by Innovation Edge | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog, Impact Stories
Language and literacy acquisition forms the basis of human communication, cognition, and social interaction. Yet, a significant portion of young children in South Africa cannot read for meaning. Numerous factors play a hand in this unsettling situation, including...
by Innovation Edge | Sep 6, 2023 | Blog
Innovation Edge (IE) is thrilled to have secured a second place for the Catalytic Investor of the Year Award at the Africa Impact Investment Award event hosted by Krutham. The announcement took place during a virtual ceremony on 31 August 2023. As an impact-first...
by Innovation Edge | Aug 28, 2023 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calling EdTech entrepreneurs and social innovators: Apply now for funding and hands-on support to improve language and literacy acquisition for young children in South African homes. Cape Town, 28 August – Innovation Edge is excited to...
by Innovation Edge | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog
At Innovation Edge we care greatly about child safety: not just keeping them safe from physical harm but enabling environments at home and in their learning programmes where they can foster stable, supportive relationships with caring adults. Children with connections...
by Innovation Edge | May 25, 2023 | Blog
The latest Progress in Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) highlighted that 81% of our Grade Fours are unable to read for meaning and are more than three years behind the Brazilian peer group. This is a decline from the 78% we scored in the 2016 study. Whilst others are...