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Review of SA’s early childhood development policy paves way ahead
In collaboration with UNICEF, Genesis conducted a comprehensive evaluation of South Africa’s National Integrated Early Childhood Development (NIECD) Policy to assess the progress and effectiveness of its implementation since the policy was introduced in 2015.

Education finance tailored to Papua New Guinea context
As part of a collaboration between the World Bank and the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Genesis customised educational finance modules for officials in PNG’s Department of Treasury and Department of Education, and created a detailed teacher guide for local trainers.

Strengthening teacher professional development in Kenya
Genesis undertook a comprehensive assessment of Kenya’s School-Based Teacher Support Initiative (SBTSi) at the behest of the World Bank. This entailed an evaluation of the design, implementation and outcomes of the initiative in order to understand its impact on teacher professional development.

Highlighting impact of girls’ education project in Zimbabwe
Genesis collaborated with Research Methods International (RMI) to undertake a comprehensive endline evaluation of the Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme in Zimbabwe, assessing its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact.

Helping hands for early childhood education in Lebanon
Genesis has joined forces with the World Bank and the Lebanese Ministry of Education to strengthen the Early Childhood Education (ECE) system in that country. The project, which started in June 2022, aims to increase the enrolment and quality of ECE services for children aged three to six years.

Assisting a low-fee independent school to articulate its impact
Genesis in Society, the firm's corporate social investment arm, engaged Molo Mhlaba to conduct a programmatic assessment of the school, update the school’s theory of change and establish an impact framework to help Molo Mhlaba build an investment case for the school’s future donors.

Developing a fundraising strategy for a coding-for-kids start-up
Genesis Analytics’ Centre of Digital Excellence (C0DE) and Financial Services Strategy (FSS) teams partnered with CodeNgwana, an NGO initiative that provides foundational coding lessons to African children, to support its growth objectives over the next three years.

Building the case for an investment in ECD in Burundi
Genesis Analytics partnered with UNICEF and the Government of Burundi to build the case for multi-sectoral early childhood development (ECD) investments in the country and recommend the package of ECD interventions that is optimal to boost the development of its youngest generation and, thus, of the nation as a whole.

Evaluating project to empower 2000 scholars through school
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) appointed Genesis to conduct a mid-term review of their 10-year programme to support 2,000 scholars (primarily girls) in Rwanda and Ethiopia through secondary school, and to further support a group of the Rwandan scholars through university.

Our behavioural solutions team lifts school attendance by 14%
Genesis Analytics partnered with the Fun Learning for Youth (FLY) programme in Alexandra to help them improve attendance and attainment rates. The interventions resulted in a 14% increase in student attendance across all grades over the five-week period.

Sexual and reproductive services will improve health of SA's youth
Genesis Analytics supported the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to investigate the understanding, accessibility and acceptability of providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to boys and girls attending school in South Africa.