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Think Future Reflections by Nwanyibuife Obiako
It was a joy to attend and participate as a speaker at the Think Future 2 conference, held at the Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The theme was Challenging Perspectives and I spoke on 'The Power of Data and...
Imagine: Working for the dreamers of tomorrow
“A person's a person, no matter how small.” ― Dr. Seuss Recently, on a panel discussing ‘race’ on MSNBC (American television network). Eddie Glaude, professor, author and news contributor, was responding to a question about what we say to children in a world that is...
The Word for Women in 2019: Defiance
This post was originally published by Forbes. While the world watches the US government shutdown over funding for US President Donald Trump’s border wall, another wall has been quietly built up – in India. On the first day of this year (2019), five million women in...
What does artificial intelligence and Where’s Wally have in common?
Not much, until Innovation Edge investee Andrew Rudge saw the opportunity to create a fun and interactive ‘Where’s Wally’ inspired game that helps with children's brain development. Read the full interview below as Andrew shares his journey behind creating...
“Employer-sponsored educare is a win-win-win!”
Find out why with a behind the scenes look at South Africa’s first ever employer-sponsored educare provider. Over the coming months, we will be featuring interviews with some of our investees, giving you an inside look into the how and why behind their initiatives as...
Scaling Access & Impact: Realizing the Power of EdTech
This post was originally published on the Omidyar Network's website. There are 250 million learners around the world who have finished their schooling – yet aren’t able to read or write well and lack the skills they will need to succeed in the 21st century. The...
Disruption: Moving hearts, limbs, minds and money
The first Africa Social and Behaviour Change (ASBC) Conference took place last month in Nairobi. The overarching theme of the conference was ‘Disruptive SBC strategies for the future of Africa’, and built on the notion that: “All human interactions – be they social,...
ELOM published in peer review journal
An article on the development and use of one of our investments, the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) has been published in a peer review journal - Child: Care, Health & Development (2019). ELOM is a rigorously standardised, culturally fair and simple to...
Innovation Insights: ECD Heroes Case Study
We are pleased to introduce the Innovation Insights publication. Through the Innovation Insights we aim to; share lessons on innovation products and processes, communicate the importance of positive early life experiences, grow and diversify the pool of early years...
Where to get free reading resources: World Read Aloud Day
“Go take your storybook, its almost bedtime”, I tell my two year old. He returns with the Kathryn Erskine book “Mama Africa!” clutched in his hand and snuggles up next to me. He begins to relax as we read about the late Miriam Makeba - a Grammy Award-winning South...