Equal Education

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Equal Education
Equal Education rally in 2019.jpg
Formation2008
TypeSocial movement
HeadquartersKhayelitsha, South Africa
Location
  • South Africa
Membership
7032
Official language
English, isiXhosa
General secretary
Noncedo Madubedube
Key people
  • Noncedo Madubedube (General Secretary)
  • Tracey Malawana (Deputy General Secretary)
  • Tess Peacock (Treasurer)
  • Yana Van Leeve (Chairperson)
  • Sindisa Monakali (Deputy Chairperson: post-school youth representative)
  • Leanne Jansen-Thomas (Head of Communications)
  • Ayesha Fakie (Chief Operations Officer)
  • Hopolang Selebalo (Head of Research)
  • Roné McFarlane (Development and Research Coordinator)
Staff
71
Websitehttps://equaleducation.org.za/

Equal Education (EE) is a South African non-profit organisation. Founded in February 2008, EE is based in Khayelitsha in Cape Town South Africa.[1]

It is a movement of learners, parents, teachers and community members working for quality and equality in South African education, through analysis and activism.

History[]

EE was founded in February 2008. EE's initial aim was to get Luhlaza Secondary School's 500 damaged windows fixed.[1][2] EE was able to get the government to fix the windows through its grassroots approach and through collaborating with experienced activists like Zackie Achmat.[2] Beginning in 2009, EE campaigned for a national policy on school libraries with the aim being the provision of one library and librarian for every South African school.[1] By 2011, it sought to have schools' infrastructure fixed including bathrooms and electricity. According to a case consortium study published by Columbia University, EE transformed into "a nationally recognized activist organization" by 2012 and reached 5,000 members by 2014. Its power came from its young participants who largely were secondary school students as well as people 25 years old or younger.[1]

See also[]

  • Treatment Action Campaign
  • Social Justice Coalition

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Smalley, Eric (July 2014). "Fighting for Equality in Education: Student Activism in Post----apartheid South Africa" (PDF). Columbia University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Angara, Harini (31 May 2011). "The 500 Windows Campaign: A Case Study of a Youth Movement for Educational Resources in South Africa" (PDF). InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies. UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. 7 (2). ISSN 1548-3320. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021 – via eScholarship.

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