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SADTU’s ‘I am a school fan’ campaign mobilizes stakeholders to protect SA schools

July 28, 2022

 

Thandisizwe Mgudlwa

 

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UNICEF joined the South African education stakeholders to look, pump up society and rallied it to action over the protection of schools.

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), which happens to be the biggest union in the education and public service sector, in collaboration with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) and UNICEF South Africa, are on a campaign to protect schools’ infrastructure.

This collaboration stems from Sadtu’s ‘I am a school fan’ campaign intended to mobilise all stakeholders that includes learners, parents, teachers, community members, relevant government departments, faith-based organisations, and the private sector to play a decisive role towards ensuring that schools are safe.

Moreover, the July 2021 “riots” and the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal further illuminated the infrastructure challenges in our schools.