The recent defunding of students by the National Financial Aid Student Scheme (NSFAS) has sent shockwaves across universities, leaving many students facing a dire situation. In the middle of the academic year, thousands of students are now left without financial aid due to the scheme’s withdrawal of funding from those who were wrongfully funded.
In response to the crisis, universities are rallying together to embark on fundraising campaigns, seeking to assist the defunded students as well as those belonging to the so-called “missing middle” category.
The University of Pretoria (UP), for instance, has launched a fund-raising campaign urging students to contribute as little as R10. Now in its second year, the initiative has made a significant impact, benefiting students like accounting sciences student Lebohang Baleni.
Baleni expressed the significance of such efforts, saying, “My former classmates who were part of bursaries and failed had to go back home, they could not raise money to fund their tuition. If you can impact someone’s life, you are impacting society because they will graduate and come back to donate and help students who are struggling.
Source: SABC
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