by Innovation Edge | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Innovation Edge | Mar 7, 2019 | Blog
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,...
by Innovation Edge | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Innovation Edge | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog
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...
by Innovation Edge | Feb 1, 2019 | Blog, Our Investments
“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...
by Innovation Edge | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, Insights
Yesterday saw the launch of the South African Movement Guidelines for children aged 0 – 5 years. South Africa is the first country in the Global South to launch movement behaviour guidelines for young children. These guidelines provide recommendations that can help...
