the department caters for the social support for students in time of bereavement. Parents or guardians of a WUA student who passes on are entitled to a bereavement fee as a token of condolences to the family. In a typical Zimbabwean tradition or Ubuntu, the department joins the family in the funeral proceedings while the chaplain may conduct the burial service in the absence of a family pastor. The department also makes follow up visits or telephone calls to the family after the burial. The department also does home and hospital visits for students and WUA staff member as moral support. The Chaplaincy’s department augments these efforts through activities targeted towards spiritual support or growth for both the students and staff. The department has created platforms for often marginalised groups to increase their visibility in the institution. Differently abled students and pregnant students fall into such groups whose needs may escape mainstream needs of the student body. Whatsapp platforms for each of these specific groups records the unique needs these students’ experiences for purposes of identifying institutional gaps for students’ social support.