The impact engine
The Learning Lunch podcast explores ideas, approaches and social innovations – creating opportunity for non-profit organisations’ teams to discover what others are learning and space to reflect on what these insights might mean for their own strategy and programme implementation. Download takeaway instructions Civil society organisations, particularly community-based organisations, are often on the frontlines of […]
The Perspectives Series: Turning development on its head
Many of South Africa’s most pressing challenges are structural — but their impact is felt most deeply in people’s everyday lives. While reforms are often pursued at a national or provincial level, they don’t always translate into meaningful change for communities. What if transformation could also start from the ground up? “Place-based approaches” offer bottom-up, […]
Thinking on the edge
The Learning Lunch podcast explores ideas, approaches and social innovations – creating opportunity for non-profit organisations’ teams to discover what others are learning and space to reflect on what these insights might mean for their own strategy and programme implementation. Download takeaway instructions South Africa has a constitutional responsibility to uphold children’s rights. The government […]
Is there an app for that?
The Learning Lunch podcast explores ideas, approaches and social innovations – creating opportunity for non-profit organisations’ teams to discover what others are learning and space to reflect on what these insights might mean for their own strategy and programme implementation. Download takeaway instructions Mobile apps are designed to simplify and digitise almost every aspect of […]
SmileFM Interview: How service gaps are holding South Africa’s children back
South Africa’s child development crisis is more severe and widespread than previously understood. According to new research, no municipality in the country provides the full package of essential services that young children need to grow and thrive, from adequate nutrition and healthcare to safe water and quality early learning. These insights are explored in a […]
PowerFM Interview: Uncovering the gaps in services for South Africa’s young children
South Africa’s child development crisis is deeper and more widespread than we thought. New research shows that not a single municipality in the country delivers the full set of essential services young children need to thrive — including nutrition, healthcare, clean water and quality early learning. This is explained in more detail in a recently […]
Op-ed: Mapping service gaps – How SA’s children face barriers to essential developmental support
Nearly five million children under the age of six in South Africa live in poverty. These children face barriers to achieving their full potential, shaped by factors beyond their control — where they grow up and what services are accessible to their families. The odds are stacked against them, making it harder to fully participate in society […]
Article: Community trusts are greening the future
Community trusts linked to renewable energy projects are designed to ensure a portion of profits benefits the locals. Otsile Bokamoso is an after-school educational organisation whose name means “The future is bright”. Based in Dealesville, a small mixed-farming town in Free State province, it provides academic support to learners in the foundation phase (grades one […]
Hands-on Learning Issue 28
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. Spotlight on obstetric violence: Building a compelling argument for social change Obstetric violence (OV) […]
Learning Brief – Spotlight on obstetric violence: Building a compelling argument for social change
Obstetric violence (OV) refers to rights violations and abuses experienced by pregnant women and birthing people while accessing healthcare during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the postpartum period. This form of gender-based violence presents a significant threat to the global health of women and children. Embrace, South Africa’s first social movement for supported and celebrated […]