DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING PROJECTS2013-2014

Dear Alumni and Friends of the University of Cape Town

The projects that you read about in this booklet are endorsed by the University of Cape Town because we believe that they offer effective means by which to implement our vision for the institution, as outlined in the UCT Strategic Plan 2010 – 2014.1

The strategic plan comprises six major goals that provide a framework through which to move the University forward as a leader in higher education on the African continent. In summary form, these are:

Internationalizing UCT via an Afropolitan niche within the global higher education landscape – positioning ourselves as an intellectual meeting point and the worldwide destination of choice for scholars with an interest in Africa

Developing research at UCT – broadening the impact of research done at UCT by increasing focus, internationalization, visibility and support; and creating greater institutional engagement by integrating research into teaching done on campus, and into the community, through socially responsive initiatives

Enhancing the quality and profile of UCT’s graduates by educating students for performance in a globalized workplace, and equipping them with a spirit of critical enquiry and a broad foundational knowledge that extends beyond their professional or major academic discipline

Expanding and enhancing UCT’s contribution to South Africa’s development challenges through engaged research and teaching, the promotion of democratic values, respect for human rights and a commitment to social justice, and by forging strong partnerships with government, civil society and universities in South Africa

Transformation of UCT towards non-racialism by aiming for a more representative demographic profile among students and staff, and promoting an institutional culture that values diversity, inclusiveness and the recognition of African voices

Working towards a desired size and shape for UCT by increasing the enrolment of postgraduates and raising the completion rate of both under– and post graduate students, in order to address critical high-level skill shortages facing the country

You will see in the brochure that each of the projects profiled addresses at least one, but in most cases, several of these strategic goals. To assist you in identifying the projects whose specific approach, focus and impact resonates most closely with your interests, we’ve grouped them into seven thematic areas, which are outlined on the Contents page.

Your support is critical to our success in these endeavours, as we strive to maintain and improve our record of academic excellence; support our explicit commitment to social justice and the upholding of democratic values; and enable UCT to remain responsive to the social, economic and environmental challenges of our time, in its position as the premier institution of higher education in Africa.

Please consider partnering with UCT today.

Sincerely,

Dr Max Price Vice-Chancellor

1 The full text of the strategic plan is available for download at http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/about/goals/ uct_strategic%20goals.pdf

Access and Success Student Funding Researcher Development Programmes University’s Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA) Expanding Residence Capacity My School

Arts and Heritage UCT Opera School The Gordon Institute for the Performing and Creative Arts The Little Theatre’s Big Refurbishment

Earth Stewardship African Climate and Development Initiative Marine Research Institute

Enterprise and Innovation The Evergreen Seed Fund UCT Knowledge Co-Op

Healthcare Centre for Clinical Research, Innovation and Translation Centre for Public Mental Health Centre for Substance Abuse Studies Perinatal Mental Health Project Pesticides Risk Management

Schools Development 100-UP iKwezi Primary School Project The Stella Clark Teachers’ Award The UCT Maths Competition

Social Justice and Human Rights AIDS Archive Centre for Comparative Law in Africa Children’s Institute Forensics Pathology Institute Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice

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Contents From the Vice-Chancellor

Projects under this theme:• Student Funding• Researcher Development

Programmes• University’s Science,

Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA)

• Expanding Residence Capacity• My School

UCT distinguishes itself with a long tradition of policies and programmes that provide

opportunities for talented students in need of financial assistance.

Student FundingBeing a research-led university

means that we must constantly produce graduates with advanced degrees: a formidable force of young specialists who directly contribute to the growth and development of the country.

In addition, it is crucial that we provide assistance to candidates from African countries outside of South Africa, as well as refugee students.

However, due to financial stress, many graduates seek employment as only a few are able to pursue advanced studies.

The potential contribution that these innovative minds can bring to renewing social, political and economic systems is therefore lost.

UCT distinguishes itself with a long tradition of policies and programmes which ensure that talented students in need are given

an opportunity to enter the University and succeed here.

These interventions include financial assistance and a range of psycho-social programmes to ensure that UCT’s graduates are globally competitive, locally relevant and socially responsive individuals, who are fully representative of South Africa’s diverse population.

Although UCT and the government commit considerable resources to student funding, the need is greater than we can currently meet.

Your contribution will enable UCT to create additional scholarship support to fund meritorious students in areas of strategic importance.

Researcher Development Programmes

UCT accepts the responsibility of being one of the core sites in Africa that works to make the country competitive in the global knowledge economy and to educate its future leaders.

The Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP) seeks to achieve these goals by providing research development grants, seminars, workshops, consultations and other mentoring activities to young

researchers and academics, with the aim of developing their research profiles.

The Project for the Enhancement of Research Capacity (PERC) then supports mid-career academics who have progressed through the ERP and require ongoing structured support for their research. In addition, the University provides support to established researchers who drive large strategic projects.

You can help ensure the continued success of these projects, which rely on donor funding to supplement that which the University and the government’s skills levy fund are unable to provide.

Access and SuccessProviding support for promising students

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University’s Science, Humanities, and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA)

The University’s Science, Humanities, Law and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA) are a response to the crisis caused by the ‘brain drain’, where young, gifted academics are lured away from the continent.

This project has been in existence for 17 years, and is built on a partnership of eight universities

in the central, eastern and southern regions of the continent. USHEPiA promotes collaboration among African universities with a view to addressing the staffing capacity needs of these institutions.

The model for co-operation is the split-site training of Masters and Doctoral students, with joint supervision by their home university

and an away university that is selected by the

applicant. To date, the programme has obtained funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Corporation and Rockefeller Foundation.

Your support will help to grow this initiative and help secure future funding for full degree fellowships, as well as small grants to enable fellows to continue their research once they return to their home countries.

Expanding Residence Capacity

Growing student numbers have characterised UCT’s consistent expansion during the past decade. With a staggering increase of 50% in our student population, the need to expand accommodation facilities has become urgent.

A considerable number

of UCT students are from beyond the Western Cape, with 20% from beyond South Africa. Furthermore, many poorer students from surrounding townships are faced with extremely unstable living environments and unsafe travelling conditions, making it impossible for them to remain on campus for after-hours study.

Accompanied by the challenges of insufficient mentoring and limited

Ensuring that UCT continues to be the ‘university of choice’ for local and international students largely

depends on our capacity to provide students financial assistance and appropriate accommodation.

access to computer facilities at home, these students’ academic achievement is adversely affected. Being in residence therefore becomes their most critical factor for success.

In our goal to create a secure environment for all our students, we recently constructed Obz Square, a brand new 900-bed residence

on Main Road, Observatory which is close to the renowned Groote Schuur Hospital.

We are now working to expand our residence capacity by a further 700 beds through the refurbishment of existing residences. In order to do this, we need support from you - our community of alumni and friends.

Your partnership in this project will give you the opportunity to leave a significant legacy. Indeed, your investment into UCT residences is a unique “gift that keeps on giving,” since the annual rental of the residence room becomes permanent income for the University.

My SchoolAn easy way of contributing

to UCT’s student financial aid programme is through the MySchool fundraising initiative.

Simply apply for a MySchool card and add the University of Cape Town as one of your beneficiaries.

Whenever you swipe your card at

any participating retailer that displays the MySchool logo at the tills, a small percentage of your purchase is allocated to UCT as a beneficiary.

The participating retailer pays the donation on your behalf, meaning that you can make a

contribution without it costing you a cent!

Access and SuccessProviding support for promising students

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Projects in this theme:• UCT Opera School• The Gordon Institute for the

Performing and Creative Arts• The Little Theatre’s Big

Refurbishment

For nearly 90 years, the UCT Opera School has been creating stars for the world’s stages

Arts and HeritageCrossing boundaries and preserving legacies

UCT Opera SchoolUCT’s Opera School prides itself

on discovering vocal talent amidst impoverished communities that are rich in musical culture, turning the fragile dreams of young singers into real opportunities.

For nearly 90 years, the school has been creating opera stars for the world’s stages through the intensive training, coaching and personal supervision offered.

Courses include four annual productions, two of these being in collaboration with Cape Town Opera.

Pretty Yende is just one of the numerous stars to have been groomed by UCT Opera School.

Having first discovered the word ‘opera’ from watching a TV commercial, she has now gone on to win prestigious international awards and taken her place among the world’s finest artists at the La Scala Opera House in Milan.

The opera programme at UCT is one of the most expensive courses

of study due to the costs of productions, voice teachers and coaches.

We have created an endowment fund, which will ensure the long-term sustainability of the School, enabling UCT to continue producing opera singers for the local and global stage.

The Andrew W Mellon foundation has generously supported the School over the last decade and enabled its successful transformation.

We hope that you will partner with us in taking our outstanding school to a new level of excellence.

The Gordon Institute for the Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA)

GIPCA’s vision is based on the premise that the arts are well placed to play a key role in shaping society.

Since its formation in 2008, GIPCA has produced work of national importance and global interest. The Institute’s distinguishing feature is its creation of a platform that crosses the

disciplines of Music, Dance, Fine Art, Drama, Creative Writing, Film, and Media.

Projects include festivals, exhibitions and workshops that probe topical questions of national concern, making the Institute a key role-player in building social cohesion.

The Institute also creates

substantial fellowships, bursaries and awards to develop the talent and research interests of local and emerging artists.

Your support and patronage will ensure that the Institute can continue developing a platform that unites our country’s diverse heritage through the universal medium of the arts.

UCT alumna, Pretty Yende (Soprano), performing at the

Metropolitan Opera in New York. Photograph by Sara Krulwich

The New York Times

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Please visit www.uct.ac.za/calendar/events/arts to access the UCT Arts and Culture Events Calendar

Arts and HeritageCrossing boundaries and preserving legacies

“How do we realise new possibilities for our world if we are not training people to imagine alternative

futures?” - Professor Mark Fleishman, UCT Drama School

The Little Theatre’s Big RefurbishmentThe Little Theatre has come

a long way since its founding in 1931, capturing the hearts and minds of audiences across generations of South Africa’s colourful history.

It is a key teaching facility within the University, serving mainly the Drama Department. It has also been an important part of the life of Cape Town, being used by community groups, and both

amateur and professional theatre companies.

It is time that the Little Theatre is positioned to take its rightful place in the future through a renovation and development campaign.

As such, we have commenced with plans to restore this epic and historic space. The planned renovation will give rise to innovative new facilities that allow the theatre to be converted into

multiple configurations, and will also expand into workshop spaces for costumes and sets, as well as more social space for students and patrons.

This is what the planned development hopes to achieve, and we invite you to join The Little Theatre’s Big Campaign to grow and develop this valuable space where new possibilities are borne.

“I knew that if I wanted to study Opera, it would have to be at UCT. When I came here and did my audition, I loved it here - I loved the vibrancy and the energy of the South African College of Music, and I knew that this is where I needed to be.”

Janel Speelman, Soprano, UCT Opera student

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Architect’s rendering of the proposed redesign of the Little Theatre

Building resilience to climate change and variability is fundamental to sustainable development and

prosperity.

Projects in this theme:• African Climate and

Development Initiative• Marine Research Institute

Earth StewardshipPlaying our role in securing a sustainable future

African Climate and Development InitiativeGlobal climate change and

variability present a daunting and exciting challenge, especially for the developing world, where traditional routes to development are at odds with the need for a low carbon economy.

The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) is a proactive response to this

challenge, engaging with climate variability and global change from an African perspective.

As a multidisciplinary initiative of the University of Cape Town, ACDI sets out to co-ordinate cutting-edge research, strengthen graduate and professional training, and foster community engagement and influence policy.

The agenda focuses on adaptation and resilience, transformation, ecosystems and poverty, low carbon development and mitigation, energy and poverty alleviation.

In so doing, the Initiative aims to develop the highest concentration of expertise on climate change and development in Africa.

Marine Research InstituteThe value of marine life and its

associated ecosystems has become a key global concern, in the light of volatile climatic conditions. Understanding this immense source of life and energy is therefore essential in our global movement towards sustainable livelihoods.

UCT’s Marine Research Institute (Ma-Re) is an interdisciplinary research centre championing a wide range of marine research across various departments in the University.

Our position at the southernmost tip of Africa ensures the best exposure to diverse marine ecosystems: the Indian, South Atlantic and Southern Oceans, with

cool and warm currents juxtaposed. The Marine Research

Institute builds on the existing skills and resources in various marine-relevant disciplines, integrating and developing these further so as to establish the University as a hub of excellence and the premier education facility for multi-disciplinary marine research, teaching and training in Africa and the southern hemisphere.

The key research themes include atmosphere and climate, oceanography, sociology, anthropology, coastal management, ecosystem approach to fisheries, marine biodiversity, marine conservation, marine

biogeochemistry, historical studies, marine biotechnology, marine geosciences, resource economics, and marine engineering.

The Institute further focuses on capacity building and skills development, with a strong emphasis on postgraduate students, many of whom are supported by bursaries raised by the Institute.

Ma-Re fosters interdisciplinary marine research projects, and works to form links with other bodies in the region and abroad.

We invite you to make an investment in our oceans and the ecosystems they contain, by making a contribution towards our project.

Photograph courtesy of Claudio Velasquez Rojas

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Projects in this theme:• The Evergreen Seed Fund• UCT Knowledge Co-Op

UCT has a firm commitment to making its resources available for public purpose and benefit.

Enterprise and InnovationGrowing the university as an intellectual hub of discovery and innovation

The Evergreen Seed FundUCT has a strong history

of achievement in the field of innovation.

Chris Barnard, whose pioneering heart transplants changed the course of medical history; Nobel Laureate, Max Theiler, who developed a vaccine against yellow fever; Allan Cormack, who developed the CAT scanner; and Aaron Klug who contributed to the development of crystallographic electron microscopy and furthered knowledge of nucleic acid protein complexes, all hail from this

institution as either graduates or academics.

This legacy continues at UCT, but many UCT innovations with huge social and commercial promise never get off the ground because they struggle to fund product prototypes and broader experimental data.

The Evergreen Seed Fund aims to overcome these obstacles by being a self-sustaining fund that supports projects along the innovation path.

At present, the fund is limited in the number of projects it can

support, therefore, its growth is vital to enable the development of promising technologies, moving them to licensing or spin-out stage and positioning them to receive external support.

In doing so, this fund will provide opportunities to take commercialisation at UCT to the next level.

This is your opportunity to lend support and stand together with the inspiring people who are creating new technologies for a better world.

UCT Knowledge Co-OpUCT has a firm commitment to

making its resources available for public purpose and benefit. The Knowledge Co-Op is just one of many ways in which this is being accomplished.

It provides a way for community groups to access knowledge and professional expertise within the University, in order to address issues of concern to themselves.

UCT students supervised by academic staff, or academics themselves, take on projects, conducting research or giving practical support to community groups.

In each case the work they do fits the needs of the community partner as well as those of the University and delivers a product to both.

The community partners reap the benefits of access to academic resources, while the UCT students

and staff gain an opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world issues.

Recent projects include:•A student investigating

issues that make it difficult for patients to adhere to TB treatment;

•Staff advising a municipal department on changing its library into a modern electronic knowledge management centre;

•Investigating the potential of alternative energy sources for pumping water in a rural municipality.

Your help is essential in making sure that this initiative continues to make an impact in the communities we serve.

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Projects in this theme:• Centre for Clinical Research,

Innovation and Translation• Centre for Substance

Abuse Studies• Pesticides Risk Management• Centre for Public

Mental Health• Perinatal Mental Health Project

HealthcareStrengthening medical research and service delivery

The UCT Faculty of Health Sciences produces, on average, one new research publication per day.

Centre for Clinical Research, Innovation and Translation

The increasing demands on the health service imposed by the colliding epidemics of infectious diseases, unacceptably high rates of maternal, infant and child mortality, and non-communicable diseases, have lead the national government to prioritise the strengthening and revitalising of clinical research.

UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences has responded to this national imperative by establishing the Centre for Clinical Research, Innovation and Translation – CCRIT - which will focus on the most significant health problems in South Africa and Africa, including both communicable and non-

communicable diseases. A comprehensive plan of action

will roll out multidisciplinary research projects, enabling greater collaboration between public health professionals and with clinical investigators.

Apart from providing urgently needed undergraduate and postgraduate training in clinical research, CCRIT will also focus on translating basic scientific knowledge into new or improved methods of health care, including novel technologies and bioinformatics support.

CCRIT will also promote collaboration with other universities

and industries to enhance its mission.

The first phase of CCRIT development includes the essential refurbishment of Groote Schuur’s Old Main Building, as well as the establishment of new space at Red Cross Hospital. Renovations to Valkenberg Hospital are also envisaged.

These sites are seen as essential hubs that will support work at other sites, including rural areas. We invite you to partner with us to complete the capital developments required to create CCRIT.

Centre for Substance Abuse StudiesSubstance abuse in South Africa

has reached epic proportions, now twice the global level. Its ravaging effect on family life and the social fabric of our communities is alarming. Despite this, the quality of treatment for substance abuse disorders remains poor.

A number of factors contribute to this tragic situation. These include

social stigma, the fact that key decision-makers do not necessarily consider substance abuse disorders to be medical disorders, and the problem of insufficient funding for research.

The department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at UCT is spearheading the establishment of a Centre for Substance Abuse

Studies to provide more substantive data around this issue.

The Centre will be comprised of a Professor, as well as Fellows. Your partnership will help the Centre to investigate the intrinsic elements of drug abuse and the development of effective, sustainable treatment programmes.

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Pesticides Risk ManagementPesticides are intentionally

put in the environment through agricultural production, public health control of disease vectors, and pests found in commercial and domestic premises.

Because all pesticides are by nature toxic, in order to effectively control or kill their target, their use results in high rates of acute and chronic health problems, as well as environmental contamination.

Exposure risks for all population groups are high, but particularly for women, children, poor communities and those in poor health.

Primarily due to a lack of capacity, most developing countries struggle to initiate effective

and sustainable approaches to managing and reducing the risks associated with pesticides.

This lack of capacity is often attributed to insufficient human and financial resources, inadequate access to up-to-date information, poor internet connectivity, and the use of control measures that are applicable to the pesticide use contexts of developed, not developing countries.

Managing pesticide risks requires a holistic knowledge base and approach that covers scientific, social, cultural, political and economic issues.

Formal capacity building is currently being achieved through

the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences’ Post Graduate Diploma in Pesticide Risk Management – DPRM - with a professional masters programme being developed.

The DPRM is a two year part time mixed mode programme with currently enrolled students representing several African countries and other developing countries.

The project aims to support 15 students with bursaries for every new intake cycle (yearly) during the period of Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 and we invite you to support us financially in reaching this goal.

Centre for Public Mental HealthThe alarmingly high prevalence

of mental illness has taken its toll on society at large, with studies now revealing that it costs society more to not treat mental illness than it does to treat it.

The total annual cost in lost earnings for South Africans with mental disorders is in the region of R30 billion. This is just one of the many research findings generated by the Centre for Public Mental

Health (CPMH). The Centre is the first of its kind

on the African continent, and is a joint initiative of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Department of Psychology at Stellenbosch University (SU).

The Centre is committed to giving greater priority for mental health on public health and development agendas; to developing

professional mental health capacity; and to developing policy, services and legislation to scale up systems of mental health care in Africa.

The Centre is endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is the base for a recently established research consortium led by UCT, namely the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME).

It is also the lead partner for the

HealthcareStrengthening medical research and service delivery

regional hub for mental health intervention research in sub-Saharan Africa: the Africa Focus on Intervention Research for Mental health (AFFIRM).

Currently the Centre is entirely

reliant on externally generated research funds for its operation. With your help, the CPMH will be able to further develop its mission through a funded Directorship to the value of R800 000 per year.

The Centre is grateful for the generous support it has thus far received from the Department for International Development (DFID) UK and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in the USA.

Perinatal Mental Health Project

In South Africa, nearly 40% of women living in poverty experience a mental illness during pregnancy, more than three times the prevalence in developed countries.

The consequences of maternal mental illness pose some of the biggest challenges to development in South Africa.

These include a range of proven negative impacts on maternal wellness and on child health and development, such as the risk of HIV-related problems, intimate partner violence and economic adversity.

The Perinatal Mental Health Project is the only project of its kind in the country, and only one of a handful in the developing world. Formally commended by the World Health Organisation, it was founded in 2002 with the primary objective of achieving universal maternal mental health care.

Through service provision to 3000 at-risk women and girls annually at 4 obstetric facilities, the PMHP aims to develop the

necessary models in order for the Department of Health (DOH) to scale-up and roll-out integrated, quality maternal mental health care nationally.

In addition, the PMHP prepares the environment to build capacity and enhance scalability of maternal mental health services through its teaching and training, research and advocacy programmes.

The PMHP has the track record and expertise to achieve its long-term vision of achieving universal maternal mental health care.

Your support will fund the shortfall in programme funding required to continue development and refinement of pragmatic solutions to maternal mental illness in low-income settings.

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Schools DevelopmentAdvancing quality teaching and learning

Join us in providing educational opportunities for aspiring youth.

Projects in this theme:• iKwezi Primary School Project• 100-UP• The UCT Maths Competition• The Stella Clark

Teachers’ Award

iKwezi Primary School ProjectNational and Provincial learner

testing indicates that performance on standardised Grade 3 and 6 tests is well below the expected norm, and that a very high percentage of learners are failing to achieve even minimum standards of numeracy and literacy.

Against this backdrop of low performance and concern about how to address this problem, the iKwezi project identifies the very earliest entry point into the schooling system – Grade R and Grade 1 – as the point at which mitigation needs to occur.

Operating in the Mfuleni and Lwandle (Strand) areas of the greater Cape Town metropolitan region, the project includes a partnership with the Western Cape Education Department and local communities.

The goal of iKwezi is to improve the educational outcomes of Language and Mathematics in Grades R and 1 through classroom mentoring, and to assist with curriculum planning across the whole school (Grades R – 6), while integrating the community’s Grade R teachers into a broader education

network of Grade R and 1 teachers.In addition, the project supports

the implementation of mother tongue instruction, using isiXhosa as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) in these schools. The DG Murray Trust and the HCI Foundation supported iKwezi ‘Phase1’ – the pilot project.

Outcome evaluation is in process, and preliminary results indicate that the learners are showing significant improvement. We are now looking for support to expand the Ikwezi project to Khayelitsha (Ikwezi II).

100-UP The crisis in South African public

schools has a direct impact on universities. Many learners who attend township and rural schools perform poorly in the matric examinations, which results in relatively few of them qualifying for tertiary studies at institutions such as the University of Cape Town.

100-UP is a UCT project that aims to address the problem of under-representation by targeting school learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and coaching them towards access to university.

The programme is a holistic initiative that builds intellectual, social and cultural capital.

The pilot project started in 2010 in Khayelitsha, with five grade ten learners identified from each of the 20 high schools in the

area. This cohort of 100 learners is now preparing for their final matriculation examinations and through the intervention of 100-UP over the past three years, will be in significantly stronger positions to pursue tertiary studies at UCT or other higher education institutions.

100-UP aims to strengthen learners’ abilities in core academic

areas such as mathematics, sciences and language. It provides learners with opportunities to acquire skills and experiences in preparation for tertiary studies, and develop a sense of confidence and belief in their abilities. Join us in turning around the lives of aspiring youth, by contributing to the 100-UP initiative.

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Schools DevelopmentAdvancing quality teaching and learning

The UCT Mathematics CompetitionHeld as an annual event for

high schools in the Western Cape, to popularise Mathematics, the UCT Mathematics Competition was launched in 1977 by local mathematics teachers. Its rapid growth saw the initiative move to the UCT Campus in 1980.

The competition brings over 6000 learners to UCT from all over the Western Cape, and aims to raise awareness among both pupils and teachers that mathematics is a subject that is enjoyable and

accessible for all. It also seeks to identify

promising students and offer them opportunities for further development of their mathematical talents.

Each school is invited to enter five individuals and five pairs in each grade (8 to 12) into the competition.

Gold Award Certificates and Casio calculators are won by the top ten individual contestants and the top three pairs in each grade.

When a school has not won a Gold Award, it qualifies for a School Prize, which is awarded to the top individual participant in that school. Thus every school is eligible for at least one major prize.

The annual cost of hosting the UCT Mathematics Competition is R150 000. Capitec Bank has assisted with sponsorship of the event for 2012 to 2014 but funding is needed from 2015 onwards.

The Stella Clark Teachers’ AwardDespite the challenges faced by

education in South Africa, there are some schools, even in the most impoverished areas, that triumph.

Their success can be attributed to remarkable school leadership and in particular, dedicated teachers.

The Stella Clark Teachers’ Award acknowledges the work of exceptionally talented teachers – the unsung heroes who go beyond the call of duty to motivate and inspire their learners to perform well and rise above their circumstances.

The Award was established in honour of Stella Clark, an extraordinary University of Cape Town lecturer from the Centre of Higher Education Development’s (CHED) Academic Development Program.

At the beginning of each academic year, CHED invites students to nominate high school teachers who they believe helped

make it possible for them to pursue their dream of accessing tertiary education, and in particular, at the University of Cape Town.

The successful teacher receives a prize of R6,000 and the school receives R4,000 towards educational resources.

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Projects in this theme:• Forensic Pathology Institute• AIDS Archive• Centre for Comparative

Law in Africa• Children’s Institute• Gender, Health and

Justice Research Unit• Graduate School of

Development Policy and Practice

Social Justice and Human RightsAddressing the challenges of poverty and injustice

It is imperative that we find practical solutions to the problems that South Africa faces in the areas of

poverty, inequality and human rights abuses.

Forensic Pathology InstituteSouth Africa has one of the

highest crime rates in the world with 50 people being murdered every day.

Coupled with the lack of sufficient resources in forensic pathology, we struggle with excessively high rates of unsolved murder cases.

Unanswered questions surrounding the death of loved ones, is a harsh reality that thousands of citizens face every day.

In the Western Province Metro region alone, over 6000 cases per year are presented for examination, an exorbitant load that is shared between only two forensic pathology laboratories.

The University of Cape Town’s

Forensic Medicine Department, under the leadership of Prof Lorna Martin, has undertaken to set right this injustice to the dignity of crime victims through the establishment of a new Forensic Pathology Institute.

The facility is poised to be more than just a mortuary. It will allow for pathologists to be trained and to work as expert consultants to investigators, courts, prosecutors and defence counsel.

In this way, the Institute will provide a comprehensive service that will include improved quality of responses to questions of loved ones regarding cause of death, manner, and any other peri-mortem/ante-mortem circumstances.

More importantly this centre will enable many unsolved or cold cases to be reopened and investigated with the latest technology and expertise.

It will help provide answers and closure that ultimately honours the dignity of victims.

The centre will be constructed at the corner of Main Road and Groote Schuur Road (the entrance to Groote Schuur hospital) in Observatory.

The majority of funding has been granted by the Provincial Department of Health. Our shortfall is estimated at R30million and we invite you to join us in this fight against crime.

Photograph by Paul Weinberg

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Professor Lorna Martin (right) with crime writer, Patricia Cornwell.

AIDS ArchiveSouthern Africa’s efforts to

contain and counteract the HIV/AIDS pandemic have produced a valuable resource of information on the disease, its vectors of transmission, prevention, treatment, care and support.

To capture the vital historical record associated with this social tragedy, UCT Libraries and the Community Media Trust have embarked on an ambitious partnership to archive and curate over 3000 hours of video footage of HIV/AIDS related media.

The goal is to create a

searchable online database that will make the information globally accessible for teaching and research.

The footage being donated by the Community Media Trust comprises one of the largest audio-visual collections on the AIDS experience in South Africa and internationally.

The archive, touted to be the first of its kind in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) states, contains stories and personal testimonies on AIDS during its manifestation.

It also contains extensive material on the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)’s struggle for access to treatment from 1999 to the present.

The Elsevier Foundation has provided seed funding for this project. You too can help preserve the memory of those who have bravely fought the struggle against the AIDS pandemic and those who continue this journey whether living with the virus, advancing scientific research or advocating for the rights of those still maligned.

Join us by making a contribution towards this important archive.

Centre for Comparative Law in AfricaAfrica’s vast diversity of cultures

and systems of government present a particular challenge to the goal of applying a uniform concept of the rule of law. A strict commitment to such a rule is critical for development to flourish but this cannot come about if different ways of thinking are in conflict with one another.

The work of UCT’s Centre for

Comparative Law in Africa is to research these paradigms and work towards establishing a common African response to these issues through dedicated comparative research.

The Centre is well equipped to investigate the multi-faceted cultures and religions that make up the African continent.

Research and intervention

facilities in the Centre accommodate multiple languages including English, French and Arabic. Its research focus is also directed at various families of law including civil law, Islamic law and common law, among others.

Through your investment in the innovative work of the CCLA, we can help bring about policies that maximise our continent’s

Social Justice and Human RightsAddressing the challenges of poverty and injustice

development potential.

Children’s InstituteDespite a significant increase in

child-focused policies, laws and programmes, much remains to be done to protect children’s rights in South Africa.

The majority of our children still struggle for food, adequate shelter, proper care, safety from violence and a decent education.

This is a far cry from what are universally accepted as rights to survival, development, care and protection for all children.

The University of Cape Town’s Children’s Institute (CI) is renowned for its work on policy and practice that directly improves the quality of life for children.

The mission of the Children’s Institute is carried out through:

- On-going monitoring of the situation of children in SA by collecting, analysing and disseminating data to illustrate the need to give prime consideration to children.

- Providing evidence-based

information and technical assistance to government departments responsible for policy-making and implementation.

- Educating health professionals and child care practitioners on the rights and needs of children.

- Promoting children’s participation in its work and advocating for their voices to be heard in decisions affecting their lives.

The South African Child Gauge is a flagship monitoring tool of the Institute. An annual publication distributed locally and internationally, it features legislative updates, child-centred data and a set of themed essays that examine critical challenges impacting on the situation of children in South Africa, with recommendations for reform.

At the launch of the most recent issue, which focuses on children and inequality, Minister of Planning, Trevor Manuel,

lauded the Child Gauge as an important contribution to evidence-based policy making, stating that “[The Child Gauge]demonstrates the importance of using child-centred analyses to ensure that policies are responsive to children’s needs.”

Your help is needed to further advance the rights and well-being of our children. Our annual budget for the Institute is set at R9million.

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Gender, Health and Justice Research UnitViolence against women and

children demands immediate and sustained action and this is the mission of UCT’s Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit (GHJRU).

With one in four women having to flee life-threatening situations in their homes, this fundamental human rights violation needs our combined efforts. The GHJRU unites scholars, NGOs, criminologists and medical practitioners in the fight against this scourge and, through interdisciplinary research, creates social interventions to address violence against women and children.

The Unit fulfils its mission by

focussing on five core areas:Research – Conducting

rigorous, evidence-based research into experiences of and responses to violence against women, particularly exploring the intersections between the health and criminal justice sectors, and developing a better theoretical understanding of the position of women in our society.

Advocacy – Developing well-informed, evidence-based advocacy positions to support legal and policy reform in South Africa and similarly situated countries.

Education – Development of university-based courses that allow law and medical students

to understand the intersections between these two disciplines in their response to violence against women.

Training – Development and implementation of innovative training programmes to build the capacity of criminal justice and health personnel.

Consultancy services - Providing technical assistance to a wide range of government departments, non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations.

Your help is essential in taking forward this mission and we invite you to partner with us.

Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice

Improvements in governance and accountability, economic policy, and international economic circumstances have led to more consistent growth in the current period than at any previous time in modern African history.

In order to sustain and expand on this growth, we must address the urgent and ongoing need to train highly skilled individuals to serve as senior officials in government and government agencies.

The Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice (GSDPP) rises to this challenge as a centre of excellence in the area of

strategic leadership in government. Its core mission is to train senior

officials in government service in Africa and other African countries, as well as to train top graduates to prepare them for public sector leadership.

Its goal is to make government service at the highest level an aspiration for the most able of each generation and to build an esprit de corps amongst government leaders in South Africa and across the rest of Africa, as well as to develop links with the private sector and civil society.

The School will offer an MPhil

in Development Policy and Practice from 2014, as well as a programme of executive short courses, providing training for senior officials and elected office bearers, along with key private sector and civil society players.

Your investment in the work carried out by the GSDPP will contribute towards the implementation of Africa’s key development goals, through the nurturing of highly skilled leaders. Our fundraising target is to raise R1.2million for the directorship of the School.

Social Justice and Human RightsAddressing the challenges of poverty and injustice

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To make a donation online, go to www.uct.ac.za/dad/giving/ways/online

For more information about the various projects, please visit the links below:

Researcher Development Programmeswww.researchoffice.uct.ac.za/research_development/erp/overviewwww.researchoffice.uct.ac.za/research_development/perc

University’s Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA)web.uct.ac.za/misc/iapo/ushepia/bg.htm

Expanding Residence Capacitywww.uct.ac.za/dad/giving/fund_priorities/access

Apply for a MYSchool cardwww.myschool.co.za/supporter/apply

UCT Opera Schoolwww.sacm.uct.ac.za/background.html

Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Artswww.gipca.uct.ac.za

The Little Theatrewww.uct.ac.za/abour/arts/littletheatre

African Climate and Development Initiativewww.acdi.uct.ac.za

Chair in Energy and Climate Change Policywww.uct.ac.za/dad/giving/fund_priorities/earth

Marine Research Institutewww.ma-re.uct.ac.za

The Evergreen Seed Fundwww.rcips.uct.ac.za/fundinnov/evergreenfund

UCT Knowledge Co-Opwww.knowledge-op.uct.ac.za

Centre for Clinical Research, Innovation and Translationwww.uct.ac.za/dad/giving/fund_priorities/health_care

Centre for Public Mental Healthwww.cpmh.org.za

Centre for Substance Abuse studieswww.uct.ac.za/dad/giving/fund_priorities/health_care

Faculty of Health Sciences Centenary Campaignwww.health.uct.ac.za/centenary/about

Perinatal Mental Health Projectwww.pmhp.za.org

Pesticides Risk Managementwww.publichealth.uct.ac.za/students/students_pg_dprm.php

Faculty of Health Sciences Centenary Campaignwww.health.uct.ac.za

Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME)www.prime.uct.ac.za

100upwww.sii.uct.ac.za/100up

iKwezi Primary School Projectwww.sdu.uct.ac.za/project/current/ikwezi

The Stella Clark Teachers’ Awardwww.ched.uct.ac.za/project/stella_clark

The UCT Maths Competitionwww.mth.uct.ac.za/competition

AIDS Archivehttp://www.arc.uct.ac.za/the_visual_university/-AIDS_archive

Centre for Comparative Law in Africawww.ccla.uct.ac.za

Children’s Institutewww.ci.org.za

Forensic Pathology Institutewww.forensicmedicine.uct.ac.za

Gender, Health and Justice Research Unitwww.ghjru.uct.ac.za

Graduate School of Development Policy and Practicewww.gsdpp.uct.ac.za

Contact us

South AfricaUCT Development and Alumni Department

Physical Address:Old Administration BuildingLover’s WalkUCT Lower CampusRondebosch7700

Mailing Address:Development and Alumni DepartmentUniversity of Cape TownPrivate Bag X3Rondebosch7701

Russell AllyExecutive Director Tel: +27 (0)21 650 4146Fax: +27 (0)21 650 5586Email: director.dad@uct.ac.zaWebsite: www.uct.ac.za/dad/giving

Lungile JacobsDeputy Director: Development & Alumni Relations Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2641Fax: +27 (0)21 650 4600Email: giving@uct.ac.za

Deidre SickleSenior Manager: Corporates & Strategic ProjectsTel: +27 (0)21 650 4142Email: deidre.sickle@uct.ac.za

Sarah ArcherSenior Manager: Foundations Relations & International OperationsTel: +27 (0)21 650 4446Email: sarah.archer@uct.ac.za

United StatesThe UCT Fund Inc

Johanna FaustoUS Director of Alumni and Development132 East 43rd Street, Box 526New York, NY 10017Tel: 1 (646) 522 7343Email: advancement@uctfund.orgWebsite: www.uctfund.org

CanadaRegional Office: Canada

Diane StaffordRegional Director2927 Lake Shore Blvd WestSuite 227, Toronto, M8V 1J3Tel: 289 997 4965Fax: 647 351 6836 (c/o Suite 227)Email: info@UCTcanada.caWebsite: www.UCTcanada.ca

AustraliaUniversity of Cape TownAustralian Trust

Lenore PlummerChief Executive OfficerLevel 945 Clarence StreetSydney NSW, 2000Tel: 04 1603 4971Fax: 02 9248 2304Email: info@ucttrust.org.auWebsite: www.ucttrust.org.au

United KingdomUniversity of Cape Town Trust

Angela EdwardsConsultant Director83A High StreetEsher, SurreyKT10 9QA, EnglandUnited KingdomTel: 01372 477116Fax: 01372 477118Email: uct-trust@tecres.netWebsite: www.ucttrust.org.uk