In February 2019, the UP Mamelodi Campus hosted a workshop as part of the Mamelodi Community Collaborative. The goal was to engage in a reciprocal exchange of ideas with 43 stakeholders and its international partner, Rutgers University-Newark, to develop a model that could enhance post-secondary opportunities for the residents of the Mamelodi Township. Recently, on August 2023, a new cohort of community members was invited to relaunch the Mamelodi Collaborative. The aim is to roll out the project in five different niche areas. Each group will identify a specific project to roll out during 2024, focusing on the following themes.
- Broadening educational pathways;
- Leveraging arts and culture;
- Strong, healthy and safe neighbourhoods;
- Entrepreneurship and economic development; and
- Science and the urban environment.
The members for each niche area are:
1. Broadening educational pathways
- Dr Alfred Kgasi
- Michelle Janse van Rensburg
- Debbie Mdlongwa
- Dr Helga Lister
- Goodness Zwane
- Dr Eugene Machimana
- Hannes Engelbrecht
- Margie van der Walt
- Cynthia Phindi Hlope
- Makwena Modimola
- Gillian Fleischmann
- Thabang Ngwenya
- Moses-Saint Lehlongoa
- Makwena Modimola
- Ncumisa November
2. Leveraging arts and culture
- Sipho Malinda
- Vincent Molepo
- Zandile Skhonde
- Makwena Modimola
- Makwena Modimola
- T Seshoka
- Makwena Modimola
- Moses-Saint Lehlongoa
- Hannes Engelbrecht
- Londiwe Maglangu
3. Strong, healthy and safe neighbourhoods
- Rev Chris Nkomo
- Carto Abrams-Swarts
- Tinyiko Joan Ndaba
- Sarah Shkaidy
- Quintis Titus
- Sarah Shkaidy
- Hannes Engelbrecht
- Londiwe Maglangu
- T. Seshoka
4. Entrepreneurship and economic development
- Katlego Kekae
- Clement Mathebula
- Thabang Ngwenya
- Moses-Saint Lehlongoa
- Ncumisa November
- Hannes Engelbrecht
- Londiwe Maglangu
- T. Seshoka
5. Science and the urban environment.
- Puleng Tsie
- Katlego Kekae
If you are interested in joining the Mamelodi Collaborative, please contact Dr Martina Jordaan ([email protected]).