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Sprucing Up for Smiles: Volunteer Cleaning Day at Gerald Fitzpatrick Home

As part of our community engagement efforts, the GRT-Inspired team, along with 11 Community Engagement Student volunteers, dedicated 9th May 2024 to assisting with cleaning at the Gerald Fitzpatrick…

Service Delivery Protest in Melusi community

On the morning of Wednesday, 8th May 2024, Melusi residents protested against ongoing service delivery failures. The demonstrations caused major disruptions, blocking main streets and halting traffic…

Selaelo Mafa Mamabolo: A Pillar of the Melusi Community.

Commemorating the Legacy of a Valued Community Leader It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of community leader Selaelo Mafa Mamabolo. A devoted husband, father of three, and brother to…

GRT-I Melusi Brings Mega-Watt Smiles to World Oral Health Day

Melusi, Pretoria – When World Oral Health Day came around on March 20th, the GRT-I Melusi team rallied their community for a truly smile-worthy celebration! Joining forces with the University o…

Hygiene Made Fun!

The GRT-I node continues to show its commitment to bettering the lives of the poor in their community. We identify gaps in the community, no matter how little to make to provide an education and make…

Dangerous Decay Inside Fontana High-Rise

A routine data collection job at Fontana’s High Point high-rise turned into a scene of alarming urban decay and safety hazards. As the GRT-I field team entered the building, they encountered bu…

Community engagement in UP – Melusi / Atteridgeville and WRHI – Hillbrow

GRT-Inspired consist of 3 partners University of Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg and University of Pretoria. The research communities are Hillbrow, Atteridgeville and Melusi.

Covid Sampling

24th April 2021 was an exciting day for all teams as GRT-INSPIRED became a live project. Fieldworkers took to the field, signalling our first step outside of planning rooms and Covid lockdowns.