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Every year, the Active Civic Teaching Office (ACT) at the University of the Free State runs the Big Give campaign to raise food, money to buy food, and other forms of assistance for needy students. This year is no different. ACT’s big project is raising money for sanitary pads for students on all three campuses. The project will run throughout Women’s Month, August 2021. Providing menstrual hygiene products to female students empower them to continue their studies in comfort.
Karen Scheepers, Assistant Director: Kovsie Support Services, said: “This year, one of the challenges that have been highlighted is the lack of sanitary wear for students. Therefore, we focus our Big Give campaign this year on addressing this challenge that students are experiencing.”
Be part of the Big Give campaign by donating sanitary pads or money towards this initiative. Donation boxes are ready for donations at all the entrance gates of all three campuses. Your donation will go a long way in helping a deserving student.
UFS Child Information Centre turns 21
2007-03-28
The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of the Free State (UFS) celebrated the 21st birthday of the Child Information Centre on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. This year the department is also celebrating Down Syndrome awareness year. Some of the children with Down Syndrome who were treated at the centre also attended the function. From the left are: Ms Dorothy Russell (Occupational Therapist and head of the Child Information Centre), Prof. André Venter (Departmental Chairperson of the UFS Department of Paediatrics and Child Health), Mr Louis Theron (Administrator of the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences) and Ms Dalene Joubert (Founding member of the centre).
Media release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl@ufs.ac.za
28 March 2007