UCT Sustainability and the SDGs 2022 - Report - Page 19
Social Science Research, works with adolescents in
resource-limited settings in Africa, as well as with
interdisciplinary research teams, policymakers and
NGOs from around the world. Their goal is to make
cost-effective interventions to bring about positive
outcomes for youth on the continent.
One of its key projects is hey baby, a research
programme led by UCT and the University of
Oxford. The project assesses resilience-promoting
pathways for adolescent parent families living
in adversity, including young parents living in
resource-constrained, HIV-affected communities.
Research questions and analyses directly respond
to the needs of policymakers and programme
implementers. Purposeful and audience-specific
dissemination of research progress and findings with
stakeholders is central to the work of hey baby.
Support for women in STEM
UCT offers entrance scholarships to women applying
for degrees in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built
Environment. This is in recognition of the fact that only
11% of all engineers globally are female.
Right: UCT’s open day attracts scores of
young people every year. By 2050, half of
Africa’s population will be young.
Left: Students at UCT’s bio-geochemistry
oceanography laboratory that opened its
doors for the first time in 2022.
Below: HERI anthropologists and geologists
in the field.
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