In the aftermath of several countrywide lockdowns we are seeing many quintile 1-3 schools remaining partially closed, significant learning losses, and an alarming school drop-out rate. The Department of Basic Education recently announced a 3-year ‘catch-up’ plan to address learning backlogs. This final CoP of 2021 will seek to better understand this ‘catch-up’ terminology, hear … Read more
The After School sector offers a diversity of programmes, models, and focus areas that are all united by a common goal: to enable learners to thrive and succeed. Given the belief that our future is in the hands of our youth, it is reasonable to expect that the investments put into education actually result in quality learning outcomes for youth.
Sophumelela Ketelo is the Chairperson and Founder of Sophumelela Youth Development Programme (SYDP). The organisation was established in 2017 and is led by a group of young leaders. SYDP recently became a grantee of The Learning Trust in 2021.
Based in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, SYDP aims to: