Commercii outreach
Commercii is the Faculty house of Economic Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria. It provides assistance to first years, academic development skills, community outreach work, leadership and social interaction that make student life worthwhile.
Commercii outreach to Sunnyside Nursery school
The EMS Faculty is very proud of the 2016/17 outgoing Commercii executive committee who received a award for the ‘Carry on 4 Baby’ project providing mothers in need of baby clothes and accessories. During 2017 Commercii also helped a school in Mamelodi to relocate their library.
Students put knowledge to practice in the disability sector
Public Practices (PBP 320) students with Mr Isaac Motaung (Ikageng). With them is Lein Smuts (Employment Solutions) and the lecturer, Prof Natasja Holtzhausen.
As part of their Public Practices module, the third-year BAdmin Public Administration students were given the opportunity to make a difference in the disability sector by applying their skills t o preidentified organisations that do not receive government subsidies, lack a variety of skills and have a multitude of needs. Read more
Outreach to nursery school in Soshanguve
In Soshanguve/Winterveldt the church community of Pastor Samuel Moshweu was visited, including a nursery school. Children between two and four years of age are cared for and taught basic literacy and numeracy skills through play by two teachers. The school is currently housed in a zinc building that doubles as a church and and Pastor Moshweu is seeking support to build a community hall that can serve a dual function. The students donated cement towards the new building as well as fruit, drawing paper and crayons for the children.
The aim of the visit was to raise awareness among the students of the needs of this community, as well as the basic and educational needs of the nursery school. The students were tasked to come up with innovative ideas to engage the community in sustainable activities in order to boost their economy.
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