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MIET AFRICA, in partnership with the Department of Basic Education in South Africa, the National Education Collaboration Trust, and UNICEF South Africa hosted the second national Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) Conference from 24 – 26 November 2021. Under the theme of ‘Reimagining Care and Support Taking Stock: Education Recovery and Continuity’, the conference brought together sector stakeholders and partners into dialogue on the collaboration between government and its non-government partners necessary for delivering on the national care and support mandate in the country.

Preceding the conference, the week kicked off with the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference (22-23 November 2021) recognized as key to gender responsive and socially inclusive education, which culminated in the launch of the Breaking the Silence Reality Documentary Series (28 November 2021).

Taking place over three days,

It was a brave young girl named Shannel Dhiriza who prompted learners at Murape Secondary School in Zimbabwe to start the “Roses of Hope-Murape” club, to fundraise for vulnerable learners at the school who need a helping hand. Read about Shannel’s story and more in the latest edition of FutureLife-Now! News out now! Click here to read the full edition.

The Department of Basic Education, in partnership with MIET AFRICA, the National Education Collaboration Trust and UNICEF, will host the second national Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) Conference from 24 – 26 November 2021. The discussion for this year’s conference will be under the theme of Reimagining Care and Support Taking Stock: Education Recovery and Continuity and will bring together sector stakeholders and partners into dialogue on the collaboration between government and its non-government partners necessary for delivering on the national care and support mandate in the South Africa.

Event Details:

Date:       24 – 26 November 2021, 9h00 – 12h00 daily

Venue:     Online – RSVP Link : CSTL Conference 24 – 26 November 2021 (office.com))

We look forward to your attendance!

Join MIET AFRICA and SAfAIDS for the next in the ‘Her Health. Her Education. Her Safety.’ webinar series on 18 November at 2pm. The theme of the webinar is Agency for Youth-driven Climate Action in the SRHR Response. A learner from one of the FutureLife-Now! schools, Sangwani Zulu, from Zambia will join the panel as a discussant. The webinar is free and all are welcome. Click here to join.

Are you part of the school management of a South African school?  MIET AFRICA and NECT are assisting the Department of Basic Education in a rapid assessment of the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) programme in South Africa. Data from this rapid assessment will be shared at the CSTL National Conference at the end of November. We invite principals, deputy principals or chairpersons of school-based support teams to complete an online survey. The purpose of this survey is to find out from schools in South Africa how CSTL is being implemented in their schools and how schools have adapted under the COVID-19 conditions. The questionnaire focuses on the 10 pillars of CSTL, and the support structures and process that may be active at the school. Click here to access the survey.

Please take some time to participate in this important rapid assessment that will inform the Department of Basic Education and its non-governmental partners in how to better support schools in fulfilling their care and support mandate.

The International Sharing Meeting on Inclusive Education kicked off today. Hosted by MIET AFRICA, this annual event aims to share the highlights, challenges and good practices and approaches to Inclusive Education. MIET AFRICA, in partnership with German inclusive education support NGO, africa action Duetschland (aaD) and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has been implementing education support projects in the uThukela (2016-2021) and uMgungundlovu (2019-2021) districts under the banner of aaD’s “Inclusive Education in Action worldwide experiences” project, funded by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Every year, the aaD convenes an international sharing meeting of the international partner organisations to share learning but due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel and face-to-face engagement, the meeting planned for 2020 could not take place. This year, the meeting will be a webinar-based and will take place between 25 to 29 October. MIET AFRICA will host the meeting and is assisting aaD in coordinating the meeting’s activities.

The Department of Basic Education, in partnership with the National Education Collaboration Trust and UNICEF, will host the second national Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) Conference in November 2021. The discussion for this year’s conference will be under the theme of “Learning from COVID-19: Strengthening Care and Support”, and will bring sector stakeholders and partners into dialogue on the collaboration between government and its non-government partners necessary for delivering on the national care and support mandate in the country.

MIET AFRICA seeks to appoint a consultant/s or firm to conduct research on how youth agency is understood and experienced by young people in the SADC region, by other stakeholders, including key gatekeepers; what the obstacles are to youth exercising their agency; and what the implications are for youth programming. The findings of the research will contribute to knowledge building on the conceptualisation of youth agency in the SADC region, and its co-relation with 21st century education and learning. The resulting report will also provide a synthesis of recommendations for facilitating youth agency as a sustainable development imperative. Click here to read the full ToR. For all queries and to submit quotations, email meganc@miet.co.za Closing date for submissions is 5pm on 15 September 2021.

MIET AFRICA requires a service provider to implement and manage a Billboard and Taxi Branding Campaign, ending 31 March 2022, for our Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Programme in Nelson Mandela Bay. Please direct all queries to, and submit quotations to leanne@miet.co.za by 5pm on Friday, 3 September 2021. Click here for more information and to submit a quotation.