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Hands-on Learning Issue 14 – Steps to address South Africa’s dropout crisis
The majority of learners who start Grade 1 will not complete their schooling. The South African education system is failing our children because a lack of educational qualifications puts them at a disadvantage in the labour market, increasing the prospect of a life mired in unemployment, and in so doing, perpetuating cycles of poverty and […]
Posted on 12 Jul 2019
Hands-on Learning Issue 14 – Building communities free of violence
Violence against children has long-term effects that impact not just the development of our children, but the development of our nation. A costing study commissioned by Save the Children South Africa estimated that early exposure to violence during childhood resulted in the loss of R238-billion in human capital – the equivalent to 6% of the […]
Posted on 10 Jul 2019
Hands-on Learning Issue 14 – Networks as amplifiers of social impact
Dynamic networks are amplifier strategies that enable social innovators to achieve two vital objectives: scale and impact. DGMT supports a number of initiatives that use strategies to mobilise large, ever-growing networks of people. A social network is a connected group of people who interact in different ways to inform, influence and mutually benefit each other. […]
Posted on 8 Jul 2019
Hands-on Learning Issue 14
Through our 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 learned so that others are able to draw from and build on their experiences. In this issue: Dynamic networks are amplifier strategies that enable social innovators […]
Tags: Hands-on Learning, networking, School drop-out
Posted on 24 Jun 2019
Innovation insights from civil society leaders
This an excerpt from the first issue of a publication called Improvise by the Fellowship for Organisational Innovation. During each immersion, we invited inspiring people to come and talk about different topics relevant to that immersion. Nomvula Dlamini, Director and Practitioner at the Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) shares her thoughts on the theme of […]
Tags: Civil Society, Drive public innovation by reigniting civil society, Fellowship, Fellowship for Organisational Innovation, Innovation, Opportunity 1
Posted on 2 May 2019
The three powers we possess as innovators for change
This an excerpt from the first issue of a publication called Improvise by the Fellowship for Organisational Innovation. The below article is based on a talk Dr David Harrison, DGMT CEO, gave to Fellows during Immersion 1 filling them with hope and inspiration as they continued with the rest of the Fellowship activities. As actors […]
Tags: Civil Society, Drive public innovation by reigniting civil society, Fellowship, Fellowship for Organisational Innovation, Innovation, Opportunity 1
Posted on 1 May 2019
Introducing: Improvise – A publication for the Fellowship for Organisational Innovation
Passionate, imaginative, critical thinkers are one of civil society’s greatest assets. But too often the young talent in civil society organisations are not grown to fill the middle management gaps or to take on increasingly bigger leadership responsibilities. In recognition of this, DGMT launched a Fellowship for Organisational Innovation in 2018. This Fellowship has 3 […]
Tags: Civil Society, Drive public innovation by reigniting civil society, Fellowship, Fellowship for Organisational Innovation, Innovation, Opportunity 1
Posted on 29 Apr 2019
Creating space for innovation to emerge
To seize the opportunities for South Africa to fulfil its potential, we need to reignite a vital and innovative civil society that is able to drive change. DGMT’s Fellowship for Organisational Innovation sets out to do just this. Carol-Ann Foulis, Innovation Director: Innovative and Inclusive Society at DGMT, explains the thinking behind this programme. In […]
Tags: Civil Society, Drive public innovation by reigniting civil society, Fellowship, Fellowship for Organisational Innovation, Innovation, Opportunity 1
Posted on 25 Apr 2019
Commentary on the proposed migration of ECD functions from DSD to DBE
The commentary below was delivered by DGMT CEO, Dr David Harisson, on the proposed migration of ECD functions from DSD to DBE at the NECT 2nd Education Dialogue on ECD on 12 April 2019 Time of opportunity The President’s SONA announcement of a transfer of responsibility for ECD centres from DSD to DBE and the […]
Tags: DBE, Department of Basic Education, ECD, NECT, Opportunity 4, Resourceful Young Children
Posted on 17 Apr 2019
Children should feel valued, not threatened
Our daughter came home in tears from her first day of the new school term. All the teachers had commenced class with a pep talk on knuckling down to work right away. Some chose to motivate their students, but three harped on the unpleasant consequences of poor behaviour. In school, the wages of sin is […]
Posted on 12 Apr 2019
