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ANNUAL REVIEW 2017
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Supported 148 southern African Held 8 Alumni Network
scholars through their studies events across 3
CONTENTS
and funded a further eight countries
01 At a Glance registration fees
02 Introductions
• John Battersby, Chair of Trustees
• Mary Kachale
• Pumela Salela
04 Education
• Growing Knowledge Communities
through scholarship
• Strengthening Basic Education
IN
2017
• Campaigning for Equal Education
• Awards for education initiatives
09 Arts & Humanities
• Why we support Arts & Humanities
• 2017 Scholars’ Scholar Phila Msimang
11 Law & Justice
•
•
Scholars defending law and justice
LOCKED OUT: Legal Resources
THE CANON
Centre fights unlawful evictions
14 Gender & Identity
COLLINS TRUST
• “Thinking Out Loud” Exploring our
Identities as Scholars in Southern Africa
• “Non-confirming narratives: a conversation
about identity and inclusion”
• “Ubuntu as a solution to the crisis
of the Western imagination”
• Women leading for social justice
19 Beyond Scholarships
20 Financials
Provided leadership and Received donations from
facilitation training for 28 1766 supporters
Equal Education youth leaders
Supported the Legal Resources
Centre to resist evictions for over
20,000 people
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CHANGE AGENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA 1
What does a Canon Collins
scholarship mean?
Patron of the Trust
–– The Rt Honorable Lord Mary Kachale, Canon Collins Alumna and
Peter Hain
Malawi’s Director of Public Prosecutions
–– Board of Trustees Through their meticulous selection policies and processes, the Canon
–– John Battersby, Chair Collins Trust is unearthing and empowering an untapped wealth
–– Dr Kai Easton of human capital, who have immense potential to transform the
Welcome
–– Emily Hayter destinies of their own communities, and of Africa as a whole.
–– David Holberton
–– Dr Beacon Mbiba Speaking from personal experience, back in 2008, I was working as a
–– Dr Mpalive Msika John Battersby, Chair of Trustees lawyer in my home country of Malawi and was beginning to doubt my
–– Lawson Naidoo usefulness within Malawi’s justice system. It was at this time that Canon
–– Nicolette Naylor Collins invited me to apply for a scholarship for an LLM In Energy Law at
–– Pfungwa Nyamukachi University College of London. The opportunity to study at a world class
–– Dr Maano Ramutsindela, Education is the most The Canon Collins Trust The Canon Collins Trust is university, to interact with some of the world’s best minds, and to emerge
Vice Chair powerful weapon you can has never wavered in its unearthing and empowering with a Distinction, greatly reinforced my belief in my professional abilities.
use to change the world. core mission of promoting an untapped wealth of The experience rekindled my passion for public service and allowed me to
Staff reflect on how best to deploy my skills towards the service of my nation.
Nelson Mandela a more just and open human capital, who have
–– Gillian Attwood, South
Africa Manager society. Lord Joel Joffe immense potential to Hearing so many personal stories at the 2017 Annual Conference, I was
–– Hayden Banks, Scholarships transform the destinies of reminded of the commonality of human experience and the shared ambition
and Communications In the past momentous year, civil the southern African region, been their own communities, and for social improvement. Every individual possesses immense possibilities;
Assistant society activism has played a more relevant. The Trust is a vital of Africa as a whole. however, many need support and encouragement to reach these destinies.
–– Katie Connan, Learning, crucial role in the change of cog in the wheel of civil society
Knowledge and leadership in two countries on along with its dynamic partners
Communications Executive the brink of economic disaster, at Equal Education and the Legal
–– Stuart Craig, CEO giving South Africa and Zimbabwe Resources Centre, the latter being
–– Eva Lenicka, Scholarships the chance of renewal, with dear to the heart of the Trust’s Pumela Salela, Canon Collins Alumna
Manager
–– Sarvani Morgan, Fundraising
opportunities to all for a life of
dignity and meaning despite the
great friend, Lord Joel Joffe who
passed away in June 2017. Joel, who
and UK head of Brand South Africa
Volunteer intervention of the military in the defended Nelson Mandela at the Fifteen years ago, I had the opportunity to study in the UK and to be
–– Roger Richards, Operations latter. The rapid transformation Rivonia Trial among many career awarded a Canon Collins scholarship by Tata Mandela. The scholarship
and Finance Manager of mood in both nations – the highlights, will be missed by us all. changed my life significantly and led me to my passion for promoting
resurgence of hope – provides the my country, through my current role as the UK head of Brand South
Canon Collins Trust with new horizons The ground-breaking work of the Africa, an organisation that markets South Africa to the world.
in its mission to blend scholarship Trust, in bringing together a diverse
and social activism into a potent network of students from across Through their scholarship programmes in the UK and southern Africa, the
force for development and change. southern Africa to discuss an Canon Collins Educational and Legal Assistance Trust has assisted numerous
agenda for positive social change, scholars to become formidable forces in each of their own fields. As Nelson
The prospect of free higher was evident at last year’s Scholars’ Mandela said, ‘Education is the great engine of personal development. It is
education in South Africa for the Conference. It was a privilege to I urge you to become through Education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor,
poor and working-class presents attend and engage with this highly part of the Canon that the son of a mine worker can become the head of the mines, that
us, for example, with exciting talented and dedicated cohort Collins community that the child of a farm worker can become the president of a great nation.’
possibilities in awarding the of scholars, debating pressing
contributes to the raising of
Trust’s coveted postgraduate issues relating to identity and When I was running the London Marathon, one advice that I got was ‘let
scholarships to the widest social exclusion in the region. a new cohort of scholars the people carry you!’ Indeed, it was the spirit of the people and their
socio-economic spectrum. in 2018 and beyond. generosity that carried me through to the finish line. As an African I am
I hope you will enjoy reading about reminded of the African proverb: ‘It takes a village to raise a child’.
Never has the role of the Canon this and many other achievements
Collins Trust, a small but dedicated of 2017, as we enter the year of the I urge you to become part of the Canon Collins community that contributes
energiser of change agents in centenary of Mandela’s birth. to the raising of a new cohort of scholars in 2018 and beyond.
2 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CHANGE AGENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA 3
GROWING Strengthening Basic Education
KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES At the Canon Collins Trust we believe that access to quality basic education is a fundamental human
right and through our scholarship programmes we seek to support the development of high level
THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP expertise in the fields of teaching, educational research and national curriculum development across
southern Africa. From inclusive education in Swaziland, to gender mainstreaming in rural Namibian
schools, scholars are engaging in pioneering research and advocacy aimed at building fairer and
more effective education systems in the region.
Thekgo Bursaries assisted 8 first Our flagship scholarship In partnership with the Irish
year students at Eastern Cape programme for postgraduate Embassy, we selected 12 South
universities with their studies in South Africa, CCSA, African students for the Kader
registration fees continued to support students in Asmal Fellowship to pursue
the fields of Education, Arts & Masters studies in Ireland
Humanities and Law & Justice
Our Leigh Day scholarships
supported 15 undergraduate We celebrated five years of
law scholars at previously We funded scholars to complete administering the University of
disadvantaged South African Masters degrees at the London’s LLM Law by Distance
universities University of Edinburgh, the Learning Scholars
University of Sussex, and SOAS, Marian Phillipus Sibili Nsibande Dumisani Hompashe
University of London, through M A E D U C AT I O N P O L I C Y, P H D E D U C AT I O N , U N I V E R S I T Y P H D CO M M E R C E , S T E L L E N B O S C H
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSIT Y O F T H E W I T WAT E R S R A N D UNIVERSIT Y
our CCUK scholarship
programme
Marian is pursuing independent Sibili’s research is focused on Having previously worked as a
research on competitive education inclusive education policies in school teacher in the Eastern
with a specific focus on gender Swaziland. She is passionate Cape, Dumisani is passionate
We nominated 18 southern mainstreaming policies in about issues pertaining to about education and is focusing
Africans to receive rural Namibian schools, which children, especially those who are his PhD research on issues of
Commonwealth scholarships for she is passionate about. stigmatised and excluded by society. leadership in schools.
postgraduate studies in the UK 11% Undergraduate
46% male
In our methods of teaching Orphans and vulnerable The Eastern Cape is a
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there exists a subconscious children (OVC) experience rural province where many
process whereby teachers serious psycho-social issues people are unemployed,
LEVEL are more willing to motivate but their problems are not with high poverty rates.
GENDER
SCHOLARS 34% OF STUDY boys because boys are visible like those of physically Many younger people
PhD more talkative and less shy. disabled children. They often have relocated to the cities
FROM Encouragement for girls suffer from anger, depression leaving an elderly and
academically is still lacking. and low self-esteem as a disadvantaged population
My research investigates result of stigmatisation. This behind. Socioeconomic
Angola Namibian school principals’ impacts so much on their challenges are compounded
54% female 55% Masters
Botswana lived experiences to see why experience in the classroom. by deficits in the education
there is still a gap between My research will raise system. There are serious
Lesotho gender mainstreaming awareness and help develop problems of leadership within
Malawi policy and practice. policies to support these schools. My research aims to
children though counselling identify and tackle problems
Mozambique and nutrition programmes. of internal accountability.
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland Listen to podcast interviews with
scholars at https://soundcloud.
Zambia com/canon-collins-trust
Zimbabwe
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Campaigning for Equal Education
2017 saw the Canon Collins Trust and its partner organisation, Equal Education, enter into their
third year of a Comic Relief grant, focused on pressuring the South African government to
comply with their legal obligations to provide basic standards and norms for schools in the
Eastern Cape. Thanks to Equal Education’s tireless campaigning, students in the Eastern Cape
are several steps closer to learning in safe and sanitary conditions.
Day of National Personal How can we say that we have equal
Action to development and access to education unless every child
#FixOurSchools leadership training attends a school equipped with at least
On 29th November 2017, Equal
with youth organisers electricity, water and sanitation?
Education organised a day of Siphosethu Mjolo has been working with EE as a youth
national protests in memory of The training and upskilling of Equal organiser since 2015 and has recently been made a full
Michael Komape, a Polokwane Education’s network of youth member of staff with responsibility for the Zwelitsha region
schoolboy who drowned in organisers (known as ‘facilitators’) is youth group in the Eastern Cape.
human waste after falling into a vital to the organisation’s mission of
dilapidated pit toilet in 2014. The leading a grass roots campaign for
protests, which involved a series equal access to quality education Q: What inspired you to work with Equal Education? Why do
of demonstrations at education for all South Africans. These hard you think the work of the organisation important?
departments and schools Long Walk to School victory working activists have received
across the Western and Eastern ongoing support from Canon Sethu: When I started working with EE, I immediately enjoyed
Cape, Limpopo and Gauteng, After two years of campaigning, Equal Education were Collins’ South Africa Manager, being part of a group of people who are committed to
were organised to coincide victorious in their efforts to secure scholar transport for 12 Gillian Attwood, who joined Equal bringing about change. This movement for equality in
with the one-year anniversary rural schools in Nquthu, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). Education’s Eastern branch to education is an ongoing struggle that speaks to the hearts of
of the missed deadline to The Long Walk to School campaign highlighted the long deliver a ‘Personal Development many people around South Africa and is the key to the
improve school standards, as and dangerous journeys of students attending these and Leadership’ workshop in
development of the future generation.
detailed in the legally binding 12 schools, and others in the region, which often entail June 2017. During the retreat,
‘Norms and Standards for navigating harsh terrain, exposure to crime and severe facilitators were encouraged to
Public School Infrastructure’. weather conditions. Following legal action taken by EE gain self-awareness and enhance Q: What do you think was the most significant achievement of
Protesters demanded that and their partners at Equal Education Law Centre, the their personal development as EE in 2017?
the Department for Basic Pietermaritzburg Court ordered the KZN Departments leaders through introspection
Education reassess and renew for Education and Transport to provide scholar and reflecting upon their own Sethu: For me, the most powerful and significant moment of 2017
its commitment to improving transport for thousands of rural learners by April 2018. journeys to leadership positions. was the marches that happened in the Eastern Cape in
school infrastructural standards. October demanding that the implementing agents hired by the
The Canon Collins Trust and Equal Education presented government fulfil their duty to fix all public schools. The marches
this victory to Comic Relief when applying for a further brought together parents, learners, and teachers as a united
two year extension of the grant1. Equal Education’s ability I enjoyed every session, it front, and highlighted the extent of the problems we face as a
to lead and mobilise its membership has led to a a new was educational learning community, and showed that we will no longer be ignored.
level of official engagement, and additional resources about myself, and my
allocated to the region. Through continued collaboration
work, in relation to the life
on the Comic Relief Grant, Canon Collins believes EE has Q: If you had the power to transform one aspect of the South
the strength to bring about further positive change in experiences of others. I
African Basic Education system, what change would you make?
both the Eastern Cape and South Africa more broadly. understand that we really
have a lot in common Sethu: I would address the system of building schools in South
even though we may seem Africa. I am deeply distressed by the appalling standard of
different to one another. school infrastructure in South Africa’s rural villages and
townships. How can we say that children have equal access
Equal Education youth facilitator to education in this country unless every child attends a
school that is built properly and equipped with at least
electricity, water and sanitation?
1
In early 2018, Comic Relief approved a two year extension to
the grant, which will include additional regions in South Africa.
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Awards for education initiatives Why we support Arts & Humanities
Canon Collins scholars are selected based not only on academic excellence but also for Whilst students studying Law, Education and Policy-related subjects naturally go on to affect
their commitment to the promotion of social justice in southern Africa. On top of their change in their communities, Arts & Humanities subjects are perceived by some as offering little
studies, many are involved in driving positive change in their communities and we seek to in the way of societal advancement. However, we believe students studying the Arts and
foster and support these initiatives through our annual Impact Award for current scholars creative disciplines have just as much potential as their counterparts in other subjects to instigate
and Change Makers Award for alumni. long-lasting change through their contributions to changing attitudes and shaping dialogues.
Change Makers
Award: Back to
School Project
Canon Collins alumni voted
Brighton Chunga and Chikosa
Ngwira’s “Back to School
Community Intiative Project” as the
winner of the 2017 Change Makers
Award. The project aims to improve
the educational opportunities Kline Smith Sharlene Khan
available to the children of Luwuchi MA DRAMA AND PERFORMANCE, UNIVERSIT Y P H D F I N E A R T, G O L D S M I T H S U N I V E R S I T Y
primary school in Rumphi, Malawi, O F K WA - Z U L U N ATA L : 2 016 – 2 017 O F LO N D O N : 2 011 – 2 014
and tackle high levels of school
drop-out by granting awards to
high-performing students and My own original play, Mob Feel, has We can’t have these conversations
Impact Award: Reading for Tomorrow teachers, providing mentorship recently been published. It is inspired by anymore about whether Humanities and
and supporting vital infrastructural Can Themba’s 1952 short story Mob Passion. Arts are important – they are important.
Hlengiwe Ndhlovu’s “Reading for Tomorrow” project, which seeks improvements of the school.
The story tells us that despite the hostile They are important for making people think
to encourage South African children to develop their literacy skills The first instalment of the Change
and to read for pleasure, was selected by her fellow scholars as the Makers Award has funded the emergencies of the time, racial oppression critically about their lives.
winner of 2017’s Impact Award. The project brings together children electrification of six teachers’ was always met with human resilience and
from both privileged and disadvantaged homes, to read and discuss houses. Chikosa describes the determination for freedom.
novels with a focus on promoting engagement with African literature. teachers as “unsung heroes”
The Impact Award funding has allowed Hlengiwe to vastly increase who deserve improved living
the size of her library, which now contains more than 130 titles, as and working conditions in
well as to expand the project to two informal settlements in East recognition and support of their
London where she has been conducting her PhD field research. important role in the community.
Sylvester Stein Fellow 2017
I did not grow up reading for pleasure because we We are grateful to all the Since 2016, funds raised by friends and family of the late author,
did not have any novels at home and we never had that alumni who voted for our journalist and Anti-Apartheid activist, Sylvester Stein, have
reading culture instilled in us. After struggling with reading project and helped us fulfil been used to support a fellowship for talented southern African
journalists. 2017 recipient Khutso Tsikane is a community radio
after starting university, I decided to start a reading project our dream. The award has
journalist at Wits Radio Academy. The Fellowship allowed her
to help kids acquire and develop their reading skills been hugely motivational and to attend an intensive training workshop in Accra, Ghana.
while they are still young. Through donations and books community members have
purchased, we now have a large collection that are gladly joined us to help make
well taken care of by responsible readers who value and this project a success.
treasure this project and will sustain it for years to come.
Brighton Chunga (PhD Water Resource
Management, Cranfield University)
Hlengiwe Ndhlovu (PhD Industrial Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand)
Listen to podcast interviews with
scholars at https://soundcloud.
com/canon-collins-trust
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2017 Scholars’ Scholar Scholars defending law and justice
Phila Msimang Founded in the Anti-Apartheid struggle, the Canon Collins Trust has long been committed to the
defence of law and justice. Our scholarship programmes offer students an opportunity to hone
their legal research skills through their studies, as well as exposure to potential internships and
Each year, the Scholar’s Scholar is selected and practical legal experience. From human rights to environmental justice, Canon Collins scholars
supported by the Canon Collins Alumni community are using their legal knowledge in the defence of justice across southern Africa.
to give back to the next generation. Phila Msimang
was the 2017 Scholars’ Scholar. He is an emerging Phila Msimang with Canon Collins’ South
Africa Manager, Gillian Attwood
academic philosopher who studied at the University of
KwaZulu-Natal, researching the history of racial thought.
He has progressed from living in relative poverty in a
Pietermaritzburg township to being the first black
academic in the Faculty of Philosophy at Stellenbosch.
Q: How did your unorthodox Q: Can you explain the nature Q: What would you say to those
path to education shape and significance of your who question the practical
your future? research for wider society? impact of Arts subjects like
philosophy?
Phila: Because of my home situation I Phila: My Master’s thesis was entitled Phila: I would highlight that some of
missed out on formally completing my ‘Are there any biologically realist the greatest work in philosophy Clarissa Regede Inga Macingwane Lenin Tinashe Chisaira
secondary education, but I believe theories of race left?’ I am less throughout history, and indeed by M SC PU B L I C PO L I CY AN D L L B ( B AC H E LO R O F L AW S) L L M I N E CO N O M I C R E G U L AT I O N
this helped me take responsibility for interested in the scientific facts practising philosophers today, is M ANAGE M E N T, SOA S, UNIVERSIT Y OF FORT HARE U N I V E R S I T Y O F LO N D O N
U N IVE RS I T Y O F LO N DO N
my own learning and intellectual about human genetic diversity, directly engaged with solving
development. Alongside my because there is a basic consensus practical problems. My research and Clarissa is a sexual and reproductive As part of her LLB programme, Inga Tinashe is an environmental lawyer,
independent studies, I balanced a on these, and more interested in the the research of many other health and human rights advocate. had the chance to go to the African and founded his own centre for
number of jobs including working as a central problem of racism. Racism is philosophers looking at race and Before starting her masters, she Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, environmental justice in Zimbabwe in
voice-over artist at the Natal independent of scientific facts about society joins a strong tradition in the was working as a project officer where she learnt about the various 2017. During his LLM degree, Tinashe
museum, and as a journalist for the diversity but dependent on the subject that actively defies the with ‘Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human ways of positively contributing to also obtained a Postgraduate
Maritzburg Sun. After completing a ethical values we hold, and shapes stereotype of lack of an ‘earthly Rights’ in their HIV, Human Rights the African continent. She also Certificate in Environmental
philosophy module for non-degree society in so many diverse ways. gaze’ in the practice of philosophy. I and Law unit. She focused on undertook an internship at the and Natural Resources Law.
purposes at UKZN and presenting my would like to thank Canon Collins ensuring that the Zimbabwean Centre of Applied Legal Studies
portfolio of independent research, I Trust for their support in facilitating government remained accountable at Wits University, which exposed
was admitted into the Master’s my academic progress and allowing to citizens and promoted and her to public interest litigation. With the skills I developed
degree programme on the basis of me to study Philosophy. protected their human rights, through my degree, I have
recognition of prior learning. particularly the right to health. been better able to advise
My internship inspired
and inform the work of the
me to continue to keep
By being based in London, organisations I currently
holding systems of power
Most importantly, my long I feel honoured to have the Canon Collins scholarship work with, and through our
accountable and ensuring
path to formal education has been the Scholars’ Scholar has assisted me to continue efforts, we have begun to
that the rights of the most
taught me that we need to for 2017. I believe we can working on promoting the make sure the government
vulnerable individuals are
eliminate artificial barriers draw inspiration from within rights of young people and other elites start to look
protected. I’m extremely
to learning, and has helped the history of the Canon globally as I am able to over their shoulder a bit more
grateful to the Canon Collins
me realise that education is Collins Trust, where the work interact with individuals before carrying on with
Trust for the immeasurable
a social good from which all of Canon John Collins in the and organisations from all human rights violations and
support over the years.
people can benefit directly International Defence and over the world, working environmental justices.
or indirectly. Aid Fund was crucial in the on the same cause.
Anti-Apartheid struggle.
Canon Collins has had a
deep impact on my life and
on the lives of many other
scholarship recipients.
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LOCKED OUT: in 2017...
Legal Resources Centre 138,000
fights unlawful evictions people represented
overall by the LRC
78
cases in which the LRC assisted
or continued to assist
The Legal Resources Centre has In Durban, the Enduduzweni Centre
made significant inroads into the for the Blind has been home to
problem of unlawful evictions: visually impaired people for more
attempts to evict people from their than 30 years. The majority of its 35
homes without a proper process residents are women and children,
having been followed. What’s who feel safe there. Taking a rented
surprising is that the ‘bad guys’ are room elsewhere is risky, particularly
not always rogue landlords, but for blind women who are at high
often those who should know better risk of rape, according to Themba
– or at least have a heart. And yet Shiba, one of the male residents.
the LRC has had to challenge the Despite being a place of safety,
actions of local authorities, churches the residents of Enduduzweni found
and even a centre for blind people at the beginning of March 2017
in the last year, all of which had that the locks had been changed
failed to follow the letter of the law. by the local council, on the
pretext of “essential renovations”.
No notice had been given, or Also in Durban, the LRC established
engagement with the residents an important legal precedent
We are very happy with attempted, and no alternative when acting as amicus (friend of
the way the LRC is helping us.
Sometimes we feel that things
accommodation was offered.
The Legal Resources Centre
the court) for a group known as the
Poor Flat Dwellers Association at
the Constitutional Court, the highest
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community advice office
are moving slowly. But, we
(LRC) stepped in to halt the court in the land. Effectively giving paralegals and community
now better understand how evictions, which have now a voice to those who are often clients were trained on
legal processes are carried been stayed indefinitely. powerless in eviction proceedings, how to advise clients on
out and that it takes time. the Constitutional Court directed their rights to housing
all lower courts to take account
Mr Themba Shiba, one of the tenants of
the Enduduzweni Centre for the Blind
of everyone’s needs – not just
Just because the Shelter those who are consulted – when
does not constitute a home considering granting an eviction
in the everyday, colloquial order. It turned out that while some
of the residents had consented
sense of the term does not
to eviction, not all had, and the
mean that applicants are order was declared invalid as a
not entitled to the protection result. For once, the balance of
of their fundamental power was tilted slightly towards
constitutional rights. the poor and marginalised.
20,000
Judge Mhlantla in the Dladla Judgment
people to date have been
protected from evictions
by the LRC under the
Comic Relief grant
80,000
slum dwellers were supported
to obtain access to secure
tenure and rights
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Highlights from the 2017 Conference
“Thinking Out Loud”
73 scholars attended the 2017 10 southern African Annual Alumni Dinner with
Exploring our identities as Conference hosted by Weber
Wentzel Law Firm in Cape Town
nations represented Mary Kachale (see page 3)
Scholars in Southern Africa Panel discussion entitled:
R30,000 value of
100% of scholars who
responded to our evaluation form
“Non-conforming narratives:
a conversation about identity
and inclusion” (see page 16)
the Scholars’ Impact Award for said they made new connections
a unique social justice project and were given opportunities Keynote address from
to present their research Panashe Chigumadzi (see
page 17)
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“Non-conforming narratives: a “Ubuntu as a solution to the crisis
conversation about identity and inclusion” of the Western Imagination”
Keynote speech – Panashe Chigumadzi
Prominent author, journalist and commentator Panashe
The value I have derived Chigumadzi discussed the concept of Ubuntu, a term used in All activism is the
from these past few days Bantu speaking communities to describe one’s personhood as work of the imagination
has been monumental; the dependent on your ethical relations with others. She alluded to and the struggle to
conference has given me issues of racism and the appropriation of Ubuntu in post-1994 bring it into being.
a greater sense of purpose South Africa.
and direction in my work,
studies and beyond.
We must dwell in the
grace and splendor
of our imaginations to
dream ourselves out of
the current world order.
The panel discussion provided
very stimulating conversations on
marginalisation in southern Africa,
and steps that can be taken to
overcome discrimination. The panel
included Professor Puleng of UNISA
(pictured above), winner of the
2014 women in Science award.
The conference is in touch Jabulani Pereira of Iranti-Org, a
with reality – it encourages queer media advocacy group,
dialogue on uncomfortable highlighted the importance of
practising resilience and solidarity
but imperative topics.
in the face of shared oppression.
White supremacy is Only after the defeat
the systematic doubt of white supremacy
of the humanity of can non-racialism
black people. meaningfully exist.
16 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CHANGE AGENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA 17Women leading for social justice Beyond scholarships
Professor Juliet Perumal of Wits University was our keynote speaker for Our relationship with scholars does
the Alumni Seminar in November 2017 – an engaging, provocative not end once they complete their
Don’t only question discussion which concluded that “it’s time for women to step in and lead degree. All scholars automatically
the answers…question the conversation”. Professor Perumal discussed the history of women become members of the Canon
the questions. being silenced in academic circles and the need to reform educational Collins Alumni Network, and
institutions to center women’s experiences. She was later joined by through this Network, alumni
gender activist and fellow alumna Ntokozo Yingwana, and together have many ways of staying
they debated how women can become better feminist activists. connected to their peers, as well
as an opportunity to ‘give back’
to the community that supported
them through their studies.
Little attention is given In 2017, our Alumni Network
to the ways in which continued to grow. As we have
educational institutions can shown throughout this review, our
alumni are central to the work
reproduce discrimination
of the Trust. They participated in
on the basis of gender, several events, such as the Annual
race and class. Alumni Dinner, and formed their
own groups, including the Social
Enterprise Whatsapp group, where Canon Collins alumni at the Annual Alumni Dinner 2017
alumni debate ideas and share
professional opportunities.
As our patterns of funding evolve,
Canon Collins alumni and supporters
play an essential role in the
continuation of the Trust’s work. From
raising funds through the London
Marathon to raising awareness
amongst one’s own network, there
are many opportunities to sustain the
Which Trust for future generations and we
strand of greatly appreciate the dedication
feminism do of the wider Canon Collins family.
you most
identify
with?
Any feminism which
is inclusive – inclusivity
is key. A feminism that
Bianca Theereth, Canon Collins Alumna, running in the London Marathon 2017
allows for everyone to
participate and does not
become territorial.
18 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CHANGE AGENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA 19Finance Summary 2017 Legacies
–– Canon Eric James
–– Dr W S Hydes
£11,413 £30,424 –– Miss A C Western
London Marathon 2017 General Donations –– Miss Barbara Jill Lamport Smith
and Appeals –– Mr & Mrs Iain & Isabel Whyte
£150,000 –– Mr John Daniel Jukes
Sol Plaatje Scholarships –– Ms R. A. Kaufman
£285,995
Comic Relief
£9,178 In Memorium
Restricted Scholarships INCOME TOTAL –– Geoff Parkyn
£962,493 –– James Learmonth
–– Joan Edwards
£188,327 £77,110
Personal donations and Corporations, Foundations –– Joel Joffe
Gift Aid and Trust grants –– Patrick Stuart
–– Roger Diski
£164,541 £40,788 –– Ros Moger
Legacies Earned Income/Royalties –– Roy Frankland
–– Sylvester Stein
£4,717 –– Terry Furlong
Investment Income
Individuals, Trusts and Orgs
who gave over £1000
–– Alan and Babette
£82,842 £79,999 Sainsburys Trust
Scholarships Fundraising, Publicity –– British Defence and Aid Fund
Programmes UK and Events
–– Comic Relief
–– Dr Ian Williams
–– Follett Trust
£492,900 –– Jusaca Charitable Trust
EXPENDITURE Projects
TOTAL –– Leigh Day
£488,021 £1,175,314 –– Matrix Chambers
Scholarships –– Mr & Mrs L and E Coates
Programmes SA –– Mr BJ Coode
–– Mr Kestelman
–– Mrs Anabel Marsh
£31,551 –– Ms Cynthia Zukas
Scholarship conference –– Ms Elizabeth S Wilmshurst
–– Ms Jeanne Coker
–– Ms Marnie Sweet
–– Ms Sarah Cawkwell
BALANCE SHEET (31 Dec 2017) –– Ms Sophie Gardiner
£677,308 –– Prof Jane Hutton
–– Prof Shula Marks
–– Sol Plaatje Educational Project
£775,453 £375,280 –– The Derek Raphael Charitable
Current assets Restricted funds Trust
–– The Eva Reckitt Trust
BALANCE FUNDS
£113,894 SHEET DISTRIBUTION –– The Gibbs Charitable Trust
Investments £302,028
General fund
–– The Westcroft Trust
(-£212,039) Special thanks
Current liabilities –– Webber Wentzel for providing
the Scholar Conference venue
in Cape Town
–– The Canon Collins London
Marathon team of 2017
Copies of the full set of accounts and annual report may be obtained from the office or at our website
20 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017Find out more www.canoncollins.org.uk | CanonCollinsTrust | CanonCollins Registered in England and Wales as Canon Collins Educational and Legal Assistance Trust, a company limited by guarantee (no. 04965891) and charity (no. 1102028) Registered and head office: The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR, UK +44 (0) 20 3770 0395 | info@canoncollins.org.uk
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