Opportunity 3: Implementation Experience
Experiencing Activate!
I dream that Mount Frere will produce the top performing matriculants in the country and all its schools will achieve a 100% matric pass rate. Those of you who know Mount Frere know just how big my dream is, but for those of you who don’t here are the facts: lowest matric pass rate (47.2%) […]
Tags: Activate!, Leadership
Posted on 22 March 2013
Activate! South Africa’s new leaders and public innovators
In January 2012, a new national network of young public innovators was established under the name ‘Activate! Leadership and Public Innovation’. This year 220 young adult leaders drawn from communities across South Africa have joined a three year programme to build their skills in public innovation. At this point, the 2012 Activators have completed Module […]
Tags: Activate!, Leadership, Public Innovation, Youth
Posted on 1 June 2012
Perspectives on Leadership Development – Lessons from Life and Practice
Earlier this year TSiBA Education endeavoured to explore the state of leadership development in South Africa’s social sector. The overarching impetus was to explore two key questions: “Where will the next Mandelas, Tutus and Rampheles come from? And what do we know collectively, about helping to nurture them?” Prior to the official release of their […]
Posted on 11 October 2011
Go for Gold: Mediating Opportunity Connections for Youth in the Construction Industry
The Go for Gold programme is a unique partnership between civil society, the Western Cape Education Department and the Construction sector. The partnership emerged as a response to the critical shortage of candidates from disadvantaged communities with the necessary grounding in science and mathematics for entry into the construction industry. Over the last decade they […]
Posted on 11 October 2011
Social Change Assistance Fund
Working with Northern Cape communities, the Social Change Assistance Fund (SCAT) aims to promote greater self-reliance and economic independence by establishing small scale and micro farming communities. Take a look at their strategy, progress and advice for other NGO’s here. We would greatly appreciate your feedback, please comment below.
Posted on 11 October 2011
