The SpellAfrica Initiative from Nigeria and technology company Edit Microsystems are just some of the winners announced at the inaugural African EduWeek Awards. The awards showcased some innovative organisations, companies, teachers and education professionals who have been responsible for pioneering new frontiers, pushing boundaries, for inspiring others and for achieving growth in education in Africa.
Broadcast stalwart and CliffCentral.com founder Gareth Cliff hosted the awards dinner while renowned educator and technologist Graham Brown-Martin and the humanoid robot Nao made a surprise appearance.
The theme of this year’s African EduWeek was ‘Enter a world of educational knowledge’, and gathered more than 3500 teachers and education professionals this week.
The complete list of the winners can be found below:
Supplier of the Year 2015, Basic Education:
One On One Community Based Programmes, South Africa
Supplier of the Year 2015, Higher Education:
TSiBA Education NPC, South Africa
Supplier of the Year 2015, Early Childhood Development:
Clamber Club, South Africa
Supplier of the Year 2015, Special Needs:
Sensory Solutions, South Africa
Supplier of the Year 2015, ICT:
Edit Microsystems, South Africa
Supplier of the Year 2015, Innovation Product Award:
The Reach Trust, Department of Basic Education & UNICEF
Environment Award 2015:
Collect-a-Can, South Africa
Community project of the Year:
SpellAfrica Initiative, Nigeria
NGO of the Year 2015:
Knysna Education Trust, South Africa
Winner of the Future Stars Award:
Mapule Mofokeng, Student, CTI Randburg Campus
Finalists:
– Montsheng Tryphosa Makhalemele, Student, TUT
– Karabo Maloka, Student, University of Pretoria
Winner in the Stars in Education Award:
Lesiba Kwenaite, Teacher, Pirwana Secondary School, Limpopo
Finalists:
– Kritisha Rajcoomar, HOD, Woodview Primary School, KwaZulu-Natal
– Selloane Mphafudi, Laerskool Westerlig, Gauteng
Darryl Linington
