{"id":46505,"date":"2023-02-16T19:38:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-statement-on-student-protest-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T20:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T18:02:49","slug":"large-donation-to-spus-student-representative-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/large-donation-to-spus-student-representative-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Donation to SPU\u2019s Student Representative Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46505\" class=\"elementor elementor-46505\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33d4960 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33d4960\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c602605\" data-id=\"c602605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f6d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8f6d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motsepefoundation.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Motsepe Foundation<\/span><\/a>, in their commitment to support students in higher education, donated R1 million to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\">Sol Plaatje University<\/a><\/span> (SPU) Student Representative Council (SRC). This donation is made to assist the SRC to carry out programmes that will alleviate student debt, support mental health wellness and women\u2019s wellbeing, and promote gender equality. Areas which Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Co-Founder and CEO of the Motsepe Foundation, consider underserved and important aspects of student life.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is my hope that this donation alleviates some of the pressures placed on the institution,\u201d said Dr Moloi-Motsepe.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vice-Chancellor and Principal of SPU Prof Andrew Crouch expressed his gratitude to the Motsepe Foundation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThank you for the donation made to our SRC. This donation will strategically support their programmes which focus on addressing the inequalities caused by social injustices in society, and balance the gap created by poverty and lack of education in South Africa. The Motsepe Foundation\u2019s commitment to ubuntu is commendable and will lay the foundation for future generations to emulate your generosity and thereby improve the quality of life for all,\u201d said Prof Crouch.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU is immensely grateful for this donation which will help SPU to provide our students with a safe and quality environment where teacing and learning takes place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Motsepe Foundation, in their commitment to support students in higher education, donated R1 million to the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Student Representative Council (SRC). 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