If you or your organisation would like to join the USP’s work in the Cato Manor community, please CONTACT US here. Below is a list of our current and most recent Program Partners.
DUT Community Engagement
The DUT Community Engagement Cluster consists of DUT staff who champion initiatives, efforts and activities that focus on establishing the university as a responsible, relevant and active partner of the community in addressing the needs of the society. The USP is proud to partner with DUT Community Engagement on a number of critical initiatives.
UKZN Science & Technology Education Centre
UKZN Science & Technology Education Centre, or “STEC” is a museum and hands-on science learning centre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus. The USP partners closely with STEC to provide science workshop experiences to more than 450 learners from our schools each year, as well as physical sciences practicals for grade 10-12 through STEC’s Science4U Mobile Science van initiative.
Advantage Learn
Advantage Learn provides top quality education to high school learners with a strong focus on on Maths, Science, NBTs (National Benchmark tests) and Further Studies (formally known as Advanced Programmes). The organization specialises in innovative learning solutions for schools and training organisations. Adventage Learn's particular competencies, products and services lie in STEM subjects and learning management system provision. Its core mission is to enable learners in Africa to become agents in the Fifth Industrial Revolution by providing access to high-quality educators, learning materials and educational technologies
DUT Department of Horticulture
The Department of Horticulture at Durban University of Technology is a team of academics, support staff, and students dedicated to growing excellence in sustainable ornamental horticulture, which integrates people, plants and the planet. The USP is enormously proud to partner with Dr. Jonathan Foley and the Department of Horticulture in a joint community gardening and beautification project at Bonela Secondary School.
Durban Botanic Gardens
The Durban Botanic Gardens (Est. 1849) is currently Africa’s oldest surviving botanic garden and remains a national and local City asset actively contributing to plant conservation and plant-based education. The Durban Botanic Gardens Trust was established in 1993 to support the Gardens key strategic areas in biodiversity, culture, education, heritage, horticulture, people and plants, and research.
The South African Institute of International Affairs
The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is an independent public policy think tank advancing a well-governed, peaceful, economically sustainable and globally engaged Africa. The USP has sent learners to the SAIIA for model UN events and educational forums on legislation.
PeaceCorps
PeaceCorps is a global volunteer programme of the United States Department of State. The USP periodically works in partnership with PeaceCorps volunteers who are coducting education programmes in KZN province.
UKZN College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science
UKZN College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science periodically provides the USP with programming and in-kind support. In particular, we benefit from our patnership with the STEC centre and generous collaborations with the School of Life Sciences.
US Fulbright Program
US Fulbright Program has provided volunteer support to the USP in a variety of ways. The Fulbright ETA Program provided three full-time English Teaching Assistants to the USP for the 2017 academic year, while the Fulbright Research Program has sponsored the part-time placement of volunteers with the USP in 2016 and in 2018. We look forward to continuing to partner with the US Fulbright Program.
School for International Training
School for International Training, or “SIT” has been a valuable partner to the USP since 2015. As part of SIT’s study abroad programs on Political and Social Transformation, the USP welcomes groups of American university students to spend time on-site with us learning about township education in South Africa during their semester and summer abroad programmes.
St Henry's Marist College
St Henry’s Marist College is a co-educational private school with a Catholic foundation located on the ridge overlooking Cato Manor in Glenwood, Durban. St Henry’s partners with the USP in a variety of ways, providing us with access to school facilities and joint programming for St Henry’s and USP learners. We are excited by the potential for our partnership to become a model for educational collaboration between public and private schools.