CPUT Students donate R85 000 to Red Cross Children’s Hospital
PAYING IT FORWARD: Business Administration 1 lecturer, Belinda Berman, and her students in the Business and Information Administration Department handed over cheques to the value of R85 385 the Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Business Administration 1 students in the Business and Information Administration Department have donated R85 385 to The Children’s Hospital Trust of the Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
The students and their lecturer who is the project’s facilitator, Belinda Berman, recently handed over to the trust cheques of R45 385, which they raised in 2024, and R40 000 in 2024, towards the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) upgrading and extension.
The department started the initiative in 2009 as a Business Administration 1 live academic entrepreneurship project and has to date donated a phenomenal R376 385 to the trust.
During the handover of the cheques and other donations at the hospital this week, Berman stated that by supporting the expansion of the ICU, more children were provided with a better chance of survival, and in turn this also contributed to providing an enhanced environment for families to support their children and the staff to continue enabling the best care.
She added: “More than 2 000 students had been involved in the project over the last nine years.” Berman thanked all the students for their time and efforts and expressed how proud she was that they had embraced the spirit of UBUNTU.
“Not only have the students acquired various entrepreneurship and business skills, but they have made a difference to the lives of many children who require medical treatment in South Africa and Africa,” says the department’s senior lecturer, Mandie Richards.
Loyal sponsors to the project include 7-11, J&M Famous Biltong and Scent Pac.
Prizes are awarded annually for the team of students that raises the most profit and the one with the best portfolio. All students receive a certificate of participation and merit certificates are issued to the winning teams.
The department started the initiative in 2009 as a Business Administration 1 live academic entrepreneurship project and has to date donated a phenomenal R376 385 to the trust.
During the handover of the cheques and other donations at the hospital this week, Berman stated that by supporting the expansion of the ICU, more children were provided with a better chance of survival, and in turn this also contributed to providing an enhanced environment for families to support their children and the staff to continue enabling the best care.
She added: “More than 2 000 students had been involved in the project over the last nine years.” Berman thanked all the students for their time and efforts and expressed how proud she was that they had embraced the spirit of UBUNTU.
“Not only have the students acquired various entrepreneurship and business skills, but they have made a difference to the lives of many children who require medical treatment in South Africa and Africa,” says the department’s senior lecturer, Mandie Richards.
Loyal sponsors to the project include 7-11, J&M Famous Biltong and Scent Pac.
Prizes are awarded annually for the team of students that raises the most profit and the one with the best portfolio. All students receive a certificate of participation and merit certificates are issued to the winning teams.