Tania is cycling the London to Brighton Cycle Ride 2023
by Stellenbosch University SA Foundation UK
£1,540.00
raised by 19 donations
of £1,000.00 Target Goal
154%
The Story
I am Tania Mouton, an alumna of Stellenbosch University, which is situated amongst the vineyards of the Cape Winelands in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
On Sunday 10 September 2023 I will be cycling with other alumni of the university to raise funds for a worthy cause.
Stellenbosch University is ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world and has the highest throughput rate of any university in South Africa - this means that any student going to study at Stellenbosch University is most likely to graduate and secure employment in a country where current unemployment rates are lying at about 35%.
The problem however is that come graduation over 200 students arrive carrying a student debt exceeding R16m. On average R80,000 each. Many of these students have studied for professional degrees and to secure employment after graduation they will need to show their degree and transcript - instead what they will get at graduation is an empty quiver and an invoice for their outstanding fees.
The #GradMe is an initiative at Stellenbosch University to try and get as many of these graduating students across the final hurdle to ensuring their success and opportunity to join the economic world of South Africa and begin to contribute to building our country.
Please join me and support my efforts to raise £1,000 (R20,000) to get as many students as possible to fulfil their dreams and graduate debt-free and with a degree and transcript in hand.
Their lingering debt hampers their capacity to contribute to a talented workforce. Your support can help them enter the South African economy with confidence.
Why I am cycling 55 miles and raising funds?
"For some, a degree is a dream, a heart's desire, a passion, but outside reach, not even an option when you don't have the funds. I want to support student fees because everyone needs someone who believes in them to help chase that dream. Who knows, maybe that student might just be the one saving your life one day!" Tania Mouton
Please join me and donate to this project.
If you are in the USA you can donate via the university's USA 501 (c) foundation using the Zeffy platform - zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/455c60d5-b8dd-4ae1-9682-89ab156be3c1
Zeffy is a great way to donate money to the Friends of the University of Stellenbosch Fund.
Stellenbosch University SA Foundation UK
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”- Nelson Mandela, awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University, 1996.
In 2004, Mr. William Frankel OBE, a friend of the university, established the Stellenbosch University SA Foundation UK as a registered charity in the United Kingdom. To create an avenue where friends, as well as alumni, could donate to the furthering and advancement of education in South Africa through Stellenbosch University.
The charity is registered with the Charities Commission.
The success of a university depends greatly on the participation of its alumni and friends.
The Stellenbosch University Foundation allows for alumni and friends of the university, based outside of South Africa, to financially support the many projects that enhance the educational offering at Stellenbosch University.
Remain connected, be involved and help to make a change in future Maties, in South Africa, in Africa and the world!
About Stellenbosch University:
Stellenbosch University (SU) is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 foreign students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (including 1 000 academics) on five campuses. The historical oak-lined university town amongst the Boland Mountains in the Winelands of the Western Cape, South Africa, creates a unique campus atmosphere, which attracts local and foreign students alike. On the main campus, paved walkways wind between campus buildings – some dating from previous centuries; others just a few years old. Architecture from various eras attests to the sound academic foundation and establishment of an institution of excellence. This, together with the scenic beauty of the area; state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly facilities and technology, as well as visionary thinking about the creation of a sustainable 21st-century institution, makes for the unique character of Stellenbosch University.
The University is amongst South Africa's leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. It boasts the highest weighted research output per full-time academic staff member of all South African universities and the second-highest number of scientists in South Africa who have been rated by the National Research Foundation (NRF). It also has the highest student success rate in the country.
SU is cementing its reputation as a world-class institution. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, SU is one of the top 300 universities in the world, and among the top 20 in BRICS countries.
With 18 research chairs under the NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi), the University is regarded as a leader in the fields of biomedical tuberculosis research and management, wine biotechnology, animal sciences and mathematical biosciences. Another SARChi chair, in the field of invasion biology, is shared between SU and the University of Venda. This constitutes but one of SU's many partnerships, both local and international. As a preferred research partner, SU also participates in various international academic networks.
SU has ten faculties: AgriSciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, Military Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Education, Law and Theology.
Tania is cycling the London to Brighton Cycle Ride 2023: Photos
Tania is cycling the London to Brighton Cycle Ride 2023: Latest Donations
Anonymous donated £50.00+ £12.50 on 2023/11/1 at 9:23.
"Hope you had fun!"
Anonymous donated £100.00 on 2023/9/20 at 2:20.
Anonymous donated £50.00+ £12.50 on 2023/9/11 at 10:7.
Anonymous donated £10.00+ £2.50 on 2023/9/10 at 17:11.
Anonymous donated £15.00+ £3.75 on 2023/9/9 at 19:23.
"Good one Tania!"
donated £500.00 on 2023/9/9 at 12:21.
Anonymous donated £200.00 on 2024/4/5 at 18:50.