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Student Counselling To Adopt Rhiva Board Game

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

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This document is a news post on the Durban University of Technology (DUT) website dated 12 September 2013. It reports that DUT’s Department of Student Counselling and Health is introducing the RHIVA board game to support students’ wellbeing and to bridge academic and personal interests. The post explains the game’s origins (developed by MIET Africa to address issues such as pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, careers, and domestic violence) and notes that it has been tested at UKZN and with high school learners, with improved communication and engagement observed. It also mentions that the game currently sidelines mental health topics like depression and anxiety, which the department intends to address, and that interns presented a poster about the initiative at the SAACDHE conference in Port Elizabeth.

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RHIVA Board Game Adoption Initiative

The Department of Student Counselling and Health at Durban University of Technology is adopting the RHIVA board game to promote student wellbeing. The game addresses key social issues such as pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, career planning, and domestic violence, and is designed to improve communication and engagement among students. It will be used in student residences and workshops.

Who it is for: students at Durban University of Technology
How to act on it: No specific access route is described; participation is implied through department-led workshops and residence activities.

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Student Counselling To Adopt Rhiva Board Game

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eThekwini, Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

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

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Adoption of RHIVA board, Department of Student Counselling and Health is introducing the RHIVA board

Key Takeaways

Organisation: Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Department: Student Counselling and Health
Topic: Adoption of RHIVA board game
Date of news post: Sep 12, 2013
Game developer: MIET Africa
Game motto: “My life, my future!”
Target issues mentioned: pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, careers, domestic violence
Planned use at DUT: residences and workshops hosted by the Department
Claim: DUT will be the first of 23 tertiary institutions in South Africa to adopt the initiative
Testing location: UKZN (first-year students) and grades 9–10 high school learners
Conference: SAACDHE Conference in Port Elizabeth
Poster presenters: Megan Greer and Thokozani Sithole
Noted gap: mental health issues (depression and anxiety) sidelined; department looking to change
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Department of Student Counselling and Health (DUT)
MIET Africa
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
South African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE)
Megan Greer
Thokozani Sithole
Sihle Mbanjwa
Mdu Mhlongo
Port Elizabeth