Ubunye Sister Schools

The Sister Schools initiative that roots from the love we have for children and the passion to build a bridge between those less fortunate and those that are better off. This initiative is to partner up and establish relationships between the disadvantaged and the formerly known “model c” schools. The idea is to have the two schools paired to have an ongoing relationship, the privileged school informally adopting a nature of giving back to the disadvantaged school. This “sister” relationship consisting of the following options: A winter drive (donation of warm clothes), fund raising for renovations (school raffles), donation of old reading books, sports kits, a Christmas drive (donation of toys and canned/non-perishable foods). The relationship between the two schools is an on-going relationship which is not bound by any contract. The donations from the one school can be done on an annual basis or at the frequency that the privileged school desires. The continuity of the relationship is at the discretion of the privileged school between the school. 

 

The project started off as an assignment that the students had to do for their Project Management Module. They had a mandate to successfully execute a project that will have an impact on the community or in people's lives. The students saw fit to it that the sister schools project is the best project among other projects. The Ubunye Sister Schools project is a project that encourages nation building and teaching young minds how to help people that are less fortunate than them. The team decided to use Fairmont High School in Durbanville and Lawrencia Primary School. The schools are in the Western Cape Province in South Africa and are both approximately 27km and 37km outside of Cape Town Respectively

 

The Team:

The team is a group of five third year students at the University of the Western Cape in Bellville, South Africa. The five students are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Sizukiwe Mabulu                                                Mopeli Lerotholi                                           Olerato Morule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         Marchello Viglino                                                                                      Mixo Mathebula

 

The Logo:

The spirit of togetherness is likened to a candle flame because of the warmth that flames bring during the dark. The Colour green on the logo is for emotional positivity. The colour gives us the ability to love and nurture ourselves, and others unconditionally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Name:

Ubunye is an IsiXhosa word meaning "oneness". The aim of the project is bring two schools together and make them feel as if they were one.