The Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) has launched a funding initiative called the Kubo Ya Thuto Legacy Fund, aiming to raise R15 million from donors, matched by the university for a total of R30 million. This fund will assist financially excluded students, covering tuition, registration, and other costs, allowing them to focus on their academic pursuits.
The Wits student representative council have launched a funding initiative looking to aid new students who are financially excluded from studying.
The fund is aimed at covering tuition, registration and other costs so that students can focus on their academics. The Kubo Ya Thuto initiative, as it is called, will seek to raise R15 million from donors including Wits alumni, corporates, and private citizens, which will be matched by the university for a total target of R30 million to help fund the education of students, according to Wits SRC president, Nombulelo Chiya.
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