Impact of US Stop Orders on South African Social Development Sector
National Association of Social Change Agents in Education (NASCEE), Southern Hemisphere, Benita WilliamsEvaluations Initiated a collaborative snap survey to measure the impact of the US government aid freeze and stop order on theSouth African social development...
Math 4 Primary Teachers (Nelson Mandela Institute at Fort Hare University)
Zenex Foundation Conducted a rapid review of how B. Ed. programmes have adopted the M4PT teaching materials for their initial teacher education programme. When 2024 Thematic Area Education (ITE) Location South Africa, national Impact Supported learning processes in...
Habit of Reading Libraries Evaluation
Room to Read Conducted an early implementation baseline evaluation of a school libraries intervention in KZN primary schools. Methods included standardised learner assessments, learner interviews and teacher/librarian interviews. When 2024 Thematic Area Education...
Baseline Study
SmartStart Partnered in a multi-agency evaluation to baseline an ECD practitioners training and employment generation programme. Partner: Southern Hemisphere. When 2024 Thematic Area Education (ECD) Location South Africa, national Impact Supported learning processes...
Early Grade Reading Programme Evaluation (EGRP 2)
Unicef / Zenex Foundation / Department of Basic Education Conducted an impact evaluation of a large-scale government-embedded foundational literacy intervention with a focus on multigrade classrooms. Methods included standardised learner assessments and case studies....
NGO Strategy Facilitation
PILO Facilitated the ten-year strategy review for a South African education NGO. When 2024 Thematic Area Education Location South Africa, national Impact Supported the continuation of district-level systems strengthening in the education...
Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Assistance for NASCEE
National Association for Social Change Entities in Education (NASCEE) Facilitated the co-production of a theory of change and M&E framework for the national association of education NGOs in South Africa. When 2024 Thematic Area Education Location South Africa,...
Institutional and Executive Performance Alignment Facilitation
Durban University of Technology (DUT) Facilitated the alignment process between the university Council's assessment of institutional performance (governance) and executive performance management systems (operations). When 2024 Thematic Area Education (Higher...
Foundational Maths Backlog Intervention Scoping & Evaluation of Teaching at the Right Level Pilot
Zenex Foundation Mapped and categorised foundational numeracy backlogs interventions in South Africa, including the qualitative evaluation of a pilot to adapt the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) mathematics approach for the South African public schooling system....
Feasibility Study for Technical & Vocational Education Teacher Training Institute
Sasol Foundation Conducted a feasibility study on needs and models for a technical teacher training institute in South Africa. Methods included primary interviews, secondary data analysis, international benchmarking and financial modelling. Duration 12 months Thematic...
Social Impact Baseline Study
Sasol Deepened the client's social impact indicators framework and measured current community needs and stakeholder capacities to inform future social investment. Methods included primary & secondary data collection and designing a bespoke multidimensional...
Teacher Assistant Intervention Evaluation
Funda Wande Conducted a qualitative evaluation of the pathways through which Teacher Assistants improve learner foundational literacy outcomes when part of a structured learning programme. When 2023 Thematic Area Education (Primary) Location South Africa, Eastern...
Trace Academia Evaluation
Mastercard Foundation Partner in multi-agency evaluation team of an Africa-wide youth skills development app. Methods include stakeholder and beneficiary surveys. Partners: Southern Hemisphere. When 2023 Thematic Area Youth Skills Development Location Africa Impact...
Donor Strategy Facilitation (Education Donor Collaboration)
Education Donor Collaboration Facilitated strategies for new collaborations between South African education donors on foundational literacy & numeracy; and initial teacher education. When 2023 Thematic Area Education Location South Africa, national Impact...
Donor Strategy Facilitation (Sasol Foundation)
Sasol Foundation Facilitated the strategy review of a South African private sector education donor. When 2023 Thematic Area Education Location South Africa, national
Donor Strategy Facilitation (FEMEF)
FEMEF Facilitated the strategy review of a South African private sector education donor. When 2023 Thematic Area Education Location South Africa, national
Woman Migrants in SADC
ILO Co-authored a United Nations report on the numbers, patterns and experiences of woman migrants in all SADC countries. When 2023 Thematic Area Migration Location Southern Africa Impact Provided updated data and analysis of female migration patterns in the SADC...
Yizani Sifunde Evaluation
Liberty Community Trust Conducted an impact evaluation of a multi-agency early childhood development intervention. Methods included learner assessments (ELOM) and case studies. When 2022-2024 Thematic Area Education (ECD) Location South Africa, Eastern Cape Impact...
Community Stability Programme
Glencore Implemented a support programme for a mining company to improve its relationship with surrounding communities. Methods included executive and CSI team coaching, stakeholder mapping and community survey analysis. Partners: Social Surveys Africa. When 2022 -...
Diversity Management School Support Programme, Phase 2
Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership Designed and implemented a support programme for public schools to improve their diversity management processes. Methods included a school profiling tool and school leadership coaching. Partners: +9Futures. When 2022 - 2023 Thematic...
Senior Phase English as First Additional Language Pilot Evaluation
Zenex Foundation Conducted a developmental evaluation of four pilot interventions to improve teaching of English as First Additional Language (EFAL) in Grades 8 and 9. When 2022-2023 Thematic Area Education (Secondary) Location South Africa, Eastern Cape, KZN, Western...
National Reading Barometer
Nal'ibali & National Libraries South Africa (NLSA) Designed and implemented a nationally representative longitudinal survey on adult reading and adults reading with children, and a new national multidimensional barometer on the health of the national reading...
Queering Social Surveys Research
Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO) Co-hosted a seminar series and co-author publications on expanding questions about gender and sexuality in survey instruments. When 2022 - 2024 Thematic Area Research Practice Location South Africa, national Impact Expanded...
Early Grade Reading Programme Evaluation (EGRP 1)
Zenex Foundation / Department of Basic Education Conducted the impact evaluation of a large-scale government-embedded foundational literacy intervention. Methods included standardised learner assessments (EGRA) and case studies. When 2021 - 2024 Thematic Area Higher...
ENVISION2030 Strategy Tracker
Durban University of Technology (DUT) Designed a ten-year impact measurement framework; annually measured progress towards the long-term university strategy; facilitated executive learning and adaptive management processes based on impact measurement results. When...
Indlulamithi Scenarios National Barometer
Indlulamithi Trust Designed a multi-dimensional measurement framework for South Africa's social cohesion trajectory, linked to the national Indlulamithi Scenarios project; measured South Africa's annual social cohesion status; galvanised multi-stakeholder discussions...