International Conference on the Educational Needs of the Victims of Apartheid in Soudi Africa

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1 International Conference on the Educational Needs of the Victims of Apartheid in Soudi Africa BACKGROUND PAPER NO. 10 UNESCO House. Paris, June 1991 Organized jointly by the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO! in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa IUNETPSAI DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SCHOIARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF APARTHEID [This issue contains a preliminary listing of organizations providing scholarship assistance to the victims of apartheid in South Africa and/or Namibia. The present document was prepared on the basis of replies to a questionnaire that the United Nations Centre against Apartheid circulated among a number of organizations and scholarship agencies. It should be noted that it is incomplete as a number of those contacted have not responded so far. Organizations are encouraged to check the accuracy of the data contained in this document and, if necessary, provide additional information for inclusion in an up-dated directory to be published in due course. ]

2 - 2 - AFRICA EDUCATIONAL TRUST (ABT) Address: 38 King Street London WC2E 8JS, United Kingdcto Telephone: Fax: AET provides full scholarships, funded by Nordic countries and United Nations Council for Namibia, to South African and Namibian students on all levels after secondary school in the fields of administration and management, science, technical, medical and agricultural education, including teacher training. Number of students: South African: 167; Namibian: 90 Publications: Annual Report and History of AET

3 - 3 - THE APLICAN AMERICAN INSTITOTE Address; 833 Ulited Nations Plaza New York, NY Telephone: (212) Fax: (212) Provides full range of assistance, tuition waivers and work to post-secondary through master degree students in the fields of education, business, public administration, health, technical studies, community development. Publications: SASFOST (a bimonthly newsletter) Number of students: 63 In cooperation with: SAFTE, UNETPSA

4 4 - AFRICAN ARTS FUND (AAF) Address; 156 East 79th Street - Suite 6A New York, NY Telephone: (212) Fax Contact person; Dawn Fain Tel: (212) AAF funds tuition waivers, provides living stipends and tries to find internships for South African students in unusual fields, not available in South Africa (i.e. theatre management, museum curating) in cooperation with the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. Publications: brochures Number of students: 13

5 - 5 - AFRICARE Address; 440 R Street N.W. Washington, D.C Telephone; (202) Fax; (202) Objectives; Practical work experience (6 months) for South African and Nandbian students with United States college or university degrees in a variety of fields, including business, engineering, education, économies, arts, sciences, communications. Publications; Brochures about the Program Newsletter Number of students; 15 Namibians, 139 South Africans

6 - 6 - AURORA ASSOCIATES Address: th Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, D.C Telephone; (202) Fax: (202) Provides placement, roam and board, tuition (where waivers are not applicable to undergraduate, graduate and Eh.D students from South Africa in a variety of fields in cooperation with Institute of International Education (IIE). Number of students: 120

7 - 7 - AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU (AIDAB) Address: GEO Box 887 Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Telephone: Fax: The Bureau grants full fee scholarships in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya as well as in South Africa; also sponsored programs in Australia for Black South African students in the fields of agriculture, education, communications at secondary and tertiary levels. Number of Students: ca. 1,800-1,900 In cooperation with: Australian NGOs, UNETPSA

8 - 8 - THE BISHOP DESM3ND TUTU SOUTHERN AFRICAN SCHOIARSHIP FUND 10 East 87th Street New York, NY Telephone: (212) Fax: (212) Provides full scholarships, placement with tuition waivers, tuition waivers, emergency grants/loans to South African and Nandbian students in the fields of science and business, technical and health professions to obtain college/university degrees. Country of study: United States of America Number of students: 50 Publications: Occasional newsletter. Annual report.

9 - 9 - CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (CDFP) Address; 809 united Nations Plaza New York, NY Telephone; (212) Fax: (212) CDFP provides short-term, non-degree fellowships to South African professionals, placing them at United States universities and colleges for three to nine months of mentored, individually tailored training which combines practical experience with academic course work or research in the fields of health, education, business management, social work, journalism, community development and public administration. Number of students; 23 South African fellows in 1991 (93 have already completed the Program).

10 CHURCH IEADERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Address; 809 United Nations Plaza New York, Ny Telephone; (212) Fax; (212) Objectives; Full scholarships for South African students to pursue M.A. degrees at United States and Canadian universities in the field of theology and social work. In cooperation with; IIE and Ford Foundation Number of students; 15 South Africans Publications; South African Programs Newsletter

11 THE FORD FOUNDATION Address: 320 East 43rd Street New York, NY Telephone: (212) Fax: (212) Contact: Franklin Thomas The Foundation grants funds to other organizations engaged in educational assistance to Black South Africans and to Namibians, including African American Institute, Institute of International Education, South African Advanced Education Programme - Oxford, etc.

12 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE Address: 4 Chenin des Morillous CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland Telephone Fax; Objectives; Programs assisting the victims of Apartheid in vocational training, labour administration, rural development, small enterprise development. SATEP programs provide technical advisory and consultancy services.

13 MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BLACKS (MESAB) Address; 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. - Suite 300 Washington, D.C Telephone; (202) Fax; (202) Objectives; MESAB provides grants to Black undergraduate students enrolled in South African universities in the field of health care (dentistry, nursing, pharmacy). Publications; Annual Report, occasional newsletter Number of students; 450

14 NAMIBIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM (NEP) Address: 809 United Nations Plaza New York, NY Telephone; (212) Fax: (212) NEP provides full scholarships for Namibian students to pursue B.A. and M.A. degrees at United States universities and colleges in the fields of engineering, health provessions, physical sciences. Number of students: (5 have completed the program) In cooperation with: IIE, Namibian Foundation on Education Publications: "The Namibian Education Program: Working Paper No. 1, Education for Namibians: A Workshop Report" (1989)

15 NASSAU FELLOWSHIP SCHEME (NFS) British Council, London Description: NFS was launched in 1985 at the Heads of Government meeting in Nassau. The multi-lateral NFS programme has expanded rapidly with a total of 600 students having been sponsored so far for degree courses, diploma course, short courses, seminars of study visits in the fields of management and trade unionism. Number of students; one year postgraduate awards in health education annually.

16 OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH OCMDSSIONER FOR REFUGEES Address; Centre William Rappard 154, rue de Lausanne CH-1200, Geneva, Switzerland Telephone; Fax; (TELECOMMS) Objectives; UNHCR provides educational assistance to South African refugees who have sought asylum in th esouthern African region, on the level of pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education and vocational training. Number of students; South Africans (305 i Botswana; 298 in Swaziland; 726 in Zambia; 145 in Zimbabwe) In cooperation with; UNETPSA

17 OTTO BENECKE STIFTUNG Address Bonner Talweg 57 D-5300 Bonn 1 Germany Telephone: 0228/109-0 Fax: Full scholarships, placement, educational counselling, assistance after the training (technical literature, tools, seminars) provided to refugees from South Africa and Namibia. Level of study: University in Germany or Africa, Politechnics in the Federal Republic of Germany, vocational training in Germany and Africa. Currently, 3,178 students are covered by Fund's assistance. Number of students: 215 South Africans and Namibians. Publications: Report - "Vocational Training for Refugees from Southern African Countries". Cooperation with other agencies: Commonwealth Secretariat for Technical Cooperation, Lutheran World Federation

18 THE PHELPS-STOKES FUND SOUTHERN AFRICA REFUGEE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME Address; 10 East 87th Street New York, NY Telephone; (212) Fax: (212) Contact: Gerald A. Le Melle The programme provides full scholarship or placement with tuition waiver to South African and Namibian students in the fields of science, business, technology and health care to obtain university undergraduate degree. Number of students: 21 South Africans, 4 Namibians Country of study: United States of America

19 19 - SKILLS FOR SOUm AFRICA (SFSA) Description; SFSA provides high-level training and work experience for victims of apartheid to create a large pool of competent and experienced Black managers and administrators for public and community life, business and commerce in post-apartheid South Africa. Particular attentio is paid to the sponsorship of wcmen candidates. Number of students; Since 1987, 132 fellows.

20 SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM (SAEP) Address 809 United Nations Plaza New York, NY Telephone; (212) Fax: (212) The Programme provides full scholarships to South African students to pursue degrees at United States universities in the field of physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, management, accounting, economics and agriculture. Number of students: 320 (in 1991) ; a total of 524 participants have completed degrees. Cooperation with other agencies: Institute of International Education (IIE) Publications: South African Programs newsletter

21 SOUTH AFRICAN EXTENSION UNIT (SAEU) Description; SAEU was launched in 1984 in Dar-es Salaam. Originally funded only by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) it now attracts funds from non-commonwealth sources, bringing its current budget to annually. The students study basic English, mathematics and agriculture, with the majority pursuing "0" level courses, while some more advanced take "A" levels. SAEU is currently examining distance education in vocational subjects. Number of students: 1987/88 about /91 about 3,000

22 SOUTHERN AFRICA EDUCATION TRUST FUND (SÄEFT) Address Suite 1202, 1 Nicholas Street Ottawa KIN 7B7, Canada Telephone: Fax; SAETF, an independent Canadian charity founded in 1988, provides Canadians-based education and training programmes for black South Africans, supported by the Canadian Government. SAETF provides academic scholarships for advanced studies, work experience and informal training, creates partnerships and training when requested by non-governmental organizations within South Africa. Number of Students: 47 (in cooperation with UNETPSA, Commonwealth Secretariat)

23 SOUIHERN AFRICAN FREEDCM THROUGH EDUCATION Address: P.O. Box Berkeley, CA Objectives; Scholarships, tuition waivers or placements provided for South African and Namibiern students in the field of technical studies in cooperation with African American Institute (AAI) and UNEFPSA. Number of students: 12 (10 South Africans; 2 Namibians)

24 SOUTH AFRICAN IAW PROGRAM (SAIP) Address; 809 United Nations Plaza New York, NY Telephone; (212) Fax; (212) Objectives; SALP provides full scholarships for Black South Africans to pursue LLM. degrees at United States universities. Source of funding; United States Information Agency (Fulbright Scholars) Number of students; 6 (7 have completed the program) In cooperation with; Africare, African-American Institute, Phelps Stokes Fund Publications; South African Programs Newsletter

25 UNITED NATIONS CHUDREN'S FUND Address; Palais des Nationes CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Telephone; Fax; Objectives; UNICEF helps South African waren and children with resources for health, nutrition, emergency relief, formal and non-formal education and early childhood care and development in collaboration with the ANC and PAC.

26 UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Address: One United Nations Plaza New York, NY Telephone: (212) Fax: (212) To promote professional expertise and human resources development through formal education to prepare members of national liberation movements to assume technical, managerial and administrative positions. Total UNDP planning figure $ post-secondary education and professional training. Number of students: South Africans Namibians

27 UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) Address; 7, place de Foutenoy Paris, France Telephone; Fax: Objectives; UNESCO provides full scholarships, tuition waivers and placement to students from primary to doctorate levels of education and training at African, European and sometimes American institutions. Number of sponsored students 415 South Africans and 10 Namibians Sources of Funding; Regular budget, UNDP-funded projects, Trust Funds, and in cooperation with British Council, Commission Natonale Française, Institute for National Planning, Commission générale/relations internationales de la Communante Française (Belgium), CEŒ (Canada), etc. Publications; Curricula: Maths, Science, English, Arts and Crafts, Home Economies. Special publications: Race, class and apartheid (H. Vtolpe, 1988) ; End game in South Africa (R. Cohen, 1986) and others.

28 UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) Address; Centre William Rappard 154 rue de Lausanne Case Postal 2500 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Dépôt, Switzerland Telephone; Fax; Objectives; UNHCR provides scholarship assistance to refugees from South Africa at the primary and secondary levels, and in vocational training. All UNHCR students under this program are in Africa. Number of students: 1,474 South Africans

29 UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL EEVEEOFMENT ORGANIZATION Address; P.O. BOX 300 A-1400 Vienna, Austria Telephone: extension Fax; Assistance to ANC in the upgrading of the automotive repair and maintenance workshop at Tanzania.

30 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Address: Career Development Fellowship Program College Eight, University of California Santa Cruz, CA Telephone; (408) Fax; (408) Short-term, non-degree fellowships in the field of education, health care, agriculture, conmunity organization and journalism, provided for South African students in cooperation with Institute of International Education (IIE). Number of students: 20-23

31 WORID UNIVERSITY SERVICE (WUS) Address; 5, chemin des Iris 1216 Cointrin, Switzerland Telephone; /8711/12 Fax; Objectives; Full scholarships to South African and Namibian students on all levels of tertiary education, in the priority fields of study, in low-cost, mainly African countries. Number of students; 1,293 Donors; Nordic countries and Swiss Government, cooperation with other agencies, such as Standing Ccramittee on Education and Training for Refugees in Africa, local scholarship coordinating committees«publications; WUS and Human Rights Bulletin, Academic Freedom 1990 Report, Report of Activities, Reports of Seminars and Workshops.