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Student Device+Data Drive

Tue Apr 14, 07:00 - Sun May 31, 23:45

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Every R5000.00 raised will give a student a Device+Data (3 months data)


We recognise the realities of digital apartheid for our students as all higher education institutions push their curriculum online as a way to keep the academic calendar alive through the COVID-19 pandemic. For most students it is not a simple transfer from being on campus with high speed internet and access to University computer labs and the eZone, to studying online at home. Think about the one mobile provider tower supporting 100 000 more devices connecting than usual as most people would usually be at work during this time. Our students are now sharing their access to a device with their sister who is trying to finish Matric, brother who is looking for work and sending CV's to all companies still accepting email, and little cousin who's grade 4 teacher has decided she can teach her class via zoom, but her single dad has tasked our student with "teaching" her on the one common device to the household as he is too busy....

Students in the School of Therapeutic Sciences at Wits University are used to a full time face-to-face curriculum, with 1000/more hours of clinical skills in their 4 years of study.


By contributing to this drive you can:



  • Prevent the worrying gap in our health care system if our final year students do not have the opportunity to graduate this year and start their community service year as health care professionals in January 2021.
  • Ensure that the full talent of all our students is harnessed by leaving no student behind.
  • Help all our students achieve academic excellence!


We need your help to make it happen!


We are carefully ensuring that the funds go only to the students who really need IT!