The Earlier, The Better: Reimagining Early Childhood in South Africa with Grace Matlhape, Smartstart скачать в хорошем качестве

The Earlier, The Better: Reimagining Early Childhood in South Africa with Grace Matlhape, Smartstart

Grace Matlhape, CEO of SmartStart, discusses how South Africa is reimagining Early Childhood Education and Development through collaboration, evidence, and empathy. Through moving stories of transformation – from women finding purpose to children gaining access to opportunity – this conversation explores what’s possible when a society chooses to start early. About the speaker: Grace Matlhape is the CEO of SmartStart NPC, an early learning social franchise in South Africa. She is involved in and responsible for developing strategies and leading SmartStart’s strategic implementation across the country. Before joining SmartStart, she was the CEO of LoveLife, a large-scale, comprehensive national youth leadership development and risk reduction organisation in South Africa. She has extensive experience working in the social justice and development field in South Africa, with a particular interest in working with youth. Chapters: 00:00 - Preview 00:36 - Intro 00:51 - Grace's journey 02:21 - Why ECD? 06:24 - Pictionary 08:46 - Mindset 11:11 - Implementer vs Orchestrator 16:59 - Attribution vs Contribution 18:17 - Role of poverty 21:32 - The story of Sibongile 25:15 - Leadership and Transformation 28:04 - Uncertainties 30:03 - The Political Will 31:45 - Movement 32:33 - What's next? 35:47 - Final reflections 40:08 - The First Emotion 40:46 - Foundation for a Better Future 41:48 - Conclusion Additional resources: SmartStart South Africa's website: http://www.smartstart.org.za/ SmartStart(ing) Early Childhood Development: https://societalthinking.org/blog/sma... Follow us on social media: LinkedIn:   / centre-for-exponential-change   Instagram:   / centre_for_exponential_change