WHAT IS PROJECT IQRA?
Project IQra is
an initiative aimed at uplifting communities through the enrichment of their
secondary and tertiary education. The project focuses on underprivileged grade
11 learners, by equipping them and their schools with adequate materials and
knowledge to assist them in progressing through their final year of secondary
schooling and into a tertiary institute.
A total of 15
schools, in Gauteng, Free State, Kwazulu Natal with approximately 3000 grade 11 learners will be
identified as beneficiaries of the project. There will be an identification
process where schools will be chosen, based on already available information
and statistics from the South African Department of Education and the broad
development focused institution, the South African National Zakah Fund
(SANZAF).
MATRIC POWER PACKS
The learners will
be provided with individual packages containing materials that will assist them
in successfully getting through matric and providing a basis for their tertiary
education. In addition, the schools will be provided with school packs in order
to assist in the educating of the students and facilitating more efficient
lessons. Below is a list of the materials. Please note, the materials are
subject to the needs of the respective schools. After all 15 schools have been
identified the needs will be provided by the school and the list will be
adjusted appropriately.
Each student packs will each contain the
following:
·
A selection of four study guides based on the
subjects that each child currently takes.
·
A selection of basic stationery, including exercise
books, pens, pencils, ruler and eraser.
·
Advanced stationery, including a scientific
calculator and a maths set
·
Additional study guides
·
Matric past exams papers (printouts)
·
Bursary information packs
·
University/Technikon/College information and
application forms
·
A rechargeable desk lamp
·
A school bag
·
A selection of facilitating DVD’s, per subject
·
A basic laptop with a DVD player
·
An over-head projector
.
CAREERS DAY
In addition to
providing the materials, a Careers Day for the 3000 students will be hosted at
the participating universities and will focus on providing the learners with
the adequate knowledge needed in order to enter into a tertiary institution, exposing
the learners to the faculties available at these tertiary institutions as well
as provide them with the motivation and incentive to pursue a further
qualification. This will allow them to gauge the opportunities that they have
based on their interests, the subjects they’re currently taking, the grades
required, the application processes etc. The day will include presentations by
various faculties, students and representatives of the Department of Education.
IMPLENTATION
Project IQra
spans four phases:
1.
Fundraising and advertising for the project.
This will take place from June till 17 September.
2.
Actively identifying schools, engaging with them
and based on the identifying process, establishing the needs of the schools and
learners. This will take place in August.
3.
Getting mass student involvement on each campus
and, as a collective, putting the 3000 individual packs together and actively
taking them to the schools for distribution. This will take place from 17 to 20
September.
4.
Preparing and implementing the Career’s Day at
the universities on 21 September.
MSA Project IQra :
4 Provinces
8 campus MSA's
3000 learners
R 3 million
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For more information email projectiqra@msa.org.za
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