Giving
At UCT, we believe it is our role as the highest ranked university in Africa to address challenges facing the continent.
Issues such as poverty and inequality, climate change, safety and violence and schools education have been identified as priorities for the Vice-Chancellor’s strategic initiatives. By implementing targeted interventions, guided by innovation insights, we can have a significant impact on some of these big challenges facing society.
Gifts from alumni and friends of the University are key in making up the critical shortfall in state funding that all South African universities, including UCT, face. Therefore, we cannot accomplish our fundraising goals without your support.
Should you wish to make a donation, you can:
- donate online using our secure and convenient online facility
- download our banking details to do an electronic funds transfer into the UCT donations account or to set up a debit order.
You can also consider making a bequest to the University, and leave a lasting legacy in that way. All donations to UCT are tax deductible under Section 18A of the Income Tax Act as amended.
Contact Melverna Joe to find out more about our strategic fundraising priorities, and how your gift will have an impact on the lives of students and the communities we serve. Your support of these initiatives can enable UCT to remain responsive to the social, economic and environmental challenges of our time.
Melverna Joe
Deputy Head of Global Philanthropy
021 650 4419
Read our annual publication on philanthropic giving at UCT
Our Giving@UCT publication provides highlights on different types of philanthropic giving to UCT. This is one of the ways in which UCT’s Development and Alumni Department showcases key projects benefiting from incoming funding to UCT. The Development and Alumni Department also uses this as a way of thanking our donors – whether alumni or friends, trusts and foundations or corporate partners.
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