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25 September 2019 | Story Rulanzen Martin | Photo Stefan Els
Run to Stellenbosch run
The baton #hope took centre stage at the welcoming ceremony of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth team at Coetzenburg stadium in Stellenbosch on 25 September 2019. Pictured here from the left; Susan van Jaarsveld, Burneline Kaars, Arina Engelbrecht and Tertia de Bruin.
The #UFSRun4MentalHealth awareness runners arrived in Stellenbosch on 25 September 2019.

The 21-member team from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Organisational Development and Employee Wellness at the University of the Free State (UFS) had a send-off ceremony on the Bloemfontein Campus on 20 September 2019, on their running journey to Stellenbosch University (SU) to raise awareness for #MentalHealth. The teams ran a distance of 1 075 km at an average speed of 10.03 km/h or a pace of 5 minutes and 59 seconds per km.

"At last, the team has arrived. I am extremely proud of all the runners and I think they have touched many lives, and I think it was a wonderful experience. On behalf of the University of the Free State, welcome to Stellenbosch!," said Susan van Jaarsveld; Senior Director: UFS Human Resources

"We ran 1 075 kilometres from Bloemfontein to Stellenbosch. Yes, we did have some challenges along the road. There were some steeps that were too heavy, and the wind, the dryness, and some gravel roads that we went through. But, because of the team spirit and the inspiration that we maintained during our challenge, we did very well until we got to Stellenbosch this morning," said red team member, Diphate Dimo from the university's Facilities Management. 


Read more:
#UFSRun4MentalHealth: 973 km down, 100 km to go
First #MentalHealth awareness run to Stellenbosch to bring hope
MENTAL HEALTH: It affects all of us
Guardians of Mental Health
#KovsiesCare: HR prioritises mental health in the workplace



At the finish line, after they ran a distance of 1 075 km at an average speed of 10.03 km/h or a pace of 5 minutes and 59 seconds per km.
At the finish line, after they ran a distance of 1 075 km at an average speed of 10.03 km/h or a pace of 5 minutes and 59 seconds per km.
Susan van Jaarsveld, Burneline Kaars, Arina Engelbrecht, Tertia de Bruin
Susan van Jaarsveld, Burneline Kaars, Arina Engelbrecht, Tertia de Bruin
Runners in Ceres
Runners in Ceres
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners
On their way to Coetzenburg Stadium
On their way to Coetzenburg Stadium
On their way to Coetzenburg Stadium
On their way to Coetzenburg Stadium
On their way to Coetzenburg Stadium
On their way to Coetzenburg Stadium
Ready for the arrival of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners at Coetzenburg Stadium
Ready for the arrival of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth runners at Coetzenburg Stadium
Almost in Stellenbosch
Almost in Stellenbosch
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth teams
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth teams
Handing over the baton of hope from one team to the next
Handing over the baton of hope from one team to the next
10 km before Victoria West
10 km before Victoria West
Early morning start
Early morning start
One of the runners with the baton of hope
One of the runners with the baton of hope
#UFSRun4MentalHealth runner
#UFSRun4MentalHealth runner
They also met fellow Kovsies on the way
They also met fellow Kovsies on the way
#UFSRun4MentalHealth runner
#UFSRun4MentalHealth runner
#MentalHealthAwareness being done in all the towns
#MentalHealthAwareness being done in all the towns
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth teams
One of the #UFSRun4MentalHealth teams
Transport for the #UFSRun4MentalHealth team
Transport for the #UFSRun4MentalHealth team

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UFS hosts Colloquium on Sexuality, Society and Pedagogy
2013-04-08

10 April 2013

Top researchers in the field of sexuality and education in South Africa will be presenting the first ever colloquium on sexuality education in South Africa in Bloemfontein this month. The colloquium will be hosted by the Faculty of Education at the University of the Free State (UFS), where sexuality education and how the South African Schools System teaches sexuality to youths, will be under the spotlight.

This Colloquium aims to open discussion and debate on how sexuality is taught, and should be taught to South African teens by teachers and society.

Prof Dennis Francis, Dean: Faculty of Education, also explains that the objective of this colloquium is to understand the importance of sexuality education in schools.

Some of the topics up for discussion at the two-day colloquium, entitled Sexuality, Society and Pedagogy, will address issues on mediating sexuality in South African schools, youths with disabilities and sexual identities, homosexuality and homophobia, teaching ‘straight’ in South African communities and the implications thereof. It will also take a closer look at the position and/or repositioning of South African teachers as sexual educators.

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