UNICEF UJ Chapters

  By Thato Lee-Ann Vululwandle – Former Career Development Officer (2024) Our former Career Development Officer, Thato Lee-Ann Vululwandle Leading the Career Development Programme taught me resilience, time management, and adaptability. Balancing university life and leadership responsibilities required sacrifices, but the rewards were immeasurable. The journey was not without its obstacles, but the rewards far outweighed the challenges, I would do it all over again. I still remember the day UNICEF UJ launched its recruitment campaign on campus. I was seeking experience and a chance to give back to the community. As a registered volunteer of UNICEF UJ, I chose Career Development, inspired by the University of Johannesburg’s career expo that visited my high school in 2021. The career expo sparked my passion for studying law at tertiary level because very few learners from my community make it to university, so I wanted to make a difference. Our first meeting as the Career Development...

  By Waborena Harmony Madisha, Former Climate Change Program Officer (2024), UNICEF UJ UNICEF UJ Volunteers with Padel Green, City of Johannesburg, JMPD and UJ Community Engagement Volunteers after cleaning Hillbrow Recreation Center                                               SOWING SEEDS OF SUST AINABILITY Being a volunteer, leader, and Climate Change Program Officer under UNICEF UJ has been an extraordinary journey of growth, collaboration, and impact. It has shown me that meaningful change requires more than just ideas, it takes hands in the soil, teamwork, and a commitment to sustainability. Reflecting on the initiatives we’ve championed; I feel both humbled and inspired by what we’ve accomplished together.    Cultivating Leadership Through Action  In leadership, I’ve discovered that growth comes from doing. Whether organizing a clean-up or planti...

By Thulani Khumalo - Former President (2024).  "The mere exposure effect was not  mere;  it was intentional than mere.”                                                   Our Volunteers with children during play break. The Mere Exposure Effect has summarized my volunteer experience with the UNICEF Campus Club at the University of Johannesburg for 2 years, it has revealed what we were supposed to achieve in 2023, and it explains what we have achieved in 2024. Find the link to the 2023 achievements and challenges here:  Click Here .  I am a second year Psychology student, and the Mere Exposure Effect is a theory I  encountered  in Social Psychology, and it has been implicated in studies that show how people form friendships, relationships and fall in love. In 2023, I wrote an article reflecting on our impact as volunteers on the chi...