The total retail price of the books donated amounted to R53 497 for 2011, or R1 495 per first year student, which is 49% of the total value of all the first year textbooks prescribed for the BCom (Accounting Sciences) degree.

The feedback from the Thuthuka students confirms that the textbooks, additional academic support and mentoring which the UP-Thuthuka Programme provides, has greatly contributed to their success thus far.

Van Schaik’s commitment and financial support is of importance to us in our mutual contribution towards the transformation of the accounting profession. Van Schaik has been involved in the Thuthuka Programme since 2007 through textbook donations.