News & OPPORTUNI-TIES

Updates about our work, our people, and our sector as well as opportunities to join us in using data to drive change.

DataDrive2030’s Annual Report 2025 – From Measurement to System Impact

Explore DataDrive2030’s 2025 Annual Report highlighting impact, partnerships, ECD data insights, systems strengthening, and evidence-driven action to improve outcomes for young children in South Africa.

Training opportunities

DataDrive2030 often organises ELOM assessor training or train-the-trainer events on our ELOM suite of early learning measurement tools. Ideal candidates for ELOM assessor training enjoy working with children, have some

Early Childhood Systems: Perspectives and Research Webinar Series

Together with Ilifa Labantwana, and Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) at Stellenbosch University, we are proud to present a webinar series exploring early childhood development systems within a South African

We’re hiring: Workforce Manager: Shared National DataForce

Location: Cape Town or Johannesburg, with national travel as required.Employment type: Fixed-Term Contract for the 18-month Pilot Period, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding and pilot outcomes.

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

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

DATADRIVE2030’S WORKFORCE WARRIORS: BUILDING A TRUSTED EARLY LEARNING ASSESSMENT TEAM

Behind every trusted dataset is a team of dedicated professionals committed to operational rigour, ethical data collection and standardised quality assurance. At DataDrive2030, this operational engine is driven by our

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

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