Principal Investigators

Prof Uwe Pühse (UNESCO Chair)
Principal investigator, University of Basel
Department of Sport, Exercise and Health
Birsstrasse 320B
4052 Basel, Switzerland

Prof Cheryl Walter (UNESCO Co-Chair)
Principal investigator, Nelson Mandela University
Department of Human Movement Science
Summerstrand Campus (South)
Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa
cheryl.walter@mandela.ac.za
Project Coordinators

Dr Ivan Müller
Project coordinator, University of Basel
Department of Sport, Exercise and Health
Birsstrasse 320 B
4052 Basel, Switzerland

Danielle Smith
Project coordinator, Nelson Mandela University
Department of Human Movement Science
Summerstrand Campus (South)
Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa
danielle.smith@mandela.ac.za
Extended Project Team
Principal Investigators
- Prof Dr Uwe Pühse, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH), (UNESCO Chair Holder)
- Prof Dr Cheryl Walter, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA), (UNESCO Co-Chair Holder)
Strategic Consortium
- Prof Dr Jürg Utzinger, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) (CH)
- Prof Dr Markus Gerber, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Prof Dr Rosa du Randt, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
Advisory Board
- Novartis Foundation (NF), Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel (UB), Basel, Switzerland
- Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE), South Africa
- Eastern Cape Department of Health (ECDoH), South Africa
- UNESCO, Paris, France
Scientific Partners
- Dr Peter Steinmann, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) (CH)
- Prof Dr Nicole Probst-Hensch, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) (CH)
- PD Dr Christian Schindler, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) (CH)
- Dr Harald Seelig, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Dr Sebastian Ludyga, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Prof Dr Christian Herrmann, Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH) (CH)
Project Co-ordinators
- Dr Ivan Müller, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Danielle Smith, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
Administrative Support
- Varenka Strobel, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Shona Ellis, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
Project Assistants
- Dr Stefanie Gall, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Larissa Adams, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Nandi Joubert, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Tracey Marais, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Jan Degen, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG), University of Basel (CH)
- Zaahirah Ismail, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Madeleine Nienaber, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Johan Botha, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Roslyn Klaasen, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
External Partners
- Prof Dr Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Prof Dr Annelie Gresse, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Rooftop Production, Port Elizabeth (SA)
- Dietetics, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Biokinetics, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Dr Bruce Damons, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Dorelle Isaacs, Department of Edcuation (DoE), Port Elizabeth (SA)
- Dr Marelize Marx, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Dr Anne Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation (NF), Basel (CH)
- Prof Dr Hedi Kaiser, Head International Affairs, University of Basel (UB) (CH)
- Prof Dr Andrew Leitch, Deputy Vice-Chancelor, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Dr Philip Kitching, Department of Psychology, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) (SA)
- Ernest Gorgonzola, District Director of the Department of Education (DoE), Nelson Mandela Bay District, Port Elizabeth (SA)
- Dr Singilizwe Moko, Deputy General Manager: District Health Services, Eastern Cape Department of Health (ECDoH) (SA)
- Dr Patricia Machawira, UNESCO advisor for East & Southern Africa and Zimbabwe
- Christopher Castle, representative of the UNESCO
- Swiss Master’s students (toolkit development support)
- Research assistants from the University of Basel (UB) (CH)
Local Field Team
- Nurses (approx 8)
- Students (approx 10)
- Volunteers (approx 30)