10 Years of Collaboration between the University of Basel and Nelson Mandela University

Heal hy Schools o Heal hy Communi ies
o Collabo a ion
Ten
Yea s
"Educa ion is he mos
powe ul weapon"
- Nelson Mandela
UNESCO Chai on Physical Ac i i y
and Heal h in Educa ional Se ings,
Uni e si y o Basel, Basel, Swi ze land
Uni ed Na ions
Educa ional, Scien ific and
Cul u al O ganiza ion
UNESCO Chai on Physical Ac i i y
and Heal h in Educa ional Se ings,
Uni e si y o Basel, Basel, Swi ze land
Uni ed Na ions
Educa ional, Scien ific and
Cul u al O ganiza ion
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 3
P e ace 5
Ins i u ions and Teams 8
Swiss-Sou h A ican Join Resea ch P og amme 10
UNESCO Chai on 'Physical Ac i i y and Heal h in Educa ional Se ings' 12
Highligh s ac oss 10 yea s o collabo a ion 14
P ojec s 22
Sho Lea ning P og ammes 27
Theses 32
Con e ences and Pos e s 38
Awa ds 40
Media 41
Pa ne s and Suppo e s 52
Acknowledgemen s 55
Re e ences, Guidelines and Policies 56
Appendix: Publica ions 57
Table
o Con en s
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Glossa y
AIESEP In e na ional Associa ion o Physical Educa ion in Highe Educa ion
BRICSCESS The BRICS (B azil, Russia, India, China and Sou h A ica) Council o Exe cise and Spo s Science
CAPS Sou h A ican Cu iculum and Assessmen Policy S a emen
CCT Cen e o Communica ion and Technology, Nelson Mandela Uni e si y, ZA
CPTD Con inuing P o essional Teache De elopmen
DASH
Disease, Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's Heal h s udy
DSBG Depa men o Spo , Exe cise and Heal h, Uni e si y o Basel, CH
ECSS Eu opean College o Spo Science
HMS Human Mo emen Science Depa men , Nelson Mandela Uni e si y, ZA
HOD Head o Depa men
ICCSPE In e na ional Council o Spo Science and Physical Educa ion
KaziA ya
T ansla ed om Swahili in o 'being physically ac i e o heal h', in es iga es he e ec s o a school-
based in e en ion p og amme on g ow h, heal h, and well-being in h ee A ican coun ies
KaziBan u
T ansla ed om Swahili and Xhosa in o 'ac i e people', aims o p omo e heal h li e acy h ough a
comp ehensi e school-based li es yle in e en ion p og amme
KaziCHAT
Pa o he
KaziHeal h
sec ion o he la ge
KaziBan u
p ojec , he Kazi Comp ehensi e Heal h
Assessmen Tool is an online heal h and isk assessmen ool used o cap u e, a e and ack
heal h and well-being indica o s in eache s
KaziHeal h
Pa o he la ge
KaziBan u
p ojec , ocussing on eache 's heal h p omo ion
KaziKidz
Pa o he la ge
KaziBan u
p ojec and consis o Physical Educa ion and heal h eaching
esou ces o p ima y schoolchild en, g ades 1 o 7
KaziPlay
Pa o he
KaziKidz
sec ion o he la ge
KaziBan u
p ojec , aimed a imp o ing physical ac i i y
and hygiene in as uc u e a p ima y schools
NRF Na ional Resea ch Founda ion o Sou h A ica
NSNP Na ional School Nu i ion P og amme
PhASRec Physical Ac i i y, Spo and Rec ea ion Depa men , No h Wes Uni e si y, Po che s oom, ZA
PI P incipal In es iga o
SABC Sou h A ican B oadcas ing Co po a ion
SACE Sou h A ican Council o Educa o s
SASMA Sou h A ican Spo s Medicine Associa ion
SLP Sho Lea ning P og amme
SNSF Swiss Na ional Science Founda ion
SSAJRP Swiss-Sou h A ican Join Resea ch P og amme
STH Soil- ansmi ed helmin h in ec ions
UNESCO Uni ed Na ions Educa ional, Scien i ic and Cul u al O ganiza ion
UNITWIN Uni e si y Twinning and Ne wo king P og amme
WASH Wa e , Sani a ion and Hygiene
WHO Wo ld Heal h O ganiza ion
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F om le o igh :
P o Uwe Pühse, P o Lungile Pepe a (†), P o Da elle an G eunen, P o Che yl Wal e ,
P o And ew Lei ch, P o Rosa du Rand a Nelson Mandela Uni e si y, Gqebe ha
P e ace
P ojec s a e componen s o academic ac i i y a
a uni e si y As a ule, hey las one, wo o h ee
yea s, a e which hey end I is a e o a esea ch
collabo a ion o las longe In ou case i is di e en :
o 10 yea s now, he Depa men o Human Mo emen
Science a Nelson Mandela Uni e si y in Gqebe ha
( o me ly Po Elizabe h) and he Depa men o Spo ,
Exe cise and Heal h o he Uni e si y o Basel ha e been
wo king closely oge he A whole decade o in ensi e
coope a ion wi h a common goal: p omo ing an ac i e
and heal hy li es yle among unde p i ileged child en
in se e ely disad an aged egions in he Eas e n
Cape in Sou h A ica This en ails he in eg a ion o
exe cise and spo in o e e yday school li e, as well
as p omo ing he heal h o he o en hea ily bu dened
eache s In his way he p ojec empowe s lea ne s
and eache s in se ings whe e suppo is clea ly
needed Bu how did his long-s anding and in ensi e
coope a ion be ween wo ins i u ions ha a e mo e
han en hou s lying ime away om each o he come
abou ? In 2011 AIESEP, he in e na ional o ganisa ion
o Physical Educa ion, held i s annual con e ence in
Lime ick, I eland Du ing he con e ence, Che yl and
Uwe spoke abou he s a us o Physical Educa ion in
Sou h A ican schools, whe e i had los i s 's and-
alone' s a us and had been in eg a ed in o he o e a -
ching subjec o Li e O ien a ion This mean ha he
subjec was losing i s impo ance Schools in ma gin-
alised se ings we e pa icula ly a ec ed and aced
many challenges: la ge classes, he lack o necessa y
acili ies and equipmen , Physical Educa ion no being
augh pu pose ully, inadequa e aining o eache s
o Physical Educa ion e c

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Suppo o he eaching o PE is a passion o bo h o
us, and we endea ou ed o ind ways o wo k oge he
on imp o ing he si ua ion in SA This was he s a
o ou collabo a ion The i s isi o Po Elizabe h
ook place in 2012, whe e Uwe was aken o schools
in he egion and spoke o school p incipals and
eache s and ou discussions began abou wo king
collabo a i ely An oppo uni y a ose o apply o a
esea ch g an h ough he Swiss Sou h A ica Join
Resea ch p og amme, and Basel Uni e si y and
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y we e joined by a e y
s ong pa ne , he Swiss T opical and Public Heal h
Ins i u e, unde he di ec o ship o P o Jü g U zinge ,
who came on boa d and, wi h his eam o young
collabo a o s, acili a ed he success ul applica ion o
a h ee-yea esea ch p ojec This is how he
DASH
(Disease, Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's Heal h) s udy
was bo n and i p o ided undamen al indings ha
became he basis o u he de elopmen s They a e
de ailed in his epo
This expansion would no ha e been possible wi hou
o he essen ial suppo The No a is Founda ion was
conce ned abou he p e en ion o non-communicable
diseases which will be a huge p oblem in his disad-
an aged s udy popula ion in he u u e I placed i s
us in us h ough i s di ec o D Ann Ae s and hus
con ibu ed signi ican ly o he success o he p ojec
She also buil he b idge o UNESCO in Pa is, which
ul ima ely led o he awa d o he UNESCO Chai on
Physical Ac i i y and Heal h in Educa ional Se ings
P o Ma kus Ge be s eng hened he eam, expanded
he p ojec 's each o Tanzania and Cô e d'I oi e in
coope a ion wi h he Founda ion Bo na , leading o
he
KaziA ya
s udy P o Ge be also p o ided unda-
men al ideas o he de elopmen o
KaziHeal h
, he
physical ac i i y and heal h p og amme o eache s
O he key membe s o he eam a e P o Hedwig
Kaise (Head Na ional & In e na ional Coope a ion
a Basel Uni e si y), P o Rosa du Rand ( e i ed
Di ec o o he School o Li es yle Sciences) who
guided he e hics componen o he s udy, P o
Da elle an G eunen (Di ec o o he Cen e o
Communi y Technologies) who led he de elopmen
o he
KaziHeal h
App and sho lea ning p og amme,
and ou ha d-wo king p ojec co-o dina o s, D I an
Mülle and Danielle Dolley An expanded lis o all
he collabo a o s and eam membe s can be ound in
he epo
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y is encou aging in e disci-
plina y collabo a ion ac oss en i ies In line wi h his,
he
DASH
s udy — ollowed by he
KaziBan u
p ojec —
b ough oge he a la ge eam which included he
Depa men s o Human Mo emen Science, Die e ics
and Human Nu i ion, Medical Labo a o y Sciences,
Nu sing Science and Psychology, as well as he
Cen e o Communi y Technology, he Cen e o he
Communi y School and he Facul y o Educa ion
A numbe o pos g adua es om bo h ins i u ions
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ha e ob ained hei Mas e s deg ees h ough esea ch
in he p ojec s as well as wo PhDs (I an Mülle and
S e anie Gall om Basel Uni e si y) Cu en ly he e
a e 5 ac i e PhD s udies in he p ojec , 4 Sou h A icans
(Danielle Dolley, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nandi Joube
and La issa Adams) and Pa icia A naiz, h ough
Basel Uni e si y We a e g a e ul o he Eas e n Cape
Depa men s o Heal h and Educa ion o allowing
us o conduc esea ch a schools We ha e a signed
Memo andum o Unde s anding wi h he Depa men
o Educa ion o he implemen a ion o he
KaziKidz
p og amme in schools We would like o hank he
p ojec schools — p incipals, eache s, SGBs and
lea ne s — o allowing us o use he school pla o m
o ind ways o p omo ing he heal h and well-being o
lea ne s and eache s
Many hanks o he p esiden s o ou uni e si ies
o hei suppo , P o Sibongile Mu hwa and
P o And ea Schenke - Wicki, and in addi ion, he
o me Swiss Ambassado o Sou h A ica, M s Helene
Budlige A ieda
We would like o dedica e his 10-yea anni e sa y
epo o he memo y o he la e P o Lungile Pepe a,
he Dean o he Facul y o Heal h Sciences a Nelson
Mandela Uni e si y, who was a s ong p oponen
o he p ojec He succumbed o Co id-19 in 2020,
a e being in he o e on in he igh agains
he i us We emembe his wa m h and passion
o communi ies and his d i e o p omo e heal h
and wellness, a passion which is embodied in he wo k
o he
KaziBan u
p ojec
You s since ely,
P o D Uwe Pühse
UNESCO Chai Holde ,
Uni e si y o Basel, Swi ze land
P o D Che yl Wal e
UNESCO Co-Chai Holde ,
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
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Uni e si y o Basel
Basel, Swi ze land
Depa men o Spo , Exe cise and Heal h (DBSG)
HOD Uwe Pühse, P o D
Scien i ic Pa ne s
Hedwig Kaise , P o D
Ma kus Ge be , P o D
Sebas ian Ludyga, D
Ha ald Seelig, D
P ojec Coo dina o s
Ch is in Lang, D
I an Mülle , D
Resea ch Assis an s
S e anie Gall, D
Johanna Beckmann
Pa icia A naiz
Jan Degen
Ma ina Wäl i
Adminis a i e Suppo
Co nelia Pagoni
Va enka S obel
Peggy Rieck
Swiss T opical and
Public Heal h Ins i u e
Basel, Swi ze land
Associa ed Ins i u e o he Uni e si y o Basel
Di ec o Jü g U zinge , P o D
Scien i ic Pa ne s
Nicole P obs -Hensch, P o D
Pe e S einmann, PD D
Ch is ian Schindle , PD D
Ku Z Long, D
Peiling Yap, D
Nan Shwe Nwe H un, D
Ins i u ions
and Teams
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Human Mo emen Science Depa men (HMS)
HOD Che yl Wal e , P o D
Scien i ic Pa ne s
Rosa du Rand , P o D
B uce Damons, D
Gail Hal o y
P ojec Coo dina o s
Danielle Dolley
Siphesihle Nqweniso
Resea ch Assis an s
La issa Adams
Nandi Joube
Zaahi ah Ismail
Madeleine Nienabe
Sese hu Ncanywa
Sikhona Yena
Adminis a i e Suppo
Shona Ellis
Pippa Nell
Jenni Haysom
Dei d e Bowe s
Cen e o Communi y Technologies (CCT)
Di ec o Da elle an G eunen, P o D
Scien i ic Pa ne s
Alida Veldsman
Johan Bo ha
Resea ch Assis an s
Roslyn Klaasen
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y
Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
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2014
DASH
s udy
Oc obe 2014:
Funding o he DASH
s udy by he Swiss
Sou h A ican Join
Resea ch P og amme
As pa o he Swiss-Sou h A ican Join Resea ch
P og amme (SSAJRP), he Swiss Na ional Science
Founda ion (SNSF) launches a call o join esea ch
p ojec s wi h i s sis e o ganisa ion in Sou h A ica, he
Na ional Resea ch Founda ion (NRF) Twel e p ojec s
a e unded; among one o hem ou s udy "
Disease,
Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's Heal h (DASH)
"
2015
Fi s da a assessmen in Gqebe ha1
Janua y 2015: The i s da a assessmen is conduc ed
a P ima y Schools in Gqebe ha
In o de o assess he physical heal h and psychological
well-being o p ima y schoolchild en in and a ound
Gqebe ha, esea che s and olun ee s om he
DASH
p ojec s a collec ing da a Among he es s
pe o med we e he 20-m shu le un es , g ip
s eng h es , s ool samples o es o wo m in ec ions
and o he physical heal h pa ame e s such as blood
p essu e and body composi ion
2017
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y Engagemen
Excellence Awa d
July 2017: P o Che yl Wal e is awa ded he
Engagemen Excellence Awa d om Nelson Mandela
Uni e si y
The awa d acknowledges he g oundb eaking
DASH
s udy, which ocuses on child en's heal h in poo ly
esou ced schools and he e ec o common in ec ions
on hei g ow h and lea ning abili y
2017
DASH
Symposium
Oc obe 2017: The KaziBan u p ojec (Heal hy Schools
o Heal hy Communi ies) is o icially launched wi h a
symposium
The
DASH
p ojec spanned h ee yea s and culmina es
in he 2017 symposium, whe e he esul s o he
s udy a e sha ed The keyno e speake s include
Ch is ina Wadhwani (No a is Founda ion); D Pa icia
Machawi a (UNESCO Regional Ad iso o Sub-
Saha an A ica); M s Helene Budlige A ieda (Swiss
Ambassado ); P o Hedwig J Kaise (Vice-P esiden a
he Uni e si y o Basel, Swi ze land) and P o De ick
Swa z (Vice Chancello o Nelson Mandela Uni e si y)
While he
DASH
p ojec comes o an end, he
KaziBan u
p ojec is launched as a esul o a con inued co-
ope a ion among he Uni e si y o Basel and he
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y
20-m shu le un es a a p ima y school
in Be helsdo p, Gqebe ha
1
P e iously known as Po Elizabe h
Rea le o igh : D Pe e S einmann, P o Da elle an G eunen,
Jacquelene F ieden hal, P o And ew Lei ch, P o Uwe Pühse
F on le o igh : P o Che yl Wal e , P o Hedwig Kaise , o me
ambassado Helene Budlige A ieda, D Pa icia Machawi a, Ch is ina
Wadhwani a he DASH symposium a Nelson Mandela Uni e si y, Gqebe ha

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2018
KaziBan u
— Heal hy Schools Fo Heal hy
Communi ies
Ap il 2018: S a o collabo a ion wi h he No a is
Founda ion
The 'Disease, Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's Heal h'
(
DASH
) s udy documen ed he poo heal h s a us
and double bu den om communicable and non-
communicable diseases o child en in disad an aged
communi ies in Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica I also e ealed
he po en ial o imp o emen h ough PA and heal h
li e acy in e en ions, ollowing he p inciples ha
PA is key in p omo ing heal h and well-being among
schoolchild en, ha lea ning his a a young age will
ha e long-las ing e ec s h oughou li e, and ha
PA is especially ele an o child en om low socio-
economic communi ies li ing in LMICs Mo eo e , i
emphasized he ole o eache s as in luen ial and
willing ad oca es
Building on hese esul s and wi h suppo om he
No a is Founda ion,
KaziBan u
is es ablished, a
comp ehensi e school-based li es yle in e en ion
p og amme aiming a p omo ing heal h li e acy o
bo h child en and eache s o p ima y schools om
disad an aged communi ies in Nelson Mandela Bay
The No a is Founda ion aims o imp o e he heal h
o low-income popula ions by wo king wi h local
au ho i ies and pa ne s o e-enginee heal h
sys ems om being eac i e o p oac i e, p edic i e
and p e en a i e As pa o he "Be e Hea s Be e
Ci ies" ini ia i e, he ounda ion pu s a special ocus
on add essing hea heal h among low-income u ban
popula ions — hus making he No a is Founda ion
an ideal pa ne o u he in ensi y he collabo a ion
be ween he Uni e si y o Basel and Nelson
Mandela Uni e si y
2018
KaziA ya
s udy
In Janua y 2018, he Fonda ion Bo na unded he
KaziA ya s udy The esea ch p ojec is planned o
span 4 yea s
KaziA ya
, which is a Swahili ph ase meaning "being
physically ac i e o heal h", is a sis e p ojec o
KaziBan u
The andomized-con olled in e en ion
ial is led by P incipal In es iga o (PI) P o
Ma kus Ge be (Uni e si y o Basel, Swi ze land) in
collabo a ion wi h P o Che yl Wal e (Nelson Mandela
Uni e si y in Sou h A ica), P o Bassi ou Bon oh
(Cen e Suisse de Reche ches Scien i iques in he I o y
Coas ), D F ed os Okumo (I aka a Heal h Ins i u e in
Tanzania), and P o Jü g U zinge (Swiss T opical and
Public Heal h Ins i u e in Swi ze land)
Fonda ion Bo na
is a Swiss-based ounda ion which
aims o imp o e he heal h and well-being o child en
and young people in g owing u ban en i onmen s
a ound he globe
I has been a joy wo king wi h UniBas,
Swiss TPH and Nelson Mandela Uni e si y
o 4 yea s on
KaziBan u
I s e idence on
he impo ance o including child en and eache s in
ca dio ascula popula ion heal h ini ia i es will ha e
a eaching global impac
D Ann Ae s
Head o he No a is
Founda ion, Basel, Swi ze land
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2019
UNESCO UniTWIN Chai
Ma ch 2019: P o Uwe Pühse and P o Che yl Wal e
a e awa ded a UNESCO Chai on "Physical Ac i i y and
Heal h in Educa ional Se ings"
The Chai examines he ela ionships be ween exe cise
and spo , heal h and academic pe o mance, and
de elops speci ic imp o emen measu es
2019
BRICSCESS con e ence Cape Town
Oc obe 2019: S akeholde s om 6 di e en coun ies
mee o discuss he u u e o KaziBan u
A wo kshop join ly hos ed by he In e na ional
Council o Spo Science and Physical Educa ion
(ICCSPE) and he
KaziBan u
p ojec eam is held a he
Sou h A ican Spo s Medicine Associa ion (SASMA)
BRICSCESS Con e ence in Cape Town The heme o
he wo kshop en ails "Spo o De elopmen ", as well
as he
KaziBan u
p ojec s' dissemina ion, namely he
KaziKidz
and
KaziHeal h
p og ammes Va ious Physical
Educa ion heads om se e al ins i u ions a ound
Sou he n A ica a e in i ed o speak and p esen on
child en's heal h and he cu en s a us o Physical
Educa ion The speake s include De le Dumon
(Execu i e Di ec o ICSSPE), P o D Cilas Wilde s
(Head o Depa men o Pos G adua e S udies in he
Facul y o Educa ion a he Uni e si y o Namibia), D
Dawn Tladi (Lec u e in he Depa men o Physical
Educa ion, Heal h and Rec ea ion a he Uni e si y
o Bo swana), and D Sookhenlall Pada u h (Head o
Depa men and Senio Lec u e in he Mo emen
and Physical Educa ion Depa men a he Mau i ius
Ins i u e o Educa ion) The pu pose o he wo kshop
was o collabo a e wi h di e en coun ies in Sou he n
A ica, o ake hands and o uni e as a o ce o
emphasise he impo ance o Physical Educa ion and
o acili a e he implemen a ion he eo
2020
KaziBan u
sus ainabili y s udy
Ma ch 2020: SNSF unds he KaziBan u sus ainabili y
s udy
In ending o assess he sus ained implemen a ion
o
KaziBan u
and he accompanying heal h e ec s
in child en and eache s, a ollow-up s udy was
designed o de e mine he long- e m easibili y and
e ec i eness o he in e en ion in he p e iously
s udied schools, unde eal-wo ld condi ions
In Ma ch 2020, he
KaziBan u
sus ainabili y s udy
ecei ed unding om he SNSF o conduc he ollow-
up phase be ween 2020 and 2023 This comp ehensi e
long- e m e alua ion will enable moni o ing he
con inued impac o he
KaziBan u
in e en ion in he
li es o child en and eache s, as well as o pinpoin
he s eng hs and challenges he eo Ul ima ely, he
gene a ed e idence will enable ecommenda ions ha
may lead o local policy and he sus ainable in eg a ion
o he p og amme in o he schools' cu iculum
P o D Jü g U zinge (le ), Di ec o o he Swiss TPH, a a
KaziBan u wo kshop in Basel, du ing a esea ch isi o ou
Sou h A ican PhD s uden s (La issa Adams, Danielle Dolley,
Siphesihle Nqweniso and Nandi Joube ).
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2020
Commonweal h Digi al Heal h Awa d
No embe 2020: P o Da elle an G eunen and eam
a e awa ded a Me i Awa d a he 4 h Commonweal h
Digi al Heal h Awa ds 2020
The Commonweal h Cen e o Digi al Heal h
acknowledges he
KaziHeal h
mobile app in he
ca ego y "Heal h Educa ion and Heal h P omo ion"
2020
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y Inno a ion
Excellence Awa d
Decembe 2020: P o Da elle an G eunen and eam
a e awa ded a "Inno a ion Excellence P ojec Awa d"
om he Nelson Mandela Uni e si y
The awa d acknowledges he de elopmen o he
KaziHeal h
wo kplace heal h p omo ion p og amme
Ou ision o
he u u e
Sho Lea ning P og amme o
KaziKidz
and
KaziHeal h
In-se ice aining p og ammes will be used o u he
dissemina e KaziKidz and KaziHeal h
The aim is o dissemina e he de eloped eaching
p oduc s ini ially o 300 quin ile 3 p ima y schools
in he Eas e n Cape and hen o dis ibu e hem
mo e widely o bene i lea ne s and wide school
communi ies in o he egions o Sou h A ica In o de
o os e long- e m coope a ion, a Memo andum o
Unde s anding be ween he Eas e n Cape Depa men
o Educa ion and he Nelson Mandela Uni e si y
was signed I o malises he p esen a ion o Sho -
Lea ning P og ammes (SLPs), such as he
KaziKidz
SLPs ocusing on li e skills and he
KaziHeal h
SLP
p omo ing eache s' heal h, o in-se ice eache s I
oppo uni ies o collabo a ion a ise in o he a eas o
common in e es , hese can also be explo ed wi h he
suppo o he Swiss Embassy in P e o ia, Sou h A ica
Sc eensho om he
KaziHeal h Sho Lea ning
P og amme
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion
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Fonda ion Bo na
Swiss Na ional
Science
Founda ion
Na ional Resea ch
Founda ion o
Sou h A ica
Swiss Na ional
Science
Founda ion
Na ional Resea ch
Founda ion o
Sou h A ica
Kan on
Basel-
S ad
Sou h
A ican
Medical
Resea ch
Council
No a is Founda ion 2021–2023
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Suppo ing Pa ne s
Du ing ou 10 yea coope a ion, we ha e been suppo ed by he ollowing o ganisa ions:
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 21
KaziBan u:
Heal hy Schools o Heal hy Communi ies
KaziA ya:
Schools o Ac i e and Heal hy Kidz
KaziBan u:
Heal hy Schools o Heal hy Communi ies
KaziPlay:
Playg ound and sani a ion in e en ion
Play
KaziHeal h:
Teache s Wo kplace Heal h In e en ion
KaziBan u:
Sus ainabili y s udy
DASH:
Disease Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's Heal h

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Disease Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's
Heal h (DASH)
The
DASH
s udy, o in ull he
Disease, Ac i i y and
Schoolchild en's Heal h
s udy in Gqebe ha, Sou h
A ica, was a join esea ch p ojec be ween he
Uni e si y o Basel, Swi ze land, he Swiss T opical and
Public Heal h Ins i u e in Basel, Swi ze land, and he
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y in Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
The p ojec du a ion spanned om 2014 o 2018
The aim was o assess he bu den and dis ibu ion o
communicable diseases and non-communicable ch onic
condi ions among app oxima ely 1,000 p ima y school-
aged child en in selec ed unde p i ileged schools nea
Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica, and o assess hei e ec on
child en's physical i ness, cogni i e pe o mance and
psychosocial heal h Fu he mo e, he impac o key
in e en ions, e g (1) Physical Educa ion p og amme,
(2) heal h and hygiene educa ion and (3) nu i ional
in e en ion, on o e all child heal h was es ima ed and
he esul s we e published in a ious pee - e iewed
scien i ic jou nals
I ha e had he p i ilege o be in ol ed
wi h he Uni e si y o Basel and Nelson
Mandela Uni e si y (and he Eas e n
Cape Depa men o Educa ion) collabo a ion
om i s incep ion 10 yea s ago I can uly con i m
ha i has been an amazing and e y en iching
expe ience in so many ways — being in ol ed in:
 The de elopmen and execu ion o he h ee
join p ojec s
DASH
,
KaziBan u
and
KaziA ya
 Expe iencing he impac ha hese p ojec s
ha e had in he communi ies whe e hese we e
and s ill a e implemen ed, and also lea ning so
much om he pa icipan s in e u n
 The many publica ions emana ing om he
esea ch conduc ed
 Seeing he many s uden s om bo h Basel
Uni e si y and Nelson Mandela Uni e si y g ow
h ough hei expe ience wi h one o mo e o
he h ee umb ella esea ch p ojec s, being
able o collabo a e wi h one ano he , ubbing
shoulde s and sha ing cul u al expe iences
wi h a s uden om ano he coun y and
being able o use he esea ch da a ga he ed
o con ibu e owa ds ob aining ei he hei
mas e s o doc o al deg ees
 The people ha c ossed my li e in he p ocess
— om he co e and ex ended esea ch eam
membe s, sponso s, s akeholde s o he
pa icipan s in he ele an join p ojec s
I he e o e ex end my hea el app ecia ion and
cong a ula ions o all My since e wish is ha his
collabo a ion will con inue o many mo e yea s
o come The long- e m e ec s on he heal h
o bo h he child en and eache s will no only
Physical Educa ion
P og amme
Heal h and Hygiene
Educa ion
Nu i ional
In en ion
P ojec s
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 23
2) Repea ed dewo ming ea -
men caused a sh inking o he
isk o soil- ansmi ed helmin-
hiasis, howe e he ea men
should be supplemen ed by o h-
e public heal h measu es such
as wa e , sani a ion and hygiene
(WASH) The high spa ial he e ogenei y sugges s ha
da a om addi ional schools in di e en neighbou -
hoods will be equi ed o de e mine a locally app o-
p ia e in e en ion s a egy, which ideally is no only
ca ied ou a school le el, bu co e s he en i e local
popula ion (Mülle e al 2017)
3) The indings indica e ha
he e is a posi i e associa ion
be ween sel - epo ed physi-
cal ac i i y and heal h- ela ed
quali y o li e which is impo -
an o wo easons Fi s ly,
good heal h- ela ed quali y o
li e in luences a child's heal h
and well-being posi i ely and
secondly, i has measu able posi i e e ec s la e in
li e on bo h an indi idual and socie al le el (Gall e al
2020)
4) A mul idimensional, school-
based physical ac i i y in e -
en ion can educe he inc ease
in ca dio ascula isk ac o s
(BMI and skin old hickness)
and can con ibu e o he main-
enance o academic pe o -
mance among socio-economi-
cally dep i ed schoolchild en in Sou h A ica School
adminis a o s should ensu e ha hei school s a
implemen s physical ac i i y lessons, which a e a com-
pulso y componen o he school cu iculum (Mülle e
al 2019, Gall e al 2020)
bene i hose pa icipan s cu en ly in ol ed in
he p ojec s, bu he la e ha e he po en ial o
con ibu e o alle ia ion o he bu den o disease
and subsequen educ ion o he coun y's u u e
heal h cos s, pa icula ly i u he s eng hened
P o D Rosa du Rand
Fo me Di ec o o he School o
Li es yle Sciences, Human Mo emen
Science Depa men , Nelson Mandela
Uni e si y, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
The
DASH
s udy's key indings we e:
1) Soil- ansmi ed helmin h (STH)
in ec ions and low physical i -
ness appea o hinde he chil-
d en's capaci y o pay a en ion
and he eby impede hei aca-
demic pe o mance Fu he mo e
he STH in ec ions seem o ha e
a small, bu signi ican , nega i e
e ec on he physical i ness o
in ec ed child en, as exp essed by hei maximum oxy-
gen up ake (Gall e al 2017, Mülle e al 2016)
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KaziBan u
— Heal hy Schools o Heal hy
Communi ies
The ollow-up s udy, he
KaziBan u
p ojec , is a
specially ailo ed school-based in e en ion p o-
g amme based on he
DASH
esul s aimed a
consolida ing he p ac ice o Physical Educa ion and
ensu ing he physical li e acy and heal hy ac i e li ing
o schoolchild en and eache s The main goals o
he
KaziBan u
p ojec a e closely connec ed o UN's
sus ainable de elopmen goals (SDGs), namely «good
heal h and well-being» (SDG3) and «quali y educa ion»
(SDG4) The
KaziBan u
p ojec ( ansla ed om
Swahili and Xhosa in o “ac i e people”) is dedica ed
o c ea ing long-las ing posi i e changes in heal h,
and o p o iding oppo uni ies o physical ac i i y, by
implemen ing a mul i- ace ed app oach o add ess he
heal h p oblems aced wi hin disad an aged se ings
in low- and middle-income coun ies Two p og ammes
we e designed o add ess hese challenges:
KaziKidz
and
KaziHeal h
KaziKidz
Teaching Ma e ials
KaziKidz
is a holis ic educa ional and ins uc ion ool
aimed o enhance schoolchild en's o e all heal h
The eaching ma e ial comp ises eely a ailable p e-
made lessons co e ing he opics Physical Educa ion,
Mo ing- o-Music, and Heal h, Hygiene and Nu i ion
The lesson plans a e aligned wi h Sou h A ica's
Cu iculum and Assessmen Policy S a emen (CAPS)
and include g ades 1-7, wi h lesson plans o he whole
school yea Fu he mo e, he
KaziKidz
Teaching
Ma e ial also en ails cue-ca d summa ies, sing-along-
songs and mul iple ca oons
KaziHeal h
P omo ion P og amme
KaziHeal h
is a wo kplace heal h in e en ion
p og amme, designed speci ically o school eache s,
eaching wi hin low- esou ced school se ings The
p og amme aims o educa e and imp o e heal h
beha iou s in eache s by in eg a ing h ee li es yle
in e en ions: physical ac i i y, nu i ion and
s ess managemen The p og amme s a s wi h an
indi idualised heal h isk assessmen , ollowed by
ace- o- ace li es yle coaching sessions and sel -
moni o ing and mo i a ion h ough he
KaziHeal h
app Addi ionally, he isk assessmen ool
KaziCHAT
is being used by esea che s o cap u e, a e and
ack eache s' heal h and well-being indica o s The
in e en ion is aimed a educing ca dio ascula
isk ac o s and imp o ing physical ac i i y, die and
nu i ion, and psychosocial heal h Fo schoolchild en,
eache s a e impo an ole models and ha e a
p o ound impac Thus, p omo ing good heal h among
eache s ul ima ely also p omo es lea ne 's heal h
KAZIHEALTH KAZIBANTU
KAZIKIDZ
SLP
KAZIHEALTH
PROMOTIONAL
MATERIAL
SLP
KAZIKIDZ
KAZIPLAY
RESEARCH
The
KaziBan u
Model
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The
KaziBan u
p ojec implemen s and esea ches
bo h he
KaziKidz
and he
KaziHeal h
p og ammes Fo
a mo e sus ainable app oach ou eam has de eloped
Sho Lea ning P og ammes (SLPs) which a e o
be included in he con inued p o essional eache
de elopmen p og amme (CPTD) o Sou h A ican
p ima y school eache s
KaziPlay
Complemen ing he
KaziBan u
p ojec , he
KaziPlay
ini ia i e enhances playg ound acili ies and sani a ion
ameni ies a lowe esou ced school se ings In
collabo a ion wi h wo local a chi ec s, playg ound
designs we e c ea ed and implemen ed a wo schools
loca ed in disad an aged se ings in and a ound
Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
Fu he mo e, sani a ion acili ies we e eno a ed and
a wa e e icula ion sys em was pu in place, which
will wa e plan s su ounding he playg ounds This
ini ia i e was unded by he Kan on Basel–S ad , in
Swi ze land
Visual ep esen a ion o he
KaziPlay playg ound
P o D Da elle an G eunen
Di ec o o he Cen e o Communi y
Technologies, Nelson Mandela
Uni e si y, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
I belie e ha h ough he collabo-
a ion and he de elopmen o
inno a i e echnology solu ions,
his p ojec is making a posi i e impac by
encou aging digi al ans o ma ion in heal hca e
and sel -managemen o heal h The pa ne ships
enable us o assis in how heal hca e in o ma ion
is ob ained and dissemina ed Th ough ools
such as
KaziCHAT
ha p o ide medical es
esul s, diagnosis, and explana ions o illnesses,
educa o s a e now becoming pa icipan s in hei
well-being The addi ion o he
KaziHeal h
App
enables pa icipan s o espond o es esul s
and diagnosis
Physical Educa ion expe coaches
p ima y school eache .
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Below is a ch onological o e iew o all eam membe s who had he oppo uni y o w i e a scien i ic disse a ion
(comple ed and ongoing) in he ollowing hema ic scien i ic a eas: (1) Educa ion and Cogni ion, (2) Physical
Ac i i y and Fi ness, (3) Heal h In e en ions and Toolki s, (4) Quali y o Li e and (5) Physical Heal h
PhD Theses
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
D I an M�lle
D S e anie Gall
Danielle Dolley
Siphesihle Nqweniso
Johanna Beckmann
Nandi Joube
La issa Adams
Pa icia A naiz
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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D I an Mülle (Ap il 2019): Epidemiology o
in ec ious and non-communicable diseases and
e ec o heal h in e en ions on child en's physical
i ness in Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
D S e anie Gall (Sep embe 2020): E ec s o
a school-based heal h in e en ion and c oss-
sec ional associa ions o schoolchild en's academic
pe o mance, selec i e a en ion and heal h- ela ed
quali y o li e in Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Ongoing
Danielle Dolley (2021): E ec s o a school-based
heal h in e en ion on he non-communicable
disease isk s a us o physical inac i i y among
schoolchild en om disad an aged communi ies
Siphesihle Nqweniso (2021): G ow h, heal h
and well-being o schoolchild en in Gqebe ha:
Impac o a physical ac i i y and mul i-mic onu ien
supplemen a ion in e en ion
Johanna Beckmann (2021): The e ec o a
school-based heal h in e en ion on nu i ional
s a us, cogni i e unc ion and soil- ansmi ed
helmin h in ec ions and associa ed isk ac o s in
h ee A ican coun ies
Nandi Joube (2022): E ec s o a wo kplace
heal h in e en ion p og amme on isk ac o s
o non-communicable diseases, heal h beha iou s
and psychosocial heal h o eache s in ma ginalised
communi ies o Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
La issa Adams (2023): E ec i eness o heal h
p omo ion p og ammes on sus ainable li es yle
changes amongs eache s wo king in schools om
disad an aged se ings in Nelson Mandela Bay
Pa icia A naiz (2023): Sus ainabili y o a
school-based heal h p omo ion in e en ion
in child en a isk o non-communicable diseases in
ma ginalised communi ies in Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
I an becomes D I an.D S e anie Gall wi h he PhD ha .
Comple ed
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Pos -
g adua e
Theses
Educa ion &
Cogni ion
1
Physical
Heal h
5
Physical
Ac i i y &
Fi ness
2
S e anie Gall (2015)
La issa Adams (2019)
Lisa an Polanen (2020)
Jonas Sch�ni (2022)
Cogni ion
Dominique B�nninge (2015)
Siphesihle Nqweniso (2018)
Nandi Joube (2019)
Jenni e Künzle (2019)
Body
Composi ion
S e anie Gall (2015)
La issa Adams (2019)
A en ion Nandi Joube (2019)
Daniel Go don (2020)
G ip S eng h
Ma ina Sal ini (2017)
Felix Gun lisbe gen (2022)
Sel - epo ed
Physical Ac i i y
S e anie Gall (2015)
La issa Adams (2019)
Academic
Achie emen
Lisa an Polanen (2020)
Academic
Sel -Concep
Jonas Sch�ni (2022)
Execu i e
Func ion
No a Degonda (2019)
Blood
P essu e
Daniel Go don (2020)
Felix Gun lisbe gen (2022)
Ca dio ascula
Risk
S e anie Gall (2015)
Sel Con ol
Fabia Sil es i (2020)
Educa ional
A ainmen
Pa en s
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Quali y
o Li e
4
Heal h
In e en ions
& Toolki s
3
Ma ina Sal ini (2017)
Heal h-Rela ed
Quali y
o Li e
Jan Cadosch (2022)
Heal h &
Wellbeing
P omo ioon
Lisa an Polanen (2020)
School
Sa is ac ion
La issa Scheue meie (2020)
Sleep
Fabia Sil es i (2020)
SES
Lisa an Polanen (2020)
Pe cei ed
S ess
Lize an de Wal (2018)
Chan al B ügge (2018)
Oli e Küng (2021)
Mo ing o
Music Toolki
Nicola Hausne (2018)
Heal h &
Hygiene Toolki
Melanie Kplo la Glo e (2018)
Roman Aebische (2018)
Ca in G ieshabe (2021)
Physical
Educa ion
Toolki
S e anie Gall (2015)
Thomas Hage (2016)
Sil ano Zwick (2016)
Susanne Tschudi (2016)
Ca dio espi a o y
Fi ness
Jenni e Künzle (2019)
Jonas Sch�ni (2022)
Felix Gun lisbe gen (2022)
Ced ic Messme (2022)
Objec i e Physical
Ac i i y
Sil ano Zwick (2016)
Susanne Tschudi (2016)
Siphesihle Nqweniso (2018)
Nandi Joube (2019)
La issa Adams (2019)
La issa Scheue meie (2020)
Ced ic Messme (2022)
School
Based Heal h &
Physical Ac i i y
In e en ions
Fabian Sch�lle (2020)
Physical
Educa ion
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Dominique B�nninge (Sep embe 2015)
Ein Ve gleich on physische Leis ungs ähigkei ,
Un e – beziehungsweise Übe gewich bei sozio-
�konomisch beein äch ig en P ima schulkinde n in
Po Elizabe h, Süda ika — eine Felds udie
S e anie Gall (Oc obe 2015)
Co ela ion be ween physical i ness,
sel -con ol, a en ion and academic achie emen in
socially disad an aged schoolchild en aged 9-12 om
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Thomas Hage (Ap il 2016)
Ka dio espi a o ische Fi ness bei 9-12 jäh igen
Kinde n aus sozio�konomisch benach eilig en Schulen
in Po Elizabe h — ein in e na ionale Ve gleich
Sil ano Zwick (Oc obe 2016)
K� pe liche Leis ungs ähigkei o und
nach In e en ion bei sozio�konomisch benach eilig en
8 bis 12-jäh igen Schüle innen in Po Elizabe h,
Süda ika — eine Längsschni un e suchung
Susanne Tschudi (Sep embe 2016)
K� pe liche Leis ungs ähigkei bei 8
bis 12-jäh igen sozio-�konomisch benach eilig en
P ima schüle n aus Po Elizabe h, Süda ika — eine
Längsschni un e suchung
Ma ina Sal ini (Ap il 2017)
High sel - epo ed physical ac i i y is a
s ong indica o o high heal h- ela ed quali y o li e
among schoolchild en in poo neighbou hoods o Po
Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Lize an de Wal (Ap il 2018)
The de elopmen o a «mo ing- o-music» oolki
in unde p i ileged p ima y schools in Po Elizabe h,
Sou h A ica and i s pe sonal and social bene i s
Nicola Hausne (Ap il 2018)
Hygiene, heal h and sani a ion awa eness as
pa o de eloping and alida ing a Physical Educa ion
oolki : con ibu ing o pe sonal and social well-being
o child en om Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Chan al B ügge (Ap il 2018)
The de elopmen o a «mo ing- o-music» oolki
o disad an aged p ima y schools in Po Elizabe h,
Sou h A ica and i s physical and psychological
bene i s
Melanie Kplo la Glo e (Ap il 2018)
De elopmen and se ing speci ic alida ion
o a child en's Physical Educa ion p og amme
o disad an aged Sou h A ican p ima y school
g ades 1–3
Roman Aebische (Ap il 2018)
De elopmen o a se ing speci ic comp ehensi e
Physical Educa ion p og amme o Sou h A ican
p ima y schools loca ed in disad an aged neighbou -
hoods — g ades 4–7
Siphesihle Nqweniso (Ap il 2018)
The e ec o school-based physical ac i i y
in e en ions on body composi ion o g ade 4
child en om lowe socio-economic communi ies in
Po Elizabe h
Danielle Smi h (Ap il 2018)
Physical i ness p o ile o p ima y school child en om
lowe socio-economic communi ies in Po Elizabe h
Nandi Joube (Decembe 2019)
E ec o a physical ac i i y in e en ion on he physical
i ness o p ima y schoolchild en in disad an aged
communi ies in Po Elizabe h
Mas e Theses
Comple ed
Educa ion &
Cogni ion
Physical Ac i i y
& Fi ness
Quali y
o Li e
Physical
Heal h
Heal h In e en ions
& Toolki s
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 37
La issa Adams (Decembe 2019)
E ec o school-based in e en ions
on a en ion and academic pe o mance o p ima y
schoolchild en om lowe socioeconomic communi ies
in Po Elizabe h
No a Degonda (Decembe 2019)
Associa ions be ween physical i ness
and blood p essu e among p ima y schoolchild en
in di e en disad an aged neighbou hoods o Po
Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Jenni e Künzle (Decembe 2019)
Rela ion be ween physical ac i i y
pa e ns and body composi ion among p ima y
schoolchild en in ma ginalized neighbou hoods o
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Lisa an Polanen (Ap il 2020)
Pe cei ed s ess, school sa is ac ion and
academic sel -concep be o e and a e a physical
ac i i y in e en ion among 4 h – 6 h g ade p ima y
schoolchild en in ma ginalized neighbou hoods o
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Fabian Sch�lle (Ap il 2020)
The Rele ance o Physical Educa ion a schools
in disad an aged neighbou hoods o Po Elizabe h,
Sou h A ica
La issa Scheue meie (Oc obe 2020)
Impac o physical ac i i y on sleep Findings o a
physical ac i i y in e en ion s udy among p ima y
schoolchild en om ma ginalised neighbou hoods in
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Fabia Sil es i (Oc obe 2020)
Ein luss de Bildung sowie des sozio�konomischen
S a us de El e n au die physische Ak i i ä ih e
Kinde in d ei a ikanischen Lände n
Daniel Go don (Decembe 2020)
Associa ion be ween g ip s eng h and ca dio ascula
isk among p ima y schoolchild en in h ee A ican
coun ies
Ongoing
Ca in G ieshabe (Oc obe 2021)
De elopmen o a Physical Educa ion oolki o
KaziKidz
G ade R, alida ed based on he Namibian
cu iculum
Oli ie Küng (Oc obe 2021)
Expansion o a Mo ing- o-Music oolki o
KaziKidz
G ade R, alida ed based on he Namibian
cu iculum
Jonas Sch�ni (Feb ua y 2022)
Co ela ions be ween physical ac i i y,
physical i ness and execu i e unc ions in p ima y
schoolchild en om disad an aged neighbou hoods in
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica
Jan Cadosch (Ap il 2022)
A SRF ilm documen a ion on he UniBas
UNESCO Chai ac i i ies: Heal h and well-being
p omo ion in ma ginalized neighbou hoods in Sou h
A ica
Felix Gun lisbe gen (Ap il 2022)
Compa ison o objec i e e sus subjec i e measu ed
physical ac i i y and i s associa ion wi h di e en
ca dio ascula isk ma ke s in Sou h A ican
schoolchild en
Ced ic Messme (Ap il 2022)
E ek e schulbasie e In e en ionen au die
k� pe liche Ak i i ä on sozio�konomisch
benach eilig en P ima schüle n in Po Elizabe h
Timo Kellenbe g (Oc obe 2022)
E ek eine schulbasie en Gesundhei sin e en ion
au das psychische Wohlbe inden on sozio�konomisch
benach eilig en Kinde n aus Tanzania, Süda ika, und
Cô e d'I oi e — eine Längsschni un e suchung
Janis B ügge (Oc obe 2022)
De Ein luss k� pe liche Fi ness au den Schla bei
Kinde n — Längsschni be unde eine schulbasie en
Gesundhei sin e en ion in Tanzania, Süda ika und
Cô e d'I oi e

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Resea ch eam a e a ious success ul p esen a ions a he Li e
Th ough Mo emen In e na ional Con e ence (LTMIC) held in 2018
in Gqebe ha, Sou h A ican. F om le : Danielle Dolley, Siphesihle
Nqweniso, Johanna Beckmann, Nandi Joube , D S e anie Gall,
La issa Adams, and D Ch is in Lang.
The esul s o ou collabo a i e s udies
ha e been p esen ed a he ollowing
na ional and in e na ional con e ences:
Con e ences
& Pos e s
Sou h A ican Associa ion o Heal h Educa ionalis s
(SAAHE) Ma ch 2016, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica:
“Soil-
ansmi ed helmin h and child en's ca dio- espi a o y
i ness in disad an aged schools — he DASH s udy,
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica”
by P o D Che yl Wal e
Po e y Alle ia ion Fo um July 2016, Gqebe ha,
Sou h A ica:
“The DASH s udy and Schoolchild en's
Heal h”
by P o D Che yl Wal e
Physical Ac i i y and Spo Con e ence (CIAPSE)
Oc obe 2016, Jy äskylä, Finland:
“Disease, Ac i i y
and Schoolchild en's Heal h (DASH) in Township
Communi ies in Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica: Baseline
Resul s”,
keyno e by P o D Uwe Pühse
UNESCO July 2017, Pa is, F ance:
"KaziBan u S udy
Resul s”
by P o D Uwe Pühse
DASH
Symposium Oc obe 2017, Gqebe ha, Sou h
A ica: Va ious p esen a ions by he
DASH
p ojec
membe s
Eas e n Cape Basic Depa men o Educa ion (M .
Ea nes G ogonzola) Feb ua y 2018, Gqebe ha, Sou h
A ica: “
KaziBan u
S udy Resul s” p esen ed by P o D
Che yl Wal e
Eas e n Cape Basic Depa men o Heal h Ma ch
2018, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica:
“Epidemiology o
in ec ious diseases on child en's physical i ness in
Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica”
by P o D Uwe Pühse
Yokohama Con e ence Sep embe 2020, Yokohama,
Japan:
“Building a di e se socie y h ough spo ,
physical ac i i y and Physical Educa ion — The ac i i ies
o he UNESCO Chai on Physical Ac i i y and Heal h in
Educa ional Se ings”,
keyno e by P o D Uwe Pühse
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 39
Yokohama Con e ence Sep embe 2020, Yokohama,
Japan:
“Suppo ing he Teaching o Quali y Physical
Educa ion in Poo - esou ced Schools in Sou h A ica”
by P o D Che yl Wal e
In e na ional Fede a ion o Physical Educa ion
Con e ence (FIEP) Sep embe 2018, Is anbul, Tu key:
“The KaziKidz oolki — a holis ic educa ional and
ins uc ional ool o p ima y school eache s”,
keyno e by P o D Uwe Pühse
In e na ional Fede a ion o Physical Educa ion
Con e ence (FIEP) Sep embe 2018, Is anbul, Tu key:
“E ec o a 20-week physical ac i i y in e en ion
on selec i e a en ion and academic pe o mance in
child en li ing in disad an aged neighbou hoods”,
pos e by D S e anie Gall
Li e Th ough Mo emen In e na ional Con e ence
(LTMIC) Oc obe 2018, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica:
“Li e
h ough mo emen — in ma ginalized se ings: The
KaziBan u P ojec ”,
keyno e by P o D Uwe Pühse
SASMA BRICSCESS Con e ence Oc obe 2019, Cape
Town, Sou h A ica:
KaziBan u
Dissemina ion Wo kshop
in Cape Town, a ious pa icipan s om he
KaziBan u
and
KaziA ya
eam
25 h Annual Eu opean College o Spo
Science (ECSS) Cong ess Oc obe 2020, Se illa,
Spain:
“Associa ion be ween physical ac i i y,
ca dio espi a o y i ness and clus e ed ca dio ascula
isk in Sou h A ican child en om disad an aged
communi ies: esul s om a c oss-sec ional s udy”
by D I an Mülle e al
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P o D Che yl Wal e ecei ing he Engagemen Excellence Awa d
om P o D And ew Lei ch
D S e anie Gall ecei ing he awa d o he bes pos e and P o D
Uwe Pühse ecei ing he awa d o an ou s anding o al p esen a ion
a he In e na ional Fede a ion o Physical Educa ion Con e ence
Me i awa d in he ca ego y “Heal h Educa ion and
Heal h P omo ion” a he 4 h Commonweal h Digi al
Heal h Awa ds 2020 o he
KaziHeal h
mobile App o
P o Da elle an G eunen and eam (No embe 2020,
Gene a, Swi ze land)
Inno a ion Excellence P ojec Awa d, om he
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y o P o Da elle an G eunen
and eam (Decembe 2020, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica)
The ollowing awa ds
we e ecei ed du ing
ou many yea s o
coope a ion:
Awa ds
aha!awa d 2016 o Benjamin Wegens ein, D OIi e
B and and D I an Mülle : “P e alence o sensi isa ion
o common alle gens and a opic diseases among
schoolchild en in Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica” (2016,
Be ne, Swi ze land)
Engagemen Excellence Awa d, om he Nelson
Mandela Uni e si y, endowed 15'000 ZAR o P o
Che yl Wal e (July 2017, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica)
Pos e Awa d om he In e na ional Fede a ion o
Physical Educa ion Con e ence (FIEP) o D S e anie
Gall: “E ec o a 20-week physical ac i i y in e en ion
on selec i e a en ion and academic pe o mance in
child en li ing in disad an aged neighbou hoods”
and Uwe Pühse ecei ed he Ou s anding O al
P esen a ion Awa d o his lec u e en i led: “
DASH
—
he impac o a Physical Educa ion in e en ion on
schoolchild en in ownships in Po Elizabe h, Sou h
A ica” (Sep embe 2018, Is anbul, Tu key)
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 41
Media
P ess Co e age
The He ald — NMMU in big akkie d i e o schools
(Augus 2015)
Die Bu ge — Lee de s se gesondhei bekyk (Feb ua y
2015)
Unibas Magazine UNI NOVA —
Li le appe i e o s udy on
an emp y s omach
(Sep embe 2015)
Dispa ch LIVE — Wo ms pa ly esponsible o lowe
academic esul s among child en (May 2017)
Basellandscha liche Zei ung — Basle Fo sche
e besse n die Lebensbedingungen on benach eilig en
Kinde n in Süda ika (Sep embe 2017)
SABC News —
KaziBan u
p ojec ocuses on
schoolchild en's heal h
(Oc obe 2017)
Unibas News — Gesünde e Schulkinde in den
Townships Süda ikas (No embe 2017)
Embassy o Swi ze land — Swiss–Sou h A ica
Join Resea ch P og amme (SSAJRP): 2008–2018
(Decembe 2018)
The He ald — Make
school physical ac i i y
compulso y (Ma ch 2019)
Unibas News — Fi s UNESCO Chai o he Uni e si y
o Basel (May 2019)
Unibas BEAST Blog —
KaziBan u
– Wenn eine Mas e -
a bei zu He zensangelegenhei wi d (July 2019)
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y
Magazine “The ha” —
Fas T ack o Heal h
(June 2019)
OECD Lea ning Compass 2030 — P o D Uwe Pühse
on Physical and Men al Heal h (Oc obe 2019)
A icle in he Sunday Times — O e weigh Teache s
on Fi ness Wa ch (No embe 2019)
O e he cou se o he yea s ou p ojec appea ed
se e al imes in newspape s, and o he media
ou le s. See below o a selec ion o a icles.
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Behind he scenes: Wha we do
in Swi ze land
Rhine swimming in Basel
Pizza in I aly
B aai'ing in Swi ze land
G indelwald hike
Flammkuchen in F ance
Thun o Be n loa
Lea ning new skills He bs messe in Basel
A i al in Swi ze land — i s o e seas ip o Sou h A ica s uden s
2019 Wo ld Cup Rugby
inal in Swi ze land

10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 49
Behind he scenes: Wha we do in Sou h A ica
Celeb a ing Swiss Na ional day in Sou h A ica on 1 Augus 2019
Which is bes ? The deba e con inues
F esh ish in he T anskei
Su ing he Gqebe ha swell
Fondue in Sou h A ica Li e ugby in Gqebe ha Load shedding sucks!
Beach ho se
iding in
Gqebe ha
Load shedding, bu we
need o keep wo king
Ou p ojec
coo dina o ,
I an,
u ns 40 in
Sou h A ica
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B ochu es
DASH — KaziBan u
B ochu e (Sep embe 2017)
KaziKidz
and
KaziHeal h —
The
KaziBan u
Dissemina ion B ochu e (Sep embe 2019)
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 51
Hands-On B ochu e o P ima y School Teache s —
The Rele ance o Physical Educa ion (Ma ch 2020)
Scan his QR code o
be di ec ed o he
b ochu e.
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Swiss Embassy, P e o ia, Sou h A ica
Nicolas B ühl, D (Ambassado )
Vé onique Halle (Depu y Ambassado )
Jacquelene F ieden hal (Science and Technology
Counsello )
Raphaela Küble (P og amme O ice Science and
Technology)
Uni e si y o Basel, Swi ze land
Man ed Max Be gman, P o (Chai o Social Resea ch
and Me hodology)
Hedwig Kaise , P o (Head Na ional and In e na ional
Coope a ion)
Jeannine Bo e (Communica ions Expe )
Nelson Mandela Uni e si y, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
Annelie G esse, P o (Head o Depa men , Die e ics
Depa men ); And ew Lei ch, P o Eme i us (Fo me
Depu y Vice-Chancello ); Lungile Pepe a, P o (Dean
Heal h Science Facul y), † 7 8 2020; Liana S eenkamp,
D (Senio Resea ch Associa e, Die e ics Depa men );
Leyli Zondie (Depa men o Medical Labo a o y
Sciences); Lindsey Beyle eld (Depa men o Medical
Labo a o y Sciences); Gail Hal o y (Human Mo emen
Science Depa men )
No h-Wes Uni e si y, Po che s oom, Sou h A ica
Hanlie Moss, P o (Di ec o o he esea ch ocus a ea:
Physical ac i i y, Spo and Rec ea ion; PhASRec)
Uni e si y o he Wi wa e s and, Johannesbu g,
Sou h A ica
Debo ah Zelle , D (Senio Tu o in Social and Economic
Sciences)
I aka a Heal h Ins i u e, I aka a, Tanzania
Hono a i Masanja, D (Managing Di ec o )
F ed os Okumo, D (Di ec o o Resea ch)
Ma celine (Lina) Finda (P ojec coo dina o
KaziA ya
)
Elihaika Gilbe Minja (P ojec assis an , PhD s uden )
Cen e Suisse de Reche ches Scien i iques, Abidjan,
C� e d'I oi e
Bassi ou Bon oh, P o (Managing Di ec o )
Dao Daouda, P o (Di ec o o Resea ch and
De elopmen )
Syl ain G T ao é, D (P ojec Coo dina o
KaziA ya
)
Jean T Coulibaly, D (P ojec Membe
KaziA ya
, Head
Team Pa asi ology)
Ins i u e Na ional de la Jeunesse e des Spo s,
Abidjan, C� e d'I oi e
Se ge A Ayekoé (P ojec Membe
KaziA ya
, Head Team
Spo )
Zu ich Uni e si y o Teache Educa ion, Zu ich,
Swi ze land
Ch is ian He mann, P o (Head Didac ics o Physical
Ac i i y and Spo )
Mau i ius Ins i u e o Educa ion, Moka, Mau i ius
Sookhenlall Pada u h, D (Head Mo emen and
Physical Educa ion Depa men )
Jaikishen Ramku un (Mo emen and Physical
Educa ion Depa men )
Uni e si y o Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Cilas Wilde s, P o (Head o Depa men , Depa men
o Ma hema ics, Science and Spo Educa ion, Facul y
o Educa ion)
Ronelle Malan-Swa (Lec u e in Ma h, Science and
Spo Educa ion)
Du ban Uni e si y o Technology, Sou h A ica
Julian Da id Pillay, P o (Head o Depa men , Basic
Medical Sciences)
Pa ne s &
Suppo e s
10 Yea s o Collabo a ion 53
Depa men o Educa ion, Eas e n Cape,
Sou h A ica
Nadine Po e (Chie Di ec o Cu iculum Managemen )
E nes Go gonzola (Dis ic Manage , Nelson Mandela
Bay Me o Dis ic )
Depa men o Heal h, Eas e n Cape, Sou h A ica
Pa ick Maduna, D (Medical Specialis and Consul an
a Mpumalanga, Membe o he Execu i e Council
Depa men o Heal h)
Be nice Fe ei a (Senio Nu se)
UNESCO, Pa is, F ance, and Ha a e, Zimbabwe
Ch is ophe Cas le (Chie Sec ion o Heal h and
Educa ion)
Ch is ophe Co nu (Team Leade , Sec ion o Heal h and
Educa ion)
Pa icia Machawi a, D (UNESCO Regional HIV & Heal h
Educa ion Ad iso o Eas & Sou he n A ica)
Roo op, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
James Schol z (Di ec o )
Ka h yn Bailey (P ojec Manage )
Michela Fo men o (P ojec Manage )
S e en B yden (Design Specialis )
Eddie Deyzel (Design Specialis )
WERK_, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
Jacques The on (Candida e A chi ec )
Indalo, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
Ke in Kimwelle (Communi y A chi ec )
KaziKidz
Con en De elope
Melanie Kplo la Sil ia A i Glo e (Physical Educa ion
Teache )
Roman Aebische (Physical Educa ion Teache )
Chan al B ügge (Spo s Teache and Dance Expe )
Ma elize Ma x, D (Dance Teache and Lec u e )
Ch is ine Joube (Music The apis )
Lize Van de Wal (Physical Educa ion Teache )
Bea ice Goe z (Dance Expe and Lec u e )
Nicola Hausne (Physical Educa ion Expe )
T acey Hu on (Lec u e in Die e ics)
Do elle Isaacs (Fo me Teache a Hillc es P ima y
school)
Teache Coaches, Gqebe ha, Sou h A ica
Ab aham Du Rand
Yonga Gili ane
Sim uyele Gqi ana
Sibabalwe Ngewu
Likhaya N lokonkulu
Fabio Mapaling
Lynique Rui e s
Siwongile Zan si
No a is Founda ion, Basel, Swi ze land
Ann Ae s, M D (Head o No a is Founda ion)
Sa ah des Rosie s (Associa e Di ec o Popula ion
Heal h)
Zaahi a Gani ( o me Associa e Di ec o Popula ion
Heal h)
Ch is ina Wadhwani (Head Incuba o Models in Public
Heal h
C is ina Ha ne (Ope a ions Manage )
Jason Shellaby (Di ec o o Global Heal h Policy)
Jona han San os (P ojec Manage )
Zoyyah Im an (Communica ions In e n)
Bo na Founda ion, Basel, Swi ze land
Aline Cossy-Gan e (Chie Lea ning O ice )
Bea ice Schible , D (Resea ch P ojec Manage )
Da id Suh (S a egic Lea ning and E alua ion
Manage )
Kan on Basel-S ad , Swi ze land
Kommission ü En wicklungszusammena bei

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Acknowledgemen s
We would like o specially hank P o D Hedwig Kaise ,
Head Na ional and In e na ional Coope a ion a he
Uni e si y o Basel, o he ui ul coope a ion and
cons an suppo
Beyond he iendship, loyal y and dedica ion o
he eam membe s in ol ed, his collabo a ion and
he p ojec s ha g ew om i would no ha e been
possible wi hou he suppo and unding o ou
ex e nal pa ne s
We would like o hank he Swiss Na ional Science
Founda ion, he Na ional Resea ch Founda ion o
Sou h A ica and he Swiss Sou h A ican Resea ch
P og amme who unded ou ini ial p ojec “Disease,
Ac i i y and Schoolchild en's Heal h”
I was he s epping s one and he beginning o ou
jou ney Also we would like o hank all he eache s,
child en, school s a and p incipals o hei ime,
hei commi men and hei pa ience We would like
o ex end many hanks o he uni e si y s uden s and
olun ee s ha made he es ing o he child en and
eache s possible
Fu he mo e, we would like o hank and acknowledge
he Depa men o Heal h and he Depa men o
Educa ion om he Eas e n Cape o hei collabo a ion
and hei o icial app o al
We look o wa d o wo king wi h bo h o hem
wi h ega ds o ou SLP p og ammes and he
implemen a ion in o he con inuous p o essional
de elopmen amewo k These a e exci ing u u e
pe spec i es
We would like o hank he No a is Founda ion o
hei con inuous suppo and hei d i e o push he
“
Heal hy Schools o Heal hy Communi ies”
p ojec
o wa d and o he nex le el Also we a e g a e ul o
he inancial suppo om he Bo na Founda ion who
made he sis e p ojec
KaziA ya
possible
Finally, we would like o hank he Can on o
Basel-S ad whose endowmen allowed us o conduc
he
KaziPlay
p ojec
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Re e ences,
Guidelines &
Policies
Ou collabo a ion ac i i ies a e based on he
ollowing e e ences and e idence:
Amnes y In e na ional (2020) B oken and Unequal:
The S a e o Educa ion in Sou h A ica London:
Amnes y In e na ional L d
De Villie s, A , S eyn, A , D ape , C , Fou ie, J ,
Ba khuizen, G , Lomba d, C e al (2012) 'Heal hKick':
Fo ma i e assessmen o he heal h en i onmen in
low- esou ce p ima y schools in he Wes e n Cape
P o ince o Sou h A ica BMC Public Heal h, 12(1):794
Na ional Depa men o Basic Educa ion Sou h A ica
(2021, May 11) www.educa ion.go .za/
Gu hold, R , S e ens, G A , Riley, L M , and Bull, F
C (2018) Wo ldwide ends in insu icien physical
ac i i y om 2001 o 2016: A pooled analysis o 358
popula ion-based su eys wi h 1·9 million pa icipan s
The Lance Global Heal h, 6(10), e1077–e1086 Visi
he a icle he e
Page, R M , and Page, T S (2011) P omo ing Heal h and
Emo ional Well-Being in You Class oom 5 h Edi ion
Massachuse s: Jones and Ba le Publishe s
UNESCO (2015) Quali y Physical Educa ion (QPE):
Guidelines o Policy-Make s Pa is: Uni ed Na ions
Educa ional, Scien i ic and Cul u al O ganiza ion
[accessed in May 2021]
UNESCO (2021, May 11) P omo ing Quali y Physical
Educa ion Policy Visi he a icle he e
Queen, J A , and Queen, P S (2004) The F azzled
Teache 's Wellness Plan A Fi e S ep P og am o
Reclaiming Time, Managing S ess, and C ea ing a
Heal hy Li es yle London: Co win P ess Inc, Sage
Publica ions
Sachs, W (1992) The de elopmen dic iona y: A guide
o knowledge as powe London: Zed Books
Addi ionally, all ou ac i i ies a e o ien ed owa ds
he ollowing na ional and in e na ional policies:
· Cu iculum Assessmen Policy S a emen s (CAPS)
· The Con inuing P o essional Managemen Sys em,
Sou h A ican Council o Educa o s (SACE) 2012
· Sou h A ica's In eg a ed School Heal h Policy
2012
· Sou h A ica's Na ional You h Policy 2015–2020
· Na ional Adolescen and You h Heal h Policy 2017
· WHO Global S a egy o Women's, Child en's and
Adolescen 's Heal h 2016–2030
· S a egy o he P e en ion and Con ol o Obesi y
in Sou h A ica 2015–2020
· S a egy: Roadmap o Nu i ion in Sou h A ica
2013–2017
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Yap, P., Mülle , I., Wal e , C., Seelig, H., Ge be ,
M., S einmann, P., Damons, B., Smi h, D., Gall,
S., B�nninge , D., Hage , T., H un, N., S eenkamp,
L., G esse, A., P obs -Hensch, N., U zinge , J., Du
Rand , R. and Pühse, U. (2015). Disease, ac i i y
and schoolchild en's heal h (
DASH
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Sou h A ica: a s udy p o ocol BMC Public Heal h Visi
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Mülle , I., Beyle eld, L., Ge be , M., Pühse, U.,
du Rand , R., U zinge , J., Zondie, L., Wal e , C. &
S einmann, P. (2016). Low e icacy o albendazole
agains T ichu is ichiu a in ec ion in schoolchild en
om Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica T ansac ions o he
Royal Socie y o T opical Medicine and Hygiene Visi
he publica ion he e
Mülle , I., Yap, P., S einmann, P., Damons, B.,
Schindle , C., Seelig, H., H un, N., P obs -Hensch,
N., Ge be , M., du Rand , R., Pühse, U., Wal e , C.
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and physical i ness o schoolchild en in poo
neighbou hoods o Po Elizabe h, Sou h A ica: a
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publica ion he e
Gall, S., Mülle , I., Wal e , C., Seelig, H., S eenkamp
L., Pühse, U., du Rand , R., Smi h, D., Adams, L.,
Nqweniso, S., Yap, P., Ludyga, S., S eimann, P.,
U zinge , J., Ge be , M. (2017) Associa ions be ween
selec i e a en ion and soil- ansmi ed helmin h
in ec ions, socioeconomic s a us, and physical i ness
in disad an aged child en in Po Elizabe h, Sou h
A ica: An obse a ional s udy PLOS Neglec ed
T opical Diseases Visi he publica ion he e
Becke , S.L., Mülle , I., Me ens, P., He mann, M.,
Zondie, L., Beyle eld, L., Ge be , M., du Rand , R.,
Pühse, U., Wal e , C., U zinge , J. (2017) PCR-based
e i ica ion o posi i e apid diagnos ic es s o
in es inal p o ozoa in ec ions wi h a iable es band
in ensi y Ac a T opica Visi he publica ion he e
G esse, A., Nom e e, A., Wal e , C. (2017).
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in e en ions on child en's physical i ness in Po
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Publica ions
UNESCO Chai on Physical Ac i i y
and Heal h in Educa ional Se ings,
Uni e si y o Basel, Basel, Swi ze land
Uni ed Na ions
Educa ional, Scien ific and
Cul u al O ganiza ion
UNESCO Chai on Physical Ac i i y
and Heal h in Educa ional Se ings,
Uni e si y o Basel, Basel, Swi ze land
Uni ed Na ions
Educa ional, Scien ific and
Cul u al O ganiza ion
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o be di ec ed
o he UNESCO
Chai .