UCTABA is an organisation of former UCT students who saw a need to contribute in supporting deserving black students and projects aimed at accelerating the transformation programme at UCT and hence serve the National empowerment agenda.
To accelerate economic empowerment through academic advancement.
Through our common base networks we shall pool resources and ideas to support our knowledge institutions and expand the national intellectual base, thus advancing transformation and empowerment that enables sustainable economic development in our Country.
Being part of UCTABA implies the shared acceptance of common values by its members. The concept of values implies not only rights but also obligations, for the organisation itself and for its individual members. This Statement of Values provides a framework that informs and governs what is considered by the UCTABA family to be appropriate and acceptable behavior. The Statement also serves as the foundation for a range of UCTABA policy frameworks such as the Constitution that guide the management of particular aspects of UCTABA’s activities.
As an organisation, UCTABA commits itself, and expects all its members, to exemplify and uphold these values and to reflect them not only in institutional and personal relationships, but also in all other aspects of life, including work, sport, recreation, and cultural, intellectual, religious and other activities.
We therefore commit ourselves to: