The Mokone Innov88ions University Online Application Initiative...
The team at Mokone Innov88ions conducted an University Online Applications drive which was a Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative done in conjunction with an educational NGO partner, namely Kukanang Career Expo Project, over the weekend of the 10 & 11 October 2020.
This initiative included helping high school learners complete online applications for various varsity institutions such as University of Limpopo, University of Cape Town, University of Witwatersrand and others. Mokone Innov88ions provided laptops, routers and internet services while Kukanang Career Expo was resourceful in coordinating the human capital and the schools for this initiative.
Makgwading High School in Capricorn district and Kgaladi Primary School [which hosts weekend extra lessons classes for high school learners] in Sekhukhune district were the schools earmarked for the University Online Application over the 2 day period with learners from the former [school] being assisted on the 10th October and the learners from the latter being assisted on the 11th October.
The application setup at the schools included 4 phases:- Registration of the learners details
- Email application for students without emails
- University Online Application
- Complete NSFAS application process
Although the initiative was relatively successful; it would have been more successful barring the few glitches we experienced. For instance, broadband internet was slow where the schools are based while other learners did not have cellphones readily available which made email registration, particularly gmail, difficult.
“This initiative between Makgwading & Kgaladi schools together with our CSI partner, Kukanang Career Expo Project, has given learners a great opportunity to a bright future. It is the first of many initiatives that we will conduct to unlock the potential in our Provinces schools.” said the MD of Mokone Innov88ions, Mr. Mashala.
The University Online Application will be happening every year and true to the company's motto, it will be ‘solutions driven’.