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Teams

Hon Prof Uwe Pühse

Principal Investigator
UNESCO Chair Holder

Department of Sport Exercise and Health

University of Basel
Basel
Switzerland

Prof Cheryl Walter

Principal Investigator
UNESCO Co-Chair Holder

Department of Human Movement Science

Nelson Mandela University
Gqeberha
South Africa

Dr Ivan Müller

Project Coordinator

Department of Sport Exercise and Health

University of Basel
Basel
Switzerland

Dr Danielle Dolley

Project Coordinator

Department of Human Movement Science

Nelson Mandela University
Gqeberha
South Africa

Over the years of collaboration, we were privileged to work with an ever-growing team of researchers, students, volunteers and partners from across the world. Together, they constitute the foundation of the KaziBantu intiative:

Advisory Board

Prof Emeritus Andrew Leitch, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha (SA)

Prof Dr Hedwig Kaiser, Head of National & International Cooperation, University of Basel, Basel (CH)

Christopher Castle, UNESCO, Paris (FR)

Dr Ann Aerts, Head of Novartis Foundation, Basel (CH)

Ernest Gorgonzola, District Director, Eastern Cape Department of Education, Bhisho (SA)

Strategic Consortium

Prof Dr Rosa du Randt, Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Prof Dr Markus Gerber, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel (CH)

Prof Dr Jürg Utzinger, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)

Scientific Partners

Prof Dr Cilas Wilders, University of Namibia (NA)

Prof Dr Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Prof Dr Annelie Gresse, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Dr Peter Steinmann, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)

Prof Dr Nicole Probst-Hensch, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)

Dr Kurt Long, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)

Dr Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

PD Dr Christian Schindler, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)

Dr Harald Seelig, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel (CH)

Dr Sebastian Ludyga, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel (CH)

Prof Dr Christian Herrmann, Zurich University of Teacher Education (CH)

Project Assistants

Larissa Adams, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Patricia Arnaiz, University of Basel (CH)

Nandi Joubert, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Tracey Marais, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Zaahirah Ismail, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Madeleine Nienaber, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Johan Botha, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Roslyn Klaasen, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Peggy Rieck, University of Basel (CH)

Shona Ellis, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Mooveshni Dumalingam, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Supporting Partners

Dr Singilizwe Moko, Eastern Cape Department of Health (SA)

Dorelle Isaacs, Department of Edcuation, Gqeberha (SA)

Dr Patricia Machawira, UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ZW)

Dr Bruce Damons, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Dr Philip Kitching, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Dr Marelize Marx, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Dietetics Department, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

Biokinetics Department, Nelson Mandela University (SA)

KaziKidz Content Developer

Dr Stefanie Gall (CH)

Melanie Kplorla Silvia Afi Glover (CH)

Roman Aebischer (CH)

Chantal Brügger (CH)

Ronelle Malan (NA)

Dr Marelize Marx (SA)

Christine Joubert (SA)

Lize Van der Walt (CH)

Béatrice Goetz (CH)

Nicola Hausner (CH)

Tracey Hutton (SA)

Dorelle Isaacs (SA)

Jan Degen (CH)

KaziKidz Content Designer

Rooftop, Gqeberha (SA)

Teacher Coaches

Abraham Du Randt (SA)

Yonga Gilivane (SA)

Simvuyele Gqirana (SA)

Sibabalwe Ngewu (SA)

Likhaya Ntlokonkulu (SA)

Fabio Mapaling (SA)

Lynique Ruiters (SA)

Siwongile Zantsi (SA)

Field Team

Nurses, students and volunteers from Gqeberha (formerly known as Port Elizabeth) – Thank you all so much!

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