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Beatrix Bouwman
Director: Community Engagement.
NWU Institutional Office Building C1: 217.
Tel: (018)2994935
Engaging with the
community to ensure long
term sustainability
What the university does as CSI
"Community engagement refers to the PROCESS by which a
community (and individuals that form part of the community) build
an (ongoing, permanent) RELATIONSHIPS for the purpose
of APPLYING A COLLECTIVE VISION for the
BENEFIT of THEIR COMMUNITY"
“The practice of moving communities toward
change…”
Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_engagement
DHET Reporting Requirements
• Vice-Chancellor’s report
• Include information on Community Engagement and
Sustainability- moving towards an integrated report….
• Audit Committee Report
• The Audit Committee should recommend the integrated report for
approval by the Council. This report must be signed by both the
Chairperson of the Audit Committee and the Chairperson of Council.
• Institutional Advancement Report:
• Internal and External Communication
• Stakeholder Relations
FUTURE THINKING
Engagement dictated by a new type of community
Their agendas, their needs
Contribution to new knowledge generation-
democratization of knowledge
Openness- integrated intelligence
True enablement
Importance of community engagement
Community Engagement is about working
WITH the community
to find sustainable solutions to problems
NOT doing things TO or FOR the community!
New data-CE activities per faculty (all
three campuses) -incomplete
Agriculture, science and technology
2%
Commerce and administration
1%
Human and social science 1%
Law 1%
Arts 2%
Natural sciences 16%
Theology 4%
Educational sciences 5%
Economic and management sciences
6%
Law 1%
Engineering 5%
Health sciences 18%
Humanities 5%
Economic sciences and information technology
3%
Suport services 1%
Potch Students (RAG) 31%
CE Activities according to location (Who is
our community?)
In and around campus town 69%
Other in North West Province
4%
National 5%
International 6%
Other (not linked to geo. Loc.)
16%
CE Activities according to "communities"
(Beneficiaries)
Local communities (grassroots)
73%
Government (local, provincial and
national) 1%
Private sector (industry and formal
business sector) 4%
Pure academic research
15%
NFP/NGO sector 2%
NWU (one-sided) 5%
Types of CE Activities
Research only 18%
Teaching-learning only 9%
Outreach (discipline based and non
discipline based) 43%
Combination of research and T/L
3%
Combination of research and
outreach 6%
Combination of T/L and outreach
2%
Combination of 1-3 5% Other
14%
What does the data tell us?
“The majority of CE activities by the NWU are being
done by the Potchefstroom Campus. The majority of
these activities are being done by the student
volunteers. They focus mainly on pre-primary schools
in Ikageng and Promosa areas. The type of activity
involve mainly non-discipline-based outreach – as a
single activity”
The "SJGD" or SRCS story
Started in 1977
Spending R1m-R1.5m /a ( 2013/14 =R1.4m)
3000 volunteers involved
Projects: 84
31 000 tins of food,
40 computers donated
Trips to Potchefstroom, Mohadin, Ikageng
& Promosa
Nearly 14 000 pieces of clothing donated
Academic articles in accredited journals
Projects
Residence committees decide on projects with SRC
Examples :
• Princes project, Fundraising activities ( Jail & bail, Nappy run,
Barefoot day etc) Cansa relay for life
• Schools -Promosa High School, Jane Lesapo, Tuto Buswo ,President
Pretorius, PADI, B.A. Seobi Thabologo Primary
• Pick-a-Leader programme
• Tshwaraganang Day care for peole with disabilities, Witrand Hospital
• Early Childhood Development: Little Saints, Reagola Pegal, Goitsone,
KIDZ Paradise, New Foundation, Kgatelopelo, New Life, etc. 30% =ECD
• Working with the elderly : Samuel Broadbent, SAVF Ons Hulde
• Sport development
• Swop Shop,Horse riding, Sea sand and shells
Management of SRCS
Advisory council -14 members
11 HC members (1 does SRCS+
committee)
In SRC there are several portfolios and
a SRCS portfolio plus members with a
committee to support the activities-
Exco.
2 Part-time support personnel
SRC and Campus Management
Concerns: Fundraising and support
staff, sustainability and learning (
citizenship & student attributes)
What we did- linked it to our core business
Review
Brought in the experts - discipline based outreach
Research
Training
Video
Sustainable development and community
engagement- Principles
• Long term relationship- Sustainability predefined with
predetermined and agreed exit strategy
• Leverage resources ( over time inputs & costs)
• Maximise existing infrastructure and knowledge
• Capacity building ( enablement) over time
• Continuous M&E
• Income over time
• Quality NWU products ( students- practical
experience, learning & research)
• Insights into society
• Influencing policy
Important
Ethics….
Who do you include/ exclude?
Do the people really want development?
Are we adding the kind of value needed?
Creating flagships
Multi-disciplinary outreach, partnerships including volunteers NPC & private sector example:
http://www.mosaicsa.org/
Basic community engagement process
THANK YOU
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