HIPPY SA needed to devise a scalability strategy that could achieve growth without compromising quality. They then stumbled across the term ‘Social Franchising’ which in their words “means that by systematically codifying the core elements of the programme, and then producing reliable outcomes, it is possible to ‘franchise’ the programme to other organisations and communities on a demand-lead basis”. In this learning brief they describe how they went about developing a franchising model for their programme as well as the lessons that they learned in the process. Read more here.

ENCA Interview: Why is South Africa still waiting on the Maternal Support Grant?
The Maternal Support Grant (MSG), aimed at addressing maternal and child malnutrition, has been in the making for over a decade in South Africa. Despite