Embrace
Connecting South Africans around motherhood: Three strategic insights that have shaped the mission of Embrace
The transition into parenthood is a vulnerable time for women. A mother’s mental health can negatively affect the development of her baby and this can be especially problematic during the ‘First 1 000 Days’ of her child’s life, which plays a vital role in allowing him or her to grow up to be happy, healthy and […]
Tags: Child vulnerability, Embrace, Motherhood
Posted on 20 Feb 2019
Hands-on Learning Issue 13
“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom” reads a quote by E.O. Wilson, who wrote the book, ‘Consilience: The unity of knowledge’. Through the newly revived and rebranded edition of our Hands-on Learning publication, we hope to play a helpful role in synthesising information from innovators and implementers in civil society, supporting them […]
Tags: Early literacy Development, Embrace, Hands-on Learning, Implementation Experience, Mobile technology
Posted on 6 Nov 2018
Three ingredients for great ECD centres and how to support them
We often talk about the importance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) as a key strategy to change South Africa. That is because children are the source of human capital. If we want to change the education system, grow the economy and create jobs, we must invest in young children. We are also not only talking to […]
Tags: ECD, ECD centres, Embrace, Nal'ibali, Resourceful Young Children
Posted on 24 Aug 2018
The ordinary magic guaranteed to change our country
Building simple, loving connections for every child is Opportunity 7 in DGMT’s strategic blueprint. During a recent deep-dive conversation with our CEO, David Harrison, he explained how fostering such connections are essential to bringing about long-term change in South Africa. Let’s start by looking at the key concepts that form the premise of this opportunity: […]
Tags: Embrace, Simple loving connections
Posted on 2 Mar 2018
