AMID FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, OPEN DATA AND SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS PRESENT A SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR AFRICAN RESEARCH
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, research funding is tightening just as the demand for actionable evidence reaches an all-time high. A central theme at the recent Africa Evidence Summit in Addis Ababa – Powering Policy with Innovative, Inclusive, Transparent Data – drove this reality home: financial constraints are forcing a fundamental shift in how we generate knowledge. […]
FROM DATA TO INSIGHT: FIVE FACTORS SHAPING EARLY LEARNING OUTCOMES
Our Executive Director, Sonja Giese, recently hosted a fireside chat alongside Palesa Nkabane, eCares Project Lead at the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), at the SmartStart Constellation of Stars conference. The core theme, “From Data to Insights – What the Evidence is Telling Us?”, invited the ECD ecosystem to consider that a child’s […]
INSIDE THE ROLE OF AN ELOM TRAINER
“Good assessments start with good training.” If our assessors are the frontline of data collection, our trainers are the architects of its accuracy. They equip assessors with the knowledge, skills and confidence to use the ELOM suite of tools consistently in the field. For Liezl Worship, DataDrive2030’s Master Trainer, that means building the people who […]
THE THRIVE BY FIVE INDEX: TURNING DATA INTO ACTION FOR UNDER-FIVES IN GAUTENG
Dr Caylee Cook, Research Manager at the Gauteng Young Child Forum colloquia Dr Caylee Cook, Research Manager at DataDrive2030, recently presented findings from the Thrive by Five Index 2024 at two Gauteng Young Child Forum colloquia hosted by the Do More Foundation and its implementation partner, the African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS). Held in Boksburg […]
Bridging Legacy and Innovation: Reflections from the SBCC Summit
I recently joined change-makers from around the world at the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama City. My journey began in Casco Viejo, a historic district where the new has not erased the old but moved in beside it. Restored buildings in ochre and cream stand next to buildings […]
Advancing Early Childhood Measurement: ELOM 4&5 in Global Health Research
At DataDrive2030, we are committed to strengthening the measurement of early learning outcomes across diverse contexts. A powerful example of this work in action is the use of the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) 4&5 in international research settings.
From Preschool to Grade R: What Two ELOM Studies Tell Us About Fair Language Assessment
A central question in early learning assessment is simple but consequential: in which language should children be tested to give the fairest picture of what they know and can do? Two recent studies using Early Learning Outcome Measures (ELOM 4&5 and ELOM-R) explore a critical question in South Africa’s multilingual education system: should children be assessed in their home language or in the language they are taught in?
Beyond the Centre – Challenges, Possibilities, and What We Learned from Assessing Non-Enrolled Four-Year-Olds
Through online focus groups, assessors who conducted ELOM assessments in the homes of 272 children shared candid reflections on the realities of this work. Their insights reveal both the complexity and the value of home-based developmental assessment.
LPQA (v2) is here: A stronger, more objective way to measure early learning programme quality
Early learning programmes (ELPs) help children learn, grow, and prepare for school. But access alone is not enough – quality matters. That is why measuring programme quality in a way that is clear, consistent, and trustworthy is so important. It is also central to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.2, which calls for all children to […]