STELLENBOSCH
WESTERN CAPE
Four hundred engineering students walk the streets of Klapmuts, Kayamandi and Jamestown – pursuing practical solutions for real-life challenges. Here is a place where yesterday and tomorrow meet.
The Stellenbosch region is one of South Africa’s most sought-after tourist destinations, known for its oak-lined streets, a wealth of history, beautiful architecture and rolling vineyards. Also home to the 150-year old Stellenbosch University, the town is fast emerging as a hub of knowledge and innovation where solutions are being sought to address both some of the most exciting opportunities and complex issues facing our country today. Amongst academia, business and communities, there is a growing move towards intentional network-building for the purpose of benefiting generations to come.
The Stellenbosch municipal area includes a rich variety of suburbs and settlements, including Jamestown, Klapmuts, Kayamandi, Idas Valley and Cloetesville – and extends all the way along the Dwarsrivier Valley (Kylemore and surrounds) to Franschhoek. We created this page to share the stories that span multiple areas within Stellenbosch, such as collaboration initiatives with NGOs and opportunities created for the university’s students to learn more about social impact within their respective fields.
200 engineering students in Klapmuts for social innovation challenge
Today, 200 engineering students from Stellenbosch University joined the Ranyaka team for a walkabout through Klapmuts. The students have now been tasked with coming up with people-centered design solutions to address specific problematic issues in Klapmuts. Last week,...
Can engineers be social innovators?
Can engineers be social innovators? This was the question we posed to a group of 200 students at the Stellenbosch University's Engineering Faculty today. Ranyaka's Marli Goussard and Johan Olivier co-presented a lecture addressing the pressing need for engineers to...
Stellenbosch Civil Advocacy Network dialogue at Launchlab
A great turn-out with broad representation at the open dialogue session hosted by the Stellenbosch Civil Advocacy Network (SCAN) at the LaunchLab this morning. SCAN's mission is to encourage collaboration amongst civil society and to provide a space for intersectoral...
Second stakeholder meeting in Dwarsriver Valley
Yesterday, Ranyaka in collaboration with Impact Funding Platform, Valcare and sponsor, Nedbank, hosted the second Dwarsrivier Valley stakeholder meeting. This meeting is part of a broader process to look at ways in which we can all play our part in developing and...
Jamestown entrepreneurs event
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the Nedbank-sponsored Jamestown business breakfast held on Friday. As a joint initiative of Ranyaka, Nedbank and the Jamestown Community Development Trust, the breakfast was the first of a series of events to be...
It’s a big wide world out there
From literacy projects to art therapy; feeding schemes to disaster relief; senior citizens outreach to skills development; counselling services to child welfare and many, many more, Stellenbosch is home to an impressive network of NGOs - all hard at work to make the...