‘Not even words can express my gratitude’

- Zacharia Manyoni

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Vice-Chancellors of universities in South Africa have identified hunger on campus as a major problem for increasing numbers of students and a major obstacle to graduation. Get Me To Graduation was created to remove major barriers to graduation, namely hunger and psychosocial issues.

Its first initiative is to tackle hunger on campus by providing R1 000 per month to deserving students. Since April 2016, the Programme has disbursed almost R3 million to students at the universities of Johannesburg, North-West and Limpopo.

“You can smell the hunger in the lecture theatres.” ~ Nomsa Mazwai, Former Student Representative Council President at the University of Fort Hare and a Fullbright Scholar

There is a huge focus on university fees in South Africa currently, but there is another important issue that cannot be overlooked -

students are going to classes on empty stomachs.

Reduce the student dropout rate by helping more students to reach their goal of graduating.

Help feed a student!

Pledge a plate

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gRaduate. BuY a Plate

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For a project of this magnitude to succeed, many hands on deck are required. We’re requesting that you pledge R100 000 a month to feed 100 students in need.

For a project of this magnitude to succeed, many hands on deck are required. We’re requesting that you pledge R50 000 a month to feed 50 students in need.

For a project of this magnitude to succeed, many hands on deck are required. We’re requesting that you pledge R10 000 a month to feed 10 students in need.

Programme director

Andile Khumalo

Andile Khumalo is the Managing Director of POWER 98.7 and COO of MSG Afrika.

A Chartered Accountant by profession and a former investment banker with Investec Corporate Finance, Andile is a former member of the Takeover Regulations Panel, a previous director of South African Airways, the former President of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa (ABASA), and a former member of the FSB’s Directorate of Market Abuse. His group’s subsidiaries include radio stations POWER 98.7, Capricorn FM, The Communications Firm, a PR & events agency, and Quizzical Pictures, a television and content production firm.

A seasoned entrepreneur, deal maker and operator of growth businesses, Andile is also the founder of I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR, a platform that supports and mentors emerging entrepreneurs.

our speakers

Prof Tshilidzi Marwala

Prof Marwala is the Vice-Chacellor of the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He has a distinguished tenure at UJ as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Internationalisation since 2013, and was previously UJ’s Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. Prof Marwala has received in excess of 45 honours and awards, including the Order of Mapungubwe and was the first African engineer to be awarded the National Research Foundation’s President’s award. Notable other honours and awards include being the Carl and Emily Fuchs Chair of Systems and Control Engineering as well as the SARChI Chair of Systems Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Prof Marwala academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude) from Case Western Reserve University (USA), a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pretoria and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering from Cambridge University. He completed a post-doctoral research associateship at the Imperial College (London) and a programme for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. Prof Marwala is a registered professional engineer, a fellow of TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences), the Academy of Science of South Africa, the African Academy of Sciences, the South African Academy of Engineering, a senior member of the IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and a distinguished member of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery).

our speakers

Dr Thabi Leoka

Thabi Leoka is an Economist who has worked for various organisations in the financial sector. Thabi started her career as an Economist at Investec Asset Management in South Africa and London. She has also worked as an Emerging Markets Economist at Barclays in London and Head of Economic Research, SA at Standard Bank and the Chief Economist for SA at Renaissance Capital. Thabi has a PhD in Economics from the University of London, MSc in Economics and Economic History from the London School of Economics and MA (Distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand. Thabi writes for various publication both in South Africa and internationally.

our speakers

Refilwe Maluleke

Refilwe Maluleke is the Managing Director of Yellowwood. She joined the Yellowwood team as Strategy Director in January 2016 and has been involved in a number of key marketing strategy projects both in South Africa and across the continent across Telco, Financial Services and Technology sectors. She began her career at Unilever where she joined the Asia, Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AAMET) brand team. In 2010 she moved to SABMiller, now ABInBev, where she worked on Hansa Pilsener, for five years. Her time there included work on strategy, sponsorship and communication for Hansa Pilsener.

Refilwe has a Business Science degree with Honours in Marketing from the University of Cape Town. She recently completed her MBA with distinction at Cass Business School in London.

stories from the students

The food allowance that has been granted to us has predominantly helped us to function like every other student with financial support; it allowed us a great deal of improvement in our studies and enticed the need to participate in diverse sports activities.

- Makurube Solomon

I no longer go to bed on an empty stomach.

- Dieketseng Ramaseli

i now have access to grocery shops where i can buy myself food and even help at home. My mother was so happy when I told her no need to stress about buying me food.

I don’t have to stay up all night selling cigarettes at res now. I can focus on my studies because I have enough to eat (not only canned fish and beans but decent food).

- Yekani Morgan

- Kenneth Raleie

Board of directors

fatima Habib(BSocSci) University of Natal (Hons) Wits MSocSci University of Natal

Fatima is a director at Grotech - a venture capital firm specialising in funding disruptive digital technologies in Fintech.She has over 20 years of experience in the areas of corporate services, public sector, private banking and telecommunications. She is the Chair of the ICT Advisory committee to the Minister of basic education and her Director General. Non-executive director at boards of Fundi, LRMG, Gauteng Cricket Board, Chair of the Bag Factory

Basani malulekeBcom (Accounting), L.LB, MBA (Kellogg)

Basani Basani specialises in BEE Ownership advisory. Prior to joining Transcend Capital, Basani was a corporate finance executive at RMB where she advised on BEE transactions collectively valued at over R50bn. She was a member of the technical committee that advised the Department of Trade and Industry on regulations to the BEE Amendment Act.

Yoza Jekwa MBA (Finance), Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, (M.B.B.S), Medicine (Wits)

Yoza has 11 years investment banking experience with specific expertise in Credit Risk Management, Acquisition & Leverage Finance, Mezzanine / Subordinated Finance, Preference Share Funding, quasi- equity and private equity investing across a wide variety of sectors. She is a member of the Institute of Directors of South Africa ( IoDSA) and have completed various courses offered by the IoDSA. Although her investment banking experience has spanned across a broad spectrum of client industries; as a former medical doctor with significant experience in Forensic Psychiatry, I am able to leverage my unique understanding of the healthcare and pharma sectors in devising optimal funding solutions/ investment opportunities for clients in those particular sectors.

Prof tinyiko malulekePhD- Theology (UNISA)

Professor Tinyiko Maluleke is a respected academic and public intellectual who currently serves as Advisor to the Principal and Vice Chancellor at the University of Pretoria. He has published more than 90 papers in peer reviewed journals books as well as dozens of opinion pieces on critical socio-political issues of our time. He has supervised 11 PhD students to completion. A member of the Academy of Science for South Africa and an NRF rated researcher Prof Maluleke is also a member of the Boards of the NRF and Khulumani NGO.

He has been a visiting professor and guest lecturer at several universities including the following: Hamburg University (Germany), Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany), University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Botswana (Botswana), University of Vienna (Austria), Duke University (USA), Haverford College (USA), Vienna University (Austria) Lund University (Sweden), University of Lausanne, Switzerland and University of Swaziland (Swaziland). He has held various executive management positions at various South African universities, including: Deputy Executive Dean, Dean, Executive Director for Research , Deputy Registrar and Deputy Vice Chancellor.

Prof Maluleke is a columnist for Mail and Guardian and Sunday Independent Newspapers.Factory

Board of directors

amasi mwela (Observor, not a director)MBA, a BCom Finance and Dip in Fin Admin

Amasi Mwela is the CEO of Fundi formally known as Fundi, a finance firm specialising in advancing education by providing loans at affordable rates Bursary Fund Management. He has more than 13 years’ work experience in banking, travel services and the insurance sector. Amasi is also co-founder of The Seed SA, an organisation that aims to positively influence the next generation of leaders, to be outstanding, well respected leaders who will make an impact to our economy and society. He is also a Director of Stoogle (Pty) Ltd.

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