PARTNERS

Principal CoP Partners:

🌐 SARCHi Chair for Welfare & Social Development

Prof Leila Patel (Principal Investigator), Centre for Social Development in Africa, UJ 

🌐 SARCHi Chair for Integrated Studies: Education – Maths & Language Development in the Early years of Schooling

Prof Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning (Co-Principal Investigator), Faculty of Education, UJ

🌐 SARCHi Chair for Education & Care in Childhood

Prof. Jace Pillay, (Co-Principal Investigator), Faculty of Education, UJ

🌐 Prof. Arnesh Telukdarie ( Collaborator) – Digital Business and Research Chair, Johannesburg Business School, UJ


🌐 Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand

Prof Shane Norris (Collaborator) 


🌐 Department of Science and Innovation 


🌐 National Research Foundation 

 

Collaborating Partners

 

🌐 Centre for Social Development in Africa:

  • Prof Lauren Graham (Collaborator, Director at the Centre for Social Development in Africa) 
  •  Dr Sadiyya Haffejee (Research Manager) 
  •  Tania Sani (CoP Project Coordinator) 
  •  Matshidiso Sello (Researcher) 
  •  Sonia Mbowa (Junior Researcher)

 

🌐 UNICEF South Africa 

  • Mayke Huijbregts (Chief Social Policy and Chief Child Protection)
  • Hellen Nyangoya (Chief OIC, Child Protection)

🌐 Department of Nursing, UJ

  • Dr. Nompumelelo Ntshingila (Collaborator), UJ 
  • Dr Ida Faurie-du Plessis  (Collaborator), formerly UJ


🌐 SA Medical Research Council

Dr Wanga Zembe-Mkabile (Collaborator) 


🌐 Dr Rubina Setlhare-Kajee (Researcher), Dept. of Educational Psychology, University of the Western Cape (UWC) and UJ 

Dr Hanrie Bezuidenhout (Researcher), Global Excellence Stature (GES) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, UJ

Rhulane Ramasodi (Collaborator), Research Project Administrator/ Data Analyst @ UJ Cognition Lab, Faculty of Education, UJ  

Prof. Servaas van der Berg (Collaborator) Head of Research on Socio Economic Policy (ReSEP), Dept. of Economics, University of Stellenbosch

🌐 Crace Bridgman (Collaborator) - Research on Socio Economic Policy (ReSEP), Dept. of Economics, University of Stellenbosch 

🌐 Dr Jacqueline Moodley (Collaborator), Dept. of Psychology, UJ 


 

Governmental and non-governmental partners

 

🌐 The City of Johannesburg 

  • Dr. Tinashe Mushanyama (Collaborator), Director: Integrated Policy, Planning & Research 
  • Mr Monyamane (Region F Clinic Manager)
  • Alexandra 8th Ave clinic
  • Bophelong (region 6) clinic
  • Malvern clinic
  • Mpumelelo clinic


🌐 The City of Ekurhuleni

Sr. Kedibone Monyanyedi (Assistant Director, Integrated School Health Services) 

Gauteng Department of Education

  • Johannesburg East district
  • Johannesburg West district
  • Psychological, Therapeutic and Medical Services (Inclusion & Specials Needs) Directorate
  • Malvern Primary School (Malvern)
  • Lejoeleputsoa Primary School (Meadowlands)
  • Mayibuye Primary School (Doornkop)
  • Mikateka Primary School (Ivory Park),
  • Ekukhanyisweni Primary School (Alexandra)


🌐 Gauteng Department of Health 

  • Johannesburg Health district
  • Ekurhuleni Health district
  • Meadowlands zone 2 clinic 

Department of Basic Education

  • Carol Nuga Deliwe (Chief Director: Sector Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research)
  • Dr Patricia Watson (Chief Director: Chief Director for Social Inclusion and Partnerships) 



🌐 Family Life South Africa (FAMSA, Kempton Park) 


🌐 Childline Gauteng 


🌐 MES, Johannesburg


🌐 Soulfood Africa

 

🌐 University of Johannesburg Optometry Clinic

 

🌐 University of the Witwatersrand Speech & Hearing clinic 


🌐BRIDGE Innovation in Learning Organisation 

BRIDGE Innovation in Learning (BRIDGE) is a connector of innovators in education through communities of practice (CoPs) with the aim of sharing knowledge, information and working practices.   We foster collaboration so that collective effort and the sharing of ideas helps spread successful practice. This in turn promotes systemic improvements in education. Through our knowledge management services, we systematically capture the knowledge flowing through the convenings and package it in an accessible way for our audience. We also develop resources and tools that help educators to improve practice.