06/10/2022
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The RU Mountain Club is deeply entrenched in being relevant and engaged with local communities. They have been winners of this award three times previously and so to receive this award another time requires exemplary community engagement understanding and practice.
This year the Club formed a new partnership with the Eluxolweni Place of Safety for Boys. Negotiating a mutually beneficial and sustainable partnership from scratch is no small feat. The navigated this independently as a whole committee – each stakeholder bring their piece to the table. During the year they had huge successes in introducing the boys to outdoor activities such as camping, slack lining and climbing to address the developmental and psychosocial support needs of the boys. Through these activities and mentorship relationships, they have managed to develop a reciprocal relationship with the social workers and the boys, and these engagements will no doubt have a profound impact on the boys’ lives. This Club has truly shown how the collective power of students to collaborate and work closely with the community around community-identified challenges can make a meaningful impact on community university partnerships. Congratulations to the RU Mountain Club.
