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09 August 2020 | Story Leonie Bolleurs

Every year on 9 August, South Africa commemorates the 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria against pass laws in 1956. 

Today, the University of the Free State celebrates its scientists, sports stars, surgeons, and so many more of its women where they not only add value to society in their professions, but also contribute to better the lives of others.

Wherever you find yourself as a woman today – in the support services, in management, as a service worker, as a student, as an alumna, a donor, or a business partner – the UFS shines a spotlight on you as women who are making a positive impact on a daily basis.

Happy Women’s Day!

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall

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Olympic games 2012 in London in Sarah's aim
2009-06-12

 
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Sarah Shannon (pictured), a cerebral palsy swimmer doing her postgraduate diploma in education at the University of the Free State, recently received the news that she is included in the preliminary training team to prepare for the Paralympic Games in London in 2012. She took part in the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, England, in May this year. The preliminary training group is selected by the South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and will be supported and developed in their preparation for the selection of the final team for London 2012. Sarah reached the final round in both her fields in the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008. Here she is pictured at the swimming pool in Beijing.

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