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Youth lockdown surveys ignite plans for a youth research and advocacy consortium

26th Oct 202027th Oct 2020Kim Ingle

During the first strict phase of the COVID-19 lockdown, SALDRU collaborated with UNICEF and a range of other partners to reach out to young people aged 18 – 34 via an online survey. Findings of the survey are now available and form the basis for further collaboration with civil society and academic partners, with a focus on developing a youth research and advocacy consortium.

The role of digital identification and payments in supporting resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

26th Oct 202031st Mar 2021Kim Ingle Nidhi Parekh and Aimee Hare

Two updates from the DigiFI Africa team are highlighted in this post - DigiFI’s involvement in the G7 partnership on women’s digital financial inclusion, and recent findings on the role of a Universal Basic Income in supporting pandemic resilience.

The South African labour market during COVID-19

30th Sep 202028th Jul 2021Kim Ingle

Over the past few months, several Saldrupians have been involved in research on employment dynamics using the first two waves of the NIDS-CRAM survey, and a total of five related papers have been produced. This article contains a brief synthesis of the key findings from these papers.

Siyaphambili: A Stronger South African Nation Website

30th Aug 202028th Oct 2021Kim Ingle

The Siyaphambili post-school research group in SALDRU has just launched an interactive website to track and monitor post-school qualifications attainment in South Africa.

Siyaphambili awarded a Spencer Foundation Research Grant

30th Aug 202028th Oct 2021Kim Ingle

The Siyaphambili research group has been awarded a research grant by the Spencer Foundation to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis on inequalities in the South African tertiary education sector. As an introductory analysis to the data on university and college students’ access to remote learning resources across local municipalities, the researchers construct a remote learning indicator based on the municipality that students are from.

National Planning Commission endorsement for SALDRU-led youth support initiative

29th Jul 202028th Jan 2021Kim Ingle

The Basic Package of Support (BPS) for South Africa’s youth – a youth development initiative to support young people who are not in employment, education or training – has received a formal endorsement from the National Planning Commission.

Release of NIDS-CRAM Wave 1 data

29th Jul 202028th Jul 2021Kim Ingle

On the 15th of July 2020, the CRAM study released the data for Wave 1 of the National Income Dynamics Study - Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM). SALDRU was commissioned to implement the survey.

Spatial inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: recent evidence

28th Jun 202030th Sep 2021Kim Ingle

SALDRU researchers are working on an African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research (ACEIR) project aiming to examine patterns of spatial and national inequalities in SSA using comparable data from the various Demographic and Health Surveys (DHSs).

HSRC, SALDRU and UNICEF join forces to understand the impact of COVID-19 on young people in South Africa

27th May 202030th Sep 2020Kim Ingle

The current COVID-19 health crisis and lockdown will have large, additional negative effects on the social and economic situation of youth. To gain a better understanding of what those effects will be, SALDRU has partnered with UNICEF to design and distribute a survey via the UNICEF U-report platform. This month, the multi-partner team joins forces with the HSRC.

Saldrupians receive Cape Higher Education Consortium Grant

27th May 202027th May 2020Kim Ingle

Associate Prof. Ariane De Lannoy has been awarded a Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC) / Western Cape Government (WCG) grant to further her work on education and career guidance interventions in South Africa.