Wordworks Policy Briefing 2 – Early language and literacy: What skills and understanding do young children need?
In this second policy briefing (download the first one here) Wordworks looks at the skills and understanding that young children need in terms of language and literacy. The brief starts from the stance that: “From birth, every child should have access to high quality learning opportunities for language, literacy and mathematics. These should be available in […]
Chronicles of Cape Town EMBRACE #2: Conception
It all started with a presentation to our board by the editor of the Cape Times, Alide Dasnois in November 2012. Her presentation was thought provoking – it presented Cape Town through the lens of inequality. With a Gini coefficient[1] of 0.67, Cape Town mirrors the income inequality of the rest of South Africa. Of […]
Chronicles of Cape Town EMBRACE #1: Why we are documenting the birth and growth of an initiative
Often we look in awe at the inspiring work that some organisations are doing and it just seems beyond us. What a splendid idea, what a dynamic and creative team, what amazing work are they doing in such a smart way! In the early 2000s I was seriously in awe of an organisation called loveLife […]
Cape Town EMBRACE Launch: Every Child has Great Potential
A new city-wide initiative to protect and develop the potential of all 75 000 babies who will be born in Cape Town next year and each following year will be launched on Tuesday 3 December 2013. The aim of Cape Town EMBRACE is to connect each child in the city who might otherwise be excluded, […]