North-West University (NWU) to build stronger, more resilient communities. This year’s Community Engagement Showcase supported this mission by aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda for 2063.
Young mothers in Temba are helping to shape research about their own lives, rather than being treated only as research subjects.
This approach is at the centre of “Her Voice, Her Strength”, a five-year community engagement and research programme led by Dr Lungisile Shange from the subject group Population Studies and Demography at the North-West University (NWU).
Small-scale farmers around Mahikeng often have farming experience but lack access to formal training. A skills project at the North-West University (NWU) is helping to close this gap through accredited training that gives farmers skills they can use to improve their farms and build sustainable businesses.
Rural livestock farmers often travel long distances to access animal healthcare. North-West University (NWU) graduate Tshepo Selaledi is working to change that through a private animal health practice that is bringing preventive healthcare, farmer education and professional animal health services closer to communities in North West.
The North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the North-West University (NWU) celebrated the successful completion of the first cohort of 100 graduates in their COGTA-NWU Graduate Programme partnership.
By Michelle Hammann
The North-West University (NWU) Law Clinic hosted a gala dinner in celebration of its 45th anniversary at The Roots in Potchefstroom. The law clinic on the NWU Potchefstroom Campus was opened on 5 August 1981 as a centre of the Faculty of Law. It is focused on providing free legal services, training for law students and paralegals, skills development for community members and advisory assistance.
The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS), has launched the Campus Community Safety Forum (CCSF) at the Mahikeng Campus of the NWU, establishing a collaborative platform aimed at strengthening campus safety, crime prevention and coordinated responses to safety challenges affecting students and staff.
Children supported by the Legae Child Care Centre in Mahikeng received food and clothing through a Mandela Month initiative that brought together North-West University (NWU) students, staff and community organisations.
By Mafumane Tlhapi and Bongile Nonyukela
While gaining practical experience through community engagement, social work students and nursing teams from the North-West University (NWU) are using menstrual health education to address barriers that prevent girls from fully participating in school.
Following a site visit to assess developments at the North-West University (NWU) Enterprise Hub and ongoing renovations at the NWU Business School, Dr Joe Molete, deputy vice-chancellor for student life, transformation, people and culture with the assigned function of the Mahikeng Campus, concluded that the university is making progress in its efforts to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation.