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ANNUAL REVIEW 2012 - 2013

UK Trustees • JonathanBloch(Chair)• JohnBattersby• ProfessorColinBundy• PatriciaChoiral• DrKaiEaston• LeeEvans• WilliamFrankelOBE• TanyaJoseph• ProfessorShulaMarksOBE• DrBeaconMbiba• DrMpaliveMsiska• DrMaanoRamutsindela• ProfessorDavidSimon• AndrewWilliamson• JillWilliamsonOBE

South Africa Board• DrMaanoRamutsindela(Chair)• LouiseAsmal• JonathanBloch• ProfessorShulaMarksOBE• NoxoloMbana• LawsonNaidoo• DrFaraiNyabadza• PfungwaNyamukachi

StaffLondon• SandyBalfour:CEO• RogerRichards:Finance&AdministrationManager• EmilyHayter:Partnerships&CommunicationsManager• MirfatAlwi:Partnerships&CommunicationsAssistant• VictoriaReed:ScholarshipsManager• HeathThompson:ScholarshipsAssistant

Johannesburg• GillianAttwood:SouthAfricaManager• LouiseKnight:ProjectsOfficer(Consultant)

Volunteers We are grateful to the volunteers who generously gave their time in 2012-2013:• AdebankeAkin-Aderibigbe• DanBental• AnesuChimanga• DotLewis• RocheeLowton• SineadNaughton• EhshanVeerabangsa

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Introduction by Janet Love Twentyyearsago,theCanonCollinsTrust(CCT),asitthenwas,offeredmeascholarshiptostudyZuluandEconomicsattheUniversityofSouthAfrica.AtthetimeIwasdeeplyinvolvedinthesuccessfulnegotiationstobringaboutSouthAfrica’stransitiontodemocracy.Afterspendingtimeinparliamentandtheningovernment,IbecameNationalDirectoroftheLegalResourcesCentre(LRC)in2006.

TheLRCisanot-for-profitpublicinterestlawfirmestablishedin1979.Weworktobuildafullydemocraticsocietyandtoensurethattheprinciples,rights,andresponsibilitiesenshrinedinournationalconstitutionarepromoted,protectedandfulfilled.

FormanyyearstheLRCwassupportedinthisworkbytheLegalAssistanceTrust(LAT)intheUK.TheLATraisedfunds,madefriendsanddeliveredsupportinkindininnumerablewaystotheLRC.WeweredelightedwhenJillWilliamson,whoworkedfortheLATfornearly3decades,wasrecognisedintheQueen’sBirthdayHonours.ShewasawardedtheOBEfor“servicestohumanrightsandtheruleoflawinSouthAfrica.”OurthankstoJillandallthesupportersandtrusteesofLATforalltheyhaveachieved.

ThemergerofCCTandtheLATtoformtheCanonCollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust(CCELAT)broughtnewstrengthstoourcollectiveendeavourandintheyearunderreviewourcollaborationhasbroadenedanddeepened.BothweandCCELATshareacommitmenttotheidealsdescribedabove.Iamdelightedthat,throughitsnetworksofscholars,itssupportforhigh-levelimpactresearch,itscommunicationsanditsfundraisingCCELAThascontinuedtheworkofbothCanonCollinsTrustandtheLegalAssistanceTrust.

Weliveininterestingtimes.Despiteourconstitution,inequalityremainsdeeplyentrenchedinSouthAfrica.AttheLRCweseektouselawasaninstrumentofjusticeandtherebytocontributetothesocio-economictransformationofourcountry.IlookforwardtocontinuingthisworkwithCCELATtoachievethethingsweallholddear.

Thankyouforyoursupport.

JanetLoveNationalDirector,LRC

IntroductionbyJanetLove 1

MessagefromourCEO 2

ScholarshipinAction 3

Scholarships 4

LawinActionattheLRC 6

LetterfromDrMaanoRamutsindela 8

AlumniImpactAwards 9

TheScholars’Scholar 10

Projects 11

FinanceSummary 12

Contents

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From Sandy Balfour, CEO

Earlyin2013welaunchedanonlinesystemforthoseapplyingforourscholarships.Ithasbeenagreatsuccess.Itsaveswould-bescholarsconsiderableamountsofmoneyinpostageandcouriers,anditmakesouradministrationandassessmentprocessesquicker,moreefficientand,Ihope,fairer.

Thenumberofapplicantscontinuestointimidateandinspireinequalmeasure.WhenweinvitedapplicationsforscholarshipstostudyatpostgraduatelevelintheUKin2013-14,wereceivednearly400applications.Togetherwithourpartners,includingseveraluniversities,theCheveningprogramme

andtheGraçaMachelTrust,wewereabletomakeonly22fullawards.CompetitionforthosewishingtostudyinSouthAfricaisevenhigher.IamwellintomythirdyearatCanonCollinsandinthattimewehaveawardednearly200scholarships.Iamveryproudofthesescholarsandtheopportunitiesweareabletogivethem.ButIamalsoacutelyawarethatinthesameperiod,wehaverejectednearly5,000applications.

Thisisnocausefordespondency;ratheritisanopportunityforusandforotherstomeetthehungerforeducationthroughoutsouthernAfrica.AttheTrustweseethis,forexample,intheworkofEqualEducationwhichcontinuestomobilisecommunitiesacrossSouthAfricaindefenceoftherighttoagoodeducationforall.IwasparticularlypleasedthisyearthatwehavebeenabletocreatetheCanonCollinsEqualEducationScholarship.

Ouronlinesystemletsusunderstandthishungerbetter.Ofthe90,000peoplewhovisitedourscholarshipspagesinthefirstsixmonthsof2013,forexample,15%accessedthesiteontheirmobiledevices.Ofthese,nearlyone-fifthwereusingiPads.Wealsohaveaclearerpictureofthedemographics.20%ofourvisitors–but40%ofourapplicants–comefromSouthAfrica.Zimbabwe,MalawiandZambiaarenextandthisisreflectedintheprofileofourawards.Fortunatelytheinternetcannotyettelluswhetherourvisitorsaremenorwomen,butIamdelightedthatboththroughourownprogrammesandthroughourassociationwiththeGraçaMachelTrust,roughly60%ofourawardseachyeararetowomen.

OthershavediscussedelsewhereinthisReviewtheimpactofthemergerofCanonCollinsTrustandtheLegalAssistanceTrusttoformtheCanonCollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust.Iwanttosaythankyoutoallthosewhomadetheprocessofthemergersosmoothandwhohavecontinuedtoworkwiththeneworganisationtofurtheralltheobjectivesweholddear.JillWilliamsondeservesspecialmention.IwasthrilledwhenJill,whogavesomanyyears’servicetotheLAT,wasrecognisedintheQueen’sBirthdayHonours.

ThemergerenabledtheTrusttoexpandtherangeofitswork.Webecameclosepartners,forexample,withComicReliefwhoformanyyearshavesupportedtheworkoftheLegalResourcesCentre.ButIamparticularlypleasedthatwehavebeenabletostartsupportingspecificpiecesoflegalresearchtounderpinlitigationandadvocacybytheLRC.

FormethehighlightoftheyearinreviewwasourconferenceinJohannesburginMay.AttheTrustwebelievethatpeopleactmosteffectivelywhentheyacttogether.TheconferencewasthebestexampleoftheTrustcontinuingtoinvest inourscholarsandtheir–andbyextensionallofour–futures.

Noneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutoursupporters.TheTrustcontinuesbecauseweareheirstooneofBritain’sgreatpost-warsocialmovements.Wehavenoassetsandnoinvestmentincometospeakof.ButwhatwedohaveiswhatIcalla“people’sendowment”,averyspecialpieceofmoneyprovidedbythousandsofpeoplegivingsmallamountseverymonth.Wehopeweuseitwisely,andwethankyouforit.

SandyBalfourCEO

Trustee Honoured with OBE

PatriciaJillWilliamsonwasawardedtheOBEintheQueen’s2013BirthdayHonourslistfor“servicestopromotinghumanrightsandtheruleoflawinSouthAfrica”.JillisoriginallyfromSouthAfrica,wheresheworkedasajournalistbeforeemigratingtotheUK35yearsago.ShewashonouredforherservicesaschairandtrusteeoftheLegalAssistanceTrust(LAT),whichsupportedtheworkoftheLegalResourcesCentre(LRC)inSouthAfricafor25years.SirSydneyKentridge,bestknownforhisroleastheBikofamilylawyer,andLordJoelJoffe,theattorneyinstructingthelegalteamthatdefendedNelsonMandelaandcolleaguesintheRivoniaTrial,werefoundingtrusteesoftheLAT.JillhadbeenitsDirectorandtookovertheexecutiverolewhenSirSydneysteppeddowntenyearsago.TheLegalResourcesCentrebenefittedfrommorethan£8millionraisedbytheLATover25years,largelythroughtheeffortsofJillherselfandherassistantsfromhersmallofficeinhergarden.Inrecentyears,theLAThasbeentherecipientofsignificantfundingfromComicRelief,todefendtherightsofthosesufferingfromHIVandAIDSaswellassupportingcampaignstoeliminateviolenceagainstwomenandchildrenandprotectingtherightsofslum-dwellers.Lastyear,theLATmergedwiththeCanonCollinsTrusttoformtheCanonCollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust(CCELAT),whichJillcontinuestoserveasaBoardmember.

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Ourscholars,partnersandfriendsgatheredinJohannesburginMayforachallenginganddynamicweekendconferencegenerouslyhostedbyHSBC.Theprogrammewaspackedwithinspirationalspeakers,andtheconferencewasalivingexampleoftherichdiversityoftheCanonCollinsTrustfamily.Humanrightslawyers,scientists,teachersandhealthcarepractitionersfromacrosstheregioncametogethertoexplore,share,deepenandreaffirmtheircommitmenttosocialjustice.

KeynoteaddressesweregivenbyJayNaidoo,formerCOSATUGeneralSecretaryandMinisterinMandela’scabinet,andSiphoPityana,CanonCollinsalumnusandChairoftheCouncilfortheAdvancementoftheSouthAfricanConstitution.

WeheardfromCanonCollinsalumni-in-actionwhoareleadingchangeinourpriorityareas.SpeakersincludedZubedaDangor,founderandExecutiveDirectorofawomen’srightsorganization;GabrielShumba,humanrightslawyerandcivilsocietyactivist;andNormanMthembi,DirectoroftheGiyaniScienceCentre.

PaneldiscussionswithexpertsfocusedonRightsofPretrialDetainees;Water&Biodiversity;ActivisminEducation;andHIVPreventionOptionsforWomen.

Scholarship in Action: The 2013 Canon Collins Conference

• 63scholars• 9countries• 15universities

Sipho Pityana: “The moment you sign a

Canon Collins acceptance letter, you

become a soldier of justice.”

“I am part of the generation that has the power to change things in South Africa. The conference has given me the channels to pursue this.”

Scholar in attendance

DrMaanoRamutsindela,ChairofourSouthAfricanBoard,ledaspecialsessionexploringthe“powerofthepen”inthecontextofwritingfromandfortheGlobalSouthincludingfocussessionswitheditorsofleadingjournals,blogsandpublishinghouses.Thiswasfollowedbyaninteractivediscussiononprofessionaldevelopment.

TheclosingaddresswasgivenbyProfessorMaryMetcalfeofOSISA andWits,entitled“SystemicObstaclestoEducationTransformationinSouthAfrica”.

Our thanks to the many organisations that

contributed to the success of the weekend:

HSBC, Southern Africa Litigation Centre,

OSISA, Equal Education, the Graça Machel

Trust, GreenMatter, the NISAA Institute

for Women’s Development, Solutions

Group, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum, Wits Justice

Project, Zed Books, the University of London

International Programmes, the Southern

African Historical Journal, the Giyani

Science and Careers Centre, SA Women

in Engineering, and the South African

Educational Review.

Keynote speaker Jay Naidoo.

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WebelievethatsouthernAfrica’sdevelopmentdependsonstrongleadershipinkeyfields.Ourscholarsareoutstandingacademicsandprofessionalswhoarededicatedtothedevelopmentoftheircountries.Weseektoinvestinthosewhoshareourcommitmenttosocialjusticeandwhocandemonstratetheirintentiontoreturntotheirhomecountriesaftertheirstudy. In2012wewelcomed56newscholarsacrossallofourpriorityareas,expandingournetworkofvisionaryleadersacrosssouthernAfrica.WealsoincreasedourpresenceinLusophoneAfrica,withtennewscholarsfromMozambiqueandourfirstAngolanscholarsince2004.

WewereproudtoseethefirstscholarsstartonthreenewschemesintheUK:theGreenMatterFellowships,theSOASScholarships,andtheQueenMaryPublicHealthScholarships.

Wealsoestablishedseveralnewpartnershipswhichwillstartsupportingscholarsfromnextacademicyear:

• WerenewedourrelationshipwiththeForeignandCommonwealthOfficetojointlyawardsixscholarshipsforstudyintheUKfromSeptember2013.

• WeestablishedanewpartnershipwithleadingSouthAfricancivilsocietyorganisationEqualEducation.Thiswillseeusfundoneeducationactivistperyeartopursuepostgraduatestudy.

• WestartedanewpartnershipwiththeUniversityofKent’sworld-renownedDurrellInstituteofConservation&EcologywhichwillbringonesouthernAfricanstudenttoDICEeveryyear.

• Weagreedtoco-fundanannualMastersscholarshipinAfricanStudiesatOxfordUniversity.

Nationality

Botswana 3Lesotho 2Malawi 10Mozambique 7SouthAfrica 47Swaziland 3Zambia 10Zimbabwe 12

Degree Type

Masters 37PhD 27Other† 20

*This includes medicine & nursing,

engineering, agriculture/agronomy/

food security, interdisciplinary

development studies, economics,

and arts & humanities

†Includes LLBs, a Certificatee in

Paediatric Pulmonology & a PGDip

Priority Area

Conservation&Biodiversity 13Law&HumanRights 12Education 8PublicHealth 8Other 53*

Sex

Female 59Male 35

Scholarships

In2012,theTrustsupported94scholarsfromsouthernAfrica**

**New and continuing scholars. This includes GreenMatter Fellows and Canon Collins-nominated

Commonwealth Scholars

Queen Mary, University of London

Inautumn2012wewelcomedKesaobakaDikgole,thefirstscholarunderournewpartnershipwithQueenMary’sCentreforPrimaryCareandPublicHealth.BeforetakingupherMastersinGlobalPublicHealthandPolicy,KesaworkedatBotswana’sMinistryofHealth.

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GreenMatter

2013sawthefirstcohortofGreenMatterFellowstakeuptheirawardsinthisnewprogrammejointlymanagedbyGreenMatterandCCELAT,andtargetedatskillsdevelopmentinSouthAfrica’sbiodiversitysector.WellyQwabe(pictured),isamarinebiologistandCanonCollinsalumnusstudyingforhisPhDatUCTonaGreenMatterFellowship.

SchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies

OurfirstscholarunderournewpartnershipwithSOASwasKeithMudadi,whostudiedforanMScinFinanceandDevelopment.Keith,whoworksatZimbabwe’sMinistryofMiningDevelopment,seesminingaskeytohiscountry’seconomicrecovery.Heisinterestedinworkingonwaystointegratecommunitiesaroundminesintotheeconomy.

A thank you from Keith

“Being a Canon Collins scholar is a privilege that few people are lucky enough to get. There are a lot of other deserving students out there whose choices are very limited. There are hundreds of millions of young people in Africa living under the age of 25 who yearn for an opportunity like this. So many students feel hopeless at the thought of not being able to come to Europe and do a Masters degree, and many give up looking for sources of funding despite meeting the academic requirements to be admitted to some of the top universities here in Europe. Canon Collins has made quality education possible for hard-working, ambitious students such as me.

This scholarship has given an opportunity to learn, an opportunity to be part of a success story in Africa. I think I now have a voice and some kind of authority to contribute to developmental issues in my country.

It is humbling to me for me to know that someone believes that my programme and I were worth it and was willing to invest in me. I want to thank Canon Collins for the faith that they have shown in me.”

ScholarCelebrationat SOAS

InJuly2013,ourfriendsandsupportersgatheredtomeetourUKscholars.ScholarsNelsonKhozombafromMalawi,KeithMudadifromZimbabwe,andKesaDikgolefromBotswanaspokeabouttheirexperienceintheUKandtheirpost-studyambitionsinadiscussionchairedbyDrGrahamFurnissofSOAS.

HigherEducationinAfricaDebate

InMarch2013,wejoinedwiththeLondonInternationalDevelopmentCentre(LIDC)andtheRoyalAfricanSocietytohostadebateattheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine,onthequestion“DoeshighereducationintheUKbenefitAfrica?”SpeakersincludedCCELATtrusteesMpaliveMsiskaandDavidSimon,aswellasCanonCollinsAlumnusDrKwalombotaKwalombota.

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Profile:LindelaResearchGrant

Towardstheendof2012theTrustmadeagranttotheLRCforresearchattheLindelaRepatriationCentrenorthofJohannesburg.LindelaisthemainfacilityforthedetentionofmigrantspendingdeportationandismanagedbyaprivatecompanyundercontractfromtheDepartmentforHomeAffairs.

Thereweretwopartstotheresearch.Thefirstwasanimmediateresponsetoindividualcasesofpeoplewhohadbeensubjectedtounlawfuldetention. Thesecondwasanattempttoaddressthesystemicissuesraisedbytheindividualcases.

TheLRCwasabletogainaccesstothefacilityand56casesofunlawfuldetentionwereidentified.39ofthesepeoplewererepresentedbytheLRCinanapplicationbroughtagainsttheDepartmentofHomeAffairson2November2012.Ofthese,26werereleasedby9November.

ThesecondpartoftheapplicationrelatedtothesystemicissuesatLindelawillbeheardintheSouthGautengHighCourtinlateAugust2013.

Law in Action at the LRC

TheLRCisaSouthAfricanpublicinterestnotforprofitlawfirmthatusesthelawasaninstrumentofsocialjustice.Foundedin1979,itworkswiththoseingreatestneed,providingfreelegalservicestopoorandmarginalizedcommunitiestosecureanddefendtheirrightsandovercometheirvulnerabilitiesaswellasadvocatingforlegalandpolicyreform.Itsfocusareasincludelandrights,socialsecurity,housing&planning,womenandchildren,environment,civilsociety,refugees,accesstojusticeandconstitutionallaw.CCELATworkstosupporttheLRCthroughprojectwork,researchandappliedscholarship.

LegalActionResearchFellowships

Ournew“ActionResearch”fellowshipswerelaunchedin2012inpartnershipwiththeLRC.Thesehaveprovedtobeapowerfulwaytouseourscholars’academicexpertisetoinfluencerealchangeinSouthAfrica.

LegalActionResearchFellowsfundedbytheTrustthisyearcarriedoutresearchattheLRCintothefollowingtopics:

• TherightsofpretrialdetaineesinGauteng(inpartnershipwiththe WitsJusticeProject)

• Livingcustomarylawinsmall-scalefishingcommunities• Customarylawas“livinglaw”andimplicationsforconstitutionaladjudication• HumanrightsabuseofmigrantsattheLindelaRepatriationCentre

The Legal Action Research Fellowships are generously supported by Matrix Chambers,

the Rhiannon Trust, and the David & Elaine Potter Foundation.

Victory in scholar transport case saw North West

learners having access to bus services.

Interview with members of a traditional fishing

community in Kosi Bay, KZN as part of a Legal

Action Research Fellowship.

Detainees at Lindela Repatriation Centre.

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The LRC is part of the Commission of Enquiry into the tragic events at the Lonmin mine at

Marikana in August 2012. The LRC represents the family of one of the victims and the

Bench Marks Foundation, which monitors corporate responsibility performance against

an international measuring instrument.

AccessingtheRightsofPeopleInfectedandAffected by HIV and AIDS

TheLRCactsassectorleaderintheSouthAfricanNationalAIDSCouncil’sLegalandHumanRightsWorkingGroup,whichisthemainbodyholdingthestatetoaccountfortheimplementationoftheNationalStrategicPlan(NSP).ActivitiesincludemonitoringprogressagainsttheNationalStrategicPlantargetsrelatingtoviolenceandstigma,particularlyagainstwomen;assessingchallengesandproposalsregardingaccesstolegalservicesforHIV-relatedcases,andexpandingtrainingprogrammesrelatedtoHIVandthelaw. ComicReliefiscurrentlysupportingathreeyearprogrammeattheLRCtoscaleupaccesstojusticeforpeopleaffectedbyHIVinSouthAfrica.InadditiontoitsworkwithSANAC,theLRC’sactivitiesunderthisgranthaveincludedassistingpeopleinfectedandaffectedbyHIVtoaccessresourcessuchasdisabilitygrants,childsupportandfostercaregrantsforchildrenorphanedbytheepidemic.TheLRChasalsoassistedpeopletoaccesstheirrightstomunicipallandallotmentsinordertostrengthenfoodsecurity,participatedinasurveyofhome-basedcareworkers,defendedpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSagainstdiscriminationintheworkplace,andworkedtowardssecuringARVprovisionforrefugeesandasylumseekers.

The HIV/AIDS grant is one of three current grants during the year in review from Comic Relief

to the LRC via CCELAT. The other two programmes are targeted at fighting gender-based

violence and securing access to justice for urban slum dwellers. The approach combines legal

advice & training, legal representation in court for individuals and civil society organisations,

and policy/advocacy work.

School furniture shortages in the Eastern Cape.

The LRC has been working with Equal Education

and other groups to fight for minimum norms

and standards in school infrastructure.

As a result of LRC action, new flats were built

for residents of Joe Slovo settlement, which

used to be a squatter camp.

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A letter from Dr Maano Ramutsindela: CCELATandtheCreationofa“CommonwealthofScholars”

Ioftenaskmyundergraduatestudentstoexplainwhatis“common”intheCommonwealthnations,togetthemtothinkaboutthehistoryofAfrica,thechallengesitfaces,anditspossiblefuturesinthetwentyfirstcentury.Theideaofa“commonwealth”IrefertohereisnotthatofJeffreySachswhoseconcerniswiththeeconomicsystemandprinciplesforourplanet.Rather,itisaboutacrowdofscholarswhoarethetorch-bearersofAfricaintheworldofnations.

InhisinaugurallectureasLSE’sChairinAfricanDevelopment,entitled“RunningWhileOthersWalk:KnowledgeandtheChallengeofAfrica’sDevelopment*”,ThandikaMkandawirenotedtheintersectionbetweenknowledgeanddevelopmentinAfricainawaythatchimeswiththevisionandactivitiesoftheTrust.HeremarkedthattheenhancementandutilizationofAfricanresearchareintheself-interestoftheAfricanistcommunity,andthatAfricanistscholarsmustsupporttheircounterpartsintheiracademicpursuitandstrugglesinthecontinent.Thiswouldbepossible,hesuggested,ifuniversitiesinAfricaweretocreateautonomousspacesforinteractingwitheachothertocreatea“commonwealthofscholars”.

WhileAfricanuniversitieshavetheirroletoplayinfosteringAfricanscholarship,Ibelievethatweshouldfindotherinnovativewaysforcreatingthespacesnecessaryforsucha“commonwealthofscholars”.FormetheTrust’s“ScholarshipinAction”ConferenceinMaywasthefirststeptowardscreatingaproductivespacein

whichourscholarsfromsouthernAfricastudyingatdifferentuniversitiescouldmeet,exchangeideasandreflectonthecurrentstateoftheircountriesandcommunitiesinordertoputscholarshipintoaction.TheConferenceofferedyoungscholarstheopportunitytofindanddeepentheirplaceintheproductionofknowledge.Thepowerofknowledgedoesnotonlyrestintheoreticalgroundingorempiricalmaterialbutislargelydependentonhowthesearetranslatedintohumanthoughtandpractice.EveryCanonCollinsScholar’sworkshouldfeedintothesethoughtsandpracticesbyintentionratherthandefault,andshouldhelptoshiftthebalanceofpowerinsociety.

Inadditiontothecreationofspacesofengagement,thecreationofa“commonwealthofscholars”inandforAfricarequirestwootherconditions:thefundingtodotheresearchandtheclarityofthepurposeforwhichknowledgeisproduced.CCELATdevotesmuchofitstimeandenergyraisingfundsforscholarshipstosupportpostgraduatestudiesin10southernAfricancountries.Theperceptionthatpostgraduatestudiesisaluxuryinthefaceofhugedemandsforpreparatoryandprimaryschoolingismisplaced:postgraduatestudiesprovidehighlevelskillswithoutwhichnocountryintheworldisabletodevelop.Providingbetterinfrastructurewithoutengineers,betterhealthcarewithoutmedicalspecialists,andbettereducationwithoutqualifiedteachersissimplynotpossible.CCELATisbuildingacommonwealthofAfricanscholarswhoseknowledgeandexpertise

*Professor Mkandawire is a former Director of Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and of the United Nations

Research Institute for Social Development. Originally from Malawi, his work focuses on economic and social development theory and policy in Africa.

The full text of his address (2010) is available through African Journals Online, and a recording of the speech can be accessed via the LSE website.†Doctoral Education in Africa: a review of doctoral student needs and existing initiatives to support doctoral training and research development’,

Jonathan Harle, February 2013. The full text is available through the ACU website.

couldsavethecontinentfrommoneyspentonforeignexperts,andfromthedependencyandconsultancysyndromesthatseverelyundermineknowledgeproductionwithinAfrica.

AreviewpublishedbytheAssociationofCommonwealthUniversities† earlierthisyearhighlightstheneedtosupportdoctoralstudiesinAfricatoachievethetwingoalsofupgradingthequalificationofexistinguniversitystaffandtrainingandretainingnewresearchers.TheTrustcontributestoimprovingthequalificationofteachingstaffbyofferingscholarshipsatPhDlevel,butthisisadropintheocean.Post-secondaryeducationisentirelydependentontheavailabilityofteachingstaffholdingpostgraduatequalifications.ItisunthinkablehowracializeduniversitiesinacountrysuchasSouthAfricawillundergomeaningfultransformationiftherearenocrediblepostgraduatestudentstotakeupacademicpositionsandcompetenationallyandinternationally.OpeningupuniversitiestotheunderprivilegedinSouthAfricaorelsewherewillfailtocontributetosocialequalityifthestudentsendupinthehandsofunder-qualifiedlecturers.

A“commonwealthofscholars”inAfricais,indeed,Africa’swealth.ItispleasingtoseeCCELATmakingitscontributiontowardsthis.

DrMaanoRamutsindelaChair,SouthAfricaBoardCanonCollinsAlumnus(PhDGeography1996-99atRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon)

“What I have learnt from the conference affects most of the patients that attend the main hospital in Maputo. At least 30 new doctors learn from me.”

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Thisnewawardsscheme,launchedinspring2013,supportsactivitiesthatwillenableouralumnitomakeanenhancedcontributiontotheircommunityorcountry.Grantsareawardedforclearlydefinedopportunitiesthatarealignedwiththeapplicant’sacademichistory,employmentandfutureprofessionaldevelopmentgoals.Wefavourapplicationswheretheawardwillenablethealumnustohaveatangiblepositiveimpactontheirwidercommunity.

The first awards were made to:

• DrAminaDaude,aneurologistfromMozambique,toattendtheNeurologicalAssociationofSouthAfricaConference.

• OsimanMabhachi,anEnvironmentalManagementgraduatefromZimbabwe,forCommunity-BasedWetlandManagementPlanningin theDriefonteinGrasslands.

• KhanyileJosephMlotshwa,aZimbabweanjournalismstudentatRhodes,foranOnlineCitizenandCommunityMediaPilotProjectinMatabelelandNorth.

• NaadiyaMoosajeefromSouthAfrica,forSouthAfricanWomeninEngineering’sGirlEngInfoSessions,aimedatraisingawarenessforgirlsaboutengineeringcareers(picturedbelow).

• ChikosaNgwira,amanagerwithPlanInternational,forthepurchaseofsolarpoweredbloodpressuremonitorsforhealthfacilitiesservingpregnant

womeninMalawi.

Impact Awards

Dr Amina Daude (Mozambique)

University of Cape Town, MMed Neurology 2008

Graça Machel Scholarship.

KhanyileMlotshwa(Zimbabwe) RhodesUniversity,MastersinJournalism2013RosMoger/TerryFurlongScholarship.

SAWomEng,isaSouthAfricanorganizationtacklinggendergapsintheengineeringsector.Theyarerunbyateamof100volunteersacrossthecountrywhoareeitherengineeringstudentsorrecentgraduates.Theiractivities,whichincludementoringprogrammes,aweek-longannualconference,andaprofessionalnetwork,aretargetedatattracting,developingandnurturingthenextgenerationofwomenengineeringleaders.SAWomEngwasco-foundedbyCanonCollinsEdinburghBusinessSchoolScholarNaadiyaMoosajee.

Anele Siswana

AfteraverycompetitiveselectionprocessweweredelightedtoseeAneleSiswanafromSouthAfricachosenbyalumnitobecomethefirstCanonCollinsScholars’Scholar.AneleisstudyingforaMaster’sdegreeinClinicalPsychologyatRhodesUniversity.HailingfromatownshipintheEasternCape,heconsidershimselfa“mentalhealthactivist”andseespsychologyasawaytoadvancetheindividualandrestorehumandignity.

Scholars’ Scholar

SupportingtheScholars’Scholar:NikkiNaylor

“I went to school under the system of apartheid in the late 1970s. After school I pursued a law degree

and then started working within the human rights movement. In 2002 I was given a scholarship under the auspices of the Canon Collins Nelson Mandela Scholarship. This allowed me to further my legal studies and a career in international human rights by enabling me to do an LLM in International Human Rights at the University of London. For a black woman like me this was a critical game-changer in my life and I remain committed to supporting other students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to allow them to pursue their studies.”

Nikkiranthe2013LondonMarathoninsupportoftheScholars’ScholarCampaign.SheistheProgramOfficerforHumanRightsattheFordFoundationinJohannesburg.

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“Becoming a clinical psychologist is more than a personal goal. It is a service requiring the will and capacity to inspire and develop people so they can achieve their own excellence.”

Dr Kwalombota Kwalombota from Zambia runs the London Marathon in April 2013 in support of

the Scholars’ Scholar Campaign. Kwalombota studied on a Canon Collins Scholarship at Queen

Margaret University in 2007-2008 and is now a public health consultant.

In2013weweredelightedtoseetheScholars’ScholarCampaigngrow.AlumnifromalloversouthernAfricaarejoiningtogethertofundanannual“Scholars’Scholarship”.OurLondonMarathonteam,ledbyalumniNikkiNaylorfromSouthAfricaandKwalombotaKwalombotafromZambia,raisedover£15000tosupportfuturescholars.WealsoheldacocktaileventinJohannesburg,hostedbyNikkiattheFordFoundation,atwhichadiversegroupofalumnicametomeetthefirstScholars’Scholar,AneleSiswana,andshowtheirsupportfortheCampaign.

“As a former Canon Collins Scholar, I have experienced firsthand how invaluable and life changing a Canon Collins Scholarship is.”Dr Kwalombota Kwalombota

AGLIT+,NenoandMwanzaDistricts,Malawi

AGLITwasestablishedtoincreaseaccesstoeducation,healthawarenessandincomegenerationopportunitiesforyouthwhohavedroppedoutofschoolinruralMalawi.Manyyoungergirlshavebeenabletore-jointheschoolsystemasaresultoftheirparticipationinAGLITliteracyandnumeracylearningprogrammesestablishedintheChikwawadistrict.

In2012anewgrantfromtheUKDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DfID)toCanonCollinsTrustenabledAGLITtoextenditsreachtotwomoredistrictsseverelyaffectedbyschooldrop-out–NenoandMwanza.60LearningCentreshavebeensetup,andareprovidingastructuredlearningprogrammethatoffersout-of-schoolgirlsandboysanopportunitytoattainbasicskillsandeitherreturntoupperprimaryschool,orifthisisnotpossible,bettersupportthemselvestherebyendingthecycleofpovertyintheircommunities.Overthecourseofthethreeyearprogramme,thisprojectwilldirectlybenefit2700youthin90communities.

Aspecialemphasishasbeenplacedonaddressingtheneedsoflearnerswithdisabilities–agroupoflearnerswhoareoftenmarginalisedanddropoutasaresultoftheirdisability.Facilitatorshavebeentrainedtoaddresstheseneedssothattheselearnersalsoenjoythebenefitsofeducation.

A facilitator works with a hearing impaired student in one of the Learning Centres.

Projects

SmallProjectsFoundation,EasternCape,SouthAfrica

IntheEasternCape,wecontinuetoworkwiththeSmallProjectsFoundation(SPF)toenablecapacitybuildingofeightcommunity-basedorganisations.Thesegroupsofcommunityhealthworkersareonthefrontlineofenormouspublichealthchallenges,linkingpeopleinremoteruralareaswithclinicsandotherservices.Theeightorganisationswearetrainingareeachreachingupto2000orphansandvulnerablechildren,600HIVpatientsand500tuberculosispatientsin1500households.Theyreceivetailoredcapacity-buildingandtrainingfromSPF,includingspecialisedmodulesonpreventionofmother-to-childtransmissionofHIV,careoforphansandvulnerablechildren,andvoluntarycounsellingandtesting.Asaresultoftheseenhancedprogrammes,oneorganisationhasreporteda300%increaseinpeoplecomingforcounsellingandtestingforHIVinthepastyear.

GiyaniScience&CareersCentre,Limpopo,SouthAfrica

Attheendof2012weweregratefultoreceiveagrantfromJPMorganforsupporttotheGiyaniCareersCentre.TheCareersCentreoffersimportantadviceandinformationtostudentsastheymakekeysubjectchoicesinhighschoolwhichaffecttheireligibilityforfurtherwork,studyandtraining.Sinceitopenedin2011,abouttenthousandlearnersatoverahundredschoolshavepassedthroughitsdynamictrainingprogramme.JPMorgan’snewgrantwillenabletheCentretoextenditsservicestothreenewtargetgroups:primaryschools,teachers,andthegeneralpublic.AnintensiveteachertrainingprogrammeiscurrentlyunderwayinpartnershipwiththeprovincialDepartmentofEducation,andnewservicesareopeningsoonforunemployedyouthandprimaryschools.Inadditiontoexpandingitsworkinthecommunity,theJPMorgangranthasalsoenabledtheGiyaniCareersCentreteamtorolloutaMonitoringandEvaluationProgrammeandtwosustainabilityinitiatives:aNetworkingandPartnershipsProgrammeandaCapacityBuildingProgramme.Thesenewprogrammeshaveenabledstafftotraveltoconferencesandtrainings,takepartinaparticipatorySkillsAudit,anddesignacapacitybuildingprogrammetailoredtotheirneeds.

Learners from rural Limpopo high schools enjoy the interactive exhibitions at the Giyani Careers Centre.

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Legacies

• BarbaraJ.Bending• EleanorPatriciaLouiseBeck• J.Derrick• PeterWalker• BRDavies• FaithAitken• KathleenPickett• MargretMcAdams• PamelaWillis• RCPeek• RevMILevison

In Memoriam

• ElizabethBird• GeorgeFortune• JamesLearmonth• MrGPlender• MrsLIMorrow• RachelBougaard• RogerDiski• RosMoger• TerryFurlong

Trusts and organisations that gave over £1000

• BritishSouthAfricanLawAssociation• DfID• JusacaCharitableTrust• LeighDay&Co• MacsteelInternational• MatrixChambers• RhiannonTrust• SASOL• SolPlaatjeEducationalTrust• TheAlan&BabetteSainsburyCharitableFund• TheDerekRaphaelCharitableTrust• TheGibbsCharitableTrust• TheWestcroftTrust

IncomeMarathon 13,587Earnedincome 54,717Corporations,Foundations&Trustgrants 139,718ComicRelief 142,619DFID 147,815Legacies 149,558LegalAssistanceTrust 259,957PersonaldonationsandGiftAid 449,994

£1,357,965

Results for the year

• Incomingresourcesduringtheyearto31December2012were£1,357,965(£858,693in2011).

• Resourcesexpendedwere£1,011,440(£746,958in2011)resultinginanetsurplusof£346,525(£111,735in2011).

• Thepatternofexpenditurefollowedplanslaiddownbythebudget,whileincomeincreasedmainlyduetofundsreceivedwhenLATmergedwiththeCanonCollinsTrust.

• WehaveseentheprojectincomeincreaseduetonewfundingfromComicRelief&DfID.

Finance Summary 2012

Expenditure GovernanceCosts 48,254Fundraising,PublicityandEvents 87,360ScholarshipsProgrammesUK 140,961ScholarshipsProgrammesSA 361,571Projects 373,294

1,011,440

Surplus £346,524

Copies of the full set of accounts and annual report

may be obtained from the office or from the Charity

Commission website.

RegisteredinEnglandandWalesasCanon

CollinsEducationalandLegalAssistanceTrust,

acompanylimitedbyguarantee

(no.04965891)andacharity(no.1102028)

Registeredandheadoffice:

22TheIvories

NorthamptonStreet

London,N12HY,UK

Tel+44(0)2073541462

Fax+44(0)2073594875

info@canoncollins.org.uk

www.canoncollins.org.uk

Regionaloffice(Registered:Section21

Regno.2006/015109/08)

POBox34692

GrooteSchuur7937

CapeTown

SouthAfrica

Tel+27(0)105002303

PICTUREDONFRONTCOVER:

HloniphaniNdebele

Zimbabwe

UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal

PhDAfricanLanguages

Ros Moger/Terry Furlong Scholarship

PICTUREDONBACKCOVER(fromtopleft):

GrantNthala

Malawi

UniversityoftheFreeState

PhDMusic

Ros Moger/Terry Furlong Scholarship

ShemonaMoonilal

SouthAfrica

UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal

MScPublicHealth

Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship

PalesaDiale

SouthAfrica

UniversityoftheWitwatersrand

PhDChemicalEngineering

Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship

SafiaSalaam

SouthAfrica

UniversityofCapeTown

PhDEducation

Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship

VioletMwendera

Malawi

UniversityofPretoria

MScEnvironmentalManagement

Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship

MonwabisiRalarala

SouthAfrica

UniversityoftheFreeState

PhDinForensicLinguistics

Canon Collins South Africa Scholarship

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