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Our challenge is psychological as much as it is economic: Ten ways to create new opportunity for young people
We are fast running out of time to create hope for the millions of young people who are still excluded from the formal economy. Escalating violence in South Africa shows that the problem is not absolute poverty; after all, there are many countries poorer but more peaceful than ours. Rather, the problem is extreme inequality, […]
Posted on 16 Sep 2019
The true cost of our failing education system
Despite significant investment in South Africa’s education system[1], far too many children cannot read or write and struggle with basic numeracy. Not only is this robbing our learners of their potential, but it’s also hurting our economy, too, with a new report revealing that grade repetition costs us R20-billion a year. South Africa’s education system […]
Tags: Grade Repetition, Opportunity 10, Opportunity 9, Zero Dropout Schools Initiative
Posted on 2 Sep 2019
Time to consider the introduction of a minimum unit price on alcohol
In May 2018 Scotland introduced a minimum unit price of 50 pence per unit (8 grams) of alcohol, with the aim of reducing abusive drinking.[1] Research had shown that a large proportion of very cheap alcohol consumed in Scotland took the form of heavy-drinking, resulting in drunkenness and other socially unacceptable behaviour.[2] South Africa’s situation […]
Tags: alcohol abuse, Alcohol harms reduction, alcohol taxation, binge drinking, minimum unit price, minimum unit pricing, MUP, Opportunity 1, sin tax
Posted on 12 Aug 2019
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 […]
Tags: drop-out, Educational drop-out, Grade 12, Hands-on Learning, Learning Brief, Opportunity 10, PIRLS, School drop-out, support young people, Supporting young people, Youth, Zero Dropout Schools Initiative
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 […]
Tags: Build simple loving connections for every child, Caregivers, child abuse, Child vulnerability, Clowns without Borders, Communities free of violence, Family Support Programmes, Hands-on Learning, Learning Brief, Opportunity 7, PATCH, Prevention of fatal child abuse, Simple loving connections, Violence, Violence against children
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. […]
Tags: Activate!, Drive public innovation by reigniting civil society, Embrace, grow great, Hands-on Learning, Learning Brief, Nal'ibali, Networks, Networks as amplifiers of social impact, Opportunity 1, Smart Start, Smartstart, social capital
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: Activate!, Build simple loving connections for every child, Caregivers, child abuse, Child vulnerability, Clowns without Borders, Communities free of violence, Drive public innovation by reigniting civil society, drop-out, Educational drop-out, Embrace, Family Support Programmes, Grade 12, grow great, Hands-on Learning, Learning Brief, Nal'ibali, Networks, Networks as amplifiers of social impact, Opportunity 1, Opportunity 10, Opportunity 7, PATCH, PIRLS, Prevention of fatal child abuse, School drop-out, Simple loving connections, Smart Start, Smartstart, social capital, support young people, Supporting young people, Violence, Violence against children, Youth, Zero Dropout Schools Initiative
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
