{"id":5285,"date":"2017-01-27T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T14:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.lonelyviking.dev\/race-trumps-merit-afriforum-youth-starts-study-fund-help-students\/"},"modified":"2017-01-27T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T14:13:54","slug":"race-trumps-merit-afriforum-youth-starts-study-fund-help-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/en\/race-trumps-merit-afriforum-youth-starts-study-fund-help-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Race trumps merit: AfriForum Youth starts study fund to help students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spotprent-AfriForum-Jeug1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3384\" src=\"http:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spotprent-AfriForum-Jeug1.jpg\" alt=\"Spotprent - AfriForum Jeug\" width=\"3508\" height=\"2480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>AfriForum Youth founded a Maties alumni study fund in cooperation with Solidarity Helping Hand to allow current and future students of the University of Stellenbosch (US) to study with the help of alumni donations. Students who would be assisted by the fund will be selected on merits only.\u00a0\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe fund was established after various cases had been reported of aspiring students not being selected to attend higher educational institutions as a result of racial discrimination \u2013 despite excellent achievements,\u201d<\/strong> says Bernard Pieters, the Campus Coordinator for Maties.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Applications for study help as well as help with the selection process will be managed by Helping Hand.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cGovernment and university managements cannot be trusted with our money. They let students down during the selection process because other factors other than merit are taken into account. It is our responsibility to intervene and help aspiring as well as current students to enjoy the future they deserve and what they have worked hard for,\u201d<\/strong> says Pieters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>AfriForum Youth encourages alumni of the US to support this study fund.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alumni who want to donate to the fund can email <a href=\"mailto:dinah@helpendehand.co.za\">dinah@helpendehand.co.za<\/a> or phone 012 644 4428 or 012\u00a0644 4390.<\/li>\n<li>Students who want to apply can email <a href=\"mailto:melani@helpendehand.co.za\">melani@helpendehand.co.za<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfriForum Youth founded a Maties alumni study fund in cooperation with Solidarity Helping Hand to allow current and future students of the University of 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