15 May 2008

National Science Week

This week marks National Science Week (10- 17 May 2008). We were joined by Gillian Arendse Manager of the Science and Technology Awareness Programme at iTemba Labs.

‘National Science Week is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology which aims to excite youth with science at an early age and to encourage them to develop an interest in studying mathematics and science subjects. While placing emphasis on our youth, awareness is also created among those sectors of society bearing an influence on the subject and career choices of learners’

For more information on National Science Week go to www.saasta.ac.za. For information on iTemba Labs call 021 843 1000 or visit their website on www.tlabs.ac.za

The Parent Centre

Later we Interviewed Jann Wotling from the Parents Centre. The Parent Centre was established in 1983 and provides education and training workshops, home-visiting programmes, community talks, support groups as well as parental counselling. Today also marks International Family Day

“May 15 is celebrated as the International Day of the Family. This day highlights the importance of families. It aims at fostering equality, bringing about a fuller sharing of domestic responsibilities and employment opportunities. The programmes undertaken to commemorate the day, work towards supporting families in the discharge of their functions. They tend to promote the inherent strengths of families, including their great capacity of self-reliance, and stimulate self-sustaining activities”

For more information on the Parents Centre or if you would like to utilise call 021 762 0116

Disability Legislation

Last but certainly not least, we spoke to Law Professor Tobias Van Reenen of the University of the Western Cape about the Disability Legislation meeting that was held recently at the University Western Cape.

A sub-regional meeting on Disability Legislation-Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities Africa- was held from 12-14 May 2008.

Some of the issues discussed included non-discrimination law and the context of disability as well as current key concepts in disability discrimination legislation

For more information call the Luthando Tyhalibongo on 021 959 2625/2627