Hands-on Learning Issue 35
Through the Hands-on Learning publication, we hope to play a helpful role in synthesising information from innovators and implementers in civil society, supporting them to share what they have learnt so that others can draw from and build on their experiences. Starving the fuel to its fire: Why curbing heavy drinking can help lower gender-based […]
Learning Brief – Starving the fuel to its fire: Why curbing heavy drinking can help lower gender-based violence in South Africa
About a third of South African women over 18 have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Add to that the fact that about seven women are killed in the country every day — in about 90% of cases at the hand of an intimate partner or family member. Gender-based violence (GBV) is not […]
Learning Brief – Finding their footing: How public employment programmes can support young people in crafting a better life
For millions of young South Africans, the path from learning to earning is neither clear nor guaranteed. Almost four in 10 young people aren’t working or in education or training, and the response hasn’t kept pace with the scale or complexity of the crisis. The problem has many sides: a labour market that can’t absorb […]
Learning Brief – Early identification, early access: Why universal early hearing screening makes sense for South Africa
International guidelines recommend that all newborns should have their hearing tested within one month of birth. If they have hearing loss, they should be formally diagnosed by three months of age and receive appropriate intervention by the time they are six months old. But South Africa doesn’t have a national policy for universal newborn hearing […]