Dear Portfolio Committee on Basic Education,

This email to invite the Dept. of Basic Education and all South African schools to participate in the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022 (IYBSSD 2022). This on behalf of the international UN IYBSSD Secretariat, South African Dept. of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF). For more information, please visit https://iybssd.africa/ or https://www.iybssd2022.org/en/home/

Your guidance and support in mobilising schools would be highly appreciated. More specific information for schools can be accessed at https://iybssd.africa/2022/05/24/schools/

Thank you in advance.

With kind regards,
Ina Smith
SA IYBSSD 2022 Programme Coordinator (on behalf of Prof Himla Soodyall, ASSAf EO and SA IYBSSD Node Coordinator)
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)