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[ EDTECH BRIDGES WEBINARS 2024 ]: 30 YEARS INTO DEMOCRACY - LET'S TALK EDUCATION Is the South African (SA) education system where it should be post 1994? Find out by watching this insightful, thought-provoking and reflective dialogue with our panelists! Link to the conversation: https://lnkd.in/gQSCHiez YouTube: Edtech Bridges NPC Subscribe. Click on the notification button. Share the content. And let us know your feedback in the comment section! Cc: Irfaan Mangera Palesa Natasha Mmankwe Mothapo, PhD Bafana Mohale Palesa M. Mofokeng (M.Ed., Wits University) #EdtechBridgesVision2027 | #democraticeducation | #EdtechBridgesToTheWorld | #HigherEducationAndTraining | #BasicEducation | #LeadershipAndGovernance | #FreedomDay2024 | #EdtechBridgeswebinars

[ EDTECH BRIDGES WEBINARS 2024 ]: 30 YEARS INTO DEMOCRACY - LET'S TALK EDUCATION The strides made by the democratic government in South Africa post 1994 are met with a mixed bag of emotions and reflections. Amongst many, these reflections can be from an economic, rural development, and social development vantage points. Edtech Bridges will be having a conversation on the state of education looking at various topics. Cc: Palesa M. Mofokeng (M.Ed., Wits University) , Bafana Mohale , Palesa Natasha Mmankwe Mothapo, PhD , Irfaan Mangera The pre-recorded discussion will be on our Youtube page on Monday, the 29th of April 2024. YouTube: Edtech Bridges NPC Subscribe. Click on the notification button. Share the content. And let us know your feedback in the comment section! #EdtechBridges2027 | #DemocraticEducation | #EdtechBridgesToTheWorld | #HigherEducationAndTraining | #BasicEducation | #LeadershipAndGovernance | #FreedomDay2024 | #edtechbridgeswebinars

[ EDTECH BRIDGES WEBINARS 2024 ]: 30 YEARS INTO DEMOCRACY - LET'S TALK EDUCATION MEET THE PANEL - SPEAKER PROFILE - IRFAAN MANGERA (Irfaan Mangera ) Irfaan is an activist, organiser, and community builder. He previously served as the Youth Activism Programme Manager at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, organising, mobilising and developing socio-political consciousness of young people across 30+ community-based youth activist clubs. Through the AKF, he spearheaded the creation of the National Youth Coalition with many other activists, in building a space for youth to strengthen their voice to create systemic change and further the work of justice. Mangera started his activism in school, volunteering for community relief projects. He was elected to the Crescents Cricket Club executive leadership at the age of 16 for his role in coaching and national initiatives through youth participation in sport. Irfaan served as the Deputy Chairperson of the Education Students Council at Wits University and was elected to lead the MSA campus chapter, before being elected onto the National Union of Muslim Student Associations as its Secretary General. He holds a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Education policy, leadership and management from Wits University, and completed the Futurelect Public Leadership Fellowship in 2022. Irfaan currently serves on the board of SANCA Nishtara, a community drug and rehabilitation centre, and is an activist in the Palestinian solidarity movement. He was appointed by the Premier of the Gauteng Provincial Government to the Youth Advisory Panel and has also served in a number of committees, community, student and youth organisations. He received the Honey Gluckman Award, ‘for outstanding contribution to community education, with emphasis on a disadvantaged group’, by the faculty of Humanities at Wits, and the Inaugural Human Rights Award from the Artfluence Human Rights Festival hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts at the UKZN. Irfaan was featured on a global project profiling 7 young human rights educators from different regions in the world, run by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Soka Gakkai International, presenting before a high level panel discussion on human rights education at the 48 th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in addition to speaking, facilitating and presenting at other international panels and platforms. NB: The pre-recorded discussion will be on our Youtube page on Monday, the 29th of April 2024. YouTube: Edtech Bridges NPC Subscribe. Click on the notification button. Share the content. And let us know your feedback in the comment section! #EdtechBridges2027 | #democraticeducation | #EdtechBridgesToTheWorld | #HigherEducationAndTraining | #BasicEducation | #LeadershipAndGovernance | #FreedomDay2024 | #EdtechBridgeswebinars

[ EDTECH BRIDGES WEBINARS 2024 ]: 30 YEARS INTO DEMOCRACY - LET'S TALK EDUCATION MEET THE PANEL - SPEAKER PROFILE - DR. PALESA MOTHAPO (Palesa Natasha Mmankwe Mothapo, PhD ) Highly experienced and qualified, Dr Palesa Natasha Mothapo serves as the Senior Director at Mandela International Office and Director for Research Support and Management at Nelson Mandela University. Prior to this, she served as the Deputy-Director and Head: Postdoctoral Research Support at Stellenbosch University’s Division for Research Development. Expanding on her passion for capacity development in academia, she expertly assists Researchers in transitioning from academia to industry - with a focus on improving the holistic development of PhD candidates and Postdoctoral Researchers. Concurrently, Dr Mothapo is a Steering Committee Member for Research Management Network (RemNet), a Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) Member for Good Research Management Practice at The African Academy of Sciences, and a Member of The Research Management Programme in Africa (ReMPro Africa). Dr. Mothapo holds a Certificate in Research Management and Leadership with George Mason University; and a Diploma in Public Management from University of California. Spanning her academic career, Dr Mothapo’s research in Invasion Biology, with specialisation as a Myrmecologist, has focused on the biodiversity impact, control, and management of invasive species, as well as the Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural impacts of Policies on the management of Invasive Species. She is an ardent advocate for young women in STEM and devotes much of her time to mentoring young women from rural and underdeveloped areas - serving as a Mentor for STEMI-Africa and Smart Tribe (Multi-National STEM Mentoring Programme). An extensively published and noted academic, Dr Mothapo has achieved many accolades, participated on several Committees, led numerous Research Projects, and given presentations at Key Conferences while remaining active as a Lecturer and Learning Coordinator. Dr Mothapo is one of 2020s Inspiring Fifty Women in STEM, an alumnus of the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders and the GreenMatter WWF Nedbank Green Trust Emerging Leaders Program. She is listed on the 2014 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans to Watch, is a Lifetime Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, and a Global Goodwill Ambassador for Science and Technology. NB: The pre-recorded discussion will be on our Youtube page on Monday, the 29th of April 2024. YouTube: Edtech Bridges NPC Subscribe. Click on the notification button. Share the content. And let us know your feedback in the comment section! #EdtechBridges2027 | #democraticeducation | #EdtechBridgesToTheWorld | #HigherEducationAndTraining | #BasicEducation | #LeadershipAndGovernance | #FreedomDay2024 | #EdtechBridgeswebinars

[ EDTECH BRIDGES WEBINARS 2024 ]: 30 YEARS INTO DEMOCRACY - LET'S TALK EDUCATION MEET THE PANEL - SPEAKER PROFILE - BAFANA MOHALE ( Bafana Mohale ) Some people say that teaching is a calling, but I would love to believe that teaching is a passion and unfortunately, not all teachers are passionate about seeing their learners succeed. I am first and foremost a teacher at heart and an academic by profession. I have served as a Tutor, Teacher, Head of Department, Deputy Principal, Lecturer and currently serving as an Executive Director. I started my teaching career in the Private Education sector, moved to the Government sector and currently working in the Nonprofit sector. I hold a Master´s Degree in Education from the University of the Witwatersrand, with specialisation in Leadership and Policy Studies (Parental Involvement and Governance). I am currently completing a Post-graduate Diploma in Advancement and Resource Mobilization with Rhodes Business School as I grapple with my Problem Statement for my PhD application for 2025. I am a strong contender for the ‘emancipation of mental slavery’ brought about by the colonial matrix of power. As a result, I am actively involved with Youth Development and Mentorship in my home-town of Kliptown, Soweto for the past 20 years. When I am not involved with endeavours to change the world, I spend quality time with family in outdoor spaces: Hiking, Running, Cycling, Swimming, Camping and playing Golf. NB: The pre-recorded discussion will be on our Youtube page on Monday, the 29th of April 2024. YouTube: Edtech Bridges NPC Subscribe. Click on the notification button. Share the content. And let us know your feedback in the comment section! #EdtechBridges2027 | #democraticeducation | #EdtechBridgesToTheWorld | #HigherEducationAndTraining | #BasicEducation | #LeadershipAndGovernance | #FreedomDay2024 | #EdtechBridgeswebinars

[ EDTECH BRIDGES WEBINARS 2024 ]: 30 YEARS INTO DEMOCRACY - LET'S TALK EDUCATION The strides made by the democratic government in South Africa post 1994 are met with a mixed bag of emotions and reflections. Amongst many, these reflections can be from an economic, rural development, and social development vantage points. Edtech Bridges will be having a conversation on the state of education looking at various topics. The topics are shown on the poster. The pre-recorded discussion will be on our Youtube page on Monday, the 29th of April 2024. YouTube: Edtech Bridges NPC Subscribe. Click on the notification button. Share the content. And let us know your feedback in the comment section! #EdtechBridges2027 | #DemocraticEducation | #EdtechBridgesToTheWorld | #HigherEducationAndTraining | #BasicEducation | #LeadershipAndGovernance | #FreedomDay2024 | #edtechbridgeswebinars