Update on Activate!
In January 2012 an ambitious new programme – Activate! Leadership for Public Innovation – was launched with the aim of building a network of young leaders from across the poles of South Africa that could collectively tackle South Africa’s biggest challenges. Last year 182 Activators completed the intensive residential component of the programme and are […]
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%) […]
Ilifa Labantwana 2012 highlights and forward in 2013
By Sherri LeMottee Ilifa Labantwana is an initiative to develop quality, scalable and sustainable Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes for disadvantaged children in South Africa. It is jointly funded and driven by the ELMA Foundation, the DG Murray Trust and the UBS Optimus Foundation. 2012 has been a year of change, growth and increased momentum […]
Philosophy for Children (P4C)
How motivating to go on a course that really inspires you! I recently attended a two-day Philosophy for Children (P4C) course run by Sara Stanley, an early years teacher from the UK as well as a level 1 trainer, which made me re-think how we approach the learning and teaching of young children. The aim […]
Why bad presentations happen to good causes- a resource for NGOs
Our boardroom has seen quite a few “bad presentations happen to good causes” which is why I was very excited to stumble upon the e-book ‘Why bad presentations happen to good causes’ by Andy Goodman the other day. Thinking back to the tragic moments when we saw those presentations needlessly crash and burn (one endless […]
Children’s Act Guide for Drop-in Centre Managers
Children must be put first in society to ensure optimal child development and South African law makes provision for this. Through the Children’s Act 38 of 2010 (as amended by Act 41 of 2007), which came into operation on 1 April 2010, policies, laws and interventions are advocated to create improved conditions and circumstances so […]
Join the billions rising against violence and abuse against women and children
This morning I received a concept document by the Parliamentary Millennium Programme for events in Cape Town to support the international One Billion Rising Campaign. The statistics cited in the document made me choke in my coffee. According to the United Nations 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during […]
A little piece of Heaven – Towards A Rural Based Industrialisation
Late last year, a small DGMT team set off for the little coastal nook of AmaJingqi Village, home of Chief Dumalisile. It all started with a letter which landed in our CEO, David Harrion’s inbox, from the Chief himself, explaining his 30 year plan to develop and industrialise his village, and which so succinctly revealed […]
Activate! Project and Ideas Catalogue
2012 is the first year of the Activate!, public innovation and leadership incubator. Working with young South Africans it aims to build a critical mass of think-out-of-the-box trendsetters who have the skills, sense of self, and spark to reshape South African society and meet its toughest challenges. This year the Activators embarked on a […]
Evaluation despite a tough funding environment
A recent newsletter by research consultancy, Development Works, attempted to determine where evaluation should be on NGO priority lists in their article: ‘Evaluation in the time of funding crisis’. They rightly state that evaluation should remain an important priority despite a restrictive funding environment for reasons including the fact that evaluation can enable organisations to […]
