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Free to be Me Evaluation
Free to be Me / Southern Hemisphere Conducted an online participant survey as part of the endline evaluation of the Free to be Me (F2BM) programme to support LGBTIQ+ organisations in 12 countries in Africa and Asia (Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Mozambique,...
School Readiness Initiative Evaluation
Roger Federer Foundation Conducted primary and secondary quantitative data collection and analysis to assess the impact of the School Readiness Initiative on Grade R learner performance and changing classroom practices in six countries: Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South...
AIMS Scholars Evaluation
Mastercard Foundation / Southern Hemisphere Conducted quantitative data collection and analysis as part of an evaluation of the Interim Phase of the Mastercard Foundation's AIMS Scholars programme in support of science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
Siyaphumelela M&E Support
Saide Provided technical advisory support to Saide as the backbone organisation of the Siyaphumelela network of universities concerned with increasing student support. When 2025 Thematic Area Education Where South Africa, national Impact Enabled improved impact...
Comprehensive Literacy Programme Evaluation
Room to Read Conducted an endline evaluation of a combined classroom and library-based literacy programme in KZN primary schools. Methods included standardised learner assessments, learner interviews and teacher/librarian interviews. When 2025 Thematic Area Education...
Gender Landscape Analysis
Room to Read Produced a landscape and stakeholder analysis of inclusive gender content in the Intermediate Phase schooling curriculum and institutional systems to inform Room to Read's gender-focussed strategy and programming in South Africa. When 2025 Thematic Area...
Mulilo Community Needs Assessment
Mulilo Conducted community needs assessment surveys as part of Mulilo's process of establishing three new Independent Power Producer (IPP) operations. When 2025 Thematic Area Communities impacted by resource extraction Where South Africa, Free State & Eastern Cape...
IPASA Education Collaboration Case Studies
Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa Produced nine case studies and a consolidated report on collaborations in the education sector, with a focus on collaboration processes, overlapping ecosystems and enabling conditions. When 2025 Thematic Area...
FLOAT Donor Collaboration Technical Support
Zenex Foundation Provided technical assistance to the Gauteng Department of Education in designing their R75 million three-year foundational literacy and numeracy intervention proposal for the FLOAT Donor Collaboration. When 2025 Thematic Area 2025 Location South...
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...
Room to Read 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...
SmartStart 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....
PILO 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,...
DUT 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. When 12 months Thematic...
Sasol 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...
Funda Wande 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 - 2024 Thematic Area Education (Primary) Location South Africa,...
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 Report
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...
Glencore Community Stability Programme Support
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...