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SOUTH AFRICA – NATIONAL
Region
Stakeholder
group
Strategic
intent
Sci-Bono
Centre –
science,
engineering
and technology
centre, and
North West
University
Promotion of
STEM education
in the
community
Technical
Vocational
Education and
Training (TVET)
colleges
Support to
TVET colleges to
contribute to the
improvement of
the quality of
outcomes in the
sector.
Department
of Basic
Education
Digital
transformation
and provision
of access to
e-learning as a
COVID-19
response
Frequency
Action/position
COVID-19 response
Ongoing
Partnered and delivered mobile
science laboratories to Sci-Bono
Centre and North West University
as part of the STEM outreach
programme roll-out.
Ad hoc
Hosted a roundtable session with
stakeholders to unpack issues related
to the sector. Subsequently met with
the Department of Higher Education
and Training.
Online training of teachers and subject
advisors for the roll-out of coding and
robotics curriculum.
Ongoing
Migration of STEM digital content
from YouTube® to the Department
of Basic Education’s zero-rated cloud
storage to enable online access.
Supported government
and communities in the
fight against the pandemic
by donating jet fuel,
sanitiser, masks,
accommodation for
isolation for those who
tested positive, fuel for
transportation of medical
equipment, educational
materials, online classes to
assist learners with
catch-up lessons missed
as a result of lockdown
restrictions.
Development of SMMEs to
produce masks and
sanitiser.
Facilitated ‘payment
holiday’ on SMMEs’ loans
to alleviate financial
impact as a result
of pandemic.
In addition, our COVID-19 response included with various partners to further support communities with much-needed sanitiser and other
medical supplies which are important in the prevention of the spread of the virus:
MOZAMBIQUE
ITALY
NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES
Imperial Group
Shell
Various
industry
partners
Southwest Louisiana Community
Foundation
City of Johannesburg
Provincial
Health
Department in
Temane,
Mozambique
PARTNERS
REGION
SOUTH AFRICA
AngloGold Ashanti
Chris Hani Baragwanath
Academic Hospital
Charlotte Maxeke
Academic Hospital
BENEFICIARIES
Helen Joseph Hospital
Leratong Hospital
Nelson Mandela
Children’s Hospital
Mpumalanga
Department of Health
Free State Department
of Health
Goven Mbeki
Municipality
City of Ekurhuleni
Sedibeng Municipality
The West Rand
Municipality
Gauteng Department
of Health
Department of
Basic Education
South African Airways
South African National
Defence Force (SANDF)
South African Police
Services (SAPS)
Siracusa
Hospital
Muscatello
Hospital
Westlake High School
S.P. Arnett Middle
School
Western Heights
Elementary School
Westwood
Elementary School
Combre-Fondel
Elementary School
Louisiana Small
Business
Development Center
McNeese State
University
City of Westlake
Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff's Office
Oil City Pennsylvania
Fire
Cornplanter Township
Volunteer Fire
Department (VFD)
Emerson Elementary
School
North Channel
Emergency Medical
Service (EMS)
Harris County ESD
Hamshire VFD
City of Tucson
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