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ANNUAL REVIEW 2012 - 2013
UK Trustees • JonathanBloch(Chair)• JohnBattersby• ProfessorColinBundy• PatriciaChoiral• DrKaiEaston• LeeEvans• WilliamFrankelOBE• TanyaJoseph• ProfessorShulaMarksOBE• DrBeaconMbiba• DrMpaliveMsiska• DrMaanoRamutsindela• ProfessorDavidSimon• AndrewWilliamson• JillWilliamsonOBE
South Africa Board• DrMaanoRamutsindela(Chair)• LouiseAsmal• JonathanBloch• ProfessorShulaMarksOBE• NoxoloMbana• LawsonNaidoo• DrFaraiNyabadza• PfungwaNyamukachi
StaffLondon• SandyBalfour:CEO• RogerRichards:Finance&AdministrationManager• EmilyHayter:Partnerships&CommunicationsManager• MirfatAlwi:Partnerships&CommunicationsAssistant• VictoriaReed:ScholarshipsManager• HeathThompson:ScholarshipsAssistant
Johannesburg• GillianAttwood:SouthAfricaManager• LouiseKnight:ProjectsOfficer(Consultant)
Volunteers We are grateful to the volunteers who generously gave their time in 2012-2013:• AdebankeAkin-Aderibigbe• DanBental• AnesuChimanga• DotLewis• RocheeLowton• SineadNaughton• EhshanVeerabangsa
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Introduction by Janet Love Twentyyearsago,theCanonCollinsTrust(CCT),asitthenwas,offeredmeascholarshiptostudyZuluandEconomicsattheUniversityofSouthAfrica.AtthetimeIwasdeeplyinvolvedinthesuccessfulnegotiationstobringaboutSouthAfrica’stransitiontodemocracy.Afterspendingtimeinparliamentandtheningovernment,IbecameNationalDirectoroftheLegalResourcesCentre(LRC)in2006.
TheLRCisanot-for-profitpublicinterestlawfirmestablishedin1979.Weworktobuildafullydemocraticsocietyandtoensurethattheprinciples,rights,andresponsibilitiesenshrinedinournationalconstitutionarepromoted,protectedandfulfilled.
FormanyyearstheLRCwassupportedinthisworkbytheLegalAssistanceTrust(LAT)intheUK.TheLATraisedfunds,madefriendsanddeliveredsupportinkindininnumerablewaystotheLRC.WeweredelightedwhenJillWilliamson,whoworkedfortheLATfornearly3decades,wasrecognisedintheQueen’sBirthdayHonours.ShewasawardedtheOBEfor“servicestohumanrightsandtheruleoflawinSouthAfrica.”OurthankstoJillandallthesupportersandtrusteesofLATforalltheyhaveachieved.
ThemergerofCCTandtheLATtoformtheCanonCollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust(CCELAT)broughtnewstrengthstoourcollectiveendeavourandintheyearunderreviewourcollaborationhasbroadenedanddeepened.BothweandCCELATshareacommitmenttotheidealsdescribedabove.Iamdelightedthat,throughitsnetworksofscholars,itssupportforhigh-levelimpactresearch,itscommunicationsanditsfundraisingCCELAThascontinuedtheworkofbothCanonCollinsTrustandtheLegalAssistanceTrust.
Weliveininterestingtimes.Despiteourconstitution,inequalityremainsdeeplyentrenchedinSouthAfrica.AttheLRCweseektouselawasaninstrumentofjusticeandtherebytocontributetothesocio-economictransformationofourcountry.IlookforwardtocontinuingthisworkwithCCELATtoachievethethingsweallholddear.
Thankyouforyoursupport.
JanetLoveNationalDirector,LRC
IntroductionbyJanetLove 1
MessagefromourCEO 2
ScholarshipinAction 3
Scholarships 4
LawinActionattheLRC 6
LetterfromDrMaanoRamutsindela 8
AlumniImpactAwards 9
TheScholars’Scholar 10
Projects 11
FinanceSummary 12
Contents
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From Sandy Balfour, CEO
Earlyin2013welaunchedanonlinesystemforthoseapplyingforourscholarships.Ithasbeenagreatsuccess.Itsaveswould-bescholarsconsiderableamountsofmoneyinpostageandcouriers,anditmakesouradministrationandassessmentprocessesquicker,moreefficientand,Ihope,fairer.
Thenumberofapplicantscontinuestointimidateandinspireinequalmeasure.WhenweinvitedapplicationsforscholarshipstostudyatpostgraduatelevelintheUKin2013-14,wereceivednearly400applications.Togetherwithourpartners,includingseveraluniversities,theCheveningprogramme
andtheGraçaMachelTrust,wewereabletomakeonly22fullawards.CompetitionforthosewishingtostudyinSouthAfricaisevenhigher.IamwellintomythirdyearatCanonCollinsandinthattimewehaveawardednearly200scholarships.Iamveryproudofthesescholarsandtheopportunitiesweareabletogivethem.ButIamalsoacutelyawarethatinthesameperiod,wehaverejectednearly5,000applications.
Thisisnocausefordespondency;ratheritisanopportunityforusandforotherstomeetthehungerforeducationthroughoutsouthernAfrica.AttheTrustweseethis,forexample,intheworkofEqualEducationwhichcontinuestomobilisecommunitiesacrossSouthAfricaindefenceoftherighttoagoodeducationforall.IwasparticularlypleasedthisyearthatwehavebeenabletocreatetheCanonCollinsEqualEducationScholarship.
Ouronlinesystemletsusunderstandthishungerbetter.Ofthe90,000peoplewhovisitedourscholarshipspagesinthefirstsixmonthsof2013,forexample,15%accessedthesiteontheirmobiledevices.Ofthese,nearlyone-fifthwereusingiPads.Wealsohaveaclearerpictureofthedemographics.20%ofourvisitors–but40%ofourapplicants–comefromSouthAfrica.Zimbabwe,MalawiandZambiaarenextandthisisreflectedintheprofileofourawards.Fortunatelytheinternetcannotyettelluswhetherourvisitorsaremenorwomen,butIamdelightedthatboththroughourownprogrammesandthroughourassociationwiththeGraçaMachelTrust,roughly60%ofourawardseachyeararetowomen.
OthershavediscussedelsewhereinthisReviewtheimpactofthemergerofCanonCollinsTrustandtheLegalAssistanceTrusttoformtheCanonCollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust.Iwanttosaythankyoutoallthosewhomadetheprocessofthemergersosmoothandwhohavecontinuedtoworkwiththeneworganisationtofurtheralltheobjectivesweholddear.JillWilliamsondeservesspecialmention.IwasthrilledwhenJill,whogavesomanyyears’servicetotheLAT,wasrecognisedintheQueen’sBirthdayHonours.
ThemergerenabledtheTrusttoexpandtherangeofitswork.Webecameclosepartners,forexample,withComicReliefwhoformanyyearshavesupportedtheworkoftheLegalResourcesCentre.ButIamparticularlypleasedthatwehavebeenabletostartsupportingspecificpiecesoflegalresearchtounderpinlitigationandadvocacybytheLRC.
FormethehighlightoftheyearinreviewwasourconferenceinJohannesburginMay.AttheTrustwebelievethatpeopleactmosteffectivelywhentheyacttogether.TheconferencewasthebestexampleoftheTrustcontinuingtoinvest inourscholarsandtheir–andbyextensionallofour–futures.
Noneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutoursupporters.TheTrustcontinuesbecauseweareheirstooneofBritain’sgreatpost-warsocialmovements.Wehavenoassetsandnoinvestmentincometospeakof.ButwhatwedohaveiswhatIcalla“people’sendowment”,averyspecialpieceofmoneyprovidedbythousandsofpeoplegivingsmallamountseverymonth.Wehopeweuseitwisely,andwethankyouforit.
SandyBalfourCEO
Trustee Honoured with OBE
PatriciaJillWilliamsonwasawardedtheOBEintheQueen’s2013BirthdayHonourslistfor“servicestopromotinghumanrightsandtheruleoflawinSouthAfrica”.JillisoriginallyfromSouthAfrica,wheresheworkedasajournalistbeforeemigratingtotheUK35yearsago.ShewashonouredforherservicesaschairandtrusteeoftheLegalAssistanceTrust(LAT),whichsupportedtheworkoftheLegalResourcesCentre(LRC)inSouthAfricafor25years.SirSydneyKentridge,bestknownforhisroleastheBikofamilylawyer,andLordJoelJoffe,theattorneyinstructingthelegalteamthatdefendedNelsonMandelaandcolleaguesintheRivoniaTrial,werefoundingtrusteesoftheLAT.JillhadbeenitsDirectorandtookovertheexecutiverolewhenSirSydneysteppeddowntenyearsago.TheLegalResourcesCentrebenefittedfrommorethan£8millionraisedbytheLATover25years,largelythroughtheeffortsofJillherselfandherassistantsfromhersmallofficeinhergarden.Inrecentyears,theLAThasbeentherecipientofsignificantfundingfromComicRelief,todefendtherightsofthosesufferingfromHIVandAIDSaswellassupportingcampaignstoeliminateviolenceagainstwomenandchildrenandprotectingtherightsofslum-dwellers.Lastyear,theLATmergedwiththeCanonCollinsTrusttoformtheCanonCollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust(CCELAT),whichJillcontinuestoserveasaBoardmember.
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Ourscholars,partnersandfriendsgatheredinJohannesburginMayforachallenginganddynamicweekendconferencegenerouslyhostedbyHSBC.Theprogrammewaspackedwithinspirationalspeakers,andtheconferencewasalivingexampleoftherichdiversityoftheCanonCollinsTrustfamily.Humanrightslawyers,scientists,teachersandhealthcarepractitionersfromacrosstheregioncametogethertoexplore,share,deepenandreaffirmtheircommitmenttosocialjustice.
KeynoteaddressesweregivenbyJayNaidoo,formerCOSATUGeneralSecretaryandMinisterinMandela’scabinet,andSiphoPityana,CanonCollinsalumnusandChairoftheCouncilfortheAdvancementoftheSouthAfricanConstitution.
WeheardfromCanonCollinsalumni-in-actionwhoareleadingchangeinourpriorityareas.SpeakersincludedZubedaDangor,founderandExecutiveDirectorofawomen’srightsorganization;GabrielShumba,humanrightslawyerandcivilsocietyactivist;andNormanMthembi,DirectoroftheGiyaniScienceCentre.
PaneldiscussionswithexpertsfocusedonRightsofPretrialDetainees;Water&Biodiversity;ActivisminEducation;andHIVPreventionOptionsforWomen.
Scholarship in Action: The 2013 Canon Collins Conference
• 63scholars• 9countries• 15universities
Sipho Pityana: “The moment you sign a
Canon Collins acceptance letter, you
become a soldier of justice.”
“I am part of the generation that has the power to change things in South Africa. The conference has given me the channels to pursue this.”
Scholar in attendance
DrMaanoRamutsindela,ChairofourSouthAfricanBoard,ledaspecialsessionexploringthe“powerofthepen”inthecontextofwritingfromandfortheGlobalSouthincludingfocussessionswitheditorsofleadingjournals,blogsandpublishinghouses.Thiswasfollowedbyaninteractivediscussiononprofessionaldevelopment.
TheclosingaddresswasgivenbyProfessorMaryMetcalfeofOSISA andWits,entitled“SystemicObstaclestoEducationTransformationinSouthAfrica”.
Our thanks to the many organisations that
contributed to the success of the weekend:
HSBC, Southern Africa Litigation Centre,
OSISA, Equal Education, the Graça Machel
Trust, GreenMatter, the NISAA Institute
for Women’s Development, Solutions
Group, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum, Wits Justice
Project, Zed Books, the University of London
International Programmes, the Southern
African Historical Journal, the Giyani
Science and Careers Centre, SA Women
in Engineering, and the South African
Educational Review.
Keynote speaker Jay Naidoo.
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WebelievethatsouthernAfrica’sdevelopmentdependsonstrongleadershipinkeyfields.Ourscholarsareoutstandingacademicsandprofessionalswhoarededicatedtothedevelopmentoftheircountries.Weseektoinvestinthosewhoshareourcommitmenttosocialjusticeandwhocandemonstratetheirintentiontoreturntotheirhomecountriesaftertheirstudy. In2012wewelcomed56newscholarsacrossallofourpriorityareas,expandingournetworkofvisionaryleadersacrosssouthernAfrica.WealsoincreasedourpresenceinLusophoneAfrica,withtennewscholarsfromMozambiqueandourfirstAngolanscholarsince2004.
WewereproudtoseethefirstscholarsstartonthreenewschemesintheUK:theGreenMatterFellowships,theSOASScholarships,andtheQueenMaryPublicHealthScholarships.
Wealsoestablishedseveralnewpartnershipswhichwillstartsupportingscholarsfromnextacademicyear:
• WerenewedourrelationshipwiththeForeignandCommonwealthOfficetojointlyawardsixscholarshipsforstudyintheUKfromSeptember2013.
• WeestablishedanewpartnershipwithleadingSouthAfricancivilsocietyorganisationEqualEducation.Thiswillseeusfundoneeducationactivistperyeartopursuepostgraduatestudy.
• WestartedanewpartnershipwiththeUniversityofKent’sworld-renownedDurrellInstituteofConservation&EcologywhichwillbringonesouthernAfricanstudenttoDICEeveryyear.
• Weagreedtoco-fundanannualMastersscholarshipinAfricanStudiesatOxfordUniversity.
Nationality
Botswana 3Lesotho 2Malawi 10Mozambique 7SouthAfrica 47Swaziland 3Zambia 10Zimbabwe 12
Degree Type
Masters 37PhD 27Other† 20
*This includes medicine & nursing,
engineering, agriculture/agronomy/
food security, interdisciplinary
development studies, economics,
and arts & humanities
†Includes LLBs, a Certificatee in
Paediatric Pulmonology & a PGDip
Priority Area
Conservation&Biodiversity 13Law&HumanRights 12Education 8PublicHealth 8Other 53*
Sex
Female 59Male 35
Scholarships
In2012,theTrustsupported94scholarsfromsouthernAfrica**
**New and continuing scholars. This includes GreenMatter Fellows and Canon Collins-nominated
Commonwealth Scholars
Queen Mary, University of London
Inautumn2012wewelcomedKesaobakaDikgole,thefirstscholarunderournewpartnershipwithQueenMary’sCentreforPrimaryCareandPublicHealth.BeforetakingupherMastersinGlobalPublicHealthandPolicy,KesaworkedatBotswana’sMinistryofHealth.
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GreenMatter
2013sawthefirstcohortofGreenMatterFellowstakeuptheirawardsinthisnewprogrammejointlymanagedbyGreenMatterandCCELAT,andtargetedatskillsdevelopmentinSouthAfrica’sbiodiversitysector.WellyQwabe(pictured),isamarinebiologistandCanonCollinsalumnusstudyingforhisPhDatUCTonaGreenMatterFellowship.
SchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies
OurfirstscholarunderournewpartnershipwithSOASwasKeithMudadi,whostudiedforanMScinFinanceandDevelopment.Keith,whoworksatZimbabwe’sMinistryofMiningDevelopment,seesminingaskeytohiscountry’seconomicrecovery.Heisinterestedinworkingonwaystointegratecommunitiesaroundminesintotheeconomy.
A thank you from Keith
“Being a Canon Collins scholar is a privilege that few people are lucky enough to get. There are a lot of other deserving students out there whose choices are very limited. There are hundreds of millions of young people in Africa living under the age of 25 who yearn for an opportunity like this. So many students feel hopeless at the thought of not being able to come to Europe and do a Masters degree, and many give up looking for sources of funding despite meeting the academic requirements to be admitted to some of the top universities here in Europe. Canon Collins has made quality education possible for hard-working, ambitious students such as me.
This scholarship has given an opportunity to learn, an opportunity to be part of a success story in Africa. I think I now have a voice and some kind of authority to contribute to developmental issues in my country.
It is humbling to me for me to know that someone believes that my programme and I were worth it and was willing to invest in me. I want to thank Canon Collins for the faith that they have shown in me.”
ScholarCelebrationat SOAS
InJuly2013,ourfriendsandsupportersgatheredtomeetourUKscholars.ScholarsNelsonKhozombafromMalawi,KeithMudadifromZimbabwe,andKesaDikgolefromBotswanaspokeabouttheirexperienceintheUKandtheirpost-studyambitionsinadiscussionchairedbyDrGrahamFurnissofSOAS.
HigherEducationinAfricaDebate
InMarch2013,wejoinedwiththeLondonInternationalDevelopmentCentre(LIDC)andtheRoyalAfricanSocietytohostadebateattheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine,onthequestion“DoeshighereducationintheUKbenefitAfrica?”SpeakersincludedCCELATtrusteesMpaliveMsiskaandDavidSimon,aswellasCanonCollinsAlumnusDrKwalombotaKwalombota.
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Profile:LindelaResearchGrant
Towardstheendof2012theTrustmadeagranttotheLRCforresearchattheLindelaRepatriationCentrenorthofJohannesburg.LindelaisthemainfacilityforthedetentionofmigrantspendingdeportationandismanagedbyaprivatecompanyundercontractfromtheDepartmentforHomeAffairs.
Thereweretwopartstotheresearch.Thefirstwasanimmediateresponsetoindividualcasesofpeoplewhohadbeensubjectedtounlawfuldetention. Thesecondwasanattempttoaddressthesystemicissuesraisedbytheindividualcases.
TheLRCwasabletogainaccesstothefacilityand56casesofunlawfuldetentionwereidentified.39ofthesepeoplewererepresentedbytheLRCinanapplicationbroughtagainsttheDepartmentofHomeAffairson2November2012.Ofthese,26werereleasedby9November.
ThesecondpartoftheapplicationrelatedtothesystemicissuesatLindelawillbeheardintheSouthGautengHighCourtinlateAugust2013.
Law in Action at the LRC
TheLRCisaSouthAfricanpublicinterestnotforprofitlawfirmthatusesthelawasaninstrumentofsocialjustice.Foundedin1979,itworkswiththoseingreatestneed,providingfreelegalservicestopoorandmarginalizedcommunitiestosecureanddefendtheirrightsandovercometheirvulnerabilitiesaswellasadvocatingforlegalandpolicyreform.Itsfocusareasincludelandrights,socialsecurity,housing&planning,womenandchildren,environment,civilsociety,refugees,accesstojusticeandconstitutionallaw.CCELATworkstosupporttheLRCthroughprojectwork,researchandappliedscholarship.
LegalActionResearchFellowships
Ournew“ActionResearch”fellowshipswerelaunchedin2012inpartnershipwiththeLRC.Thesehaveprovedtobeapowerfulwaytouseourscholars’academicexpertisetoinfluencerealchangeinSouthAfrica.
LegalActionResearchFellowsfundedbytheTrustthisyearcarriedoutresearchattheLRCintothefollowingtopics:
• TherightsofpretrialdetaineesinGauteng(inpartnershipwiththe WitsJusticeProject)
• Livingcustomarylawinsmall-scalefishingcommunities• Customarylawas“livinglaw”andimplicationsforconstitutionaladjudication• HumanrightsabuseofmigrantsattheLindelaRepatriationCentre
The Legal Action Research Fellowships are generously supported by Matrix Chambers,
the Rhiannon Trust, and the David & Elaine Potter Foundation.
Victory in scholar transport case saw North West
learners having access to bus services.
Interview with members of a traditional fishing
community in Kosi Bay, KZN as part of a Legal
Action Research Fellowship.
Detainees at Lindela Repatriation Centre.
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The LRC is part of the Commission of Enquiry into the tragic events at the Lonmin mine at
Marikana in August 2012. The LRC represents the family of one of the victims and the
Bench Marks Foundation, which monitors corporate responsibility performance against
an international measuring instrument.
AccessingtheRightsofPeopleInfectedandAffected by HIV and AIDS
TheLRCactsassectorleaderintheSouthAfricanNationalAIDSCouncil’sLegalandHumanRightsWorkingGroup,whichisthemainbodyholdingthestatetoaccountfortheimplementationoftheNationalStrategicPlan(NSP).ActivitiesincludemonitoringprogressagainsttheNationalStrategicPlantargetsrelatingtoviolenceandstigma,particularlyagainstwomen;assessingchallengesandproposalsregardingaccesstolegalservicesforHIV-relatedcases,andexpandingtrainingprogrammesrelatedtoHIVandthelaw. ComicReliefiscurrentlysupportingathreeyearprogrammeattheLRCtoscaleupaccesstojusticeforpeopleaffectedbyHIVinSouthAfrica.InadditiontoitsworkwithSANAC,theLRC’sactivitiesunderthisgranthaveincludedassistingpeopleinfectedandaffectedbyHIVtoaccessresourcessuchasdisabilitygrants,childsupportandfostercaregrantsforchildrenorphanedbytheepidemic.TheLRChasalsoassistedpeopletoaccesstheirrightstomunicipallandallotmentsinordertostrengthenfoodsecurity,participatedinasurveyofhome-basedcareworkers,defendedpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSagainstdiscriminationintheworkplace,andworkedtowardssecuringARVprovisionforrefugeesandasylumseekers.
The HIV/AIDS grant is one of three current grants during the year in review from Comic Relief
to the LRC via CCELAT. The other two programmes are targeted at fighting gender-based
violence and securing access to justice for urban slum dwellers. The approach combines legal
advice & training, legal representation in court for individuals and civil society organisations,
and policy/advocacy work.
School furniture shortages in the Eastern Cape.
The LRC has been working with Equal Education
and other groups to fight for minimum norms
and standards in school infrastructure.
As a result of LRC action, new flats were built
for residents of Joe Slovo settlement, which
used to be a squatter camp.
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A letter from Dr Maano Ramutsindela: CCELATandtheCreationofa“CommonwealthofScholars”
Ioftenaskmyundergraduatestudentstoexplainwhatis“common”intheCommonwealthnations,togetthemtothinkaboutthehistoryofAfrica,thechallengesitfaces,anditspossiblefuturesinthetwentyfirstcentury.Theideaofa“commonwealth”IrefertohereisnotthatofJeffreySachswhoseconcerniswiththeeconomicsystemandprinciplesforourplanet.Rather,itisaboutacrowdofscholarswhoarethetorch-bearersofAfricaintheworldofnations.
InhisinaugurallectureasLSE’sChairinAfricanDevelopment,entitled“RunningWhileOthersWalk:KnowledgeandtheChallengeofAfrica’sDevelopment*”,ThandikaMkandawirenotedtheintersectionbetweenknowledgeanddevelopmentinAfricainawaythatchimeswiththevisionandactivitiesoftheTrust.HeremarkedthattheenhancementandutilizationofAfricanresearchareintheself-interestoftheAfricanistcommunity,andthatAfricanistscholarsmustsupporttheircounterpartsintheiracademicpursuitandstrugglesinthecontinent.Thiswouldbepossible,hesuggested,ifuniversitiesinAfricaweretocreateautonomousspacesforinteractingwitheachothertocreatea“commonwealthofscholars”.
WhileAfricanuniversitieshavetheirroletoplayinfosteringAfricanscholarship,Ibelievethatweshouldfindotherinnovativewaysforcreatingthespacesnecessaryforsucha“commonwealthofscholars”.FormetheTrust’s“ScholarshipinAction”ConferenceinMaywasthefirststeptowardscreatingaproductivespacein
whichourscholarsfromsouthernAfricastudyingatdifferentuniversitiescouldmeet,exchangeideasandreflectonthecurrentstateoftheircountriesandcommunitiesinordertoputscholarshipintoaction.TheConferenceofferedyoungscholarstheopportunitytofindanddeepentheirplaceintheproductionofknowledge.Thepowerofknowledgedoesnotonlyrestintheoreticalgroundingorempiricalmaterialbutislargelydependentonhowthesearetranslatedintohumanthoughtandpractice.EveryCanonCollinsScholar’sworkshouldfeedintothesethoughtsandpracticesbyintentionratherthandefault,andshouldhelptoshiftthebalanceofpowerinsociety.
Inadditiontothecreationofspacesofengagement,thecreationofa“commonwealthofscholars”inandforAfricarequirestwootherconditions:thefundingtodotheresearchandtheclarityofthepurposeforwhichknowledgeisproduced.CCELATdevotesmuchofitstimeandenergyraisingfundsforscholarshipstosupportpostgraduatestudiesin10southernAfricancountries.Theperceptionthatpostgraduatestudiesisaluxuryinthefaceofhugedemandsforpreparatoryandprimaryschoolingismisplaced:postgraduatestudiesprovidehighlevelskillswithoutwhichnocountryintheworldisabletodevelop.Providingbetterinfrastructurewithoutengineers,betterhealthcarewithoutmedicalspecialists,andbettereducationwithoutqualifiedteachersissimplynotpossible.CCELATisbuildingacommonwealthofAfricanscholarswhoseknowledgeandexpertise
*Professor Mkandawire is a former Director of Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and of the United Nations
Research Institute for Social Development. Originally from Malawi, his work focuses on economic and social development theory and policy in Africa.
The full text of his address (2010) is available through African Journals Online, and a recording of the speech can be accessed via the LSE website.†Doctoral Education in Africa: a review of doctoral student needs and existing initiatives to support doctoral training and research development’,
Jonathan Harle, February 2013. The full text is available through the ACU website.
couldsavethecontinentfrommoneyspentonforeignexperts,andfromthedependencyandconsultancysyndromesthatseverelyundermineknowledgeproductionwithinAfrica.
AreviewpublishedbytheAssociationofCommonwealthUniversities† earlierthisyearhighlightstheneedtosupportdoctoralstudiesinAfricatoachievethetwingoalsofupgradingthequalificationofexistinguniversitystaffandtrainingandretainingnewresearchers.TheTrustcontributestoimprovingthequalificationofteachingstaffbyofferingscholarshipsatPhDlevel,butthisisadropintheocean.Post-secondaryeducationisentirelydependentontheavailabilityofteachingstaffholdingpostgraduatequalifications.ItisunthinkablehowracializeduniversitiesinacountrysuchasSouthAfricawillundergomeaningfultransformationiftherearenocrediblepostgraduatestudentstotakeupacademicpositionsandcompetenationallyandinternationally.OpeningupuniversitiestotheunderprivilegedinSouthAfricaorelsewherewillfailtocontributetosocialequalityifthestudentsendupinthehandsofunder-qualifiedlecturers.
A“commonwealthofscholars”inAfricais,indeed,Africa’swealth.ItispleasingtoseeCCELATmakingitscontributiontowardsthis.
DrMaanoRamutsindelaChair,SouthAfricaBoardCanonCollinsAlumnus(PhDGeography1996-99atRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon)
“What I have learnt from the conference affects most of the patients that attend the main hospital in Maputo. At least 30 new doctors learn from me.”
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Thisnewawardsscheme,launchedinspring2013,supportsactivitiesthatwillenableouralumnitomakeanenhancedcontributiontotheircommunityorcountry.Grantsareawardedforclearlydefinedopportunitiesthatarealignedwiththeapplicant’sacademichistory,employmentandfutureprofessionaldevelopmentgoals.Wefavourapplicationswheretheawardwillenablethealumnustohaveatangiblepositiveimpactontheirwidercommunity.
The first awards were made to:
• DrAminaDaude,aneurologistfromMozambique,toattendtheNeurologicalAssociationofSouthAfricaConference.
• OsimanMabhachi,anEnvironmentalManagementgraduatefromZimbabwe,forCommunity-BasedWetlandManagementPlanningin theDriefonteinGrasslands.
• KhanyileJosephMlotshwa,aZimbabweanjournalismstudentatRhodes,foranOnlineCitizenandCommunityMediaPilotProjectinMatabelelandNorth.
• NaadiyaMoosajeefromSouthAfrica,forSouthAfricanWomeninEngineering’sGirlEngInfoSessions,aimedatraisingawarenessforgirlsaboutengineeringcareers(picturedbelow).
• ChikosaNgwira,amanagerwithPlanInternational,forthepurchaseofsolarpoweredbloodpressuremonitorsforhealthfacilitiesservingpregnant
womeninMalawi.
Impact Awards
Dr Amina Daude (Mozambique)
University of Cape Town, MMed Neurology 2008
Graça Machel Scholarship.
KhanyileMlotshwa(Zimbabwe) RhodesUniversity,MastersinJournalism2013RosMoger/TerryFurlongScholarship.
SAWomEng,isaSouthAfricanorganizationtacklinggendergapsintheengineeringsector.Theyarerunbyateamof100volunteersacrossthecountrywhoareeitherengineeringstudentsorrecentgraduates.Theiractivities,whichincludementoringprogrammes,aweek-longannualconference,andaprofessionalnetwork,aretargetedatattracting,developingandnurturingthenextgenerationofwomenengineeringleaders.SAWomEngwasco-foundedbyCanonCollinsEdinburghBusinessSchoolScholarNaadiyaMoosajee.
Anele Siswana
AfteraverycompetitiveselectionprocessweweredelightedtoseeAneleSiswanafromSouthAfricachosenbyalumnitobecomethefirstCanonCollinsScholars’Scholar.AneleisstudyingforaMaster’sdegreeinClinicalPsychologyatRhodesUniversity.HailingfromatownshipintheEasternCape,heconsidershimselfa“mentalhealthactivist”andseespsychologyasawaytoadvancetheindividualandrestorehumandignity.
Scholars’ Scholar
SupportingtheScholars’Scholar:NikkiNaylor
“I went to school under the system of apartheid in the late 1970s. After school I pursued a law degree
and then started working within the human rights movement. In 2002 I was given a scholarship under the auspices of the Canon Collins Nelson Mandela Scholarship. This allowed me to further my legal studies and a career in international human rights by enabling me to do an LLM in International Human Rights at the University of London. For a black woman like me this was a critical game-changer in my life and I remain committed to supporting other students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to allow them to pursue their studies.”
Nikkiranthe2013LondonMarathoninsupportoftheScholars’ScholarCampaign.SheistheProgramOfficerforHumanRightsattheFordFoundationinJohannesburg.
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“Becoming a clinical psychologist is more than a personal goal. It is a service requiring the will and capacity to inspire and develop people so they can achieve their own excellence.”
Dr Kwalombota Kwalombota from Zambia runs the London Marathon in April 2013 in support of
the Scholars’ Scholar Campaign. Kwalombota studied on a Canon Collins Scholarship at Queen
Margaret University in 2007-2008 and is now a public health consultant.
In2013weweredelightedtoseetheScholars’ScholarCampaigngrow.AlumnifromalloversouthernAfricaarejoiningtogethertofundanannual“Scholars’Scholarship”.OurLondonMarathonteam,ledbyalumniNikkiNaylorfromSouthAfricaandKwalombotaKwalombotafromZambia,raisedover£15000tosupportfuturescholars.WealsoheldacocktaileventinJohannesburg,hostedbyNikkiattheFordFoundation,atwhichadiversegroupofalumnicametomeetthefirstScholars’Scholar,AneleSiswana,andshowtheirsupportfortheCampaign.
“As a former Canon Collins Scholar, I have experienced firsthand how invaluable and life changing a Canon Collins Scholarship is.”Dr Kwalombota Kwalombota
AGLIT+,NenoandMwanzaDistricts,Malawi
AGLITwasestablishedtoincreaseaccesstoeducation,healthawarenessandincomegenerationopportunitiesforyouthwhohavedroppedoutofschoolinruralMalawi.Manyyoungergirlshavebeenabletore-jointheschoolsystemasaresultoftheirparticipationinAGLITliteracyandnumeracylearningprogrammesestablishedintheChikwawadistrict.
In2012anewgrantfromtheUKDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DfID)toCanonCollinsTrustenabledAGLITtoextenditsreachtotwomoredistrictsseverelyaffectedbyschooldrop-out–NenoandMwanza.60LearningCentreshavebeensetup,andareprovidingastructuredlearningprogrammethatoffersout-of-schoolgirlsandboysanopportunitytoattainbasicskillsandeitherreturntoupperprimaryschool,orifthisisnotpossible,bettersupportthemselvestherebyendingthecycleofpovertyintheircommunities.Overthecourseofthethreeyearprogramme,thisprojectwilldirectlybenefit2700youthin90communities.
Aspecialemphasishasbeenplacedonaddressingtheneedsoflearnerswithdisabilities–agroupoflearnerswhoareoftenmarginalisedanddropoutasaresultoftheirdisability.Facilitatorshavebeentrainedtoaddresstheseneedssothattheselearnersalsoenjoythebenefitsofeducation.
A facilitator works with a hearing impaired student in one of the Learning Centres.
Projects
SmallProjectsFoundation,EasternCape,SouthAfrica
IntheEasternCape,wecontinuetoworkwiththeSmallProjectsFoundation(SPF)toenablecapacitybuildingofeightcommunity-basedorganisations.Thesegroupsofcommunityhealthworkersareonthefrontlineofenormouspublichealthchallenges,linkingpeopleinremoteruralareaswithclinicsandotherservices.Theeightorganisationswearetrainingareeachreachingupto2000orphansandvulnerablechildren,600HIVpatientsand500tuberculosispatientsin1500households.Theyreceivetailoredcapacity-buildingandtrainingfromSPF,includingspecialisedmodulesonpreventionofmother-to-childtransmissionofHIV,careoforphansandvulnerablechildren,andvoluntarycounsellingandtesting.Asaresultoftheseenhancedprogrammes,oneorganisationhasreporteda300%increaseinpeoplecomingforcounsellingandtestingforHIVinthepastyear.
GiyaniScience&CareersCentre,Limpopo,SouthAfrica
Attheendof2012weweregratefultoreceiveagrantfromJPMorganforsupporttotheGiyaniCareersCentre.TheCareersCentreoffersimportantadviceandinformationtostudentsastheymakekeysubjectchoicesinhighschoolwhichaffecttheireligibilityforfurtherwork,studyandtraining.Sinceitopenedin2011,abouttenthousandlearnersatoverahundredschoolshavepassedthroughitsdynamictrainingprogramme.JPMorgan’snewgrantwillenabletheCentretoextenditsservicestothreenewtargetgroups:primaryschools,teachers,andthegeneralpublic.AnintensiveteachertrainingprogrammeiscurrentlyunderwayinpartnershipwiththeprovincialDepartmentofEducation,andnewservicesareopeningsoonforunemployedyouthandprimaryschools.Inadditiontoexpandingitsworkinthecommunity,theJPMorgangranthasalsoenabledtheGiyaniCareersCentreteamtorolloutaMonitoringandEvaluationProgrammeandtwosustainabilityinitiatives:aNetworkingandPartnershipsProgrammeandaCapacityBuildingProgramme.Thesenewprogrammeshaveenabledstafftotraveltoconferencesandtrainings,takepartinaparticipatorySkillsAudit,anddesignacapacitybuildingprogrammetailoredtotheirneeds.
Learners from rural Limpopo high schools enjoy the interactive exhibitions at the Giyani Careers Centre.
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Legacies
• BarbaraJ.Bending• EleanorPatriciaLouiseBeck• J.Derrick• PeterWalker• BRDavies• FaithAitken• KathleenPickett• MargretMcAdams• PamelaWillis• RCPeek• RevMILevison
In Memoriam
• ElizabethBird• GeorgeFortune• JamesLearmonth• MrGPlender• MrsLIMorrow• RachelBougaard• RogerDiski• RosMoger• TerryFurlong
Trusts and organisations that gave over £1000
• BritishSouthAfricanLawAssociation• DfID• JusacaCharitableTrust• LeighDay&Co• MacsteelInternational• MatrixChambers• RhiannonTrust• SASOL• SolPlaatjeEducationalTrust• TheAlan&BabetteSainsburyCharitableFund• TheDerekRaphaelCharitableTrust• TheGibbsCharitableTrust• TheWestcroftTrust
IncomeMarathon 13,587Earnedincome 54,717Corporations,Foundations&Trustgrants 139,718ComicRelief 142,619DFID 147,815Legacies 149,558LegalAssistanceTrust 259,957PersonaldonationsandGiftAid 449,994
£1,357,965
Results for the year
• Incomingresourcesduringtheyearto31December2012were£1,357,965(£858,693in2011).
• Resourcesexpendedwere£1,011,440(£746,958in2011)resultinginanetsurplusof£346,525(£111,735in2011).
• Thepatternofexpenditurefollowedplanslaiddownbythebudget,whileincomeincreasedmainlyduetofundsreceivedwhenLATmergedwiththeCanonCollinsTrust.
• WehaveseentheprojectincomeincreaseduetonewfundingfromComicRelief&DfID.
Finance Summary 2012
Expenditure GovernanceCosts 48,254Fundraising,PublicityandEvents 87,360ScholarshipsProgrammesUK 140,961ScholarshipsProgrammesSA 361,571Projects 373,294
1,011,440
Surplus £346,524
Copies of the full set of accounts and annual report
may be obtained from the office or from the Charity
Commission website.
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PICTUREDONFRONTCOVER:
HloniphaniNdebele
Zimbabwe
UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal
PhDAfricanLanguages
Ros Moger/Terry Furlong Scholarship
PICTUREDONBACKCOVER(fromtopleft):
GrantNthala
Malawi
UniversityoftheFreeState
PhDMusic
Ros Moger/Terry Furlong Scholarship
ShemonaMoonilal
SouthAfrica
UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal
MScPublicHealth
Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship
PalesaDiale
SouthAfrica
UniversityoftheWitwatersrand
PhDChemicalEngineering
Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship
SafiaSalaam
SouthAfrica
UniversityofCapeTown
PhDEducation
Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship
VioletMwendera
Malawi
UniversityofPretoria
MScEnvironmentalManagement
Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship
MonwabisiRalarala
SouthAfrica
UniversityoftheFreeState
PhDinForensicLinguistics
Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship
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