Our special projects celebrate and advance critical conversations and legacies within South African society.
Facilitating dialogue sessions to discuss the state of our education system and unpack sustainable solutions to improve it.
To facilitate dialogue sessions to discuss the state of our education system and unpack sustainable solutions to improve it. In partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), we submit the outcomes of these sessions to the Department of Basic Education for their consideration.
Some of the topics that we have covered:
Providing students with the exposure to interesting topics related to higher education and leadership.
Through the Beyers Naudé Memorial Lecture series, we offer students the chance to engage with thought-provoking topics on higher education and leadership. In collaboration with nearly every university in the country, these popular lectures have attracted distinguished speakers, bringing fresh perspectives to the academic community.
We are honoured that the lectures are highly valued by our university partners and deeply appreciate the continued support of Dr Beyers Naudé’s family, who remain an integral part of the programme.
In 2017, Kagiso Trust secured a partnership with the University of Zululand (UniZulu) in rural KwaDlangezwa, KwaZulu-Natal. UniZulu, one of South Africa’s historically black universities, has often been viewed as a second-tier institution. Through this partnership, we aim to challenge that perception and support the university’s role in shaping future leaders.
Some of our Previous Speakers:
Previous University Partners:
A campaign where South Africans shared their thoughts about the Arch and how he has inspired their lives.
As part of our 30th celebrations we honoured the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, by launching the “Odes to Arch” campaign. This campaign asked South Africans to share their thoughts about the late Arch and how he inspired their lives by sending their views through our social media and website platforms. We collected these insights in a beautifully designed and specially published book that was presented to the Arch.
“Odes To Arch” was published by Kagiso Trust in January 2016 from contributions from the public at large who shared how the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu touched their lives. This campaign was known as the #OdeToArch campaign.
Where leaders across corporate, civil and public shared their own pearls of wisdom that they have collected during their years of experience.
In partnership with the Sunday Times – Business Times, we published a 12-month editorial column where leaders from corporate, civil, and public sectors shared their own pearls of wisdom collected during their years of experience.
During the 2015/2016 financial year we celebrated our 30th anniversary during a campaign titled “Pearls of Wisdom”. During this time, we shared the insights, knowledge and wisdom we had gained over the last 30 years with our key stakeholders via external and internal communication platforms. Columnists featured included:
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