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Dec 126 min read

10 Lessons in 10 Years: A decade of optimizing and scaling impact

Co-Founder Moitshepi Matsheng delivers a numeracy class as part of our 'Staying connected to the classroom' initiative 2024 has been a...

10 Lessons in 10 Years: A decade of optimizing and scaling impact

Nov 152 min read

Press Release: Youth Impact Calls Upon Ministry of Child Welfare & Basic Education Leadership to Prioritize Foundational Skills

Local NGO and research organization Youth Impact calls upon the new Ministry of Child Welfare & Basic Education to reflect on the gaps...

Sep 64 min read

‘10 Years of Learning’ Partners Summit Reflections

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." For our 10th anniversary we convened a group of partners to...

Sep 62 min read

Memories and Milestones: 10 Years of Impact

Dumelang! As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re filled with a sense of pride about what we’ve achieved so far and excitement...

Memories and Milestones: 10 Years of Impact

May 8, 20234 min read

Can Phone Tutoring Improve Learning? New Global Evidence Says Yes

Over 1.6 billion students were affected by Covid-19 school closures, with an estimated global average of 14 weeks of school lost. This...

Apr 26, 20234 min read

5 strategies for cultivating champions to scale education initiatives

By: Tendekai Mukoyi and Ghulam Omar Qargha Reposted from the Brookings March 22, 2023 Photo credit: Ndiye Christmas, Youth Impact...

Sep 9, 20224 min read

2022 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes recipients announced

Reposted from the Jacobs Foundation September 8, 2022 CHF 600,000 ($610.000) Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes 2022 awarded to Luker...

Jul 20, 20224 min read

Mobile phones can enable learning during school disruptions. Here’s how

By Noam Angrist Cross-posted from The Conversation on July 12, 2022 Mobile phones have the potential to provide educational instruction...

Jun 27, 20222 min read

Research Partner Youth Impact Releases Report

Summarizing Evidence Drawn from Low-Tech, Remote Education Interventions Cross-posted from our collaborator, Learning Collider From the...

Jun 27, 20221 min read

Youth Impact Featured in Nature Human Behavior

We’ve been thrilled at the overwhelmingly positive response to our publication in the June issue of Nature Human Behavior, one of the...

Mar 21, 20222 min read

Big news! Same mission, but with a new name and logo

Today is a special day. On March 22nd, exactly eight years ago, our organization was born at the University of Botswana. Today, we are...

Nov 13, 20203 min read

Designing a low-tech digital education RCT during a pandemic: tools, tips and tricks

In March 2020, the onset of COVID-19 and school closures in Botswana presented an opportunity to pivot our education programs to remote...

Jul 2, 20203 min read

Advancing the theme of the Day of the African Child - Coffee Chat with our Senior Manager Country Op

In 1991 the Organisation of the African Union instituted the Day of the African Child (DAC) to be commemorated on the 16th of June in...

Advancing the theme of the Day of the African Child - Coffee Chat with our Senior Manager Country Op

Apr 20, 20203 min read

Same purpose, adapted program: how Young 1ove is pivoting in the face of covid-19

A Young 1ove TaRL facilitator explains a maths sum to learners The world is grappling with the spread of COVID-19, with over 1.3 million...

Same purpose, adapted program: how Young 1ove is pivoting in the face of covid-19

Mar 20, 20202 min read

Adapting to the times; Committed to the Cause

Our thoughts are with all affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish all of you health, all those directly affected by the virus a speedy...

Mar 10, 20207 min read

Pratham: a movement, born in India, spreading in Botswana and beyond

The first time we saw Pratham in action was in Zambia in June 2016. We were attending one of the first trainings Pratham had ever...

Dec 3, 20192 min read

Our Values

Values embody the core beliefs and culture of an organization. We recently revamped our values and are excited to share them with you....

Nov 11, 20193 min read

A movement to equip children with foundational reading and mathematics skills gains momentum across

Members of the TaRL Africa Community who gathered in Gaborone from 5-7 September. Photo: Young 1ove From 5-18 September, Young 1ove, in...

A movement to equip children with foundational reading and mathematics skills gains momentum across

Dec 7, 20182 min read

The Results Are In: Teaching at the Right Level Leads to Major Improvements in Students' Numerac

“Teaching at the Right Level has the potential to transform education in this country.” -Simon Coles, Acting Permanent Secretary of the...

The Results Are In: Teaching at the Right Level Leads to Major Improvements in Students' Numerac

Nov 27, 20182 min read

#GivingTuesday: Join The Movement

This year for Giving Tuesday, we are asking you to join a movement. We have a big vision: we want to ensure all students in Botswana have...

Oct 24, 20184 min read

Sustainable Development: Shaping Botswana’s Future

“On United Nations Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to repair broken trust, to heal our planet, to leave no one behind and to uphold...

Sustainable Development: Shaping Botswana’s Future

Oct 18, 20183 min read

Teaching at the Right Level: A Global Movement in Botswana

On Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25, the Botswana Ministry of Basic Education, UNICEF Botswana and Young 1ove Organization...

Teaching at the Right Level: A Global Movement in Botswana

Sep 8, 20182 min read

Commemorating World Literacy Day

Today is the UN’s International Literacy Day 2018 -- it is both a celebration and a call to action. First, we celebrate the progress that...

Sep 3, 20182 min read

Young 1ove at AIDS Conference 2018

Pictured above from left to right: Victoria Chuwa, HIV /AIDS Specialist at UNICEF Botswana; Dorothy Okatch, Development Manager, Young...

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