Equal Education

💛🖤✊🏾Just finished a youth group session in KZN Nquthu! Where we started off the day with an epic song session, dove into who Equal Education is, moved into campaigns from across provinces, and unpacked why it's crucial for young people to organise themselves! 💪 #FixOurSchools

[Human Rights Day] 💛🖤 Today is human rights day and yet KZN learners are still demanding clean water and safe sanitation,adequate school infrastructure and safe school. #FixOurSchools

🖤💛✊🏾Wrapping up an epic week in the Western Cape! We had our first youth groups across different branches, equalisers brought the energy and excitement,we had robust discussion on who is Equal Education, the Safe Guardian policy, and electing new leadership! #EEHumans

In 1hr we go live. ⌚ TVET students carry the same financial pressure as university students — with far less institutional support. Tonight we unpack why, and what needs to change. Twitter Space | 18:30 With @Equa_Education 🎙️ RSVP: bit.ly/4dinyMN 💛 #HumanRightsDay #RightToEducation #TVET #NSFAS #YouthCapital

[GP Parents Engagement] 💛🖤✊🏾 Yesterday in Daveyton we had our first parents engagement. Led by our GP organising team, Where parents reflected on wins from last year & unpacked the plans for the year ahead. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #parentsengagement

🚨Join us tomorrow on Twitter Spaces 🎙️ Thurs 19 March, 18:30–20:00, for _THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION_ – “What Real Support for TVET Students on NSFAS Should Look Like?” with @YouthCapitalSA . Don’t miss the chat about NSFAS & TVET student support! #NSFAS #TVET

Masechaba Ntsane shares concrete examples of youth-led impact through @equal_education’s work. One key victory was the development and implementation of the Minimum Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure in 2013, which was shaped directly by learner input, and made it legally binding for schools to provide water, sanitation, electricity, and safe classrooms. She also highlights advocacy during COVID-19, where learners raised concerns about losing access to the National School Nutrition Programme. Through legal action, Equal Education ensured meals continued, recognising their role in learners’ ability to focus and develop. Ntsane underscores a central message that when young people are organised, informed, and empowered, they are able to drive systemic change and hold institutions accountable. #EducationConversations @EduFacultyUJ

Masechaba Ntsane @equal_education opens her presentation by grounding youth participation in both lived experience and global evidence. Referencing UNESCO, she notes that “government inclusion of youth is not at a scale that would actually see it happening,” with only about one in five engagements reflecting meaningful participation. Equal Education’s theory of change is centred on developing a “conscientised, organised youth” capable of driving an equal and just education system. This includes building a critical mass of learners, post-school youth, parents, and community members who can act as a moral and political force to hold government accountable. This is achieved through organising, member-led activism, and structured spaces in which young people co-create knowledge, understand the law, and unpack the structural roots of inequality, thereby building the intellectual and leadership capacity needed for sustained activism. #EducationConversations @EduFacultyUJ

Today we’re hosting an impact-driven #EducationConversations in partnership with @EduFacultyUJ, focused on “The Power of Youth in Co-creating Education.” This conversation brings together inspiring voices who are shaping the future of education and highlighting the role young people play in driving meaningful change. Deon van der Merwe, Masechaba Ntsane, Gideon Potgieter, and Charles Pule will unpack how we can build a more inclusive, responsive, and future-focused education system together. 🕑 Today | 14:00 – 16:00 🎥 Live Webinar RSVP: us05web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #EducationConversations

[Tertiary Society Meeting ] UFH Alice Eastern Cape Tertiary Society Meeting is on 🔔📚! Join us at the Orange Auditorium, Alice Campus on 16 March 2026 today @ 17:00 - 19:00. Get in touch with Sifiso or Luphumezo for more info. #EEHumans

This Human Rights Day we’re asking a simple but urgent question: what does real support for TVET students on NSFAS actually look like — beyond paperwork and promises? ✨ Join us for a Twitter Space on 19 March | 18:30–20:00, where we’ll surface lived challenges, unpack administrative failures, and discuss practical reforms that protect students’ stability and dignity. This conversation will centre student experiences alongside rights-based and policy perspectives. Join @equal_education and us for a breakdown on the TVET system and what support should look like. Bring your questions, evidence, and short stories. RSVP: bit.ly/4dinyMN 💛 #HumanRightsDay #RightToEducation #TVET #NSFAS #YouthCapital

[Human Rights Festival ]💛🖤✊🏾 Join Equal Education at the Human Rights Festival 2026 on 26 March, 14h00, as we fight for equal access to safe, well resourced schools and build an inclusive movement to transform unequal systems. #HumanRights2026

Happening now - @Treasury_RSA 's response to submissions to Standing Committee on Finance 🔥 youtube.com/watch?v=2RjFD0…

[School Admissions] 💛🖤✊🏾 Apply now! Western Cape school admissions for 2027 are open for all grades until 14 April 2026. Submit your application via @wced_official's Online Portal : bit.ly/apply2026 . Every child deserves quality education to apply today! 📚

Yesterday, we joined @EELawCentre at Bulumko Secondary School, talking rights, responsibilities & participatory democracy. Learners got equipped to join the movement & build their own pathways!

[Education Series] 💛🖤✊🏾 We are pleased to announce the launch of our inaugural Education Series today. Each month, Equal Education members will be taking stock and reflecting on education issues. Here’s our February series 👇🏽 Click here: equaleducation.org.za/state-of-the-n…

[OrganiserTraining2026] 🖤💛We have just wrapped up Day 1/5 of our Organiser Training with energy song session, a set expectations, moved into Safeguarding policy and had a powerful dialogue on “State of Organising at EE”. One cadre, one community, building power where we live!

[Organiser Training 2026] Starting our 5 day training with "State of Organising at EE"! Digging deep into our movement's now & the future. One cadre, one community, building power! #OrganiserTraining2026 #MovementBuilding

[Happening now] 💛🖤✊🏾 We are having our first Limpopo Youth Group gears up for action, led by our LP organising team. Refresher on EE work, and campaign planning for Limpopo SOPA. United for a stronger voice, a brighter future! #FixOurSchools #FundOurFuture #SOPA2026

Our Equalisers in Limpopo have been advocating for water and sanitation in their schools as well as better infrastructure. @otplimpopo, the voices of our Equalisers in Limpopo are loud and clear. #fixourschools #sofundasonke #sopa