UWK-UWC

1. To ensure the appropriate and practical training of university students within a community setting:

➢ Collaborate with strategic partners to provide the opportunity for university students to equip themselves with the necessary skills needed to fulfil their professional duties.

➢ Collaborate with strategic partners to provide the community with specialist services that is accessible and affordable.

➢ Collaborate with strategic partners to broaden and expand services provided by the university and its partners.

2. To promote health and wellness in the community:

➢ Support and initiate support groups for youth and elderly

➢ Organise a Sports Day

➢ Organise recreational programmes

➢ Advocate for health lifestyle – walking/running groups, sporting activities and education of healthy eating habits

3. To refer to the relevant services:

➢ Collaborate with strategic partners to set up an effective referral system.

➢ Assessment of patients and vulnerable groups.

 4. To facilitate the initiation of social and support groups:

➢ Promote sustainable community participation on all levels.

➢ Encourage a spirit of co-existence and peer support amongst community members, which are vital for self-perpetuation and sustainability of services.

 5. To participate at ECD Centers:

➢ Develop a resource that is appropriate and accessible to the community.

➢ Encourage the full involvement of parents in the management of the centers.

➢ Be available to offer a consultative service.

➢ To conduct basic screening of children.

 6. To offer community courses and workshops:

➢ Expose and train community members in creative activity as a medium to facilitate healthy development, capacity building and empowerment.

➢ Organize a careers open day.

➢ Promote UWC programmes and enrolment.

 7. To encourage social integration of persons with disabilities:

➢ Improve independent community living skills.

➢ Encourage the equalization of opportunities for the disabled.

➢ Promote fun and therapeutic outings.

 8. To support poverty relieving projects:

➢ Offer relief to needy clients thereby uplifting community spirit.

➢ Focus on malnutrition- soup kitchens and food gardens

➢ Sharing and transferring of knowledge and skills, thereby building capacity among community members.

➢ Advocate for access to basic services.

 9. To participate in health and social care service delivery:

➢ Working with professional staff in the clinics and social development organisations that offers services.

10. To promote health and wellness in schools:

• ➢ Developing health promoting schools

• ➢ Carrying out screening

• ➢ Design, implement and evaluate health promotion projects in the schools

11. To collaborate with partners to offer home-based services:

• ➢ Promote an improved quality of life.

• ➢ Promote health and wellness.

• ➢ Educate and practically involve family members with intervention programmes.

UWC contact: fwaggie@uwc.ac.za