Parliament praises student Feet4Fees walkers
Portfolio committee on higher education and training says initiative shows students want to contribute to attempts to make education more affordable
Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education and training on Tuesday praised student-driven initiatives, including the Feet4Fees campaign. As part of the campaign, 15 students from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) left Johannesburg on foot on December 1‚ with the intention of reaching their destination‚ Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth‚ on December 20. "They’ve done it!" a post on www.feet4fees.co.za trumpeted as the walkers arrived in Port Elizabeth on Monday‚ a day ahead of schedule. "One after the other they shared their experiences and what they learnt from the adventure. The most common conviction that was distilled through 19 days of walking in the scorching sun‚ over hills and through valleys‚ was: ‘Together we can do it!’"
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