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DUT Student Counselling And Health Department Helps Alleviate Poverty

Durban University of TechnologyRef: https://www.dut.ac.za/DUT_Student_Counselling_and_Health_Department_Helps_Alleviate_Poverty/

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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This is a news article on the Durban University of Technology (DUT) website dated 28 August 2013. It reports that DUT’s Department of Student Counselling and Health handed over three cheques to the Office of the Dean of Students for the Food Security System on 19 November 2012. Each cheque was valued at R5,000, and the article explains that the Food Security System provides at least one meal per day to students from impoverished backgrounds (about 12 students at the time), many of whom are funded through NSFAS. The article quotes the Dean of Students and the Student Counselling and Health Director about the academic, social, and emotional impact of food insecurity and the need for staff referrals and contributions.

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Food Security System

The Food Security System provides at least one meal per day to students from impoverished backgrounds who lack the means to buy food. It was initiated in March 2012 and supports approximately 12 students at a time. The system is funded through contributions such as the R5,000 cheques from the Department of Student Counselling and Health.

Who it is for: students from impoverished backgrounds
How to act on it: Students are referred by staff and supported through the Office of the Dean of Students.

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The Food Security System provides at least one meal per day to students from impoverished backgrounds (about 12 students at the time), many of whom are funded through NSFAS.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.dut.ac.za/DUT_Student_Counselling_and_Health_Department_Helps_Alleviate_Poverty/

Amounts

R 5, R 15

Key Takeaways

DUT news article: 'DUT Student Counselling and Health Department Helps Alleviate Poverty'
Published/dated: 28 Aug 2013
Cheque handover date: Monday 19 Nov 2012
Cheques: three cheques
Cheque value: R5,000 each (total R15,000)
Recipient: Dean of Students Amar Singh
Food Security System initiated: March 2012
Purpose: provide at least one meal a day to students lacking means to buy food
Students assisted at time of article: approximately 12
Funding context: many students funded by NSFAS; staff sometimes finance meals but it is not sustainable
Department involvement: Student Counselling and Health Director Naseem Haniff says impoverished students visited for counselling/health and sometimes could not take medication due to lack of food
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Department of Student Counselling and Health
Office of the Dean of Students
Amar Singh
Naseem Haniff
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)