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South African EdTech Week 2024: Gallery

South African EdTech Week 2024, hosted in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation at Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town, has been a week of inspiration, knowledge-sharing

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Entrepreneurship

Highlights from South African EdTech Week 2023

Injini recently hosted the second annual South African EdTech Week in Cape Town, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Wesgro.

Entrepreneurship

Advanced technologies in education: the Tools Competition

For the past three years, Injini has been supporting the Tools Competition—an initiative aimed at driving learning outcomes, fostering edtech innovation, and advancing research in learning science.

Post-secondary and adult learning

Empowering African educators with educational technology

In 1994, UNESCO officially designated 5 October as World Teachers' Day. This day World is a unique opportunity to honour the extraordinary teachers who are instrumental in shaping the future.

Basic Education (K - 12)

Founder story: Matthew Henshall - Code4Kids

Code4Kids targets learners aged 5 to 15 years and is committed to training educators to teach coding, robotics, and IT at schools in Southern Africa, UK, USA, and Australasia.

Basic Education (K - 12)

Founder story: Reflective Learning

Reflective Learning is an innovative EdTech company dedicated to empowering learners by identifying and addressing their knowledge gaps in Maths and English.

Basic Education (K - 12)

Unlocking the transformative power of EdTech on Literacy Day

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) were recently released. The report painted a stark picture of SA's literacy crisis, especially among Grade 4 learners.

Injini Think Tank releases its first African EdTech Insights

The Injini Think Tank is pleased to announce the release of its first African EdTech Insights report. With this report, the Injini Think Tank aims to shed light on the evolution of EdTech in Africa.

Early Childhood Development

Founder story: Afrika Tikkun Bambanani

In response to the stark educational inequalities present in SA, Theresa Michael and Tessa Forman embarked on a mission to rectify the disparities between privileged and underprivileged children.

Early Childhood Development

The advantages of embracing EdTech in schools

The future is driven by innovation and technology. Schools must embrace EdTech and harness its potential to enhance learning experiences. Here’s how EdTech can benefit schools, teachers and learners.

Early Childhood Development

Preparing Our Children for a Tech-Driven Future of Work

As the world rapidly advances towards a tech-savvy future, automation, artificial intelligence, and digitisation are reshaping industries, demanding a new set of skills for the workforce.

Early Childhood Development

Celebrating Women EdTech Leaders

In celebration of Women's Day, we dive into the world of Education Technology (EdTech) leadership through the voices of the women in the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program.

Early Childhood Development

Founder story: Fundza Literacy Trust

In a country where education is the cornerstone of progress, The Fundza Literacy Trust, a South African nonprofit, is on a quest to improve literacy among teenagers and young adults.

Early Childhood Development

Founder story: Rajesh Pasungili - Resolute Education

Resolute Education is revolutionising learning through coding and robotics. The ability to learn relevant tech skills is crucial in preparing children for the future.

Early Childhood Development

Founder story: Mvelo Hlophe - Zaio

Zaio has become a social enterprise that has created many part-time jobs, has over 10,000 sign-ups, and seen 200 users placed in developer jobs with Sanlam, the World Bank, Standard Bank and more.

Early Childhood Development

Great strides have been made, but there is a long way to go

In the early 2000s, the SA Government began to emphasise the importance of centralising Mathematics, Science, and Technology (MST) education as part of a human resource development strategy.

Early Childhood Development

Founder story: Hanneke Mackie - Buzz Kidz

Buzz Kidz is an inspiring educational program in South Africa that offers drama, dancing, and singing workshops to children up to 13 years old.

Early Childhood Development

Founder story: Mukundi Lambani -Ambani Africa

With a mission to make education more accessible and engaging for children, Ambani Africa is using technology to create resources that make sense in the context of African languages and culture.

Early Childhood Development

Why an evidence-driven approach is important in EdTech

In a society characterised by high youth unemployment, a massive digital skills gap, and low levels of numeracy and literacy among learners, technology continues to be a critical part of the solution.

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