Using cognitive behavioural therapy to reduce violence in schools 27th Jul 202327th Jul 2023Kim Ingle Given the promising results from randomised evaluations on CBT-inspired interventions, the Western Cape Government and J-PAL Africa piloted the Shukuma: Moving Mindsets programme in a subset of schools in the Western Cape. SALDRU News
Can grants help combat unemployment? 29th Jun 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle Pippa Green Is there a role for well-designed grants to complement active labour-market policies? This was the central theme in the first of a series of policy debates in late June hosted jointly by Econ3x3 and SA-TIED. SALDRU News
Profile of young NEETs aged 15-24 years in South Africa: an annual update 29th Jun 202329th Jun 2023Kim Ingle Prepared by Gibson Mudiriza (University of the Free State) and Ariane De Lannoy (SALDRU, University of Cape Town) A detailed discussion on youth unemployment using multiple waves of QLFS data. This allows for the illumination of both the existing magnitude of the challenges, as well as how they have evolved over the past decade. SALDRU News
A wonderful transition in SALDRU to be celebrated 29th Jun 202330th Jun 2023Kim Ingle Murray Leibbrandt discusses what the future will look like from a SALDRU leadership perspective, some of his reflections on the people that make SALDRU such a special place, and his continuing role as a Saldrupian. SALDRU News
Basic Package of Support: Reaching Proof of concept 29th May 20231st Jun 2023Kim Ingle The BPS has been through three phases of development: (a) initial concept and design, (b) preparation for the pilot, and (c) a pilot to reach proof of concept. Having achieved the proof of concept, the BPS is now entering an incubation phase, characterised by improvements through ongoing learning and preparation for scale. SALDRU News
Youth Explorer: building layers of knowledge to better inform policy design and planning 29th May 202327th Oct 2023Kim Ingle The Youth Explorer currently maps a series of indicators on youth well-being and does this at various geographical levels. This allows users to understand the lived experiences of young people across the country. This year, several exciting pieces of work are being conducted to build an even stronger and more complete pipeline of information. SALDRU News
A Focus on Youth, in the run up to June 2023 29th May 202329th May 2023Kim Ingle Several of SALDRU’s youth-focused projects are a part of the PYEI and of the NPMN. This article discusses two of these projects. SALDRU News
Youth employment programmes have the potential to meaningfully impact learning outcomes in the early grades 24th Apr 202324th Apr 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU was tasked with conducting an independent evaluation of the Funda Wande intervention in Limpopo. SALDRU News
An introduction to SALDRU’s administrative team 30th Mar 202330th Mar 2023Kim Ingle Tania Hendricks In this article Tania Hendricks, who heads up the SALDRU administrative team, introduces us to the core SALDRU administrative team. SALDRU News
2023 Budget – awaiting political consolidation 27th Feb 2023Kim Ingle Andrew Donaldson reviews what was covered in South Africa's 2023 Budget. SALDRU News